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

Examples of slot machine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Caesars Virginia — a $750 million casino with nearly 1,500 slot machines, 79 table games, sports betting, restaurants and a luxury hotel — is now open in Danville, which is about two hours from Charlotte. —Laura Barrero, Axios, 22 Dec. 2024

There are dozens of slot machines where travelers can press their luck when departing or arriving on a flight into the famed gaming town. —Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024

The budget also includes $75 million in license fees for the casino, including payments to the state of $48.3 million for slot machines and $11.7 million for table games. —Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Oct. 2024

The lawsuit asks the court to force the state to apply the same tax rate to skill games or to bar it from collecting taxes on slot machines. —Marc Levy, Fortune, 30 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

slot machine

noun

1

: a machine whose operation is begun when a coin is dropped into a slot

2

: a coin-operated gambling machine that pays off for the matching of symbols on wheels spun by a handle