Slots Lexicon

Slots Lexicon

Fruit Machine: A popular UK slot machine – also called fruties

Hold Percentage:  This expression is used to call the money that the player can get for the house. For instance when you have a slot machine with a 4% hold, it can make the casino $4 for each $100 that runs through the machine.

Loose Slots:  When you have a slot machine which is “loose” it means that it is bound to win. That is why it is the most sought after slot machine on the earth, because every gambler is determined to win. The term “loose slots” is also used to call the slots that offer a huge payback percentage.

Payback Percentage:  Each slot machine is programmed to give the payback money – “payback percentage”. When you have a 95% payback slot, it will give you back $95 from every $100 running through the machine, what makes about thousands of spins.

Payline:  This term is used to call the line where the slot machine pays on. Depending on the kind of slots, the amount of paylines ranges from one to one hundred. For instance video slots typically have several paylines going over the screen.

Pay Table:  It is a price list for specific combinations. Usually it can be found right on the screen of the slot. In case of video slot machines, you can find the “pay table” in the menu.

Progressive:  It is a slot machine connected to a bank. The bank registers all of the wagers made by the gamblers playing on the “progressive” slots. The progressive jackpot depends on the amount of wagers. To win the progressive jackpot on this kind of slot machine you have to find the required combination.

Reel:  The Reel is the section of the slot machine where the stops are situated. Just not long ago a regular slot had three reels, but today there are several of them. In case of video slots, the reels are virtual.

RNG:  This expression is short for Random Number Generator. RNG is a little chip in the slot machine, which cycles the possible combinations. Each time you push the play button, or pull the handle, this little chip creates a combination which may be a winning or a losing one.

Slant Top Slot Machine:  It is a slot machine which differs in shape from the traditional slots. Slant Top Slot Machine is much wider and shorter, but still as popular as the regular ones.

Slot Machine:  It is a reel based slot, which gives a lot of fun while playing. In the old “One Armed Bandits” there is a level which the player has to pull in order to start the game. Nowadays, video slots are a new type of gambling machines.

Slots Info:  It is an informative website for the slot machine players, with a lot of information about the operation of the slots.

Stops: It is an area on the reel where the machine stops on. If there is no symbol on the stop we call it “blank”. The amount of stops determines the number of combinations which loose or win.

Symbols:  The pictures presented on the reel are called symbols. What they are depends on the creator’s imagination, but usually they are of a money sign, 7, boat, cherry etc. Their combinations determine the amount of winnings.

Tight Slots:  This expression is used for the slot machines which are not very popular among players. This is because they do not like to pay out, and they have a poor payback. Their main aim is to strip you of your money.

Video Slot Machine:  This is a slot machine played on the video. It is nothing more than a computer game with no movable parts. The main advantage of the video slots is that they offer more entertainment to the player. They contain bonus scenes and improve the visual sensations.