An assistant professor at West Virginia University is studying slot machines to see what makes them potentially addictive. Mariya Cherkasova will “reverse engineer” some elements of slot machines to ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) The flashing lights. The spinning wheels. The sound of coins hitting the tray below. A metal-on-metal clank that makes slot machines so appealing to so many. “The biggest game ...

The sound of coins hitting the tray below, a metal-on-metal clank that makes slot machines so appealing to so many. “The biggest game that people play in casinos is slots,” said Jon Friedl, of Ohio.

Western Kentucky University’s new vice president for research has a background that includes turning university research into private ventures and time as a liberal arts dean. “I have worked with ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The installation of slot machines in Florida's Broward County could adversely affect Calder Race Course in Miami, as well as racing and breeding interests throughout Kentucky, ...