slot machine
noun
1
: a machine whose operation is begun by dropping a coin into a slot
2
: an originally coin-operated gambling machine that pays off according to the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle
also
: an electronic version of this machine
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Another gambler bet $25 on a Dragon Link slot machine and won over $1 million at Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, McClatchy News reported.
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Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Westside Integrated Resort consists of a five-star hotel with 475 suites, a casino with 281 gaming tables and over 1,000 slot machines, a shopping mall and several theaters, the biggest of which will have 3,000 seats.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Few places rival the electric thrill of a casino: air thick with smoke, chips clinking, muted footsteps on velvet carpets, all cast in the glow of glitzy chandeliers and neon slot machines.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The civil complaint compares TikTok to slot machines and alleges that the app may lead to anxiety and depression, developmental damage and financial exploitation among children.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
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Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Westside Integrated Resort consists of a five-star hotel with 475 suites, a casino with 281 gaming tables and over 1,000 slot machines, a shopping mall and several theaters, the biggest of which will have 3,000 seats.
—Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Few places rival the electric thrill of a casino: air thick with smoke, chips clinking, muted footsteps on velvet carpets, all cast in the glow of glitzy chandeliers and neon slot machines.
—Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
The civil complaint compares TikTok to slot machines and alleges that the app may lead to anxiety and depression, developmental damage and financial exploitation among children.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slot machine
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“Slot machine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slot%20machine. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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