Pokie machines are only a little part of the Sydney-based firm's output, however, with Aristocrat also producing industry-leading electronic roulette tables and network systems. Then, in 1964, Aristocrat entered the US market with machines in Nevada casinos and developed - a year later - the first video poker game with electronic parts.
The Clubman was released in 1956, a mechanical 'pokie' that shaped the way US slot machines would be produced. Len Ainsworth took full advantage of relaxed gambling laws in the country (slots were legalised in new South Wales in 1956) that allowed him to expand his machines around Oz. About AristocratĪristocrat began life making gaming machines for pubs around Australia during the 1950s. Their portfolio is packed with interesting games, albeit titles that appeal to fans of classic-style slots mainly, and new games continue to come on the market. If you've ever been to Australia and played a ' pokie' (that's Australian for slot machines) you'll probably have slipped a few dollar coins into the slot of an Aristocrat machine.Īristocrat have been around for decades, and while they've branched out into online slots and Vegas casinos of late, they will always be associated with the Aussie market.
