Slot Machines Slot Machines and and

How They WorkHow They Work

By Will EvansBy Will Evans

Invention Of the Slot Invention Of the Slot MachineMachine

Invented in 1895Invented in 1895 Was called the Was called the

Liberty BelleLiberty Belle Biggest payoff was Biggest payoff was

50 cents50 cents Slot machines are Slot machines are

considered valuable considered valuable antiquesantiques

Has 3 spinning reelsHas 3 spinning reels

What Happens on the InsideWhat Happens on the Inside

First you put in First you put in your coin and your coin and pull the handlepull the handle

Inside a cam on Inside a cam on the handle the handle begins to rotate. begins to rotate. It releases It releases stoppers stoppers spinning the spinning the reels.reels.

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What Happens on the InsideWhat Happens on the Inside

Then the reels spin Then the reels spin and they eventually and they eventually stop by having a stop by having a small piece of small piece of equipment(a equipment(a stopper) go into a stopper) go into a crevice on the reel crevice on the reel stopping it.stopping it.

A sign appears on A sign appears on the screen to the the screen to the player and they player and they receive their payoff receive their payoff if necessary.if necessary.

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What the player can seeWhat the player can see

What the player What the player can see is that they can see is that they put in their coin put in their coin and pull the handleand pull the handle

The reels spin and The reels spin and land on signsland on signs

You receive your You receive your payoff if necessarypayoff if necessary

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How You Win!How You Win!

Getting a jackpot is extremely uncommon. The Getting a jackpot is extremely uncommon. The chances are one out of 643chances are one out of 643

You win by getting three or more(a four reeled slot You win by getting three or more(a four reeled slot machine) signs in a row.machine) signs in a row.

How You Get Your MoneyHow You Get Your Money

A shutter goes A shutter goes underneath the underneath the money stack so if money stack so if the player wins, the player wins, the shutter moves the shutter moves out of the way thus out of the way thus letting the money letting the money fall to the player.fall to the player.

Shutter

Shutter

““The House”The House” You want to play at a You want to play at a

slot machine away from slot machine away from the cameras so that the cameras so that “the house” or casino “the house” or casino staff cannot mess with staff cannot mess with the machine. This is the machine. This is only if you are doing only if you are doing well though.well though.

Slot machines are one Slot machines are one of the most easily of the most easily “tampered” with games “tampered” with games by “the house”by “the house”

How a Modern Slot Machine How a Modern Slot Machine WorksWorks

Modern slot machines Modern slot machines work with a computer work with a computer chip.chip.

The computer chip The computer chip makes a number. The makes a number. The number is divided by number is divided by 12, 24, or 32 or a 12, 24, or 32 or a number like that. The number like that. The remainder is how many remainder is how many times the reels spins times the reels spins until it stopsuntil it stops..

About the AuthorAbout the Author My name is Will Evans. I My name is Will Evans. I

like sports such as like sports such as basketball, baseball, and basketball, baseball, and soccer. I also really like soccer. I also really like the Duke Blue Devils. I the Duke Blue Devils. I was born January 16 in was born January 16 in Des Moines, Iowa. I have Des Moines, Iowa. I have one brother and one sister. one brother and one sister. I like most music. The I like most music. The school I go to is Hanes school I go to is Hanes Academic Academy. My Academic Academy. My favorite TV show is favorite TV show is Sportscenter.Sportscenter.

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This is the end card. I hope you This is the end card. I hope you enjoyed my PowerPointenjoyed my PowerPoint presentation.presentation.

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