We have a large selection of fruit machines for sale, although they are usually only UK fruit machines. They are in the main second-hand fruit machines, although you could order a brand new one here, but when they are new they are very, very expensive pieces of equipment.

Here at Fruit Machine Sales we can deliver Nationwide and to Ireland, Isle of Man etc. We only use specialist carriers to the trade when any fruit machines are to be delivered, thus ensuring a smooth delivery.

It was during the 1930's that slot machines began to spread across America, and in the late 40's the infamous gangster  Bugsy Siegel added fruit machines to his Flamingo Hilton hotel in Las Vegas. They were originally installed as a way to entertain the wives and girlfriends of high rollers, income from the slot machines soon began to have more significance than that of the table games. In the mid 1980's the popularity of fruit machines and table games were just about equal with each other, but by the 90's fruit machines had taken over and now account for over two-thirds of casino takings in the US. We wont even mention that for decades ,the major UK pub chains have placed utmost importance on the placing of fruit machines in their pubs, and having the newest and most popular models has been at the top of their priorities, it has been a fact that on many occasions the majority of their profits have come this way. Of course now the UK Bookmaking chains have also found this to be the case, although the last couple of years the F.O.B.T. the roulette slot machine as you may know it has achieved high importance to them.

Fruit machines gained their universal appeal in casinos because unlike the other games, the fast paced excitement ensures that they are played at the pace of the player and don't require the player to have any skill.A good example in the UK is the ever popular Super Bar X, there  can be no simpler game but its popularity in UK Amusement centres is everlasting. Sometimes slot machines  are spoken about with the name one-armed bandits, the whole idea is to spin the reels so that the symbols on all reels line up on the payline in a winning combination. When this comes about, the fruit machine pays out according to the win table show on the front glass of the machine. This tells players what the winning combinations of symbols are for that machine and what each combination pays based on the number of coins put in for the spin. Players have a much greater chance of winning any of the lower-paying combinations.

TYPES OF FRUIT MACHINES
There are basically two kinds of fruit machines:  straight slots, and progressives. These slots are essentially the same, but for one feature: straight slots will pay the winner a predetermined sum, whereas progressive slots have a jackpot that grows by a percentage of each coin played. so if you play with 2 coins you can win twice as much in some cases. Sometimes a number of progressive machines feed into one jackpot where any machine in the group can win, and the jackpot grows into great fortune. It is not unusual to see players attempting to feed more than one machine at a time. These groupings can be a number of fruit machines in one casino, or can be connected to all of the same machines in a whole area. Progressive machines can be identified by flashing electronic payoff signs displayed either on top of the machine or above it. You will most certainly have seen such machines in today's UK amusement arcades, Party Time Etc.

There are many different types of machines, and whether playing a progressive or a straight slot, players will be faced with a number of choices. Machines vary on denomination of coins, the number of reels, the number of coins to play, and single or multiple paylines.

Since the low stake are the most popular, they can be found in many areas on the casino floor. 5p and 10p machines can still be found in small pockets, depending on the casino ,you certainly will get a longer run for your money and the chance to get to know how the machine plays this way. For the high-rolling player, US casinos have instituted $5, $25, and $100 fruit machines segregated to special VIP areas. These machines are made to use special coin tokens or cash notes.

The most widespread machines have three reels, but casinos do offer machines with four or five. In the social clubs in the UK today ,the 4 reel machine has certainly been the norm for 40 or 50 years. When it comes to the odds of winning what is most important are the number of reels a machine has, and how many symbols are displayed on each reel. Basically, the greater the number of reels and symbols, the harder it is to hit the jackpot or any other winning combination. The number of symbols on each reel is programmed into the computer that operates the fruit machine, and the actual number of symbols depends on the size of the jackpot that the machine can pay. The reason for the programmed symbols is to make the jackpot rare enough that the machine will collect enough money to cover the jackpot and yield a profit for the casino. Most machines are set to pay out anywhere from 83 to 98 percent of the amount that is played in the course of a pay cycle.

Mostly, these machines operate on a two or three coin maximum. When it comes to multiple coin playing machines, there are slightly differing variations. With some fruit machines, the number of coins played is proportional to the payout, and with others, the payout is more than proportional. Some machines don't even pay a jackpot on one coin, and the three-coin jackpot often pays 150% of a two-coin win. In this case it is best to play the maximum number of coins.

The standard fruit machine has one payline, but three paylines are not that unusual. We have even seen Spanish machines that run on 2 or even 3 sets of reels. For multi-lined paylines, a coin must be played for a definite payline in order for that payline to be eligible for a win.