Bonus is a special feature of the particular game theme, which is activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination. Several items on the screen are presented to the player to choose. After choosing items a number of credits is revealed and awarded. Some bonuses use a mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel. To display the amount won it works in conjunction with the bonus.
There is a light on top of the slot machine called Candle. It flashes when change is needed and hand pay is requested.
The term carousel is used to denote a grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation.
Coin hopper contains the coins that are immediately available for payouts. It 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.
A visual display of the amount of money or credits on the machine is called Credit meter.
Drop bucket or Drop box is used for diverting exess coins from the hopper. Typically, a drop bucket is used for low denomination slot machines. As for high denomination slot machines they 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 contents of drop buckets and drop boxes are collected and counted by the casino on a scheduled basis.
EGM is a short-hand for Electronic Gaming Machine.
The term Hand pay means a payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine. A hand pay occurs when the amount of the payout exceeds 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 short pay can also result in a and 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 include a stool so you can sit and play. You will have to stand while playing Stand Up or Upright slot machines.
Optimal play is 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.
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. It can happen 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.
A document provided by the manufacturer for all slot machines is called Theoretical Hold Worksheet. 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.