Gambling is peculiar. You might want to know everything when you are into it. But where to start? We think that you should go from casino origins. And the talk is not about the casino history. Today, ...

When IGT produced its first new bartop slot machine in more than two decades, everybody knew it would incorporate many of the features popular with its upright cousins. What many didn’t see coming was ...

From the very beginning, slot machines — with fast-spinning reels and the sound of coins clattering into metal buckets — were designed to excite the senses and hopefully drive players to bet more.