slot machine
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For a moment, Taylor Detector is an exceptionally boring slot machine.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"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
It’s a slot machine: either 400 views or a million, nothing in between.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025
The expected payout on a slot machine is determined in like manner.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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