A special feature of the particular game theme activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination is Bonus. In the bonus, the player is presented with several items on a screen from which 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. It is used in conjunction with the bonus for displaying the amount won.
There is a light on top of the slot machine called Candle. It flashes to alert the operator that change is needed, hand pay is requested or a potential problem with the machine.
A grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation are called Carousel.
There is a container where the coins that are immediately available for payouts are held called Coin hopper. The hopper is a mechanical device that rotates coins into the coin tray when a player collects credits. A coin diverter automatically redirects excess coins into a drop bucket, or drop box when a certain preset coin capacity is reached.
To display the amount of money or credits on the machine Credit meter is used.
Drop bucket or Drop box is a container located in a slot machine's base where excess coins are diverted from the hopper. Typically low denomination slot machines use a drop bucket. And a drop box is used for high denomination slot machines. The difference between a drop box and a drop bucket is a hinged lid with one or more locks. The casino collects and counts the contents of drop buckets and drop boxes.
EGM is used as 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. At the level where the operator must begin to deduct taxes the maximum amount is set. A hand pay can also be a result of a short 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. The are shown with the slip.
Low Level or Slant Top slot machines include a stool so you can sit and play. You will have to stand while playing Stand Up or Upright slot machines.
A payback percentage based on a gambler using the optimal strategy in a skill-based slot machine game is called Optimal play.
A straight or zigzagged line that crosses through one symbol on each reel, along which a winning combination is evaluated is called Payline. Classic spinning reel machines usually have up to nine pay lines, while video slot machines may have as many as one hundred.
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. It can happen if the coin hopper has been depleted as a result of making earlier payouts to players. The remaining amount due to the player is either 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 reel strip settings, number of coins that may be played, the payout schedule, the number of reels and other information is indicated in the worksheet.
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 is called Weight count.