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It was a simpler time…
• 1880’s – Sittman and Pitt (Brooklyn, NY) invented the first coin-operated gambling machine based on poker; with 5 drums displaying 50 playing cards. Prizes were bar products: beer, cigars, drinks, etc.. • 1895 – Charles Fey (SF, CA) invents the “one-armed bandit” with only 3 reels with 5 symbols: horseshoes, diamonds, spades, hearts and a Liberty Bell. It was called the Liberty Bell. This machine simplified how to see a winning spin, and the machine was capable of dispensing prizes automatically. It was such a success that he quit his full-time job.
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Technology moves on…
• 1909 – Herbert Stephen Mill (Chicago, Illinois) manufactured an improved version of Fey’s Liberty Bell, which was smaller, and had 10 more symbols on each reel. • 1964 – Bally developed the first fully electromechanical slot machine called “Money Honey”. The machine used electronic parts and included sounds, lights, option to bet multiple coins and a hopper to hold coins. The electronic parts made it more difficult to cheat, and could provide larger jackpots because of more sophisticated reel games.
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