How to Build a Fake Slot Machine

Slot machines are the most popular game at casinos.

Slot machines are gambling machines that spin a series of reels when money is inserted into the machine and a lever is pulled. The reels have different symbols painted on them, and each series of symbols that appears in a viewing window has a corresponding payout. Many modern slot machines use virtual reels represented by an electronic display. Slot machines are the most popular game to play at most casinos.

Things You'll Need

• Cardboard box (2 feet by 2 feet by 2 feet
• Metal lever
• Oil paints (red, black, orange, yellow, white, purple, green)

Instructions

1. Draw a black border around the face of one side of the cardboard box. Position the border 1 inch away from the edges.

2. Paint two black vertical lines that separate the box contained by the black border into three equal segments. Each segment should be 7 inches wide and 22 inches high.

3. Fill in the space between the lines with white paint.

4. Paint an evenly spaced orange, lemon, and apple down the first column.

5. Paint an evenly spaced lemon, lime and bunch of grapes in the second column, and an orange, lemon and lime in the third column.

6. Poke the lever through the right side of the box. You may want to fasten it from the inside of the box with tape.

7. Paint a thin black line in the top right corner and the words "coin slot" next to it.

References

• The History of Slot Machines - Over a Century of Casino Slots