Slots

German Immigrant, Charles Fey, credited with inventing slot machine.In California, (especially San Francisco), in the 1890's, gambling was a popular type of entertainment.Many forms of slot machines existed at that time.

Charles Fey aimed at competing with these existing slot machines with his “Liberty Bell”.The “Liberty Bell” had many unique features that soon distinguished his machines.

Players liked the Liberty Bell, and any good establishment gives the players what they like.  The Liberty Bell was a big hit, and Charles Fey was given credit for inventing a “new” standard in slot machines, that to this day has some influence. 

In the 1890's, slot machines can best be described as semi-legal.By paying the players, slot machines were made illegal, and eventually banned in California.

Charles Fey continued to produce his machines regardless.He knew his machines were popular and that the end users were the ones using his inventions illegally.Why should he give up producing, when as far as he was concerned, they were legal if used correctly?

He continued to produce and sell his inventions, and was eventually arrested and fined.  It was never legal to produce or own slot machines again in California as long as Charles Fey was alive.Production was legal in other states and these producers often copied his machines and sold them to his clients.

I wonder what Charles Fey would be thinking of doing in the year 2000 with Internet gambling and online casinos.Are we missing out on the latest invention of the “Liberty Bell”?

Slots are easy and fun to play, and many of the online casinos have excellent game graphics and a wide variety of slot games to choose from.To begin playing Slots, you must first deposit money into the machine.

You may then normally select which coin denomination you wish to play, and select if you want to “Bet One“ or “Bet Max”, which is usually 3 to 5 coins but sometimes is more.

Each time you want to spin, you then either click on “Spin” or the appropriate “Bet” button.When the slot machine reels stop, your payoff will be determined from a table of winning combinations listed on your screen.

How much you win (if anything) is determined by where the wheels stops.The goal is to get the symbols (bars, numbers, special symbols, etc.) to line up on the payline in one of the winning combinations listed on the pay schedule.

Each game has its own pay schedule and special symbols.For example, three cherries in a row may pay 12 to 1.Some machines have up to 9 paylines, or even pay on the diagonal, so be sure to read the rules for each game you play.