The mechanical age: reels, levers and the Liberty Bell
Before screens and software, the gaming machine was a physical mechanism. Its history connects engineering, coin handling and the manufacture of a familiar visual language.
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From the room to the machine
Explore interiors, mechanical engineering, the electrical transition and software, alongside the people and regulatory systems behind them.
When the machine became electric
The move from mechanical assemblies to electromechanical systems was a transition, not an overnight replacement of one kind of machine by another.
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From spinning reels to software: the digital machine
Digital technology changed what a gaming cabinet could display and how its behaviour could be inspected. It did not remove uncertainty or the possibility of harm.
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Inside the casino: a history of rooms and spectacle
From a Venetian palace to a resort complex, interiors reveal how institutions presented themselves—and which parts of that presentation survive.
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Behind the spectacle: service, security and regulation
Casino history also belongs to staff, inspectors and the systems behind the public rooms. Technical change altered what those systems had to observe.
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