Bonus is a special feature of the particular game theme, which is activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination. In the 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. A mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel is used by some bonuses. 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 to alert the operator that change is needed, hand pay is requested or a potential problem with the machine.
The term carousel is used to denote a grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation.
A container where the coins that are immediately available for payouts are held is 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.
Drop bucket or Drop box is a container located in a slot machine's base where excess coins are diverted from the hopper. Typically low denomination slot machines use a drop bucket. And a drop box is used for 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. The contents of drop buckets and drop boxes are collected and counted by the casino on a scheduled basis.
EGM is used as 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. 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.
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 are shown with the slip.
Low Level or Slant Top slot machines are equipped with a stool for you to sit and play. You can only stand playing Stand Up or Upright slot machines.
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. There are up to nine pay lines in classic spinning reel machines while there can be one hundred pay lines in video slot machines.
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.
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. In this case the remaining amount will be paid as a hand pay or an attendant will come and re-fill the machine.
A document provided by the manufacturer for all slot machines is 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.