The first slot machine (called “Liberty Bell”) was created by a man called Charles Fay from his workshop in San Francisco in 1887. Slightly smaller than the current below average, Liberty Bell contained 3 reels and 20 symbols and operated in much the same way that slot machines today. Within a relatively short time Fay creation has been so popular and successful that he began to work overtime in his workshop, to meet demand for its slot machines. Building on their success, Fay rented the machines to gambling establishments at a rate of 50% commission and refused to sell the rights to manufacture and distribute their games on the manufacturers of machine games.

Created in 1907, Herbert Mills, a manufacturer of Chicago Operator Bell slot machine-like “Liberty Bell” in design. Produced and distributed at a rate faster than Fay “Liberty Bell”, “Operator Bell” slot machine was even more successful and in 1910, slot machines were common in the United States of America. Once the slot machines had reached a new peak in popularity and has become common in the United States, laws were introduced and a ban on slot machines. But then, a popular slots Throught America during the years 1920 and 1930. In late 1940, said Bugsy, a well-known gangster, the game machine to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas, where slot machines profit over time greater than the table games.

The purpose of the slot machine try to run a winning combination of symbols on the payline.

There are basically two types of slots.

Straight slots: slots prize will remain a right to a fixed amount of money, until he won, then resets and starts the same amount. For example, a jackpot can be set right and go up to $ 20,000 for winning, no matter how many coins are deposited in the slot machine at $ 20 000.

Progressive Slots: On the other hand, the amount of money earned, you can play progressive slots, as determined by the amount of money into the machine. Therefore, the progressive jackpot is growing steadily with each player until he won.

For slots or progressive lines, the player pays a coin or a series of coins in slot machines to play and select the number of coins per spin. The player can either press the “Spin” or pull the slot machine arm to spin the reels. After the reels stop, the player wins or loses in this round. If the player wins or loses, he can “charge” to continue their participation in the money machine to play.

Today, slot machines are among the most popular games in casinos, which represents over 30% of casino profits. This is due to a number of reasons.

(1) Slot machines are very easy to play and require no real test of skills or knowledge. A player simply deposits coins into the machine and press a button. After the reels stop, the device alerts the player if the winning combination is beaten or not.

(2) There is no pressure to play against or interact with other players, you can do in games like roulette, blackjack, baccarat and poker.

(3) There is no risk that someone is attempting to mediate during the game or makes an honest mistake in a bid to deceive.

(4) No time for an order to take the next step. A slot machine may, at its own pace, without the player feels the need to hurry because someone in his / her time is waiting.

(5) The game is played with real money and not casino chips. This makes the game much more exciting in the sense that the player has the option has to play with real money.

(6) Payment is immediate, and can sometimes reach thousands of dollars, especially when playing progressive slots.

For these reasons, all of the slot machine is currently one of the most popular games found in casinos.