Casino Glossary

• Multiplier

  Slots

  A feature that results in two to ten times the normal payout.

• Maximum Bet

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  The largest bet allowed at a game. Also known as a table limit. In slots or video poker, a button to play the maximum amount.

• Fruit machines

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  UK slang for a slot machine. Some slot machines contain fruit images, such as cherries and lemons, on the spinning reels, hence the name. The original slot machines are also called one-armed bandits because they were operated by the lever on the side of the machine, and people lost money to them. Today almost every online casino provides reel slots that look similar to the slot machines. Some software providers even copied the fruit images used in the original fruit machines to make the online gambling experience as close to the traditional game as possible.

  There are pubs in the UK that still offer fruit machines for their customers' entertainment. However, their return is set  around 80% payout, which is lower than 90-95% payout in their online counterparts.

  Examples:

  I like to play fruit machines for their images.

  Yesterday I lost all my money playing fruit machines in the casino.

• Bonus Multiplier or Wild Slots

  Slots

  A slot machine with wild symbols, scatter pays and/or free spins. Betting the maximum results in better payouts.

  Synonym: Bonus Multiplier Slots

• Jackpot

  Slots

  A large win.

• Slot Types

  Slots

  The different versions of slot machines.

• Hit Frequency

  Slots

  Percentage of wins a machine gives. Assuming the same payout percentage, a machine with a lower hit frequency will give small wins less often and big wins more often than one with a high frequency.

• Games per hour

  CasinoSlots

  In slots, a measure of how quickly someone plays.

  Synonym: Game Speed

• Scatter Pays

  Slots

  A type of slot machine where a winning combination of symbols doesn't have to be on a single payline.

• Bank

  CasinoSlots

  1) The amount a player has available to wager;

  2) A group of slot machines.

  See also: BR, Bankroll