Hudson Soft · Arcade

Slot machine

Nintendo console exclusive

Casino gambling machine

Released: —
Platforms: Game Boy Windows
Genres: Arcade
Developers: Hudson Soft
Publishers: Hudson Soft
Modes: Single-player
Languages: English

About

A slot machine, fruit machine (British English), puggie (Scots), poker machine or pokie machine (Australian and New Zealand English) is a gambling machine that creates a game of chance for its customers.

A slot machine's standard layout features a screen displaying three or more reels that "spin" when the game is activated. Some modern slot machines still include a lever as a skeuomorphic design trait to trigger play. However, the mechanical operations of early machines have been superseded by random number generators, and most are now operated using buttons and touchscreens.

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Development

In the 1890s a number of patents were taken out on gambling machines that were precursors to the modern slot machine, most notably an 1893 design by Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn, New York. It contained five drums holding a total of 50 card faces and was based on poker. The machine proved extremely popular, and soon many bars in the city had one or more of them. Players would insert a nickel and pull a lever, which would spin the drums and the cards that they held, the player hoping for a good poker hand.

There was no direct payout mechanism, so a pair of kings might get the player a free beer, whereas a royal flush could pay out cigars or drinks; the prizes were wholly dependent upon what the establishment would offer. To improve the odds for the house, two cards were typically removed from the deck, the ten of spades and the jack of hearts, doubling the odds against winning a royal flush. The drums could also be rearranged to further reduce a player's chance of winning.