The Slot Machine Was Invented in San Francisco

http://noehill.com/sf/landmarks/cal0937.asp The Liberty Bell Slot Machine (the first slot machine) was invented by Charles August Fey who began inventing and manufacturing slot machines in 1894. Fey pioneered many innovations of coin operated gaming devices in his San Francisco workshop at 406 Market Street, including the original three-reel bell slot machine in 1898. The international popularity of the bell slot machines attests to Fey's ingenuity as an enterprising inventor whose basic design of the three reel slot machine continues to be used in mechanical gaming devices today. California Registered Historical Landmark No. 937 Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with E Clampus Vitus. October 21, 1984.