The first mechanical slot machine was the Liberty Bell invented in 1895 by Charles Fey (1862–1944) a car mechanic in San Francisco. The Liberty Bell slot machine had three spinning reels with Diamond, Spade, Heart and a Cracked Liberty Bell symbol.The demand for the Liberty Bell Slot Machine was huge and Fey could not keep up.New companies formed and soon slot machines were everywhere in the 1940s.
This article was published on Tuesday 25 March, 2008.
