Over the last 100 years the slot machine has seen much technological advancements. From when they were first created as a 3 reel one armed bandit played in saloons to the highly graphical and animated designs of today played both online and in land based casino establishments. Over the years the machines and games themselves have evolved to elevate your gaming experience to another level, anytime anywhere aided with the use of mobile devices.
Slot machines have increasingly grown in popularity and are now the most played UK online casino game. With today’s technology the future of slot machines are only limited to the designers imagination and one thing is for sure they will only get better. Whether you like to play traditional 3 & 5 reel slot games or whether you’d prefer to play the mighty progressive slots, here at Ladbrokes we have something for everyone with over 160 slot games to choose from. View more about how the Slot Machine has Evolved…
Who invented the Slot Machine?
The first slot machines in the modern sense were invented by Charles August Fey, at the time a mechanic in San Francisco, who built his first coin-operated gambling machine in 1894.
Fun Slot Machine Facts
- Did you know that the Super Big Bertha, was a machine with a width of two meters and a height of 2.5 meters and also the world’s biggest slot machine a machine. It was manufactured in the 1950s, and if you wish to have one the total price card in that time was $150,000 (equivalent of more than $1.2 million dollars now) and featured eight reels with 20 symbols on each one. The reason that they made it like this, was because it made winning the jackpot as low as one in 25.6 billion.
- Did you know that on March 21, 2003 the amount of $ 39,7 million dollars was won by a 25 year old software engineer from Los Angles, when he had only put $ 100 dollars into the megabucks slot machine slot machine at the Excalibur Hotel on the Vegas Strip. Until today it remains the biggest slot machine payout in the history of one-armed bandits.
- Did you know that Japan has more slot machines than any other place on planet earth.
- Did you know that the blank spots on the reel of a slot machine are called Ghosts.
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