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Slot machines

50 Things That Made the Modern Economy

CHAPTER

Slot Machines Aren't Like Lotteries or Roulettes

Modern slop machines are not like lotteries or roulettes. They gulp down low stakes, perhaps a hundred one cent bets spread across a busying rid of possible winning combinations. And they constantly spit back small wins, too, if indeed they should be described as wins. Research suggests that slop machines can create atics far more quick than other forms of gambling,. such as lotteries, casino games or sports betting. But just as unnerving is the sense that in the past few years, the psychology of the slop machine has escaped the casino and migrated to our pockets. Recovering adicts avo going to places where they might see slot machines. There's

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