The History of Slot Machines

Video Slot machines are a mainstay of almost every online casino these days, and Littlewoods Casino is no exception. Next time you’re playing on the slot machines at Littlewoods, spare some time to think about the evolution of your favourite game.

Before slots were found online in places like Littlewoods Casino, people had to visit bricks and mortar amusement cafes to enjoy their slot machine fix. These are still popular in the United Kingdom today, and banks of slot machines can be found in Casinos across America.

Slot machines were invented in the late 19^th century – one of the first ones was made in 1891 by Sittman and Pitt, of Brooklyn, New York. It contained five drums, each holding some cards, and the rules of the game were derived from poker. The player would insert a nickel, pull a lever, and see what poker hand would appear. There was no payout mechanism built-in to this early slot machine, so the player would report their hand to the owner of the establishment, and could win a free beer, some cigars, or other prizes depending on the strength of their hand.

Another early slot machine gave out chewing gum as prizes, and the pictures on the reels were based on the flavours of the gum. This is where the cherry and melon pictures so common on modern slot machines originated from.

The slot machine games that we see online in the Littlewoods Casino are more complicated than normal slot machines. Since the machines are virtual, there can be more symbols per reel, and more paylines.

Slot machine games at Littlewoods and other online casinos change very frequently – there are new machines being added on a regular basis, with interesting characters and premises, including ones based on popular television shows and films. The machines can have interesting bonus levels, and offer very large jackpots.