Origins of the Slot Machine Discovered to be Rooted Firmly in "Pull My Finger"

In news that rocked the gambling world, it has been discovered that "Pull My Finger" is the original inspiration for the concept of the popular gambling device known as the Slot Machine/One Armed Bandit. This was realized when family descendants of the inventor of the Slot Machine, Charles Fey (a one time mechanic in San Francisco), announced that they had discovered some of "Chuck's" early childhood journals as well as some previously unknown and encoded entry's in existing adult diaries from his life.


"We are just as surprised as anyone, really.... none of us ever knew exactly where he got the idea... only that he had a considerable passion for the development of the device. Something really guided his hand. We now know it was love... plain and simple."


According to some of the recently found entries.... Charles Fey had an undying love of the game known as "Pull My finger." His entries from youth regarding long, lazy days with family sitting around or at picnics... and even a few more "risque" bouts "'round t' side o' the church on sundie, me and the fella's would spend each precious moment on the sneak from our sundie school marm... pullin' and laughin' the whole day away sometimes," all seem to be laced with some magical element from a far off place that hasn't been seen since the likes of Mark Twain. Such eloquence and professed adoration in simple forms.... It wouldn't be hard to see the relation and inspiration even if he hadn't documented quite specifically his intention when inventing the "Pull My finger Machine" as he referred to it early on.


His entries are near poetic... the love of his joy and pleasure in the game is unmistakable. Such detail and care to embody and convey even that very essence of "Pull My Finger" which eludes the most deft of scholars in our modern day.


"It is really quite the find" said Steve Wynn of Wynn Entertainment.
"Something like this doesn't just come floating along on the breeze every day. It just isn't something that you sniff out all that often. It is really an insightful and historic discovery. I am honored to have been chosen to read a few passages for todays press conference."



An entry from his early adult hood;


"Aug. 1887-

As we sat today in a field, near the old grove of oak.... spending the day knowing that it was truly beautiful with one another, Mother, Father and I had completed our weekly family championship of Pull My Finger, finding it to be myself and Mother in the "Pull Off" yet again.... with myself having come out on top this time. I found myself hoping that the simple joy of it would continue for ever.


Once the final round for the week was finished, myself holding the title of champion, none of us could hardly wait to begin our next weekly round. I certainly hope that all families enjoy this amount of pleasure in interaction."


Even without the very direct entries that have been recently decoded from the time he introduced the slot machine, a person can very much see the relationship from his earlier life's entries.


"Feb. 1895-

I have finally done it! I have found a way to spread the joy of "Pull My Finger" farther than any person has ever experienced it before. I realize it may seem a bit childish, but it truly is something that I just cannot describe. To have actually captured that boundless pleasure a person always experiences with each "pull" and put it into something which can provide nearly as much entertainment on demand, is due much celebration. I can hardly wait for everyone else to experience it. I call the mechanized contraption a "Pull My Finger Machine" which should suit for all intent and purpose, though as historically has happened I am sure that someone else will find something they feel is more appropriate.


It's workings are really quite simple, and I have found a way to suspend the anticipatory element of the pleasure within "Pull My finger." Though it may seem a bit wicked and of the devil to do so, I could not help but to want to suspend that moment as much as possible... to maintain that moment of joy and pleasure. I have made my contraption in a way that will not complete the very expected action of 'pay off' within "Pull My Finger" every time. It will only "report" when all is lined up quite appropriately to do so. I know this differs from "Pull My Finger" to some extent, being that there is always a report of some sort within the original game, but as I have stated this seems to suspend the anticipation of the "report" which acts to amplify the joy of the game itself. To that I rest my decisions for the augmentation. I have named the machine in honor of things that "report," and chosen to call it the Liberty Bell."



As anyone can see, this is truly ground breaking and a wonderful addition to the historically proud annals of the gambling community.