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My Slot Machine History

“The guy who invented gambling was bright, but the guy who invented the chip was a genius”. Quoted in Alvin Alvarez, The Biggest Game in Town (1983)

As I have outlined on my homepage, my slot machine history and ‘connection’ with slot machines goes back several decades, to the 1960s, when I played the “hold and draw” class of slot machines which were popular at the time in the downtown casinos of that great gambling mecca – Las Vegas.

Back then also, there was the introduction of three-line-pay machines. With these, you could either play with a single coin, which allowed only the basic central row of symbols as the win-line, or you could deposit up to three coins before pulling, which would allow multiple rows to qualify as win lines. Back in those days, this was simply tremendous, but now, multiple coin and multiple win-line slot machines are simply the norm.

The 60s was a significant time period in the history of slots. The introduction of multiple-coin machines, including the forerunners the “hold and draw” and the “three-line pay” types, represented what was probably the most important change in the design of slot machines since they were invented way back in the 1890s, and a quite significant time in slot machine history.

From the mechanical slots of old to the current generation of machines with their computer chips, interconnectivity and other modern features, the slot machines sure have come a long way. Through it all, I have had a great run of fun, lost some, won some, but generally had great fun and continue to do so. The next step for me has been to play slots in real time over the Internet.

If you are looking to play slots online, I’ve got two great options for you:

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