var Symbols = []; // list of symbols on the machine
var slots = []; // each slot contains the index of the symbol it contains
var NUMSLOTS = 15;
var NUMSYMBOLS = 5;
var FLICKERDURATION = 3000; //Milliseconds

function randomize(){
	var i = 0;
	for(i; i < NUMSLOTS; i++){
		// picks a random symbol from the symbols list and stores it in the slot
		slots[i] = Math.floor(Math.random()*NUMSYMBOLS);
	}
}

function buttonClick(){
	randomize(); //figure out what all the slots will change into
	setInterval(flickerSlots(), 20); //show symbols flickering before showing the result
	setTimeout(FLICKERDURATION, showResult()); //show the actual resulting symbols
}

function flickerSlots(){
	
}

function showResult(){
	clearInterval(); //stop the flickering
}

window.onload = function(){ 
	randomize(); // sets all your slots to an initial value before the lever is started
}