A special feature of the particular game theme activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination is Bonus. Several items on the screen are presented to the player to choose. A number of credits is revealed and awarded to the player when items are chosen. Some bonuses use a mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel. The amount won is displayed with the help of it in conjunction with the bonus.
A light on top of the slot machine is Candle. It flashes to alert the operator that change is needed, hand pay is requested or a potential problem with the machine.
Carousel refers to a grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation.
Coin hopper contains the coins that are immediately available for payouts. It is used to rotate 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.
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. A drop box can be found in high denomination slot machines. A drop bucket doesn't contain a lid while a drop box contains a hinged lid with one or more locks. The casino collects and counts the contents of drop buckets and drop boxes.
EGM is a short-hand for Electronic Gaming Machine.
To denote a payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine the term Hand pay is used. 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 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 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.
Playing Low Level or Slant Top slot machines you can sit as they have a stool. You will have to stand while playing Stand Up or Upright slot machines.
The term Optimal play means a payback percentage based on a gambler using the optimal strategy in a skill-based slot machine game.
A straight or zigzagged line that crosses through one symbol on each reel, along which a winning combination is evaluated is called Payline. 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.
If a partial payout made by a slot machine is less than the amount due to the player it is called Short pay. It can happen if the coin hopper has been depleted as a result of making earlier payouts to players. An attendant will come and re-fill the machine or the remaining amount will be paid as a hand pay.
Theoretical Hold Worksheet is a document provided by the manufacturer for all slot machines. Basing on adequate levels of coin-in it indicates the theoretical percentage that the slot machine should hold. 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.
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.