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It was born from grease, gears, and the mind of a lone mechanic. It was never meant to leave his workshop. Today, it's an empire that never sleeps.

In the gritty heart of 19th-century San Francisco, Charles Fey didn't just invent a machine; he decoded a fundamental human desire. The "Liberty Bell" wasn't a toy. It was a perfectly engineered loop of hope and loss, designed with a single, powerful purpose: to make you pull the lever just one more time.

This is the untold story of the accidental genius who unleashed the one-armed bandit upon the world. Discover how a simple invention of cast iron and spinning symbols escaped a small garage to build the foundations of Las Vegas and create the most profitable—and controversial—entertainment machine in human history.