Glossary

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AWP – short from Amusement With Prize, a type of slots machines usually with 3 reels and 1 payline that have some exciting bonus features

Bet – a wager

Bonus – money or other things given for free

Bonus Feature – an extra game triggered by special symbol or combination of symbols allowing a player to win more money

Bonus Slots – slots with a bonus feature

Buy-in – also an entry fee, a fixed amount of money required to join a tournament.

Casino Advantage – or house edge, the edge a casino has over a player on a particular bet

Classic Slots – as a rule slots with 3 reels and 1 payline

Coin Size – size of a wager for a spin

Free Spins – a type of bonus feature in the main game allowing a player to make a certain number of spins for free

Freerolls – tournaments without an entry fee.

Fruit Machine – another name for a slot machine especially in the UK

Gamble Game – a bonus game on the second screen activated after an effective spin

Hit – get a winning combination on a slot

Hold – a bonus feature allowing a player to freeze a chosen reel or reels while others are spinning

i-slots – interactive video slots developed by Rival Gaming. They have a story line, alternate endings and multiple bonus rounds

Jackpot – a prize for a certain combination of symbols

Match bonus – a bonus which matches the player’s deposit with a certain percentage of the total deposit

Maximum Bet – the biggest number of coins allowed on a single spin

Multiline slots – slots with more than 1 payline

One-Armed Bandit – the nickname of slots machines

Nudge – a bonus feature allowing spinning a chosen reel or reels to display the next symbol

Progressive Jackpot – a maximum prize growing with every spin until it is hit

Progressive Slots – slots with progressive jackpots

Payline – a line on a slot machine on which a player makes a wager to win

Payout – the prize given for hitting a certain combination of symbols

Payout Percentage – the portion of each wager placed into a slot and given back to the player as a win

Pay Table – a chart attached to a slot where all possible winning combinations are shown

Penny Slots – slots with the minimum wager of $0,01

Prize pool – the total prize amount distributed between the winners.

Random Number Generator (RNG) – a computer program used on slots machines.  RNG randomly picks out symbols which land on the paylines to guarantee a fair game.

Re-buy – an option allowing players to buy additional credits to continue a tournament

Reels – the slot wheels which spin to determine whether a player has won or lost.

Scatter – a slot symbol which gives a payout regardless of the fact where it stops on a payline

Second screen – an additional screen to play a bonus game

Shifta! – a bonus feature which spins a winning combination automatically

Sign up bonus – also welcome or first deposit bonus, a promotion given by the casino once the player has signed up that casino

Sit ‘n’ Go – tournaments played within a certain period of time by a limited number of players.

Sticky bonus – a bonus given just for wagering purpose

Symbols - pictures or icons on the reels to define wins

Video Slots – slots with enhanced graphics and a lot of paylines

Wild –a symbol which can substitute for any other symbol to give a payout

Winning Combination – a combination of symbols which should be hit to get a payout. All winning combination are usually displayed in the paytable.

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