Bonus
Feature |
A
proportion of land based and online slots offer what is
called a bonus feature. This could be anything from other
screens to extra moves. |
| Coin
Size |
The
coin size is simply the size of each bet you put on. You do
not have to play one coin, you can play multiple coins each
spin of the reels. |
|
Coins
per spin is the amount of coins that you can bet with for
each spin of the reels. |
Hit
Rate
|
This
is the rate at which you get wins as opposed ton getting wins.
If you spin 10 times and you win once, then that is a 1 in
10 hit rate. |
Hold |
Hold
is related to payout percentages. These are governed by law.
Each time you spin / make a bet, a percentage of that goes
to the 'house' (Gaming Establishment). The hold is the amount
of money held back. |
Hopper |
A
Hopper is a steel tub or basket in which coins are held on
a land based slot machine. Online slots do not have these
(except in a virtual sense). |
Max
Bet |
This
is the absolute maximum you can wager per spin of the reels. |
Jackpot |
A
Jackpot in simple terms is the big win. |
Pay
cycle |
The
slot machine or online slots software mechanism or program.
A pay-cycle is the part of the program where the player experiences
more wins than losses. The take-cycle is the opposite of this.
The machine will take more than it pays out. |
Pay-line |
The
pay line is the line on the glass infront of the reels. This
is so the player can look along the pay line to see if they
have matching symbols or a combination of winning symbols.
Many machines and online slots have multiple paylines (multi
line), and the player can use this a guide to see if he /
she has won. |
Payout
Percentages |
The
Payout Percentages is the proportion of the total money a
machine takes, that is paid out. For example, an online slot
machine with a 98% payout percentage, will give 98% of all
the money it takes back in the form of winnings. The other
2% goes to the online casino or gambling establishment. Payout
percentages vary from casino to casino and from machine to
machine or how each machine is set up. Online slots can be
switched to different payout percentages by the operator /
online casino owner. |
Pay
Table |
On
a conventional slot machine the pay table is the illustration
of all the symbols in the form of winning combinations. On
an online slot machine, this is the same except it will be
displayed on the screen. |
Progressive
Slots |
A
progressive jackpot slot machine, often called progressives
or progressive slots, are online slots (you have them in land
based casinos too) that take a proportion of their takings
and place it all in one big jackpot. Another way of describing
it is that you have 10 machines that put 2% of their tae into
one place that accumulates. Then someone on one of the machines
can win. |
Random
Number Generator |
A
random number generator is a piece of software that use a
system clock and an algorithm to generate a random number
within a given range. In online slots terms it can be used
to describe which symbols line up on the reels. |
Reels |
Reels
are physical or virtual cylinders with symbols drawn on them.
They are the things that spin around. Different types of slots
(online slots and offline slots) have different numbers of
reels. A classic machine usually has 3 reels. |
Take
cycle |
The
take cycle is the opposite of the pay cycle. The online slot
machines software 'cycle' will usually have part of its timeline
programmed to take money off the player in order to accumulate
wins. |
Tilt |
This
is only relevant to offline slots in land based casinos. If
the machine has been tilted, tampered with, or has run empty,
an alarm and / or tilt light will come on and a casino floor
walker or assistant will rectify the problem. The slots machine
stores all the game data like credits and the bank, so when
the problem is fixed, you can carry on playing from that saved
state. This does not happen to online slots. |
Top
Prize |
The
top prize is the biggest payout, playing max coins. |
Winning
Combinations |
The
number of all the possible winning combinations you can have
on the pay table. |
Wild
Symbol |
The
wild symbol is a special symbol used on a reel / reels to
often multiply your win. Some online slot machines have special
symbols on their reels relevant to the online slot machines
theme. |
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