Dedications and Holy Space Online
In the online realm, the concept of an ‘offering’ becomes interestingly abstract. A physical player might put a lucky coin next to the machine, but an online player’s offering is often a relinquishment of time or concentration. I know players who purposefully let Cleopatra’s full intro animation play, seeing it as a required tribute before they can begin. Others take care of playing a few times on the minimum bet as a ‘tribute’ to activate the game’s bounty.