Slots

The Slot Machine was invented in 1890 by a German immigrant named Charles Fey. Fey's slot machine quickly gained popularity in bars in the San Francisco Bay area. These early machines used mechanical reels and drums decorated with symbols from cards (hearts, clubs, diamonds, and spades) as well as bells, stars and horse shoes. Modern reeled slot machines are designed to look mechanical, but in reality are operated by computer chips and electronics.