Slots Glossary
Last updated: Oct 14, 2006
- Bonus Feature
- After getting a certain combination of symbols on a enabled Pay Line a player will get an additional bonus payout either through Bonus game, Free spins or Bonus Round!
- Coin Size
- The value (denomination) of the coin that the online slot game accepts.
- Free spins
- Is a Bonus Feature where a player awarded additional free spins, usually for a combination of symbols on the activated Pay Line.
- Multiplier
- Multiplier is a special symbol that multiplies a combination it completes. For example, x3 will multiply the winning by 3. Multiplier is often a Wild Symbol.
- Pay Line
- The line on the screen of the online slot machine the symbols must line up to make a Winning Combination. Standard slots have one Pay line, while video slots can have up to 20 PayLines (straight or zigzagged).
- Reels
- The rotating barrel on which the symbols are printed. Online slot machines have from 3 to 5 reels. Slot machines with 3 reels and 1 payline are usually described as Standard lot Machines.
- Scatter symbol
- Some slot machines offer payouts for a set of scatter symbols that can appear anywhere on a enabled payline or in the slot window to win.
- Symbols
- The pictures or icons on the reels that line up on the payline to make a winning combination. The symbols usually relate to the theme of the slot machine.
- Wild Symbol (or Substitute)
- A symbol that substitutes other symbols to complete a winning combination on the pay line. Wild symbol in slots is similar to Wild Cards in video poker. In some slots wild symbol is also a multiplier.
- Winning Combination
- Is a possible combination of symbols on the payline that form a winning. Winning combinations are displayed on the Pay Table.
