1887-1894

Around this time, Charles Fey builds what is considered to be the first real slot machine. After several earlier versions of the machine, Fey finished The Liberty Bell and gave it automatic payouts, which turned out to be a huge success. He reportedly made more than 3,000 of them, but unfortunately never applied for a patent. The earlier versions of the machine were similar to The Card Machine from 1891, but what made this machine revolutionary was the fact that the decks of cards were replaced by three reels, and the individual cards were replaced by 5 symbols (diamonds, spades, hearts, horseshoes, and a liberty bell).

The Liberty Bell remains an iconic symbol of gambling history for sure.

Thank you for sharing

Such iconic! Still a legend

SteelSamurai8nm wrote: Mon Sep 11, 2023 4:14 pm The Liberty Bell remains an iconic symbol of gambling history for sure.

Absolutely, the Liberty Bell is an iconic symbol in the history of gambling and slot machines.

2-1BMed67drouel wrote: Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:52 pm Thank you for sharing

always welcome

MorganaFalle0zl wrote: Tue Sep 12, 2023 2:46 am Such iconic! Still a legend

Indeed

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Much appreciated

Thank you for sharing this!