Common Slot Machine Terms
There are certain terms when playing the slot machines that are easy to understand or otherwise well known, like what a bonus is, a credit meter or a pay-line. There are, however, certain terms that you may not be so familiar with so here are some of them: Candle, this refers to the light that switches on, on top of a slot machine to indicate that more coins are needed in the machine. Carousel refers to a number of slot machines joined together on a common network. Coin Hopper is the coin recipient that is used to collect the coins that are placed in the slot machine. Drop bucket is the container inside the slot machine that holds the excess coins when the hopper is full. EGM means Electronic Gaming Machine. Hand Pay refers to a payment that has to be done manually instead of by the machine do to a variety of reasons like the hopper not giving the player the correct amount because the machine was short, for example. Hopper Fill Slip is the slip that is used when a coin hopper is refilled to account for the amount of coins that were deposited into the hopper. Roll-Up is the sound effects played when counting up the amount a person just won. Short Pay is when the Hopper doesn't have enough to pay the designated amount. Tilt is the term used to describe a part failure in a slot machine. These are just some of the more important terms so you can feel a bit more informed.