History of

Slot Machines

1891• Early Slot machine developed by Sittman and Pitt

of Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

• It used to comprise of five drums with a total of 50 card faces.

• It was based on the game of Poker.

Between 1887 and 1895

• Simpler Slot Machine eveloped by Charles Fey of San Francisco, California, U.S.

• It used automatic mechanism of operation

• It comprised of three spinning reels with five symbols namely, horseshoes, diamonds, spades, hearts, and a Liberty Bell.

Between 1887 and 1895:

The Liberty Bell• Simpler Slot Machine eveloped by Charles Fey of

San Francisco, California, U.S.

• It used automatic mechanism of operation

• It comprised of three spinning reels with five symbols namely, horseshoes, diamonds, spades, hearts, and a Liberty Bell.

1907• Analogous to Liberty Bell machine.

• Manufactured by Herbert Mills from Chicago.

• The new machine was called the Operator Bell.

1963• Bally developed the first fully electromechanical

slot machine.

• It was called the Money Honey.

• It was an upgraded version of High Hand draw poker machine, again manufactured by Bally, in early 1940s.

1976• First true video slot machine was developed.

• It was manufactured in Kearny Mesa, CA by the Las Vegas based Fortune Coin Co.

• It used a modified 19-inch (48 cm) Sony Trinitron color receiver for the display and logic boards for all slot machine functions.

1996• The first American video slot machine was to

offer a "second screen" bonus round in any slot game.

• It was called “Reel 'Em In”

• It was developed by WMS Industries Inc..

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