Where do cherries and oranges come from in gaming machines?
initially, the usual card suits were used in gaming machines: clubs, spades, hearts and tambourines. in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the authorities decided to take tough measures to combat gambling and banned the image of card suits. but manufacturers of gaming machines are so easy to take!
they came up with devices with pictures of cherries, oranges, apples and other fruits instead of card suits. when identical fruits stacked in a row, then the player received chewing gum with the corresponding fruit flavor. over time, that “draconian law” against card suits was canceled, but the fruits had already taken root as pictures on the automatic scoreboard.