slot machine
Example Sentences
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"You win £20 credit and £30 instant win prizes and it keeps you going and feeling, 'oh, this is fun'. It's like when you play a slot machine," she said.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Mosseri was the first major Silicon Valley figure to appear before the jury to defend himself against accusations that Instagram functions as little more than a dopamine "slot machine" for vulnerable young people.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Ubl spent 10 hours a day on his vacation building new software and said each run gave him an endorphin rush akin to playing a Vegas slot machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
The machines, which fall in the specter of Historical Horse Racing, have the look and feel of a slot machine with a rapid churn of money.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026
Casinos encourage this tendency by making sure that every quarter that’s won in a slot machine causes lights to blink and makes its own little tinkle in the metal tray.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
