Once upon a time, all slot machines in a casino were mechanical.
Mechanical Machines to Video Slots Revolution Winning combinations are then paid out to the players depending on the value of the symbols on the payline. For most players, playing slots is as complicated as feeding the player's card into the slot - or depositing into an online account - and slamming the 'Spin' button.īut behind the scenes there's a lot more going on.Īlthough technology has changed over the years, the idea is the same: the reels spin and the mechanism randomly stops the reels in specific positions to form winning (or losing) paylines.