With the introduction of the Random Number Generator technology and making the machines fully electronic, it became possible to place larger bets and win larger sums. Bally played a role in that and is still a big game developer today. In the 1960s slot machines met new technology, and the “one-armed bandits” of the old were largely put to rest. These slots would feature symbols of fruit or other goods, and if you hit a line of the same symbols, you’d actually receive what’s on it.
That’s when the fruit slots were invented. The machine has seen a quick success, followed by an almost nationwide ban in 1902. Three Liberty Bells in a row would get you a prize of 50 cents, about $15 in today’s money. It was called the Liberty Bell and had three reels, that were connected by gears to spin randomly at the pull of the lever.
The first slot machine was invented way back in 1895 in California, the land of the Gold Rush. Load More A brief history of land-based and online slot machines
