Bonus is a special feature of the particular game theme, which is activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination. In the bonus, the player is presented with several items on a screen from which to choose. A number of credits is revealed and awarded as the player chooses items. A mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel is used by some bonuses. It is used in conjunction with the bonus for displaying the amount won.
Candle is a light on top of the slot machine. When change is needed, hand pay is requested or a potential problem with the machine appears it flashes.
The term carousel is used to denote a grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation.
Coin hopper is a container where the coins that are immediately available for payouts are held. When a player collects credits this mechanical device rotates coins into the coin tray. A coin diverter is used to redirect 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. A drop bucket can usually be found in low denomination slot machines. As for high denomination slot machines they use a drop box. A drop bucket doesn't contain a lid while a drop box contains a hinged lid with one or more locks. The contents of drop buckets and drop boxes are collected and counted by the casino on a scheduled basis.
EGM is used as a short-hand for Electronic Gaming Machine.
A payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine is Hand pay. When the amount of the payout exceeds the maximum amount that was preset by the slot machine's operator a hand pay occurs. At the level where the operator must begin to deduct taxes the maximum amount is set. 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.
Playing Low Level or Slant Top slot machines you can sit as they have a stool. 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.
Payline is 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.
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. This occurs 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.
The term Theoretical Hold Worksheet. Is used to denote a document provided by the manufacturer for all slot machines. Basing on adequate levels of coin-in it indicates the theoretical percentage that the slot machine should hold. 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.
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.