A special feature of the particular game theme, which is activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination is called Bonus. Several items on the screen are presented to the player 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.
Candle is a light on top of the slot machine. It flashes when change is needed and hand pay is requested.
The term carousel is used to denote a grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation.
Coin hopper contains the coins that are immediately available for payouts. The hopper is a mechanical device that rotates 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.
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. It is generally used in low denomination slot machines. High denomination slot machines use a drop box. There is a hinged lid with one or more locks in a drop box and there ais no such lid in a drop bucket. There exists a scheduled basis for collecting and counting the contents of drop buckets and drop boxes.
EGM is a short-hand for 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 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 are shown with the slip.
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.
Optimal play is a payback percentage based on a gambler using the optimal strategy in a skill-based slot machine game.
Payline is a straight or zigzagged line that crosses through one symbol on each reel, along which a winning combination is evaluated. 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. If the coin hopper has been depleted as a result of making earlier payouts to players the short pay happens. 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. The theoretical percentage that the slot machine should hold based on adequate levels of coin-in is idicated in it. 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.
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.