Every fruit represents the flavour of the gum.Īs the years went by, slot machines improved, changed, advanced and, with them, the symbols as well. This made him think in another direction, and he decided to make the machine give out chewing gum, and thus, he changed the slot machine icons to fruit symbols. In 1909 the symbols changed when a law in San Francisco was passed, making gambling illegal, and slots could no longer payout money. Due to the huge interest it sparked, he decided to quit his job as a car mechanic and start his own company making slot machines. The five symbols were diamonds, hearts, horseshoes, spades, and of course, the famous Liberty bell.įey never thought that the game would become so popular. This machine consisted of 3 reels and five symbols. Charles August Fey created the first slot machine in the late 19th century, and he called it the Liberty Bell, and his first game was called The Card Bell. Until one day, auto mechanic Fey came up with the idea to create a slot machine to stop his customers from getting bored.
People didn’t really entertain themselves on a virtual platform like the wide web.
As we know, in the past technology was not developed as it is today.
