When certain symbols appear in a winning combination a special feature of the particular game theme is activated, which is a Bonus. The player is presented with several items on a screen from which to choose. As the player chooses items, a number of credits is revealed and awarded. There are bonuses that use a mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel. It is used in conjunction with the bonus for displaying the amount won.
There is a light on top of the slot machine called Candle. It flashes when change is needed and hand pay is requested.
Slot machines in a circle or oval formation are usually called Carousel.
A container where the coins that are immediately available for payouts are held is coin hopper. It 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.
A visual display of the amount of money or credits on the machine is called Credit meter.
Drop bucket or Drop box is a container located in a slot machine's base where excess coins are diverted from the hopper. Typically, a drop bucket is used for low denomination slot machines. A drop box can be found in high denomination slot machines. The difference between a drop box and a drop bucket is 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.
EMG is Electronic Gaming Machine.
Hand pay refers to a payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine. 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. At the level where the operator must begin to deduct taxes the maximum amount is set. A hand pay can also be 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. Playing Stand Up or Upright slot machines you won't be able to sit.
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. 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.
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. In this case the remaining amount will be paid as a hand pay or an attendant will come and re-fill the machine.
The manufacturer for all slot machines provide them with a document 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.