Slots and gambling have become very popular among people around the world. Ever since these two have moved into the online mode, it has been able to attract an even larger number of users. However, if we look back at the history of สล็อต, it is rather quite interesting. A few facts related to slots will be mentioned in this article. Initially, the game gained so much popularity because anyone could play it as it was very simple to play and there were no rules which one needed to learn or follow.
The Invention of Slots and Its Machines
This popular game was first discovered and introduced in the United States of America. More than a century old, the origin of the สล็อต dates way back to 1887 when the first prototype of slot machines was introduced by Charles Fey. As no one at that time knew the concept of electric or fully automated technologies, these สล็อต machines were made with hands and Charles Fey himself manufactured them. He then supplied these machines on a 59% rental basis.
The Outlook of Slot Machines
Interestingly the design of the slot machines has not changed that much since their inception. It is still the same as far as the offline or physical mode of slot machines is concerned. The standard card-playing images that were used during that time mainly consisted of hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs. The other forms of images that were used along with that were horseshoes, stars, and bells.
Change of Names
Initially, the สล็อต was known by the name Mills Liberty Bell as it was manufactured by the Mills Novelty Company in the year 1907. In Nevada, at Liberty Belle Saloon and Restaurant, the original slot machine can still be seen today. Later the name of the สล็อต changed to Operator Bell after a few changes and variations were made to it. The name of this machine slowly evolved along with time. When it came to the 1930s, the name of the slot was again changed and was now called just “silent bell”. The term “slots” that we use now was introduced much later.
Slot Machines Types
The majority of the slot machines are quarter and nickle machines. It makes up about 85 percent of all the machines in a year and is considered to be the most popular type. The next type of machines that are followed after this is the half dollar, silver dollar, and dime boxes. The type of slot machines varies a lot as there are even some machines that accept 5 US dollars and some take even 100 US dollars. Big Bertha is one such example of a slot machine.
Rise of Popularity of Slot Machines
Although the สล็อต machines were first manufactured in the late 19th century by Charles Fey, they took a few years to gain popularity. These machines started to become popular during the 1940s in Las Vegas due to the Flamingo Hilton. The popularity then spread from the United States to the other corners of the world such as Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.