A special feature of the particular game theme, which is activated when certain symbols appear in a winning combination is called Bonus. In the bonus, the player is presented with several items on a screen from which to choose. A number of credits is revealed and awarded as the player chooses items. 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.
Slot machines in a circle or oval formation are usually called Carousel.
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. A coin diverter is used to redirect excess coins into a drop bucket, or drop box when a certain preset coin capacity is reached.
To display the amount of money or credits on the machine Credit meter is used.
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. 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 exists a scheduled basis for collecting and counting the contents of drop buckets and drop boxes.
EGM is used as a short-hand for Electronic Gaming Machine.
A payout made by a slot attendant or cage, rather than the slot machine is Hand pay. 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 slip exists to indicate 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.
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. 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. It can happen if the coin hopper has been depleted as a result of making earlier payouts to players. In this case the remaining amount will be paid as a hand pay or an attendant will come and re-fill the machine.
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.

There are at least two types of slot players.
The first type is a persistent player.
The players of this type believe that very soon there will be a period when the machine begins to pay. Any second now the slot machine will roll over and all the coins will be flying out and you will be rich.
Players become so persistent if they have already spent a lot of money for this slot and haven’t got anything or if they have found a slot machine that haven’t paid for a long period of time. They believe that at least any payout is due to happen. The rush is that if they leave after depositing so much money in the machine it will erupt and the payouts will be often and large. Maybe it can really work if you have already spent thousands of dollars and have got nothing back. The machine will pay any way.
In the old days when a payout occurred players would feel the coins to see if they were hot or cold. If the coins where hot then the slot machine had not paid out in a while and to the chaser this was good as the machine was do. In fact the coins could be hot only because of the numerous lights that heated the coins.
The chaser.
The player have won and being reinforced by the win gains trust in the slot machine. One can feel the atmosphere of comfort and trust between the machine and the player.

Slots Rules: Understanding the rules of the game is always important, no matter what game you are playing. Slots are the easiest casino games. The rules are very simple. The player has to insert coins in the slot machine, then push the button or pull the handle and wait for the combination of symbols. If you hear bells ringing and see lights flashing it means that you win. Of course you can win much, but never bet or spend more than you can afford.
Rules for playing Slots
The rules for slots are one of the simplest set of rules for any casino game. In fact it is so because there are no rules at all. The principle of the game is the following: the player inserts coins, pulls the handle and then checks the combination of symbols on the lines. The main objective is to match certain symbols on the paylines. But the player can do nothing to affect this. Slot machines can be found in many denominations from 5 cents to being the most popular, although there are also machines that accept 0 tokens.
It is a popular game for beginners because it is just them against the machine. They don't have to worry about rules and regulations, or being laughed at by the other players for making a bad play, all they have to do is try to hit the jackpot by matching the highest paying symbols on one of the pay lines.

United States
In the United States the availability of slot machines is regulated by governments. Many states have established gaming control boards to regulate the possession and use of slot machines. Nevada is the only state that has no significant restrictions against slot machines. New Jersey allows only hotel casinos operated in Atlantic City to have slot machines. In some states slot machines are allowed only on licensed riverboats or permanently-anchored barges. In Delaware there are slot machines only at three horse tracks. They are regulated by the state lottery commission.

Casinos: Native American
Native American casinos located in reservations are not permitted to have slot machines. When the tribe first reaches a pact with the state in which it is located it gets the permission to have them. According to the pact a fraction of the gross revenue from slot machines is received by the state.

Classes Of Slots
There is no federal law governing slot machines. Their classifications may vary from state to state. There are restrictions on the type of slot machines that can be used in a casino or other gaming area in some states. The operation of "Class III" (or "traditional") slot machines is fulfilled from a centralized computer system. A player's chance of winning any payout is the same with every play. Nevada or Atlantic City have more Class III slots than any other state. They are sometimes referred to as "Vegas-style slots".
"Class II" slot machines ("video lottery terminals" or "VLTs") are connected to a centralized computer system. The determination of the outcome of each wager is fulfilled by it. Each machine has an equal chance of winning a series of limited prizes. There is a fee for each Class III game that the casino has to pay to the state. Class II games are not so tightly regulated by the state.

Class II Game Characteristics
The player is playing against other players. There is a common prize for which they are competing. Each game has a winner. Only when there is a winner the game stops. There is a certain number of wins and losses in a given set of wins. The combimation can occur again only after a new batch is initiated. The games depend on one another. The player must be an active participant. There is the same set of numbers for all players.

Characteristics Of Class III Games
The house plays against the player. The previous games don't influence the following ones. The outcome of any game is unpredictable.

Clubs Of Slot Players
Free memberships in "slot clubs" is offered by many American casinos. They offer to return a small fraction of the amount of money that is bet in the form of comps. The requirement of such clubs is the usage of cards for the slot machines. Comps or "cash back" allows to make the differences in the maximum theoretical returns significant.

Slots In Australia
Queen of the Nile is a poker machine that is very popular in Australia. Australian slot machines are called Gaming Machines. Physical reels are stimulated by video displays in Australian-style gaming machines. There are five of them in most cases. State governments regulate the use of gaming machines in Australia.
Not only casinos but also pubs and clubs in some states have Gaming machines. The first Australian state to legalize this style of gambling was New South Wales. In 1956 they were made legal in all registered clubs in the state.
Western Australia only permits the use of particular forms of gaming machine.

Slots In The United Kingdom
In Britain slot machines are known as fruit machines, one-armed bandits and AWP. Fruit machines are commonly found in pubs, clubs, arcades, and some take-away food shops. There can be 3, 4 or 6 reels with around 16 or 24 fruit symbols printed around them. These reels should be spun. Winnings are paid from the machine if certain combinations of fruit appear. Slot machines seen in casinos and elsewhere around the world are similar to these machines. But some extra features can be found. There exists a strict jackpot limit. The UK fruit machines have some features. A player may be given the opportunity to hold one or more reels before spinning. The chance of winning is sometimes increased. A finite number nudges following a spin can be also given to a player. The term nudge is used to denote a single-step rotation of a reel of the player's choice.
The type and the location of the machine influences the maximum payout for an individual game. Private members' clubs have "club machines". They have higher jackpots and are allowed to charge more per game.
The manner of operation of these machines is different from American slot machines. The probability of getting the jackpot in each game is independent of any other game.
The AWP fruit machine is popular across Europe and in countries such as the Czech Republic, Russia, and Ukraine.

Slots In Japan
Pachisuro are Japanese slot machines. The traditional Japanese pachinko game is their ancestor. Slot machines are a fairly new phenomenon. Pachinko parlors and the adult sections of amusement arcades, known as game centers have them.
Regulation of the machines is fulfilled by IC chips. They have six different levels changing the odds of a "777". There is a variety of slot machines but there exist rules and regulations for all of them.

All slots work according to one and the same rule. You put coins or money in the slot machine and then pull the handle. Traditionally two main types of slots are distinguished: straight and progressive slots. The main principle of the straight slots is that you get paid according to the schedule listed on the machine itself. Inside the straight slot group four more types are distinguished. They are multiplier, bonus multiplier, multiple payline and buy-a-pay slots. Bonus multiplier slots are characterized by a bonus round, which is activated if making maximum bets. The principle of multiple payline slots is that the number of enabled payline depends on the number of coins bet. The Buy-a-Pay slots are profitable only if you place maximum bets. The jackpot for Progressive slots is never the same as it grows higher with every coin put in the machine. The jackpot total is posted above the machine and can grow to enormous sums of money.