one-armed bandit

Etymology


From, referring to the fact that the machine is operated by a single handle, and “steals” money from losing players.

Noun

 * 1)  A gaming machine having a long arm-like handle at one side that a player pulls down to make reels spin; the player wins money or tokens when certain combinations of symbols line up on these reels.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: enarmet tyveknægt
 * Dutch: eenarmige bandiet
 * Estonian: ühekäeline bandiit
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: einarmiger Bandit
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