
Coin operated poker machines appeared towards the end of the 1800s and soon after, in San Francisco during the Gold Rush days, a mechanic from Bavaria named Charles Fey invented the first official 'slot machine'.
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History of cards, card games and card machines
The history of card games and their evolution within the casino is an interesting one. Man’s love for gambling can be traced as far back as 600 BCE but when the first legal casinos came onto the scene in the early 1930s gambling was able to move from back streets and shady saloons into legitimate venues. Over the years casino gambling has grown to indclude a large variety of games, in particular card games. From the back streets to the growth in popularity of new casino games online,