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Slot
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terms, meaning of words |
Terminology, Jargon, Slang, Vocabulary.
- Carousel - a group of slot machines.
- Hopper - This is where the money is
stored inside the machine.
- Low Level - Slot machines you can
sit at to play.
- Multi-line - A slot machine with more
than one pay line. Slot machines may have several pay lines.
- Max Bet - The maximum amount of coins
that you can play per spin. It is of the most importance when playing
progressive slots because usually the max bet must be played to qualify
for the big jackpot.
- Payback - The percentage of winnings
a machine will payout in relation to the amount put in.
- Pay for Play Machines - These are
generally one-two-three coins option slot machines with staggered payoffs.
The more coins you put the better the payoffs.
- Payline (or Pay Line) - The line at
which the symbols must align to win.
- Pay Table - The section of the slot
machine which shows the payoffs for each type of winning combination.
The pay table will also tell you if there are bonus features and if
playing the 'Max Bet' will reward you with a top bonus prize.
- Progressive Slots - A group of slot
machines called a Carousel linked together to pay one common big jackpot.
- Progressive Jackpot - The big jackpot
that grows progressively as people play. For each spin/hand played the
machine adds a small credit to the running jackpot total. Sometimes
several machines are linked up together to form a combined large jackpot,
and also several casinos may join together to form an inter-casino progressive
jackpot that can generate very large sums.
- Reels - The rotating narrow barrels
on which the symbols appear. Modern slot machines can have from 3 to
5 reels.
- Slot Club Member - Slot clubs were
invented for slot fanatics. By becoming a member you are given a card
(like a credit card). Using your card while playing the slots (also
table games in some casinos) helps you earn free points / cash. The
rules, number of points needed to achieve regular club status, and the
benefits given to the player are different at every casino.
- Stand Up - Slot machines where you
play standing up.
- Symbols - The pictures or graphics
that line up on the payline to score a win.
- Take/Pay Cycle - Based on the assumption
that most slot machines work on cycles, it is when to expect a machine
to pay out following a certain amount of coins fed into it.
- Tilt - When a machine stops operation,
usually following a malfunction.
- Wild Symbol - This is like a joker
and will act as 'the desired' symbol to make up a winning combination
on the payline.
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