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Slots Terminology
The following are the different Slots Terminology that are used whether playing at a online casino or a land based casino.
Slots Terminology A-H Coin Size: The coin size is the size of the bet that you will make. With Slot Machines you may bet more than one coin per spin. Coins per Spin: This is the amount of coins that you may play for each spin that you make. Online Fill: When you are playing Slots this is where your account is replenished as you win, if you were playing in a land based casino someone would come along and empty the hopper for you. Hit Rate: This is the average between your winning spins and your non winning spins. Hold: The hold of a slot machine is the percentage of coins that are held back by a Slot machine and may range from 3% to 15% and up when playing at a land based casino. Hopper: The part of the Slot machine where the money is stored.
Slots Terminology I-N Multi-Denominational: These are the types of Slot Machines that accept different denominations of coins.
Multi-Line: Any Slot machine that has more than one pay line.
Maximum Bet: This is the maximum number of coins that may be bet per spin. If you are playing the Progressive Slot machines you must bet the maximum coinage in order to qualify for the progressive jackpot.
Mechanical Slots: These are the traditional mechanical Slot Machines that had actual reels inside of them.
Slots Terminology O-S
Pay Cycle: This is belief where that some people think that a Slots machine will go through a pay cycle after having taken in a certain amount of coins and that the Slot machine must then pay out to meet the payout percentages that have been programmed into the Slots computer software.
Pay-line: These are the number of lines on which the symbols must line up for you to record a win.
Payout Percentages: The amount of money that a Online Casino will pay out on their Slots games and they will vary from one Slot machine to another as well at an online casino.
Payout Table: This is the Table that you will find with the different online Slots showing the different winning combinations.
RNG (Random Number Generator): A computer chip placed inside the slot machine by the manufacturer is known as Random Number Generator. Its purpose is to randomly select hundreds of numbers and symbols every second, faster than you can pull the handle or click the spin button. Even when the machine is idle, it's working. After the first coin is dropped or credit played, each random number corresponds to a certain reel and symbol combination that is randomly chosen. For jackpot, there are the fewest programmed combinations.
Reels: These are the rotating parts of a Slot Machine with the symbols on the Reels arranged vertically.
Short Win: This is where a large jackpot has been one after a small cash outlay.
Stops: On a Slot machine this is any position where the reel stops whether between a symbol or on a symbol.
Symbols: These are the pictures or graphics that you will find on the reels that you need to line up in order for you to win.
Slot Terminologies T-Z
Tight Slots: These are Slot Machines that pay back a low percentage of the money that has been played into them.
Tilt: This is a malfunctioning machine.
Video Slots: These are Slot machines that don't have reels, but have a video screen that generates a picture with reels spinning.
Wild Symbol: This is a joker type symbol that acts as the required symbol that makes up a winning combination in a pay line.
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