Even with the continuous grow in popularity, not too people understand how the games actually work or what their chances are of walking away a winner. It’s by far the most popular casino game in the U.S., and let’s not forget about our friends down under, in Australia, there are more slot machines per capita than in the States. Slots are ever-increasing and you can literally find them located at every casino location you go to. Believe it or not, the payouts on slot machines weren’t always in the form of money, but instead, some of the first ones rewarded people with bubble gum as well as other kinds of merchandise. Since then, they’ve come a very long way to become what they are today. Dating back since 1895 when the great mechanic from San Francisco named Charles Fey built the first three-reel slot machine. Since the very beginnings when the slot machine was first introduced to the public, it has become a favorite casino game to play among millions of people from all over the world.