Another word for slot machine. Find more ways to say slot machine, along with related words, antonyms and example phrases at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus. The horizontal line located at the center of the slot machine's screen is called a payline. In order for a spin to win, the winning symbols must align on the payline. While slot machines first emerged, they had only one payline, positioned right in the middle of the screen. Eventually, the number increased to three, five, and more.
When you first start playing slot machines online, you can be forgiven for being confused by all the terminology and jargon. Like all games, slots have their own “language,” or terms, and it’s necessary to understand them if you want to truly master the games and stand the best chance of winning. Take a look and see if you can learn any new slot machine terms. Action or Play – Action or play is the total amount of money wagered on a slot machine in a session or over a different time frame. Player’s club benefits are usually based on total action. When you put your club card in the slot machine it tracks your total play or action.
Bet
The amount of money wagered on a slot.
The pay table is the section of the slot machine (usually at the top) that lists all pertinent information about payoffs. It includes the payoffs for each winning combination; any bonus features, and if the max coin bet pays any bonus. Payouts are quoted in number of coins.
Bet Max
Bet the maximum amount of coins
Bonus Feature
Any additional way to win in addition to the reel pays
Buy-a-Pay Slots
On these machines, each coin you put in buys a winning combination.
Candle
A light on the top of the machine that flashes to indicate a problem with the machine
Carousal
A group of slot machines.
Classic Slots
Traditional slots that consist of 3 reels and can include multiple paylines, as well as wild and scatter symbols.
Coin Size
The denomination of the coin that you must play at a machine.
Coins
Units of currency that slots can be played in.
Coins Per Line
The amount that's bet on each payline.
Coin Per Spin
This is how many coins you choose to bet on each game.
Credits
Currency or tokens used to represent money.
Fruit Machine
The UK version of slots which commonly have features such as the option to hold the reels, nudge and bonus games.
Hit
This is a slot player’s way of describing a win.
Slang Terms For Slot Machines
Hit Rate / Frequency
A term used to describe how often a slot machine pays a winning combination.
Hold Percentage
The amount of money (in percentage form) that the house hold backs from players over time.
Hopper
The area where the money is stored in a slot machine.
Jackpot
The highest possible win on a slot machine
Loose Slots
The dream of every slot player is to find loose slots those machines that return a high percentage to the player.
Low Level
Slot machines at seating level position where a person can sit and play.
Maximum Bet
The highest possible bet in coins for a game.
Multi-Denominational
Slot machines that accept a few different coin denominations.
Multi-Line
A slot machine with more than one pay line.
Max Bet
The maximum number of coins that can be played per spin. With most progressive slot machines, the max bet must be played in order to qualify for the big jackpot prize.
Mechanical Slots
Traditional mechanical slot machines that have actual reels inside.
One Armed Bandit
Slang term used to refer to slot machines. Because of their ability to leave the slot player broke
Payback
The percentage of winnings a machine will pay out in relation to the amount of money put in.
Pay for Play Machines
One-two-three coin option slot machines with staggered payoffs - the more coins played, the higher the potential winnings.
Pay Line
The line at which the symbols must align to determine a win or not.
Pay Out
The amount of money of credits paid to the player for a specific combination or win.
Pay Out Percentage
The % of bets that a slot machine will pay back over the long term.
Pay Table
A table or board on the slot machine showing the payoff for each winning combination. It will also indicate bonus features, max bet options.
Pokies
Australian slang for slot machines.
Progressive Slots
A group of slot machines linked together which have a communal big jackpot.
Progressive Jackpot
A big jackpot that grows progressively as more people play and more money is deposited. For every spin, another small amount is added to the jackpot total. Generally the progressive jackpot is linked with other machines.
Progressive Ticker
A section on the slot machines that indicates how much the current progressive jackpot is worth.
Random Number Generator (RNG)
A device that generates new numbers on a completely random basis and controls the spinning of the slot machine reel. The RNG is used in many casino machines to provide absolute randomness.
Reels
The rotating narrow barrels on which the symbols appear. Slot machines have between 3-5 reels.
Rollup
The process of dramatizing a win by playing sounds while the meters count up to the amount that has been won.
Scatter Pay
A pay out found on video slots that wins without having to line up. This often activates the bonus feature or bonus game.
Slant Top
A type of slot machine which is wider and shorter than normal machines, and which are becoming popular is casinos, replacing the traditional ones.
Slot Club Member
A loyalty program run by many casinos (online and land casinos) which provides regular players with extra points and bonuses.
Slot Schedule
Posted on the front of slot machines. All the information needed to determine the denominations you can play and the winning amounts.
Spin
Spins are when the reels appear to be in motion before coming to a stop .
Stacked Wilds
This happens when many wild symbols are positioned on top of each other on the reels.
Stand Up
Slot machines that need to be played standing up.
Stops
Anywhere that a real stops – between or on symbols.
Symbols
The pictures or graphics on the reels that need to line up in order to win.
Take/Pay Cycle
The cycle of slot machine whereby it is expected that the machine will payout after a certain amount of coins have been fed into it.
Taste
A reference to the small amount often paid out to keep a player seated and continuously betting.
Tight Slots
Slot machines that pay back a low percentage of the money played into them.
Tilt
A malfunctioning machine.
Video Slots
Slot machines without reels, but rather a video screen that generates a picture of reels spinning.
Wild Symbol
A joker type symbol that will act as the required symbol to make up a winning combination in a pay line.
Wild Multiplier
A wild symbols that not only substitutes for other symbols but also multiplies any win it is part of.
Winning Combinations
The amount of ways to win as displayed by the paytable.
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Here’s an encyclopedic-like page of terms used in the slot industry.
Any Way Pay/Reel Power/Multiway
These games don’t use paylines to determine wins, instead allowing any pattern of adjacent symbols to win. Visit our article on Any Way games for more information.
Other Terms For Slot Machine
Local Progressive
A local progressive is a jackpot that is competed for in a single casino. A bank of slot machines may still be competing for the same jackpot. Casinos usually pay out local progressives. See Wide-Area Progressive.
Term For Slot Machine In England
Wide-Area Progressive (WAP)
Terms For Slot Machines
A wide-area progressive is a large jackpot that is competed for between several casinos. These are typically the huge amounts, in the several hundred-thousand or millions of dollars. Slot manufacturers typically pay out the wide-area progressive wins instead of the casino.