When certain symbols appear in a winning combination a special feature of the particular game theme is activated, which is a Bonus. Several items on the screen are presented to the player 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 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.
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. 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.
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. A drop bucket doesn't contain a lid while a drop box contains a hinged lid with one or more locks. There is a scheduled basis on which the contents of drop buckets and drop boxes are collected and counted.
EGM is 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. 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 are equipped with a stool for you to sit and play. Stand Up or Upright slot machines are played while standing.
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.
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. If the coin hopper has been depleted as a result of making earlier payouts to players the short pay happens. An attendant will come and re-fill the machine or the remaining amount will be paid as a hand pay.
A document provided by the manufacturer for all slot machines is called Theoretical Hold Worksheet. 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.