Among the most sought after machines housed in a casino and the ones that have higher payouts, the slot machine stands tall as being the greatest draw in a casino thus created. The idea behind the slot machine was uncovered as early as the late 1800’s, with several drum faces housing around 50 cards in all and the game being based on the poker concept of play. The earliest versions were at large very simple, where in if the player were to get two aces(say) he would win and the machine did not utilize direct payouts, instead a system where the house owning the slot machine would offer the winner something free of cost or a prize money.
As years flew by the casino slot underwent a major thought process, where in methods of direct pay and anti cheating technology were incorporated. The earliest slot machines had a coin based entry system; this later developed into ticket formats which would ensure that no malpractice took place as regards to the gambling. As technology progressed so did the prize money, where once candy bars were paid out by the machine automatically upon attaining the winning combination, currency notes took their place and in large numbers. The first slot machine to be made electromechanical was the one developed by a company named Bally in 1964, whose slot machine had a capability of paying out up to 500 coins without external assistance. There were several advancements even in the field of activating the slot machine upon coin/ticket insertion, the lever on the side which gave it the name “one armed bandits”( because of their reputation to absorb money) was replaced by a button on the touch screen face of the newer slot machines.
Despite all these changes in the slot machine, the game has managed to retain its impact on the global gambling audience, many cases research only results in safer and more secure gambling on the casino slot.