Slot Machine Games
Probably the first game you ever played in a land based casino was a slot machine game.
They're easy to play and you can win some nice jackpots for little money.
Online poker and casino rooms also have lots of slot machine offerings,
as well as free online bingo games.
After Texas Holdem poker, slots are perhaps the most popular game.
Online poker is fun, but slots add variety to your play.
History Of Slot Machines
Slot machine history began over 100 years ago. A gentleman named Charles Fey invented the first slot machine in the late 1800's. His first model had spinning reels of suits of cards and the liberty bell. Later, his prototype used the famous fruit symbols which we've become accustomed to seeing.
In the early 1900's, anti-gambling sentiment was in vogue. Slot machine production and game play suffered as a consequence. Only when Bugsy Siegel filled his Flamingo Hilton hotel full of slot machines did the game's popularity rise. Soon every casino in Vegas filled their main floors with slots. Today, slot machines easily outnumber the Texas Holdem poker tables.
Internally, slot machines have changed a lot over the years.
Starting in the 1970's, slots began to use the random number generators to determine reel spin outcomes.
Progressive slots also became popular - different slots were linked together to pay bigger payoffs.
Today, online casino slot games have opened up the market even more.
Random Number Generator
The advent of the random number generator and accompanying micro-chip further advanced play. Players no longer had to pull the arm of the slot games. Machines became cheaper to purchase so profits improved. More and more land based casinos filled up their large floors with slot machine. When you walk into a casino today, you can't help but miss the sound of bells going off on winning machines. It adds a real excitement to the casino atmosphere.
The random number generator generates numbers to match symbols on the machine's reels.
Although it operates as a true random mechanism, the potential odds of hitting lower paying combinations are greater than hitting higher paying combinations.
Slot Payouts
Different slot machines pay out different percentages.
For example, a machine might pay out 92% of all the money played through it.
This means that out of all the money wagered on the machine by all players, 92% will be paid back.
Slot machines usually have good pay out percentages.
Playing slots could be a lot more profitable than losing all your money in a
Texas Holdem poker game.