Online casinos are becoming an increasingly popular way to spend your time. Simply sit back more comfortably on your couch and play as much as you want from the comfort of your own home. Many online casinos offer a mobile version, so you don’t even need a laptop or computer to immerse yourself in the thrill of high stakes gaming. All you need is a smartphone or tablet.
However, you should always remember that playing in a casino is still gambling, so you should always set yourself limits, create a budget and stick to it so that you don’t play while intoxicated or in other inadequate states.
Also, it is very important to gamble in legal places. These are the only methods by which we can safely withdraw our winnings and ensure that our details are protected when depositing funds into our casino account.
Nevertheless, slot machines are an exciting way to play and make money, and casinos are a great place to do it. This can be confirmed by interesting facts and stories regarding slot machines in casinos that show how popular this entertainment is.
1. Some slot machines are called fruit slots. This is because of the game symbols that are available on the slot machine, that is, the symbols that need to be collected to win. The name was adopted because of the fact that you can see watermelons, grapes or lemons on such slots. However, that’s not all there is to it! Such machines already existed in the late 1800s and they featured fruit. Likewise, this was due to the fact that these machines dispensed fruit-flavored chewing gum instead of cash, which led to the appearance of fruit on the reels.
2- It may come as a surprise to some that the first online slot was created in the 1900s, as back then the internet was still relatively new and just developing. However, some may be surprised to learn that it was used for gambling. That’s right!!! Microgaming released the first online slot in 1994. Although the game they released at the time is not available now, at the time it could not be played without money. In 1996, a cash slot was introduced.
3. In 2015, a British soldier won the biggest online casino jackpot ever – over 17 million euros. At the time, he won over £13 million, which in euro terms was just under €18 million. This is the largest recorded online casino jackpot in history.