"You win every time" The Little Monte Carlo allowed five-way play with payouts determined by the color played. #GamesofChance
This tweet was posted on June 01, 2017.
Charles Fey had been making coin-operated machines in SF for nearly 10 years prior to creating his Liberty Bell in 1898. #GamesofChance
This tweet was posted on January 11, 2017.
Early mechanical gambling devices employed a variety of clever actions to induce patrons to drop their coins & try their luck #GamesofChance
This tweet was posted on January 30, 2017.
Many color-wheel and roulette-based gambling devices were ornate and cast-iron for saloons and cigar stores. #GamesofChance
This tweet was posted on June 01, 2017.
Our newest exhibition, "#GamesofChance: Gambling Devices of the Mechanical Age", opens tomorrow post-security in T3. https://t.co/SGiUJdGr06
This tweet was posted on December 09, 2016.
SF-based machinists and inventors Theodore Holtz & Charles Fey were pioneers in the development of early gambling devices. #GamesofChance
This tweet was posted on January 26, 2017.
Saloon proprietors could easily examine claims for winning hands through the window on this Oakland-made gambling machine. #GamesofChance
This tweet was posted on March 13, 2017.
See "#GamesofChance: Gambling Devices of the Mechanical Age" on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/SGiUJdGr06
This tweet was posted on March 27, 2017.
See "#GamesofChance: Gambling Devices of the Mechanical Age" on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/SGiUJdGr06
This tweet was posted on June 01, 2017.
See "#GamesofChance: Gambling Devices of the Mechanical Age", on display, post-security, in Terminal 3. https://t.co/SGiUJdGr06
This tweet was posted on March 13, 2017.
The Liberty Bell, the first auto-payout, 3-reel machine, was an instant success in 1898 & set the standard for slot machines. #GamesofChance
This tweet was posted on January 11, 2017.
“One-armed bandits” became a more literal term in the 1940s when casinos used elaborate life-sized devices to draw attention. #GamesofChance
This tweet was posted on March 27, 2017.
“Who hasn't dropped a nickel in the slot of those little machines to be found almost any place where men most do congregate?” #GamesofChance
This tweet was posted on December 09, 2016.