Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kevin Anderton, Kansas City-based science reporter and graphic artist. This article is more than 8 years old. Slot machine revenue ...

Casinos across the country have been shut down for weeks, but that hasn’t stopped Joshua O’Connell and others from experiencing the rush of a slot machine jackpot. The Connecticut resident sets aside ...

Katrina Bookman thought her ship had come in when she hit a nearly $43 million jackpot on a slot machine at a casino near La Guardia Airport in New York. But there would be no riches for the mother of ...

An unemployed mother of four thought she had hit a nearly $43 million jackpot on a slot machine, changing her life forever. Then she learned the crushing news: There would be no millions because the ...

Tristan Harris, a former Google design ethicist and product philosopher, says smartphones are becoming like addictive slot machines — only they're sitting in billions’ of pockets instead of in casinos ...

The reels spin at a bet of $6 a pull, and after three minutes of watching high heels, glasses of champagne, and Carrie Bradshaw spinning across 20 reels, a bonus activates. A man yells, “If it’s ...

Duval County voters approved a referendum that opens the door for an Arlington poker room to operate slot machines – but only if the Florida Supreme Court decides whether that type of gambling can be ...