I was surfing the internet one day and I noticed that there are thousands of online slots related websites listed on the internet. I started wondering about how this phenomenon started, what triggered it?

As you may already know gambling is not exactly a new thing. It has been around for quite some time now. In fact its origins can be traced back to China, thousands of years ago. The origin of most casino games remains uncertain. But when it comes to slots things are different. Slots are a relatively new game and we know pretty much all there is to know about its history.

The first mechanical slots were designed and built by Charles Fey in 1887, in San Francisco. The game used three reels, and 10 symbols were placed on each wheel.

You would get the biggest payout if you would get three bells in the payline. That is why the slots machine at one point became known as the “Bell�? machine.

In order to get the reels moving you had to pull a lever. Because of that the machines started to be called “one-armed bandits�?.

In 1910 an innovation was added toe the slots machine. This is when Fey partnered up with Herbert Mills and introduced the fruit symbols. These symbols are still in use today. Thousands such machines were produced and each machine weighed around 100 pounds.

But enough about traditional slots, let us talk about online slots. One of the main reasons why online slots are so popular is the fact that the game is extremely simple to play. It is hard to thing about the time when slots machines were nothing but a distraction to keep the wives amused while the men played other casino games.

Another thing that makes online slots such a popular game is the convenience factor. All you need is an internet connection and a computer and you can play from wherever you want, whenever you want. This way you have basically eliminated the traffic, parking, crowds, and noise of a land based casino.

Did you know that coin operated devices with large revolving wheels first appeared in the late 1800s. Two colors were available and you could bet on one color to come up. If the wheel stopped on the color you chose, you would receive a payout. Those machines are the precursors of today’s slot machines.

Did you know that land based slots and online slots are run by computer chips and Random Number Generators or RNG? Thanks to the RNG the symbols are selected randomly and the game is completely fair.

It seems that online slots are here to stay and they are just as popular as land based casino slots. The offer of online slots games to choose from is huge, if not endless.

Charles Fey was indeed a visionary and thanks to him we can now enjoy this great game in a land based casino or online. Without him we would have never known the joy of playing slots machines.