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History of slots
The first slot machine with three reels in it was invented in 1895 by car mechanic Charles Fey in 1895. This machine was called the Liberty Bell and had diamond, spade and heart symbols on each reel, with an additional broken liberty bell symbol, from where the machine got its name. The machine became so huge, that Charles Fey wasn??™t able to keep up with the demand even when his own state banned gambling. Many have offered Fey to sell his production and distribution rights, but he refused. And that has led to the creation of Operator Bell, which was actually a modification of the Liberty Bell with the famous fruit symbols introduced to the reels.
In 1930??™s the industry has moved away from the original iron design that made the machines very heavy, and introduced wood boxes. During that period, there were also new designs introduced to the layout of the machines to make them more attractive and memorable.
But it was only in the mid 1960??™s when a fully automatic slot machine was introduced, that was able to operate and perform payouts without the help of an attendant.
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