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. There are bonuses that use a mechanical device, such as a spinning wheel. 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. It alerts the operator that change is needed, hand pay is requested or there is a potential problem with the machine.
A grouping of slot machines, usually in a circle or oval formation are called Carousel.
Coin hopper is a container where the coins that are immediately available for payouts are held. 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.
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. It is generally used in low denomination slot machines. And a drop box is used for high denomination slot machines. The difference between a drop box and a drop bucket is a hinged lid with one or more locks. 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. A hand pay occurs when the amount of the payout is more than 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.
There is Hopper fill used to record the replenishments of the coin in the coin hopper after it becomes depleted as a result of making payouts to players. There is the slip that 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. 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 is used to denote a straight or zigzagged line that crosses through one symbol on each reel, along which a winning combination is evaluated. Up to nine pay lines are contained by classic spinning reel machines and video slot machines contain up to a hundred ones.
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.
Short pay refers to a partial payout made by a slot machine, which is less than the amount due to the player. This occurs 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.
Theoretical Hold Worksheet is a document provided by the manufacturer for all slot machines. It indicates the theoretical percentage that the slot machine should hold based on adequate levels of coin-in. 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.
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.

To know what you are playing is necessary for you.
You should know exactly how many coins you are supposed to insert into a machine. Always cash out your credits before leaving a machine.
Only if you have fun your gambling won't be stressful. Use money management. Increase your bets when you are winning, and decrease your bets when you are losing.