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Slot machines

Scope note

Coin-operated gambling machines, activated by various mechanisms, usually a single lever or button, in which the final alignment of predesignated symbols determines the amount of payoff.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000211247

Broader Terms used

<public entertainment devices>

Equivalent Terms used

slot machine

Created

13yrs ago

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