The casino word was coined after 'II Ridotto' which means 'a small private room' in the Italian language. Later on, Sittman and Pitt in New York created the first gambling machine, and Charles Fey in San Francisco created the Liberty Bell machine around the same time. The first video slot was created in 1976, laying the foundation for later online video slots. Afterward, in 1994, Antigua & Barbuda, a nation in the Caribbean, became the first to permit online casinos. Microgaming, one of the world's largest casino and slot game companies, developed the first fully functional gambling software before there were online casinos.
