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. 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. It works in conjunction with the bonus to display the amount won.
A light on top of the slot machine is Candle. It alerts the operator that change is needed, hand pay is requested or there is a potential problem with the machine.
Slot machines in a circle or oval formation are usually called Carousel.
Coin hopper contains the coins that are immediately available for payouts. When a player collects credits this mechanical device rotates coins into the coin tray. 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. Typically low denomination slot machines use a drop bucket. A drop box can be found in high denomination slot machines. 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.
EGM is a short-hand for Electronic Gaming Machine.
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. Usually, the maximum amount is set at the level where the operator must begin to deduct taxes. A short pay can also result in a and 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 indicates 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.
Low Level or Slant Top slot machines are equipped with a stool for you to 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. Classic spinning reel machines usually have up to nine pay lines, while video slot machines may have as many as one hundred.
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. 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.
The term Theoretical Hold Worksheet. Is used to denote a document provided by the manufacturer for all slot machines. 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.