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Slot Terms You Need to Know: Volume 1

Carousel: No, not the kind with the horses and golden rings. A carousel is a grouping of slot machines, usually in a round formation. You would find a carousel at a place with a lot of slot games, like a casino.

EGM: This is an abbreviation for “electronic gaming machine,” also known as a slot machine with all the modern-day bells and whistles.

Low Level Machine: Also known as a “slant top” machine. A slot machine where you can take a seat and play the slot machine in question, the opposite of which is an “upright” machine, where you must stand up to play. Hardcore slots players on a hot steak are likely to prefer the former!

Sound of Rain: This is something that makes gamblers with convertibles wince, and wish that they had put the top up. Oh, and it’s also a sweet, sweet sound indeed to slot machine players, made when a large number of coins patters down into the tray, signaling a win.

Optimal Play: In terms of skill-based slot games, “optimal play” ensures the maximum-possible payout percentage. In other words, if a gambler is perfectly skilled, they experience optimum play – and the “optimum play” payout percentage, or likelihood of winning.

Candle: This is what players have to rely on when the lights go out. It’s also the light on top of a slot machine that flashes when an operator’s assistance is needed. Examples: a player needs change or requests hand pay, or there’s something wrong with the slot machine.

Continue to part 2 here.

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