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Slot Terms You Need to Know: Volume 2

Bank: This is the place where one keeps their fortune – and occasionally withdraws it all to fund a problem gambling habit. In the parlance of Vegas-style casinos, this is a row of slot machines all lined up. If the collection of slot names were arranged in a circle or oval, it would be called a CAROUSEL.

Attendant: The “change person” at a land-based casino is the employee charged with the task of trading players’ cash for coins or tokens to be put in the slot machines.

Comps: Those free drinks they hand out in the casinos in Vegas are just not intended to keep you from getting a parched throat – they are a “comp,” or perk, designed to reward you for playing their machines. The best comps, like gratis overnight stays at the hotel and Cuban cigars, are generally reserved for high rollers playing the tables.

Video Machines: Instead of spinning reels, these slot machines have a single video screen that displays a random symbol or number. These kinds of slot games were designed to circumvent state laws against traditional slot machines in places like Minnesota, but have really failed to gain much popularity. This sort of machine is still pretty new, so there’s no telling what new developments might emerge to make this niche of slot machine gambling more attractive to players biased in favor of more traditional games.

Gum Vendor: Back in the day, these slots dispensed chewing gum instead of coins. Gum vendors helped slot fans get their fix when they lived in a place that had outlawed slot machines as a form of cash gambling.

Continue to part 3 here.

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