A special feature of the particular game theme activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination is 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. The amount won is displayed with the help of it 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.
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. When a player collects credits this mechanical device rotates coins into the coin tray. There is a coin diverter used for redirecting 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.
A a container located in a slot machine's base where excess coins are diverted from the hopper is Drop bucket or Drop box. A drop bucket can usually be found in low denomination slot machines. High denomination slot machines use a drop box. A drop box contains a hinged lid with one or more locks whereas a drop bucket doesn't contain a lid. The casino collects and counts the contents of drop buckets and drop boxes.
EMG is 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. The maximum amount is set at the level where the operator must begin to deduct taxes. A hand pay can also be 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 exists to indicate 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. Stand Up or Upright slot machines are played while standing.
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.
The term Payline means 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.
The process of dramatizing a win by playing sounds while the meters count up to the amount that has been won is Rollup.
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. The remaining amount due to the player is either paid as a hand pay or an attendant will come and re-fill the machine.
The term Theoretical Hold Worksheet. Is used to denote 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 worksheet also indicates the reel strip settings, number of coins that may be played, the payout schedule, the number of reels and other information.
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.