When certain symbols appear in a winning combination a special feature of the particular game theme is activated, which is a Bonus. The player can choose from several items shown on a screen. As the player chooses items, a number of credits is revealed and awarded. A mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel is used by some bonuses. The amount won is displayed with the help of it in conjunction with the bonus.
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.
A grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation are called Carousel.
Coin hopper is a container where the coins that are immediately available for payouts are held. The hopper is a mechanical device that rotates coins into the coin tray when a player collects credits. A coin diverter automatically redirects 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. As for high denomination slot machines they use a drop box. There is a hinged lid with one or more locks in a drop box and there ais no such lid in a drop bucket. There is a scheduled basis on which the contents of drop buckets and drop boxes are collected and counted.
Electronic Gaming Machine is called EGM.
Hand pay refers to a payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine. When the amount of the payout exceeds the maximum amount that was preset by the slot machine's operator a hand pay occurs. 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.
Hopper fill slip is 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. 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.
A payback percentage based on a gambler using the optimal strategy in a skill-based slot machine game is called Optimal play.
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.
The term Short pay is used to mean 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. An attendant will come and re-fill the machine or the remaining amount will be paid as a hand pay.
The manufacturer for all slot machines provide them with a document called Theoretical Hold Worksheet. The theoretical percentage that the slot machine should hold based on adequate levels of coin-in is idicated in it. 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.
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.

To know what you are playing is necessary for you.
Always make sure that you insert the correct amount of coins into a machine. Cash your credits and only the leave the machine.
Only if you have fun your gambling won't be stressful. Be smart and change oyur bets according to your luck.