A special feature of the particular game theme activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination is Bonus. The player can choose from several items shown on a screen. As the player chooses items, a number of credits is revealed and awarded. Some bonuses use a mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel. To display the amount won it works 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.
A grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation are called Carousel.
A container where the coins that are immediately available for payouts are held is coin hopper. When a player collects credits this mechanical device rotates coins into the coin tray. 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 used for diverting exess coins from the hopper. A drop bucket can usually be found in low denomination slot machines. 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.
Electronic Gaming Machine is called EGM.
Hand pay refers to a payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine. A hand pay occurs when the amount of the payout exceeds 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 could also be necessary as 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 slip 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.
Low Level or Slant Top slot machines include a stool so you can sit and play. You can only stand playing Stand Up or Upright slot machines.
The term Optimal play means a payback percentage based on a gambler using the optimal strategy in a skill-based slot machine game.
A straight or zigzagged line that crosses through one symbol on each reel, along which a winning combination is evaluated is called Payline. Up to nine pay lines are contained by classic spinning reel machines and video slot machines contain up to a hundred ones.
Rollup is 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. Then the remaining amount is paid as a hand pay or the machine is re-filled by an attendant.
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.

There are a lot of myths and superstitions about slots.
You can spot a winning slot machine.
The only way one can say that theslot machine is a winning one is only to catch this moment, when the machine pays out. Slot machines use random numbergenerator and that's exactly that. Random.
Casinos place loose slots near the cashier, aisle ways, etc.
In reality it is not to casino’s advantage to place loose slots at one and the same place, because in this case gamblers would play only these slots. The slots are mixed and nobody can say for sure whether this slot is a loose one or not.
Count the number of symbols on the reels to determine your odds.
This is mathematically impossible, remember the RNG (random number generator) determines the stops. Thereare literally millions of combinations on a 3 reel slot machine, so there is no way of determining odds by the symbols on the reels alone.
Casinos can tighten or loosen slot machines from the back office.
It is not as simple as that. The casino can’t just change the chip of the slot machine. It is illegal and it has to be permitted by the commission.
A slot machine that has not been paying is due to hit.
Absolutely false. The RNG assures this. You have an equal chance of winning on a losing machine as you do on a machine that just paid out the jackpot.
Pulling the slot machine handle produces more wins than pressing the spin button and visa versa.
Again false. It makes no difference, as the computer only uses these as mechanisms to start the game. Only the computer determines a win or a loss and it has already determined if you are a winner or loser even before the first reel stops spinning.
Playing with hot coins improves your chances.
It is false. Nothing can affect the outcome, the machine doesn’t care and doesn’t know whether your coins are cold or hot.
Casinos set slot machines to payback more on the weekends.
Wrong again. Your odds of winning are the same no matter if it's 4:00pm Monday, 8:00pm Saturday or 3:00am Wednesday. Casinos can not and do not do this.

Knowing the rules is of great importance when playing any casino game. With slots the rules are very simple: Read the payout chart, insert coins, push button, (or pull handle), insert more coins. If you hear bells ringing and see lights flashing it means that you win. Of course you can win much, but never bet or spend more than you can afford.
Rules for playing Slots
The rules for slots are one of the simplest set of rules for any casino game. In fact it is so because there are no rules at all. All the player has to do is drop coins in the slot and pull the handle or push the spin button. The main objective is to match certain symbols on the paylines. But the player can do nothing to affect this. Slot machines can be found in many denominations from 5 cents to being the most popular, although there are also machines that accept 0 tokens.
It is a popular game for beginners because it is just them against the machine. They don't have to worry about rules and regulations, or being laughed at by the other players for making a bad play, all they have to do is try to hit the jackpot by matching the highest paying symbols on one of the pay lines.

You can be sure that slot machines are designed to be honest. What you can really doubt is the honesty of some manufactures.
The very first slot machines worked according to the following principle: the wheels spun and then each of them stopped randomly. Today’s slot machines are light years away from those lumbering machines of old. Now the integral part of any slot machine is a chip, which is programmed to select numbers randomly. The selected number determines the symbol which then comes out. The computer code that generates the random numbers is responsible for whether the machine is “loose” or “tight,” so gaming inspectors look at the machine’s code to make sure that a slot machine doesn’t cheat. That is, inspectors make sure that the machine pays off at the legal rate or better.
Because slot machines don’t pay off with every spin, it’s difficult for customers to tell whether a slot machine’s chip has been programmed to pay off less often than is legally required. Inspectors look at brands of machines and their chips before they are installed in casinos, but they can’t inspect each machine. Once inspectors approve a brand of machine, the manufacturers can make changes to individual machines as long as the changes fall within the legal bounds. Some dishonest manufactures use the right to produce machines, but use a different chip, which is programmed to pay less or not so often.
There is an example when there was inserted an illegal tip which doesn’t allow royal flushes. Or a chip that shows near misses of a jackpot. The effect was two-fold: the machine didn’t pay off, and customers continued to play the machine, thinking that they were very close to a big jackpot. If you think that you have come across such a machine you have a right to complain. In the case if the complaint the inspectors will visir the casino and check whether the machines have a legal chip. Manufacturers that cheat are fined or they can lose their license.

Have you ever met a man who has managed to cheat slots?
It is impossible to cheat the slot machine, but to improve the payout is possible. It was proved by a gambler whose name was Tommy Glenn Carmichael.
Tommy is now 53 and he can be said to have spent all his life inventing different devices to cheat slot machines. His first invention worked, but not for a long period of time as he was sentenced to prison for using it. After the release Tommy began to invent new kinds of devices for cheating slot machines. His next invention was a slider, a guitar wire. He inserted it into the machine, which released coins form the hopper.
Later the slot machines were not any longer mechanical, they were computerized and as a result there appeared a need for a new device. Tommy found a manufacture who showed him the inside of a slot machine. From that experience, he learned what he needed to know to beat it. His new inventions was a light want that blinded the sensor of the slot machine and as a result got winnings. He sold these wands and could earn up to ,000 a day. He drove expensive cars, took cruises, and bought two houses.
Eventually, all good things come to an end. While using his devise Tommy was caught by the police. He was fined, but soon came back to the same business. By this time, authorities had tapped his phone and recorded conversations with other cheats who used his device. Three years’ probation and expropriation was the punishment. He has been banned from entering any casino.