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. A number of credits is revealed and awarded as the player chooses items. 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. When change is needed, hand pay is requested or a potential problem with the machine appears it flashes.
Carousel refers to a grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation.
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 is used to redirect excess coins into a drop bucket, or drop box when a certain preset coin capacity is reached.
Credit meter is used for displaying 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. A drop bucket can usually be found in low denomination slot machines. As for high denomination slot machines they use a drop box. 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.
A payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine is Hand pay. 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.
Hopper fill is a document used for recording the replenishments of the coin in the coin hopper after it becomes depleted as a result of making payouts to players. The are shown with the slip.
A stool is included into Low Level or Slant Top slot machines, so you can sit and play. You will have to stand while 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.
Payline is a straight or zigzagged line that crosses through one symbol on each reel, along which a winning combination is evaluated. Classic spinning reel machines usually have up to nine pay lines, while video slot machines may have as many as one hundred.
While the meters count up to the amount that has been won the process of dramatizing a win by playing sounds happens which is called Rollup.
A partial payout made by a slot machine, which is less than the amount due to the player 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.
A document provided by the manufacturer for all slot machines is called Theoretical Hold Worksheet. 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 you'll spot a winning slot machine is when the bells are ringing and the money is dropping. 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.
It is a rude mistake. RNG decides when the machine will stop and there are thousands of combination available on a 3 reel slot machine.
Casinos can tighten or loosen slot machines from the back office.
In order to change how a slot willpay out is by changing the computer chip. No casino can just flip a switch.
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.
It is also a mistake. These things are only mechanisms for beginning the game. The machine knows whether you win or lose before the symbols begin to stop.
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.
One more rude mistake. The chances and odds are always the same. It doesn’t matter when you play.