slot machine
Example Sentences
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These kinds of intermittent rewards can be especially powerful, scientists have found, keeping animals glued to their experimental slot machines as they await their next jackpot.
From New York Times
Purses in Kentucky, in some cases, are almost double those in California, due to support from Historical Horse Racing, essentially a slot machine disguised as a game of skill.
From Los Angeles Times
This would turn Trump into “a walking slot machine” for Carroll, with each defamatory statement becoming a potential “jackpot.”
From Salon
Going forward, Trump is like a “walking slot machine for Carroll, and each time he repeats the defamatory statements, she pulls the lever and hits the jackpot.”
From Salon
These teams can make the scoreboard look like a slot machine.
From Los Angeles Times
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