Bar Slots in the '80s: The First Machines in Italy — History and Technology
History of bar slot machines in 1980s Italy: electromechanical technology, US and German manufacturers (Bally, IGT, Merkur), fruit symbols and the pre-AAMS regulatory grey area.
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Bar slot machines in 1980s Italy: a decade of technological transition from mechanical to electronic, and the spread of imported machines (Bally, IGT, Merkur) across Italian bars and amusement arcades. The legal grey area, the electromechanical technology, and the classic fruit symbols that would define a generation.
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