As every different casino game, slot machines have their own terms. Following you’ll find a list of the most common terms you’ll have to deal as a player. Some of these terms are only for land-based casinos, and some other just for online casinos.

Coin Size
It’s the size of each bet. You can play more than one coin per spin.

Coins Per Spin
It’s the number of coins that you can play for each spin.

Fill
It simply means when the machines run out of coins and the attendant refills the empty hopper.

Hit Rate
The average difference between winning combinations and non winning combinations

Hold
The Hold is the percentage of coins played that are kept by the machine.

Hopper
This is like a box inside the slot machine, where the coins are held.

Max BetThe maximum number of coins that can be played per spin.

One-armed BanditIt’s an other name for slot machines.

Payline
Slots have a single horizontal line at the middle of the srcreen. If a proper combination falls on that line, you get paid. They are also slot machines that have multiple
paylines.

Pay Cicle
Is the number of payouts that the slot machines offers for a determined period of. This cycle is programmed by software, to meet the minimum payout schedule as per State law.

Pay Table
The list of winning combinations on a slot machine.

Progressive Jackpot
A top prize that increases, giving bigger prizes.

Progressive Slots
It’s a type of slot machine that offers growing prizes dependent on the amount of money that was played. This kind of slot machine is at least three coin max with two jackpot levels.