The most popular were the fruits, which contained elements such as grapes, watermelon, lemon, horseshoe, and some pyramid games. Until the last decade of the twentieth century, slot games were distributed only in land-based casinos. The machine turned out to be a great find, which led to a boom in the production of such casino games. Charles Faye developed a slot machine with three reels and five elements that paid out winnings automatically. It contained 50 cards, which were placed between 5 reels, and the players participated with bets of different values. They originated in the late 19th century in the United States, with the first slot being a computer prototype of poker. Slot games are machines in which the winning combinations are settled by automated software.
