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Terms: A - B
Bank: Group of slot machines, aka known as a carousel of
machines.
Progressive carousels are linked to play one top jackpot
Basic
Slots: Single
payline, aka straight or “flat-top”
slots, have a constant top jackpot payout that does not change.
Bet
Max: is to bet the
max coins for each play/spin. The
best payouts occur
when maximum bet is wagered. If you want to receive full value for your
slots
play, this is the best strategy.
Bet One: is to bet
one
coin for each
play/spin. While you play longer, it eliminates the possibility of
receiving
payouts for the highest jackpots. See Onesies.
Bonus
Feature: Most slots
offer several bonus features.
Example: free spins, multipliers, scatter pays, wild symbols and/or
second-screen bonus event.
Bonus
Multiplier Slots: offer
larger top jackpots as incentive to
play max coins. The top jackpot symbol, (ex. 7’s) will only pay with
max coins.
Bonus
Video Slots: feature
‘second
chance’ bonus round and up to 50 paylines.
Slots Terms: C
Call
Attendant: The slot
of your dreams has just lined up a
hand-pay accompanied by the sound of bells and clapping.
Coin
In and Coin Out:
Coins In is amount played
through machine. Coins Out are paid wins.
These
two numbers determine a slots overall payout percentage.
Coins: Slot coins offer several denomination options,
usually from pennies to
$5. Betting
maximum
coins will activate all symbols and/or lines on a multi-line bonus
slot.
Collect: Amount of
credits/cash won
after a session of slot play. Bonus slots conclude the bonus round with
a
Collect button.
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Terms: D - I
Denomination: Most slots offer several denominations
options, usually from pennies to $5.
Double/Triple Symbols:
Whenever
these
symbols appear in the center of a single payline slot in
combination with other symbols creating a winning combination, the
payoff
amount is doubled or tripled.
Free
Spin(s): Slots
bonus
feature that offers one or more
free spins.
Hold
and
Re-Spin Bonus Slots:
Player holds the reel results while the
other reels spin unassisted resulting in additional credits.
Hold
Percentage:
Percentage of coins played that casinos
keep.
Instant
Winner: Slots win
paid immediately rather than
installments--re: progressive slots.
Slots Terms: L - N
Line
Bet: Wager for each
line activated. Tip: to receive
full value at a
multi-line bonus slot, you should activate all available paylines.
Linked Jackpot:
increased by a
percentage of coins bet by two or more machines.
See WAP: Wide Area
Progressives.
Multi-Line
Slots: offer
multiple
paylines up to as many as 50.
Most of these versions come in penny denominations; also nickel,
quarter and
dollar.
Multiplier: Slot feature where winning credits are multiplied
2X-10X for a bonus
win.
Slots Terms: O - P
One
Armed Bandit: Slang
name for slot machines.
Payback
Percentage:
Percentage of each dollar on a certain slot
machine that is returned to players over the long term.
Payline: Alignment of reel positions where symbols land
resulting in a winning
combination.
Payout: Number of credits converted to cash paid out for a
winning
combination(s).
Paytable-Pays:
Slot Pay
Schedule
that details the value of payouts for each symbol, line, scatter pay
and/or
other winning combinations offered by that specific game.
Primary Jackpot: Top
prize offered
when a player hits a specific combination.
Progressive
Slots: offer growing
jackpots dependent upon
amount of monies played through the linked bank/carousel slots. All
progressives are at least three coin max slots. Values are reset to
minimums
after a win. Maximum coin play is mandatory here.
Slots Terms: R - S
Reel
Stop: One position
on the reel, either a symbol or blank space that
determines the results of the game.
Reels: Number of wheels/reels displayed in window of slot
imprinted with symbols
specific to that particular slot theme or game.
Scatter
Pays: Specific
symbols of the slot game that pay
even if the symbols are not on the same payline. Tip: Scatter Pays pay
only on
a line that has been activated with a bet.
Second Screen Bonus:
Video slot that
displays a second video screen bonus round after a certain
combination(s) is
hit.
Select
Lines: Select the
number of paylines you want to bet
on by clicking the ‘bet one’ button or the line number left or right of
the
reels.
Slot
Schedule: Posted
information on front of slot tells
you what type of slot, denomination, and symbol combination win amounts
possible for each coin played.
Slots Tournament: Popular
promotional event where players vie
for cash prizes at specifically programmed slots.
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Drop/Hold: Drop:
amount of money through the slot.
Hold: amount not paid out as wins.
These two numbers
determine a slots payout percentage.
Spin: After making your bet and number of lines to
activate with a bonus
multi-line slot, you are ready to hit the spin button and await the
results.
Symbols: There is an enormous inventory of slot symbols
along with the
traditional cherries, and 7’s found on slot machines at land-based
casinos and
online.
Slots Terms: T-X
Total
Bet: determined by
number of reels and/or lines activated for a slot game.
Wide
Area Progressives:
Slots linked in more than one casino, area
or country. Progressive jackpot amount is displayed as the same $
amount at
each machine regardless of location.
Wild
Symbol Slot:
Designated symbol for the slot that substitutes
for a win in combination with other symbols on the payline.
Win!: This is what the game of slots is all about.
X
–
Symbol that designates a Multiplier times payout
amount for winning combinations.
Example 2X, 5X, 10X,
etc.
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