Money Wired
Gadgets What happens when a gambling town falls hard for the computer network? Hacker crooks. Megajackpot slots. Cutting-edge surveillance software. And that's just the start. Kathleen Budz had been at...
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The Bar Is Open: A Slot Machine That Pays In Drinks
DIY Gambling just to win silver coins can get boring. Instead, play for a perfectly crafted cocktail. The BarBot was built by a team from the hacker collective NYC Resistor as… Gambling just to win...
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How Slot Machine Sounds Trick Your Brain
Science Nice music doesn't always mean a real win. When you win a bet on a slot machine, the machine rewards you with a celebratory noise: that electronic string of notes saying, You're a winner! Here...
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Drug Reduces Gambling Behavior In Slot Machine-Loving Rats
Science Rats couldn't resist a slot machine that offered up sugar—until researchers gave them a dopamine blocker. Scientists have found a way to reduce gambling-type behaviors in rats by blocking a...
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