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By Mary Bellis, About.com Guide to Inventors since 1997

The History of Slot Machines

Tuesday May 4, 2004
The first mechanical slot machine was the Liberty Bell, invented in 1895 by Charles Fey, a San Francisco car mechanic. Fey's slot machine had three spinning reels, with diamonds, spades, hearts and one cracked Liberty Bell painted around each reel.
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