Slot machine
Overview
British English
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), the slots (Canadian English
Canadian English
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), poker machine or "pokies" (slang) (Australian English
Australian English
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and New Zealand English
New Zealand English
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) or simply slot (American English
American English
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) is a casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
gambling machine with three or more reels which spin when a button is pushed. Slot machines are also known as one-armed bandits because they were originally operated by a lever
Lever
In physics, a lever is a rigid object that is used with an appropriate fulcrum or pivot point to either multiply the mechanical force that can be applied to another object or resistance force , or multiply the distance and speed at which the opposite end of the rigid object travels.This leverage...
on the side of the machine (the one arm) instead of a button on the front panel, and because of their ability to leave the gamer penniless (bandit).
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