a gambling
machine operated by inserting
coins into a
slot and pulling down a long
handle (its "arm") attached to its side. This causes a
series of wheels to start
spinning. The
machine will automatically pay out
money if certain specified combinations occur after three or four wheels have
spun. It is called a "bandit" because it frequently "robs" one of
loose change.
a gambling
machine operated by inserting
coins into a
slot and pulling down a long
handle (its "arm") attached to its side. This causes a
series of wheels to start
spinning. The
machine will automatically pay out
money if certain specified combinations occur after three or four wheels have
spun. It is called a "bandit" because it frequently "robs" one of
loose change. And you
throw your
quarter in it, you know, and you
pull the one-armed bandit's arm, and it goes all over the
floor. iOpening Lecture (1
Jan. 60)
a gambling
machine operated by inserting
coins into a
slot and pulling down a long
handle (its "arm") attached to its side. This causes a
series of wheels to start
spinning. The
machine will automatically pay out
money if certain specified combinations occur after three or four wheels have
spun. It is called a "bandit" because it frequently "robs" one of
loose change. And you
throw your
quarter in it, you know, and you
pull the one-armed bandit's arm, and it goes all over the
floor. ?Opening Lecture (1
Jan. 60)