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Everything the slot player needs to know
Everything the slot player needs to know
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You can’t be a decent slot machine player without knowing some slot machine terminology. Below you will find the most common terms and what they mean in the slot machine community/industry. If you are ever confused on this site or while gaming, please feel free to refer back to the terminology for clarification. Most slot machine jargon/terms used in the definitions can be found defined on the corresponding Web page.
A-D >>> E-H >>> I-P >>> Q-S >>> T-Z
SLOT MACHINE TERMS T THROUGH Z Take Cycle: The opposite of pay cycle. This is a theory that the slot machine goes through payout cycle where players can consistently win money, then a “take” cycle where players will not win anything significant. Theoretical Hold Worksheet: The manufacturer provides this document for each slot machine sold. The worksheet contains the following information: the theoretical percentage the slot machine should hold based on adequate levels of coin-in (hence the name of the worksheet), reel strip settings, number of coins that may be played, the payout schedule, and the number of reels. Other specific slot machine descriptions can be provided on this worksheet as well. Tight Slot: Basically, a slot machine that does not payout much at all. Tilt: This term originates with the older mechanical slot machines. Mechanical slot machines had tilt switches. If a coin is jammed in the slot machine now, the tilt light comes on, if the machine owes the player any winnings it is stored in the memory and pays out once the problem is fixed. Today, the term tilt can refer to many different kinds of mechanical failure from reel motor failure to door switch problems.
Token: A form or
payment slot machines take to authorize a play. The tokens work just like
coins and can be bought to represent different monetary denominations. Up/Down Slot Cycle: This refers to the slots payout percentage over a long period of time. The payout percentage is over the course of thousands of spins, and can span a year or more. A slot with a 98 percent payoff rate will pay off at 130 percent sometimes and 50 percent at other times. Players refer to high payout periods followed by low payout periods as the up/down slot cycle. Also known as "sizzling" or "sputtering" slots. Upright: Also known as a “Stand Up” slot machine, this type of machine allows player to stand up while playing. Vigorish: Also known as hold and house edge. Expressed as a percentage, this is the amount of money the casino holds out of a bet as profit for the casino. This can be thought of as a betting fee. Virtual Reel: Virtual reels are on video slot machines and they rely on computerized selection of reel symbols. Just like mechanical reels, the results are determined by the RNG. Weigh Count: This is a traditionally American term that refers to the amount of coins or slot tokens removed from the slot machine’s drop bucket. Once removed by the slot machine attendant, the coins or tokens are counted using a weigh scale. Wild Symbol: Essentially acts like the joker in some cards came. The wild symbol can act as any other symbol on the reel.
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