Casino Betting Systems

Surely when Charles Fey built the first slot machine in 1896 could never have imagined how this strange machine would develop and what impact would have. In fact for one hundred years this little machine has only changed a little, only in appearance. The casing, which consisted of a metal box around the basic mechanism, became more fancy and impressive in order to attract attention.

Basically slot machines had always the same operating principle: the player supplies the machine with coins and pulls the lever. The machine rotates randomly and the effect of a retarding mechanism stops the rotation after a while. Each cylinder is painted with some fancy symbols that when forming a uniform pattern (printed somewhere on the machine) the player wins or loses accordingly.

Although Fey is considered the father of slots (Slot Machines), original machines had appeared years ago. Fey however had the idea to convert them into gambling machines. These early “entertainment devices” were placed initially in a saloon and were not exposed to the eyes of the “good society” and the owners were operating them within the limits of the law.

These first machines had a big disadvantage. They were designed so that after the entry of a certain number of coins and due to the coins weight, a door was opened and some of the coins were thrown out of the machine for the lucky winner. But did not take long for people to realize that the coins could be thrown out with a little push out and shaking the machine right and left.

So some capable designers were hired to build a metal bar to prevent the throwing of coins after shaking or “tilting,” the machine. Also, they built machines that could be placed on the bench of a store or secured to a wall.

Meanwhile similar types of machines began to make their appearance in big department stores or even in groceries, neighborhood shops, etc. even from the most conservative owners. They were called “trade simulators” (market simulators), and worked as the Modern slot machines, except that the winners had to receive their profits as goods from the store. It was perhaps the forerunner of the current vouchers.

Winning in slots depends on a simple mechanism that consists of symbols (usually fruits, hearts, and perhaps bars, diamonds, and of course swords and sticks - the initial choice of Fey) glued to three cylinders and a rotating lever. The ten symbols on each reel machine allow thousands of combinations.

Slots are the most popular and easier games that can be found in casinos and are popular among the most «relaxed» players. Their success is mainly due to the fact that do not require special knowledge or skills, and secondly because of the possibility of having huge profits with very little investment.

Each machine has usually 3 rotating slots, which spin each time a player puts money and «pulls» the lever. The aim of the game is when the slots stop spinning to form the specific combination of symbols which is required for winning. The winning combination is usually visible on a table at the top of the screen.

To start playing you must first put money into the machine, which makes choosing the value (eg $ 5, $ 10, $ 25, $ 50, etc.) to the right of the screen. Having chosen the value you want, you need to deposit the money into the machine by clicking in the region «deposit money» ( “insert bill”). The next step is to choose the betting subdivision you would use for each spin ($ 0.25, $ 1, $ 2 or $ 5). The player can change the subdivision with arrows located on the left side of the screen. Once the player choose the subdivision with which they bet, the machine shows the number of coins available in the upper right corner of the screen ( “credits”) and 1 coin is automatically displayed on the screen betting ( “bet”). For example, if player has deposited $ 20 to play and has chosen to bet with $ 1 coins, the number of coins available will be 20.

Now the player is ready to play. By clicking “bet one” the player bets extra coins (most slot machines receive up to 3 coins in each round, although some receive 5). If a player wants to bet directly the maximum number of coins he can click the “bet max”. Clicking the “spin reels” is like pulling the lever (if the player has chosen “bet max”, reels begin to turn automatically). When reels stop, the payment will depend on the table combinations of each machine.

To change the type of slot machine, you may simply choose the type you want to play from the menu and you will be automatically transferred to the machine of choice. Your money deposited and coins will be transfered automatically to the new machine. If the new machine has different denominations of coins from that used by the player, then the difference will be transferred to the remainder ( “balance”).

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