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The
Father Of Pokies: Charles Fey
The Inventor Of The Slot Machine
The
Man Who Made Other Billions from slots, both in traditionally
gaming and online casinos
The
Germany Gaming Genius; Mentor to many in and around
the gambling business
What
advice would Mr Fey give to online casino players
today?
Fey,
associates, casinos and players win!
Rest
In Peace - September 9, 1862 – November 10, 1944)
Liberty
Bell. Ring of the bell for incredible slot machine
business for almost a century
Charles
Fey (born August Fey in Vöhringen, Bavaria; September
9, 1862 – November 10, 1944) was a San Francisco
mechanic best known for inventing the pokie machine.
Punters,
as you know, this machine invention would later be
adapted to the online casino industry where multi-billions
of dollars have been traded and exchanges in and out
of the online casino biz over the decades.
Fey
got to do a lot of traveling and was exposed to different
sectors of society and business. This appears to have
helped him in the invention and formation of the world's
first slot machine.
In
1877, Mr Fey moved to France to work, and spent some
time in the UK, before leaving for the US of A at
age twenty-three, where his uncle lived in New Jersey,
a stones throw from New York.
Fey
jumped all over the States and eventually settled
in San Francisco, California where he started working
at the Western Electric Works company circa 1885.
Later he commenced his own company together with Theodore
Holtz and Gustav Friedrich Wilhelm Schultze: this
company worked with electrical equipment and telephones.
Fey was beginning to hit his stride and his terrific
reputation keep building.
In
the 1880s, slot machines required an attendant to
make a payout, usually tickets or tokens. Gustav Friedrich
Wilhelm Schultze's "Horseshoe Slot Machine"
of 1893 was the first machine to include an automatic
payout mechanism. In 1895, Fey invented a modified
version of the Horseshoe that paid out coins; this
machine became incredibly popular and eventually world
spread around the world.
Fey
opened a slot machine workshop around 1896 or 1897
so says the history books, and it went gangbusters.
In
1898, he designed the "Liberty Bell Slot Machine,"
the most famous slot machine of its day. When three
bells aligned, it paid fifty cents. Fey installed
and managed his machines in saloons and we figure
many gambling dens - both above and below board, throughout
San Francisco. Because gambling was actually illegal
in California, Fey could not patent his device, leading
to many competitors. Still, Fey persisted...
After
settling in San Fran, he stayed there except for a
brief stay in Mexico, to recover from a bout of tuberculosis
in a warmer climate.
A
man of the world and one of the most legendary figures
in the history of gambling. Now you know his name:
Charley Fey. And slot machines and the famous Horseshoe
are the name of his game!
Charles
would say have fun, aim to win, and bet with your
head, not over it!
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