The slot machines of today with their computer controlled electronic
brains and flashing lights have come a long way since Charles Frey
a Germany mechanic invented the first one armed bandit in San Francisco
in 1887.
The early machines were simple devices with between three and five
reels each with about a dozen different symbols, a mechanical arm
(hence one armed bandit) was used to crank the reels into motion and
if when they stopped about 30 seconds later the symbols on the win
line matched those on the payout chart a certain number of coins would
be returned.
The slot machines development really took off after the Second World
War with advances in technology allowing many extra features such
as hold, nudge,doubling, spins, gambles and extra lines not to mention
link machines sometimes accross multiple casinos allowing jackpots
running into the millions of dollars. The interest in slot machines
by serious gamblers rather than casual players with little to spend
has resulted in the payaouts rising from about 75% twenty yeas ago
to well in excess of 90% on some games now. Below are three games
that are currently running across multiple casinos with realtime updates
of the potential jackpot just select where you want to play and off
you go Good Luck!
For more places and games to play visit our Slots
Academy page and while your there get some tips on strategies
for winning at slots.