Common Terminologies for Slot Machines - By SlotTech

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Common Terminologies Associated with Slot
Machines
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Bonus

• A special feature of the particular game theme.
• It gets activated when particular symbol shows up
  in a winning combination.
• It varies depending upon the slot game being
  played.
• Some games offer it as special free spin.
• Some offer it as list of various items to choose
  from and get awarded instantly.

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Candle

• Light on top of the slot machine.
• Whenever change is needed, the candle flashes to
  alert the operator, may it be a hand pay request
  or any machine failure.
• Simply press the "service" or "help" button to
  get it lighten up.

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Carousel

• Grouping of slot machines.
• It is structured usually in a circle or oval
  formation.

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Coin Hopper

• A container which holds all the coins which are
  available for immediate payouts.
• Once a player presses the Cash Out button, the
  hopper rotates all coins into the coin tray.
• Once a certain pre-programmed coin capacity is
  reached, all excess coins move into a "drop
  bucket" or "drop box."

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Credit meter

• A visual LED that displays the total amount of
  credits on the slot machine.
• On video reel machines, it either uses a
  simulated LED display or combination of different
  fonts, depending upon the design of the slot game
  graphics.

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Drop Bucket or Drop Box

• A container in the base of the slot machine where
  all the hopper sends all the excess coins.
• Low denomination slot machines use Drop Bucket.
• High denomination slot machines use Drop Box.

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Hand Pay

• Whenever a person or the exchange point referred
  as "cage" pays out the player instead of machine,
  it is referred as Hand Pay.
• It comes into play whenever the payout for a
  player exceeds the maximum preset amount in the
  slot machine.

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Hand Pay
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