A special feature of the particular game theme activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination is Bonus. Several items on the screen are presented to the player to choose. After choosing items a number of credits is revealed and awarded. There are bonuses that use a mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel. The amount won is displayed with the help of it in conjunction with the bonus.
A light on top of the slot machine is Candle. It flashes when change is needed and hand pay is requested.
Slot machines in a circle or oval formation are usually called Carousel.
There is a container where the coins that are immediately available for payouts are held called Coin hopper. It is used to rotate coins into the coin tray when a player collects credits. When a certain preset coin capacity is reached, a coin diverter automatically redirects excess coins into a drop bucket, or drop box.
To display the amount of money or credits on the machine Credit meter is used.
A a container located in a slot machine's base where excess coins are diverted from the hopper is Drop bucket or Drop box. A drop bucket can usually be found in low denomination slot machines. And a drop box is used for 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 casino collects and counts the contents of drop buckets and drop boxes.
EGM is a short-hand for Electronic Gaming Machine.
The term Hand pay means a payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine. 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. The maximum amount is set at the level where the operator must begin to deduct taxes. A hand pay can also be a result of a short pay.
Hopper fill is a document used for recording the replenishments of the coin in the coin hopper after it becomes depleted as a result of making payouts to players. The are shown with the slip.
Playing Low Level or Slant Top slot machines you can sit as they have a stool. Playing Stand Up or Upright slot machines you won't be able to sit.
The term Optimal play means 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.
While the meters count up to the amount that has been won the process of dramatizing a win by playing sounds happens which is called Rollup.
A partial payout made by a slot machine, which is less than the amount due to the player is called Short pay. If the coin hopper has been depleted as a result of making earlier payouts to players the short pay happens. In this case the remaining amount will be paid as a hand pay or an attendant will come and re-fill the machine.
Theoretical Hold Worksheet is a document provided by the manufacturer for all slot machines. 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.