The cards appeared on 5 spinning drums which displayed a five-card poker hand per spin – each drum had 10 cards. This machine was not tightly based on poker but there were just 50 cards used. According to this account, therefore, the initial device was unveiled in 1891 by Pitt and Sittman. The second version shows that Fey only developed his machine later in 1895. This device features only three reels with five symbols along with a spade, a heart, a horseshoe, a diamond and the liberty bell. This machine was invented by Charles Fey in 1887. The first account shows that the earliest device ever made was the Liberty Bell.
However, there are only two extensively recognized accounts of how the slot first came about. Until this moment, there is still a discourse concerning the original inventor of slots and when the invention was made. Slots, in general, have a long history from many years ago. They all function the same though modern online casinos have some differences in looks and other features. Tangible slot machines are found in land-based casinos while online casinos feature virtual slot games. Slot machines are so popular and for this reason, they exist in almost all casinos both online and land-based casinos.
