Bonus is a special feature of the particular game theme, which is activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination. The player is presented with several items on a screen from which to choose. A number of credits is revealed and awarded to the player when items are chosen. There are bonuses that use a mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel. It works in conjunction with the bonus to display the amount won.
A light on top of the slot machine is Candle. When change is needed, hand pay is requested or a potential problem with the machine appears it flashes.
A grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation are called Carousel.
Coin hopper contains the coins that are immediately available for payouts. It is used to rotate coins into the coin tray when a player collects credits. A coin diverter is used to redirect excess coins into a drop bucket, or drop box when a certain preset coin capacity is reached.
Credit meter is a visual display of the amount of money or credits on the machine.
There is a container located in a slot machine's base that is used to divert excess coins. Typically low denomination slot machines use a drop bucket. A drop box can be found in high denomination slot machines. A drop box contains a hinged lid with one or more locks whereas a drop bucket doesn't contain a lid. The contents of drop buckets and drop boxes are collected and counted by the casino on a scheduled basis.
EMG is Electronic Gaming Machine.
To denote a payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine the term Hand pay is used. A hand pay occurs when the amount of the payout is more than the maximum amount that was preset by the slot machine's operator. Usually, the maximum amount is set at the level where the operator must begin to deduct taxes. A short pay can also result in a and pay.
A document used to record the replenishments of the coin in the coin hopper after it becomes depleted as a result of making payouts to players is Hopper fill. There is the slip that indicates the amount of coins placed into the hoppers, the signatures of the employees involved in the transaction, the slot machine number and the location and the date.
A stool is included into Low Level or Slant Top slot machines, so you can sit and play. You will have to stand while playing Stand Up or Upright slot machines.
The term Optimal play is used to denote a payback percentage based on a gambler using the optimal strategy in a skill-based slot machine game.
The term Payline means a straight or zigzagged line that crosses through one symbol on each reel, along which a winning combination is evaluated. There are up to nine pay lines in classic spinning reel machines while there can be one hundred pay lines in video slot machines.
The term Rollup is used to mean the process of dramatizing a win by playing sounds while the meters count up to the amount that has been won.
If a partial payout made by a slot machine is less than the amount due to the player it is called Short pay. If the coin hopper has been depleted as a result of making earlier payouts to players the short pay happens. The remaining amount due to the player is either paid as a hand pay or an attendant will come and re-fill the machine.
The manufacturer for all slot machines provide them with a document called Theoretical Hold Worksheet. It indicates the theoretical percentage that the slot machine should hold based on adequate levels of coin-in. The worksheet also indicates the reel strip settings, number of coins that may be played, the payout schedule, the number of reels and other information.
Weight count is an American term, referring to the dollar amount of coins or tokens removed from a slot machine's drop bucket or drop box and counted by the casino's hard count team through the use of a weigh scale.