1. Slot Machines and How They Work By Will Evans

2. Invention Of the Slot Machine 3 Invented in 1895 3 Was called the Liberty Belle 3 Biggest payoff was 50 cents 3 Slot machines are considered valuable antiques 3 Has 3 spinning reels

3. What Happens on the Inside v First you put in your coin and pull the handle v Inside a cam on the handle begins to rotate. It releases stoppers spinning the reels. 1 2

4. What Happens on the Inside P Then the reels spin and they eventually stop by having a small piece of equipment(a stopper) go into a crevice on the reel stopping it. P A sign appears on the screen to the player and they receive their payoff if necessary. 3 4

5. What the player can see ; What the player can see is that they put in their coin and pull the handle ; The reels spin and land on signs ; You receive your payoff if necessary 1 2 3

6. How You Win! 8 Getting a jackpot is extremely uncommon. The chances are one out of 643 8 You win by getting three or more(a four reeled slot machine) signs in a row.

7. How You Get Your Money 4 A shutter goes underneath the money stack so if the player wins, the shutter moves out of the way thus letting the money fall to the player. Shutter

8. “The House” R You want to play at a slot machine away from the cameras so that “the house” or casino staff cannot mess with the machine. This is only if you are doing well though. R Slot machines are one of the most easily “tampered” with games by “the house”

9. How a Modern Slot Machine Works ¡ Modern slot machines work with a computer chip.  The computer chip makes a number. The number is divided by 12, 24, or 32 or a number like that. The remainder is how many times the reels spins until it stops.

10. About the Author  My name is Will Evans. I like sports such as basketball, baseball, and soccer. I also really like the Duke Blue Devils. I was born January 16 in Des Moines, Iowa. I have one brother and one sister. I like most music. The school I go to is Hanes Academic Academy. My favorite TV show is Sportscenter.

11. The Jackpot Page(End Page)  This is the end card. I hope you enjoyed my PowerPoint presentation.

12. BIBLIOGRAPHY ' “How Slot Machines Work.” Howstuffworks. How Stuff Works, Inc. 30 Apr. 2004.. ' “How Slot Machines Work” Slot-Machine- games. Slot-Machine-Games. 30 Apr. 2004.. ' “Slot Machine” World Book. 2003 ed.