Slot Machines

Slot machines, also called fruit machines or just slots are gambling machines with three or more reels which start to spin when somebody hits a button.

Every reel has several symbols and when a winning combination of the three reels is made, a price is won.

Slot machines are very popular in casinos, whereas they are good for about 70% of the income of an average casino.

Slot history

In 1887 the first slot machine was invented by Charles Fey and was called the ‘liberty bell’. This name was derived from one of the five symbols which were used on the three spinning reels.
The game was a huge succes, and many manufacturers started to copy the liberty bell. Then by 1908 slot machines where found in almost every saloon, bowling alley, brothel, barber store and cigar store.

Then in 1963 came the first fully electromechanical slot called Money Honey. This slot allowed players to do an automatic payout up to 500 coins. This game became revolutionary and led to much more developments of electronic games.

After elctromechanical slots came the video-slot machines with color tv screens, which provided a lot of extra options and opportunities on the machines. With these video-slot machines came the special bonus round features. These often are special
games on a different screen then the spinning reels, where a additional price can be won.

Nowadays there are so many varieties in slot machines, and the online casino market have definitely broadend the market. The nice thing of online casinos is that players have the opportunity to play a lot of different kind of slots with an easy click on the button.Just some examples of slots that can be found in online casinos:

three reel slots
five reel slots
9 reel slots
16 reel slots

Then the slots also vary in betting lines, which can very from 1 up to sometimes even 50 winning lines. These winning lines are various combinations that can be made with the different reels and symbols.

In online casinos you can find regular slots, but also video-slots with impressive bonus features. Nowadays you can even find 3D slots.