Evolution vs. Creation is always the sort of debate that can turn the most pleasant of parties into the sort of battle royal that would pry a grin from face of WWE Kingpin, Vince McMahon. The discussion usually starts when an evolutionist hears somebody joke at the holy theories expense, and then they spend the next few hours trying to explain how an amoeba at the start of the Cambrian period managed to keep evolving at a rate of at least three successful, accidental mutations per year until 350 million years later it was a T-Rex. When somebody points out that this is not only a silly idea, but asks why all this mutating came to a screeching halt when people entered the mix, they either throw a punch, or sulk in the corner. Fortunately for those of us who love gaming history, the progression of some of favorite casino offerings is more concrete and requires far less faith then the whole amoeba to a T-Rex thing.
Most people who play video poker either online or at their favorite casino probably don’t know that the game was invented long before Bugsy first put down the foundation for the Flamingo or Al Gore supposedly invented the internet. The first type of “video poker” machine was invented in 1891 by Pitt and Sittman. Their machine featured five rollers and absolute no mechanism for a winner to get paid. These machines were generally sold to folks who owned bars. When a patron won, they would show the bartender their five winning rollers and be rewarded for their luck with a free drink. While on the surface these machines seemed to be an evolutionary dead end; very few of them made it beyond the borders of New York, the first poker machine was actually an inspirational boon.
Charles Fey was inspired by this invention and later came up with the first true slot machine; the liberty bell. Even Fey’s invention was well outside the mainstream until the Flamingo went up in Vegas. As the gaming industry exploded, so did the popularity of such machines. Slots and poker machines went from a novelty to a huge business concern. The industry grew, and the technology got better and now poker machines are a staple of any good casino. This sort of evolution is probably safer to bring up at parties without doubters bringing up all sorts of uncomfy questions.
Most people who play video poker either online or at their favorite casino probably don’t know that the game was invented long before Bugsy first put down the foundation for the Flamingo or Al Gore supposedly invented the internet. The first type of “video poker” machine was invented in 1891 by Pitt and Sittman. Their machine featured five rollers and absolute no mechanism for a winner to get paid. These machines were generally sold to folks who owned bars. When a patron won, they would show the bartender their five winning rollers and be rewarded for their luck with a free drink. While on the surface these machines seemed to be an evolutionary dead end; very few of them made it beyond the borders of New York, the first poker machine was actually an inspirational boon.
Charles Fey was inspired by this invention and later came up with the first true slot machine; the liberty bell. Even Fey’s invention was well outside the mainstream until the Flamingo went up in Vegas. As the gaming industry exploded, so did the popularity of such machines. Slots and poker machines went from a novelty to a huge business concern. The industry grew, and the technology got better and now poker machines are a staple of any good casino. This sort of evolution is probably safer to bring up at parties without doubters bringing up all sorts of uncomfy questions.
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