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Whether you’re a newbie or a slots expert, the rapid and insane growth of slot machine terms in recent times means there is always something new for everyone to learn. Just like bingo, slots have their own language and thanks to us, you can get one step closer to becoming a native speaker. With this definitive slot glossary, you’ll never feel out of place at the casino again. Prepare to impress your friends with your slot machine slang! Now don’t fret, you don’t have to memorise them all at once. We suggest picking one or two you like the sound of or that are particularly relevant to you and the slot games you like to play. And of course, most importantly, to have fun while you read!

Slot machine slang – A definitive slots glossary

Now don’t fret, you don’t have to memorise them all at once. We suggest picking one or two you like the sound of or that are particularly relevant to you and the slot games you like to play. And of course, most importantly, to have fun while you read!

The definitive slot glossary

With the surge in popularity of slot machine games, we felt it was about time players of all experience levels had access to the one-stop definitive guide to slot machine terms. It’s got everything you need to know and more. The slots glossary is arranged alphabetically, however, if you’ve come to find out what a specific word means, we would suggest using the ctrl+F function to type in the word to save you time scrolling down. Right, let’s dive in!

Slots glossary
3D video slots	slot games with 3D video involve animation-heavy graphics which provide added depth to gameplay by bringing the symbols to life upon hitting a payline.
3-reel	A typical online slot that has three reels in addition to three rows of symbols.
5-reel	A typical online slot with five reels in addition to three or four rows of symbols.
243 ways to win	slot games that don’t consider just one payline to determine winners are known as 243 ways to win. Instead, winners are based on any winning combination of symbols that appear on all the reels on the screen. For example, of this type of game, check out the game of thrones slot machine.
Action	slot action refers to the total amount played in addition to other amounts they’ve won or lost during a session. This information is generally kept track of on the players’ slots club card offered by most casinos.
All ways	an online slot that has hundreds of possible paylines, both running left-to-right and right-to-left.
Annuity winner	when slot machine jackpots are offered in yearly instalments as opposed to a lump sum. Winnings can be collected all at once, however, there is usually a significant tax involved in this.
Autospin	A feature that enables plays to automatically set the number of spins within a game.
AWP	AWP is an acronym which stands for ‘amusement with prizes’. They are typically the classic-style slots with fruit symbols. To be classed as an AWP, the slot machines must provide some level of player interaction. That can be via a game board in the head of the machine with different buttons and options creating the feeling of playing a board game. The games do not, however, depend on skill. Skill-driven games that provide cash prizes are referred to as SWP machines. Both AWP and SWP began as trade terms but have since seeped into the general slots player’s vocabulary. The most common awps in the UK were cherry master and pot-o-gold, if you remember those. Sadly, today, most awps are redundant following the rise of online slots technology.
Basic slots	basic slots, or straights as they are sometimes known, are slot machines that have one single payline and a static jackpot or a jackpot amount that does not change as progressive jackpots do.
Bet	the total amount of money wagered on any spin.
Bet max	the bet max refers to the maximum number of credits on a slot game that a player can bet on each spin. There is usually a button on the slot machine that enables the player to bet the maximum number of credits. Typically, the highest payout amounts are calculated for the bet max spins.
Bet min	the bet min refers to the minimum number of credits that can be bet on a slot machine during each spin.
Bet one	the bet one means to only bet one unit or credit per spin of the slot machine.
Betting units	betting units are the units used to wager. The value of the betting units is determined by the denomination slot machine that you are playing. Betting units are the same as credits.
Big bertha	in slot machine slang, a big bertha refers to the really large machines that are usually used in casinos as attention getters. These games are much bigger than the regular ones and usually have multiple reels. The term big bertha is euphonious for anything large and has been used to describe several things throughout history. In the first world war a heavy mortar-like howitzer gun built by germany was named big bertha. Callaway golf also uses the term to describe its largest club – the driver. The term has also been popular in fiction. In the great lakes avengers series of marvel comics, big bertha was a member. Also, big bertha appeared as a large enemy character in nintendo’s super mario bros. 3 video game.
Big hit	the big hit is a slots term for when the player hits the jackpot combination.
Bonus feature	bonus features include wild cards, symbols and free spins.
Bonus multiplier slot machines	bonus multiplier slots are slot machines offering larger jackpots to entice players to bet the maximum number of credits.
Bonus round	A special feature which offers free games or instant cash wins.
Branded slots	an online themed based slot game typically with famous movies or TV programmes with added features and attractive gameplay graphics.
Candle	the ‘candle’ is slot machine slang for the light at the top of the game. When change is required, the player can push the ‘service’ or ‘help’ button which will flash the light to alert the operator.
Carousel	A carousel is the name for a group of slots, typically in an oval or circle formation. Slots carousels are famous for sharing a common feature such as the denomination of betting units. In las vegas, in particular, players can find a carousel for penny slots, or dollar spins etc. Not only does this allow casinos to better organise the gaming floor, but it allows for easy navigation to their desired slot machines too. One of the most famous slot machine carousels in the world is at circus circus’ hotel and casino in las vegas. This slot machine carousel is also an actual, spinning carousel as well, allowing players to spin the machines whilst simultaneously spinning around themselves.
Cascading reels	A bonus feature where winning-combos disappear from the reels to be replaced by the symbols above creating the opportunity to accumulate more wins on a single spin. Also known as tumbling reels or rolling reels. For example, of this type of game, check out the gonzo’s quest slot machine.
Cashback	A reference to rewards given to slots club card players.
Certified slots	certified slots are those machines that casinos guarantee have a payout of 98%-100%. These are well advertised within land-based casinos.
Classic	the classic as the name suggests is a certain vintage-style slot based on the old-school slot machines with minimal paylines and no bonus features. Classic slots usually feature the famous fruit, bell, seven and BAR symbols. The symbols themselves have roots as far back as the 19th century. Early machines would give out fruit-flavoured gum as prizes, and the fruit on the reels represented the flavour of the gum. The bell comes from one of the first-ever slot machines, the liberty bell, launched in 1895. The BAR symbol was derived from an early logo for the bell-fruit gum company that provided the prizes for classic slots back in the day.
Coin in / coin out	coin in and coin out refer to the number of credits or units both played and paid out. Coin in is the number of units played and coin out is the number of units won.
Coins	coins for slots come in many denominations from a one penny to one pound or more.
Coin hopper	the container where the coins that are immediately available for payouts are held. The hopper is the mechanical device that rotates coins into the coin tray when a player collects credits/coins (by pressing a “cash out” button).
Coin size	the set amount of money a player must put in order to play that specific game. Different machines will have different betting amounts per payline.
Cold slots	slot machine slang for games that do not pay out very often.
Collect	collect is usually a button or an option on the slot that enables the slots player to convert their credits/coins into cash.
Comps	slot club members may be entitled to ‘comps’ or complimentary rewards in the form of free accommodation, meals or other gifts for playing often.
Console slot machines	console slots are machines that are angled down towards the player with the idea of making the playing experience more enjoyable and comfortable. The most famous of all the console slot machines is probably the jennings & company series from the 1930s and 40s. The machines were striking in design and featured huge levers or handles to activate the spins. Today, these machines are very rare and change hands through antique dealers for large sums of money. Very few of the machines are still functional but serve as striking conversation pieces in ones home. Part of the appeal of these antiques is the knowledge that slots machine will never be manufactured in this way ever again, that’s for sure.
Credits	coins are converted into credits to once they are in the game. For example, on a penny slot machine, when a pound is inserted, the player will then have twenty credits on that game.
Credit meter	A visual display of the amount of credits in the machine at any given time. These can be shown by video, LED lights or an animation based on the design theme of the game.
Denomination	the denomination is the value of each credit played on a particular slot machine. For example, pound slot machines are one-pound denomination.
Doubles	doubles (also triples) refer the rare occasion when symbols on the slot machines come up two or three at a time which results in double or triple the winning amount being won.
Dragonfish	dragonfish is a famous online slot game manufacturer established in 2007.
Drops	A new feature of online slots where symbols fall into place on the reels.
Drop bucket	the container where excess coins are diverted from the hopper usually located at the base of slot machines. A drop bucket is mostly used for low denomination slot machines.
EGM	an EGM is an acronym for ‘electronic gaming machine’.
Expanding wilds	A special type of wild (see below for description of ‘wilds). When this symbol appears on the screen, it will expand to cover the entire reel, creating larger chances of wins. Famous mobile slots with this feature include starburst and thunderstruck II.
Feature	A feature in slots can consist of bonuses, free spins among other things.
Fixed value slots	fixed value slots are games where the betting amount and coin size cannot be altered. They tend to be one denomination, one coin per spin.
Five liner	A five liner is a slot game that contains three reels where players have the chance to win on up to five payout lines. There are two diagonal payout lines as well as the traditional three horizontal payout lines on a five liner.
Freeplay / free-to-play	slots that can be played for enjoyment without risking any money.
Free spin	an additional spin offered for free usually as part of a bonus feature on a bonus slot machine.
Fruit machine	A nickname coined by british people during the first introduction of slot machines in the UK which all contained fruit symbols.
Gamble	A common feature which allows you to try and double your winnings on a spin.
Games per hour	on average, slots players can play about five hundred games per hour on a standard coin-operated slot machine. This can vary depending on the style of the machine and the player.
Hammer a machine	to hammer a machine is slang for playing the same slot for a long period of time, usually in an attempt to win a large progressive jackpot.
Hit and run	hit and run refers to a player that plays a single payline slot at max credit bets for only a few spins, moving on to another machine if it doesn’t payout any credits.
Hit frequency	how often a particular game pays out on average. The lower the number the better, as a game with a hit frequency of three can be expected to payout on average one out of three spins.
Hold percentage	the hold percentage refers the amount of the players’ money the casino keeps. For example, a 99% slot machine keeps one pound while returning ninety-nine pounds back to the player.
Hot slots	the opposite of cold, hot slots refers to machines that payout more often than others.
Icons	icons is another way of referring to the slot symbols, for example, the fruit icons. The symnbols used to have meaning in the sense that represented what the player had won. However, over time, the fruit icons became purely symbolic and were eventually replaced with a wide variety of themed icons unique character symbols.Today, almost anything can be used as an icon thanks to digital technology. Icons are even not longer static, and we’re starting to seen animation come into the icons as well, with characters moving and interacting with the reels during the spins. What a time to be alive!
IGT	IGT is a famous slot game manufacturer founded in 1990.
Instant winner	an instant winner is a jackpot that is paid on the spot as opposed to an annuity winner where the jackpot is paid out over a number of years.
I-slot	an immersive online slot which allows players to save their position in a bonus round and return to the game later on.
Jackpot	A jackpot is the top prize or the highest amount of winnings that a slot machine can pay out.
Line bet	A line bet refers to the activated paylines on multiple payline slots. Usually, max bets must be played to activate all the paylines on these types of games.
Linked progressive jackpot	A linked progressive jackpot or wide area progressive is two or more slot machines whose progressive jackpots are all linked together.
Loose slots	A loose slot refers to how often a particular game typically pays out. A player can expect to win more from a loose machine as opposed to a tight one.
Max bet	the same as the bet max, the max bet refers to the maximum number of credits on a slot machine that a player can bet on each spin. There is usually a button on the machine that enables the player to bet the maximum number of credits.
MEAL book	the MEAL book is an acronym for the machine entry authorization log which keeps track of the casino employees’ entries into the game.
Megabucks	the famous megabucks slot is land casino machine developed by IGT which holds the record for a progressive jackpot payout at $37 million. The jackpot is paid in installments over 25 years, making it subject to income tax. The machine and its inner-workings are still a bit of mystery, but several slots experts have estimated its RTP to be 88.6%. The payot rate is based on data for wins on the megabucks slot machine between 1994 and 2009. The massive progressive jackpot has been reset multiple times over the years, to $7,000,000 in 2005, and then $10,000,000 in 2010. A total of 11 jackpots have been paid out since then, totalling more than $167,000,000.
Mega fortune	mega fortune is the record holder for an online slot payout at $17 million. The game was developed by net entertainment and has been a hit among online casino fans since its launch. It has become famous for it’s multi-million pound jackpot payouts and seems to be paying out all over europe. In 2005, a finish player won £6,155,505 on the game, and there has been jackpot wins recorded at £6,668,735 (united kingdom), £7,690,874 (sweden) and £10,522,881 (norway). The popularity of this slots title has resulted in a number of spin-off games being developed – the most notable being mega fortune dreams, themed on the high-life and all things luxurious.
Mega moolah	also known as the ‘millionaire maker’, mega moolah is an african savanna themed game that has become known for delivering the biggest progressive jackpots online. There’s not much that can be said about this game that hasn’t been said before. It is probably the single most famous online slot in the world, a title it has earned by shovelling out buckets of money in ridiculously sized jackpots. The game might be much to look at, but it’s most loyal player don’t care. It remains the go-to game for players looking to become overnight millionaires. It’s RTP suffers as a result, but those chasing the dream don’t seem to care about that either.
Microgaming	microgaming is an online slot game manufacturer famous for delivering one of the first genuine online casinos in 1994.
Mobile slots	slot games optimised for your mobile phone or tablet devices. These games are usually created using HTML5 and javascript and are compatible with most operating systems. If you are interested in mobile gaming, check out our guide to the best mobile casinos in the UK.
Multi-line bonus slot machine	multi-line bonus slot machines offer more than one payline. Some multi-line bonus slots have as many as fifty.
Multiplier	A multiplier is a bonus feature where the payouts can be multiplied up to ten times on a bonus spin.
Multi-way	an online slot betting system that can see hundreds or thousands of paylines.
Near miss	when you just miss out on a winning combination at a slot machine, it is referred to as a near miss.
Netent	developing online slot machines for over 20 years, netent is one of the biggest manufacturers of online casino games in the industry.
Nextgen	nextgen gaming is a games developer specialising in both land-based and online slot machine games.
Nudge slot	A nudge slot machine allows the user to move or ‘nudge’ a key line up or down to help create a winning combination.
One armed bandit	the one-armed bandit is nickname for a slot machine that has been around since they were first introduced. For more information, check out the history of slot machines. The name is derived from a combination of two things.One-armed refers to the machine itself, which on traditional slots features a large lever – or arm – which is pulled to trigger the reels at the start of a new spin. The lever appears on only one side, giving the appearance of being ‘one-armed’. Bandit refers to the term given lawless marauders of the southern states of the united states where slot machines were popular.
One-liner	A one-liner is a slot machines term that refers to games with only one reel where players line up three symbols to win.
Onesies	onesies is slot terminology for a player who only plays one coin or one credit at a time for each spin of the slot reels.
Optimal play	optimal play is the return-to-player rate for a gambler using the optimum strategy in a skill-based slot game.
Payback percentage	the payback percentage is a reference to the amount of money a slot game should return to players over a period of time.
Payline	the payline is the line at which winning combinations on the slot reels must land in order to win the payout amount.
Payout	the payout is the amount won for a winning a specific combination of symbols on the slot machine. For more information on this topic, check out our guide to slot game payout ratios.
Pay table	the pay table is the sign on the slot machine that tells what all the different winning combinations are and how many credits they each win, as well as any specific game or bonus rules.
Penny slots	A slot machine game that accepts one penny for credit specifically designed for low-stakes players. The term comes from the terms ‘penny’ to mean one pence, the lowest possible coin denomination in pounds sterling. The same term is used to describe one cent in american dollars. Low-stakes slot machines are still popular all over the world as it gives players the opportunity to play for longer time periods without spending too much money. Given that a spin takes somewhere between 3-5 seconds, the cost of chasing a jackpot can really stack up quickly if the minimum bet is too high. If you’re low stakes player, check out our guide to the best low stakes casinos sites in the UK.
Pick me	A bonus feature round where players have a choice of icons or symbols to pick which reveal hidden cash prizes.
Playtech	founded in 1999, playtech is one of the biggest and well-known gambling software and online slot game manufacturers in the industry.
Pokies	an australian term for online slots (pokie machines).
Primary jackpot	the primary jackpot is the highest payout prize that a player can win on a particular slot game.
Progressive slot machines	progressive slots have a jackpot that continues to grow until it is won.
Reel stop	A reel stop is one single position on the reel of the slot machine.
Reels	the reels are the disks that spin inside the slot machine window with the symbols on them. By matching the appropriate symbols, players can win money.
RNG or random number generator	the random number generator is a computer program that selects the slot machine results at random from all the possible sequences.
Rows	the rows are the horizontal lines of symbols.
Scatter pay	slot machines with the scatter pay bonus feature have specific symbols on the reels that payout no matter what other symbols are with it.
Second screen bonus	some video slots that offer bonus features will have a second screen bonus. Certain winning combinations will activate the second screen bonus, and wins can really build quickly. The advatnage of a seceond screen bonud round with modern, online video slots is that it gives developers a chance to add more interaction into their games.Typical actions include selecting prize boxes, higher or lower-style actions with playing cards or similar, and rapid-click opportunities. Some bonus rounds play out automatically and require no further clicks but display animations and video content instead.
Select lines	select lines are the number of paylines selected on the slot game.
Short pay	short pay occurs when a payout is only partially made due to insufficient coins in the machine. In this happens, the rest of the payout will be paid in hand to the player.
Short win	A short win occurs when a player hits a large jackpot with very little playing.
Signature slots	the signature slots are the casinos own brand of machines.
Skill bonus	A skill bonus is typically a bonus feature with a skill game, for example, target shooting.
Skill stop	A skill stop refers to games that allow the player to stop the reels manually.
Slant top	A slant top is a slot machine that includes a stool or chair so the player has sit-down access.
Slot club	slots clubs are member programs offered to players by casinos where prizes and rewards are offered in exchange for playing. The more you play, the more complimentary gifts you receive.
Slot host	the slot host is an employee at the casino who is there to assist in serving customers as well as handling slots club member issues. Often also referred to as a ‘casino host’, the role requires generally making sure slots players are having a good time. The slot host may also have the power to distribute ‘comps’ – complimentary meals, drinks, shows or accommodation to players staking a lot of money or displaying general high-roller behaviour. Casinos do this to keep wealthy players from moving onto to other venues. Hosts often develop a relationship with all levels of gamblers from vips and big-spending customers to first-time players and penny slots enthusiasts. They are key to keeping the casino floor a pleasant place to play.
Slot schedule	the slot schedule or paytable is the winning payout combinations and their payout amounts posted usually on the front of the slot machine.
Slot talk	slot machine slang for the trading of information between players and hosts.
Slot testing	slot testing is a reference to a form of player evaluation of a slot game where they will play an entire roll of coins to determine the payout ratio for that machine.
Slot tournament	A tournament where slots players play for a specific prize at a pool of slots.
Slot type	refers to the slot machine type being either a basic, progressive or bonus slot.
Slots	if you still don’t know what this is, you should probably check out our slots overview page!
Slots drop	slots drop refers to the amount of money being played through the slot machine.
Slots hold	slots hold refers to the amount of money that a slot machine does not pay back in winnings to the player.
Sound of rain	the sound of rain is slot terminology for the sound of the coins dropping when a slots player cashes out.
Spin	the spin button or pulling the lever on the side of the machine activates the spinning of the reels to kick off the slot game experience.
Stacked symbols	when the same symbol is on top of each other, either covering most or all of the reel.
Stacked wilds	alternating wild symbols that appear on top of one another.
Streaky slots	streaky slots are games that have a reputation for having hot and cold moments.
Symbols	the symbols are the different pictures or graphics on the various slot reels. These symbols include cherries and pound signs as well as sevens and money bags. They can also include images of movie or game characters based on the theme of the machine.
Taste	the taste refers to the often-small amount paid out to keep a player seated and continuously betting. Very rarely will machines fail to pay out over the course of several pulls.
Theoretical hold worksheet	A manual provided by the manufacturer, which suggests the theoretical percentage that the slot machine should hold based on the amount paid in. It also indicates the reel strip settings, number of coins that may be played, the payout schedule and the number of reels.
Three liner	the three liner is a slot game with three reels where players must line up three identical symbols in order to win.
Tilt	the tilt is a failsafe that can detect when a slot game is being tampered with or has any operating issues. If a tilt is detected, an alarm is triggered.
TITO: ticket in / ticket out	TITO slots insert coins and payout using printed tickets. At the end of the session, the player can cash out with the leftover tickets.
Tight slots	tight slots are considering stingy and are expected to payout less frequently than loose slot machines.
Total bet	the total bet is the number of credits played on a machine at one time.
Trail	the trail is a bonus feature where players progress around a track or ladder to gain more prizes.
Tumbling reels	A bonus feature where winning-combos disappear from the reels to be replaced by the symbols above creating the opportunity to accumulate more wins on a single spin. Also known as cascading reels.
Two liner	A two-liner refers to slot machines that have two reels where players not only have to line up three symbols but line up six symbols.
Up / down slot cycle	the up/down slot cycle refers to the fluctuations that occur with the payout percentage of a slot machine as these are calculated as an average over time.
Variance	the variance of a slot refers to the risk associated with a particular game. For example, a low variance machine has smaller wins that occur frequently and a high variance machine has fewer but bigger wins.
Video slots	video slots use a computer screen to display virtual reels. Unlike traditional machines which used gears and moving pieces to generate the gameplay, modern online slots are all digital. Most games today are video slots, even on land. Use video technology to provide reels opens the door to a lot of creativity and possibility in terms of variety of gameplay, the number of paylines that can be calculated and the potential for bonus rounds and extra features. The introduction of the video slot is really the starting point for the massive boom the industry has seen over the last 10 to 15 years. The slots you can find and play at online casinos today simply wouldn’t be possible without video slot technology.
Virtual reel	virtual reels are the reels that are rotated based on computer programs. This technology is supported by RNG to ensure a randomised combination is returned.
Wager management	A system of managing your bankroll while playing on slots. By breaking your bankroll into smaller amounts, you can assign each to a specific playing session and hopefully cash out with a profit.
Well	the well is the box at the bottom of the slot machine that holds all the coins when a player decides to cash out.
WAP or wide area progressive	WAP slots have progressive jackpots that are all linked to one another but are located in different casinos.
Weight count	coined in the USA, the weight count refers to the dollar amount of coins or credit removed from a slot’s drop bucket which is weighed using a scale to quickly determine how much is there is.
Wild symbol slots	wild symbols that substitute for winning symbols in the event that they land in their place.
Wild multiplier	the wild multiplier is a bonus win feature applied to wilds.
Win	if you don’t know what this means, you probably shouldn’t be playing.
Win both ways	win both ways refers to slots that award wins for paylines running left-to-right and right-to-left.
Zig zag	zig zag is a term used to describe the line that can be created on many multi-line payout slots. Instead of the line going straight across the screen or diagonal, the line is zig zag.

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The definitive slots glossary of its time was crafted with much time and effort. If you know of a word that isn’t on this list (related to slots) then you are probably thinking in another language. Alas, the english language is ever-changing and more words and phrases will come and go. We will continue to update this slot glossary so that it will remain relevant to you and stand the test of time. Keep track of the evolution, bookmark this page and keep it open as you play your online games. You will never fail to understand a slots term again. If you are interested in learning more about online slots, check out our guide to the best online slots sites in the UK.

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Slots dictionary: definitions of slot machine related terminology & lingo

Action- slot action refers to all of the slot machine playing time accumulated by a slots gambler. This information is generally kept track of on the players slots club card offered by most casinos.

Annuity winner- some slot machine jackpots are offered in installments over a number of years. The winnings may be collected in one lump sum but there is usually a significant tax when this is done.

Basic slots- basic slots, or straight slots are slot machines that have only one single payline and a static jackpot or a jackpot amount that does not change as progressive jackpots do.

Bet max- bet max refers to the number of credits on a slot machine that a player can bet per spin. Bet max is usually a button on the slot machine that enables the player to bet the maximum number of credits or units allowable per spin of the slot machine. Usually the highest payout amounts are calculated for the bet max spins.

Bet one- bet one means that the slots player only bets one unit or credit per spin of the slot machine.

Betting units- betting units are the units used to wager. The value of the betting units is determined by the denomination slot machine that you are playing. Betting units are the same as credits.

Big bertha- big bertha is slots lingo for the really big slot machines that are usually employed in casinos as attention getters. These slot machines are much larger in size than the regular slot machine and usually has multiple reels.

Big hit- big hit is a slots reference to hitting the jackpot combination on the slots.

Bonus feature- bonus features are offered on many slot machines in casinos today. Bonus features include wild cards or symbols and free spins.

Bonus multiplier slot machines- bonus multiplier slots are slot machines offering larger jackpots to entice players to bet the maximum number of credits.

Carousel- A carousel is a group or bank of slot machines, usually of a common denomination of betting units, like dollar slots or nickel slots.

Cashback- cashback in slots is a reference to rewards or comps given to slots club card players.

Certified slots- certified slots are those slot machines that casinos guarantee have a payout of 98%-100%. These slots are usually very well marked as such.

Coin in / coin out- coin in and coin out refer to the number of credits or units both played and paid out. Coin in are the number of units played and coin out are the number of units won.

Coins- coins for slots come in many denominations from a penny to five dollars or more.

Coin size- there are some slot machines that allow the player to vary the amount of money they want to wager in increments of. These machines can be penny slots all the way up to five dollar slots.

Cold slots- cold slots is a reference to slot machines that do not pay out very often or tight slots.

Collect- collect is usually a button or option on the slot machine that enables the slots player to convert their credits into cash.

Comps- slots players who are members of the slot clubs in casinos are generally rewarded with free rooms, meals and other gifts for the amount of slot machine playing they do.

Console slot machines- console slots are designed to be more comfortable for the player by angling the machine down towards the player.

Credits- credits are what the coins are converted to once they are in the machine. For example, on a nickel slot machine, when a dollar is inserted into the machine, the player will then have twenty credits on that machine.

Denomination- denomination is the value of each credit played on a particular slot machine. Dollar slots are one dollar denomination slots.

Doubles- doubles (also triples) are usually references to symbols on the slot machines that when they come up two or three at a time, double or triple the winning amount is won.

Fixed value slots- fixed value slots are slot machines where the betting amount and coin size cannot be altered. These slot machines are one denomination, one coin per spin.

Five liner- A five liner is a slot machine that contains three reels where players can win on up to five payout lines. There are two diagonal payout lines as well as three horizontal payout lines on a five liner.

Free spin- free spins are usually offered as a bonus feature on bonus slot machines.

Games per hour- on average, slots players can play about five hundred games per hour on a standard coin operated slot machine. Depending on the style of slot machine and the player, the games per hour can fluctuate.

Hammer A machine- to hammer a machine is slot player slang for playing the same slot for a long period of time, usually in an attempt to win a large progressive jackpot.

Hit and run- hit and run refers to a slot player that plays a single payline slot at max credit bets for only a few spins, moving on to another slot machine if it doesn’t payout any credits.

Hit frequency- the hit frequency of a slot machine is a reference to how often a particular slot machine pays out on average. The lower the number the better, as a slot machine with a hit frequency of 3 can be expected to payout on average, one out of three spins.

Hold percentage- hold percentage is a term referring to how much of a players money the casino keeps. As an example, a 99% slot machine keeps one dollar while returning ninety-nine dollars back to the player.

Hot slots- hot slots is a reference to slot machines that are loose or payout more often that other slots.

Instant winner- an instant winner is an on the spot jackpot rather than an annuity jackpot where the jackpot is paid out over a number of years.

Jackpot- A jackpot is the top prize a slot machine can payout.

Line bet- A line bet refers to the activated paylines on multiple payline slot machines. Usually max bets must be played to activate all the paylines on these kinds of slot machines.

Linked progressive jackpot- A linked progressive jackpot or wide area progressive is two or more slot machines whose progressive jackpots are linked.

Loose slots-loose slots is a reference that refers to how often a particular slot machine pays out. A loose slot machine can be expected to win more often than a tight slot machine.

Multi-line bonus slot machine- A multi-line bonus slot machines are slots that offer more than one payline. Some multi-line bonus slots have as many as fifty paylines.

Multiplier- multiplier refers to a bonus slot machine feature where payouts can be multiplied up to ten times on a bonus win.

Near miss- A near miss is when a winning combination on a slot machine almost lands.

Nudge slot- A nudge slot machine will move the winning combination up or down that little nudge that it needs.

One armed bandit- the one armed bandit is a slots players slang for a slot machine.

One liner- one liner is a term that refers to a slot machine with only one reel where players line up three symbols to win.

Onesies- onesies is slot player slang for a slots player who plays only one coin or one credit at a time for each spin of the slot machine reels.

Payback percentage- payback percentage is a reference to the amount of money a slot machine should return to slots players over a period of time.

Payline- the payline is the line at which winning combinations on the slot machine reels must land in order to win the payout amount.

Payout- the payout is the amount won for a winning combination on the slot machine.

Pay table- the pay table is the sign on the slot machine that tells what all the different winning combinations are and how many credits they each win.

Primary jackpot- the primary jackpot is the highest payout prize that a player can win on a particular slot machine.

Progressive slot machines- progressive slots have a jackpot that continues to grow until it is won.

Reel stop- A reel stop is one single position on the reel of the slot machine.

Reels- the reels are the disks that spin inside the slot machine window with the symbols on them. By matching the appropriate symbols, slots players can win money.

RNG or random number generator- the random number generator is a computer program that selects the slot machine results at random from all the possible sequences.

Scatter pay- slot machines with the scatter pay bonus feature have specific symbols on the reels that payout no matter what other symbols are with it.

Second screen bonus- some video slots that offer bonus features will have a second screen bonus. Certain winning combinations will activate the second screen bonus.

Select lines- select lines are the number of paylines selected on the slot machine.

Short win- A short win is when a player hits a large jackpot with very little playing.

Signature slots- signature slots are the casinos own brand of slot machines.

Slot clubslots clubs are member programs that casinos offer to slot players where prizes and rewards are offered in exchange for playing the slots. The more you play, the more comps you receive.

Slot host- the slot host is an employee at the casino who is there to assist in serving customers as well as handling slots club member issues.

Slot schedule- the slot schedule or pay table is the winning payout combinations and their payout amounts posted usually on the front of the slot machine.

Slot talk- slot talk is slots player slang for the trading of slots information between players and slots hosts.

Slot testing- slot testing is a reference to a form of player evaluation of a slot machine where the player will play an entire roll of coins to determine the ratio or percent of payout for that machine.

Slot tournament- A slot tournament is a tournament where slots players play for a specific prize at a pool of slots.

Slot type- slot type refers to the slot machine either being basic slots, progressive slots or bonus slots.

Slots drop- slots drop refers to the amount of money played through a slot machine.

Slots hold- slots hold refers to the amount of money that a slot machine does not pay back as wins.

Sound of rain- sound of rain is slots player slang for the sound of the coins dropping when a slots player cashes out.

Spin-the spin button or pulling the lever on the side of the slot machine activates the spinning of the reels to determine if you won or not.

Streaky slots- streaky slots are slot machines that are reputed as having hot moments and cold moments.

Symbols- symbols are the different illustrations on the various slot machine reels. These symbols include cherries and dollar signs as well as sevens and money bags. There are many different symbols on slot machine reels today.

Three liner- A three liner is a slot machine with three reels where players must line up three identical symbols in order to win the cash prize.

TITO : ticket in / ticket out- TITO slot machines will print a ticket with the winning amount on it when players cash out a machine. The player can then insert that ticket into another machine and play with it there.

Tight slots- tight slot machines can be expected to payout less frequently than loose slot machines.

Total bet- the total bet is the number of credits played on a machine at one time.

Two liner- A two liner is a reference to a slot machine that has two reels where players line up three symbols and win, but line up six symbols and win double the original win.

Up / down slot cycle- the payout percent of a slot machine fluctuates at any given time because the average payout percent is calculated over a long period of time. The up / down slot cycle refers to the fluctuations that occur during that period of time.

Video slots- video slots are slot machines that do not have physical reels inside but are rather a computer screen ran by a computer program. Most of the slot machines today are video slots.

Virtual reel- virtual reel technology is what enables the RNG (random number generator) to randomly select more non winning combinations than winning combinations without having to add extra reels or larger reels. In effect, the odds of winning had to be decreased in order to offer larger jackpots and the virtual reel was the solution that the slot machine developers came up with.

Wager management- wager management is a method of managing your slot playing bankroll. Breaking your gambling bankroll into smaller amounts for a specified number of gambling sessions and cashing out while your ahead.

Well- the well is the bin at the bottom of the slot machine that catches the coins when a player cashes out.

WAP or wide area progressive- wide area progressives are slot machines that are located in different casinos that have the progressive jackpot linked together. As players play these slot machines in the different locations, the jackpot increases in each machine.

Wild symbol slots- wild symbol slots have wild symbols that will substitute for winning symbols in the event that they land in their place.

Zig zag- zig zag is a term used to describe the line that can be created on many multi-line payout slot machines. Instead of the line going straight across the screen or diagonal, the line is zig zag.

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Why is there the need for a slot machine vs video lottery terminals debate? Aren’t they one and the same?

Though you would be forgiven for thinking this, the truth is that there is a completely different video lottery terminals definition, so you need to be informed as to what the difference is if you want to make the most out of your gaming experience.

In this article we cover what you definitely need to know:

Major difference – machine class

What is a slot machine

What is a video lottery terminal

Why do you need to know the difference

Pro tips: hot & cold periods and round playing

In fact, there is also a pretty big historical timeline difference with regard to slot machine vs video lottery terminals. Slot machines, at least in their very earliest prototypes, have been around for over a century. Video lottery terminals, on the other hand, are a more recent installment to the western casino world, with the earliest machines being legalised and finding their way to casinos in the 1970s – specifically in montana, nevada, and new jersey.

As a result of this and perhaps other factors, slot machines are generally much more common across the board. That doesn’t mean that people should assume they know everything they need to know about slot machines, although there’s little doubt that information about video lottery terminals is less widespread.

That’s why we’re here to help you distinguish slot machine vs video lottery terminals. A popular slot game is thunderstruck II and it’s pretty representative of all slot games because it uses a random number generator to determine wins, but more about that later.

Your goal by the end of this should be to understand the advantages and disadvantages of both, as well as why and when to pick slot machine vs video lottery terminals when you next visit a casino.

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A question of class?

One of the most crucial differences is that slot machines are known as class III machines, while video lottery terminals are considered to be class II machines. This distinction does not mean there’s a difference in quality – only in gameplay.

Knowing the basic difference between the two will help when distinguishing the finer details of slot machine vs video lottery terminals, and the basic difference is this:

Class II machines are pre-programed. In other words, the winning numbers are determined by the machine before the game has even been played. Class III machines, on the other hand, operate more overtly on the basis on RNG (random number generation) software, so there’s more of a prominent gameplay element.

Despite this distinction, you might not even realise whether the machine you’re playing on is a class II or class III type machine, though knowing this difference will help you choose your machines more carefully, as you’ll soon find out.

What you probably already know – A slot machine definition

Because of their much more obvious widespread popularity, chances are that you’re a lot more familiar with slot machines, but we reckon that it is still important you know exactly what you’re getting into every time you hit up your nearest casino. A slot machine is what is typically considered to be the traditional ‘vegas-style’ machine.

As has been said, the outcome you’ll get on slot machines is randomised. The software tells the machine when to stop, and if the symbols line up as you want them to, then you’ve got a winning payout.

Still, there are other important slot machine vs video lottery terminal distinctions, such as that slot machines work in isolation unless linked in progressive networks for jackpot purposes.

What is also important to know is that if players choose to play again, their next round is not affected in any way by the previous one. A classic slot, now with multiple versions, is age of the gods, or try other no deposit casino bonuses!

What you might not know – A video lottery terminals definition

The biggest distinction between a slot machine vs video lottery terminals, and the one that makes all the difference, is how the winners are determined.

With a video lottery terminal, what you are doing is actually betting on the outcome of the game. Think of the word ‘lottery’, as it perfectly describes what happens. You bet on a possible outcome, and hope for the best. If you do win, you have to announce it in order to claim your winnings.

When looking at the video lottery terminals definition, it’s good to understand that when you enter a game, it already has a predetermined number of winners. These may not be announced in every round, but will eventually come up. Despite the outcome being predetermined, it’s important to understand that it’s still random, and is not manipulated in any way by a human element.

This is why video lottery terminals are often considered to resemble computer generated scratch-off ticket systems. When you buy such a ticket, you’ve won or lost from the moment of purchase, but you won’t know this until you’ve played.

Why is knowing the difference between slot machine vs video lottery terminals even important?

This isn’t a slot machine vs video lottery terminals debate in the sense that you need to swear your allegiance to either type of machine, but you should know when it pays you to go for either option.

Because of the way they’re programmed, video lottery terminals lend themselves best to games like bingo, lotto, keno, and so on. In other words, games that have nothing to with any kind of interactive gameplay.

Why? Think about a casino classic like video poker. The results are random here still, but is a definite element of gameplay involved. You need to know how to play poker. On video lottery terminals definition of this sort becomes negated and superficial.

To be fair, slots machines are often completely independent of a real gameplay element, but still tend to have more interactive features. Take bonus games for example, where prizes can be determined based on choices you make, such as flipping a virtual coin to double up your wins. This kind of nuance would be lost on a class II machine.

Other useful things to know about slot machine vs video lottery terminals

Regardless of how you gravitate with regard to slot machine vs video lottery terminals, both types of machines come with their own myths that are necessary to dispel.

Slot machines in particular are often thought to have ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ periods, in which is it becomes more or less likely to pay out. These are often terms used in reference to jackpots. People argue that after a jackpot is hit it is unlikely that another one will be any time soon after.

The reality of it is that you’ll never know when a slot machine is going to pay out. Though slot machines can indeed have different rates of volatility, this is separate to the idea that there are different periods in which machines are more generous.

People often have a bit of a warped video lottery terminals definition which includes the idea that chances of winning increase the more one plays. The reasoning behind this is that if playing a round is akin to playing a ‘scratch ticket’ of sorts, then decreases the metaphorical tickets increases odds until a win is finally announced.

Again, this simply isn’t true. Wins are predetermined for each round, which also means that they are reset for each new one. Energy casino has an impressive selection of class III slot machines and some no deposit bonus cash you can claim to get a solid slot-warm-up.

Slot volatility

The word volatile as applied to a slot machine basically refers to the amount of risk inherent to a specific game. It is used to describe how often and how much you can expect to win during your playing sessions. Some games can present long dry spells with occasional big wins. Likewise, these games can often feature a large number of big wins in a short period of time. These are known as high volatility slots. The opposite is true of low volatility slots. In these, you'll score winning paylines frequently, but more often than not, the payouts will be on the smaller side.

High volatility slots

Higher volatility equates to higher risk. Because payouts, while larger, are fewer and farther between, you can sometimes end up clicking the "spin" button, watching your balance dwindle, with not a lot to show for it. That is, until everything lines up perfectly and bam! You've won an enormous payout that made the long dry spell worth it. These are popular with players who prefer games that offer the chance for big wins. One of my favorite slots with high volatility is the book of ra slot by novomatic.

When should you play a high volatility slot?

It's best to choose high volatility games only when you have a lot of time and a lot of cash on your hands. You have to be rather patient, satisfied with not seeing a lot of action while you wait for the big bonus features to hit at just the right time to replenish your bankroll.

It's also good if your budget has a lot of cushion and you don't mind walking away from the game once you've spent the amount you intended to. For a lot of people, the thrill of chasing the huge win is worth the satisfaction of finally landing it, and this requires patience. High volatility games were designed for just that kind of slot experience.

The last thing to mention is that many of these games can offer huge wins and payouts. I've played numerous games where I've hit big wins several times shortly after sitting down to play. Obviously this doesn't happen all the time, but for players can afford it, higher volatility games are generally going to be a bit more fun.

The book of ra slot by novomatic is infamous among slot players for it's high volatility

Low volatility slots

On the opposite side of the coin, lower volatility games equate to lower risk. The payouts on low volatility slots are smaller but alot more frequent, and there's not a lot of boredom in this type of game. Little wins seem to pop up every couple of spins, and the time slips away because you're so entertained by all the bonus features and animations holding your attention. That's not to say that large wins are impossible on these games - they can and do happen. It's just not on the same scale as the wins available on higher volatility games.

How to determine volatility

Casino game designers aren't eager to give out this information, but volatility usually becomes obvious after spending some time playing a particular slot. Most slot enthusiasts find that they're more drawn to one type over the other, so one isn't necessarily "good" while the other is "bad". Whether you like high or low volatility slots is truly a matter of personal preference and gambling style.

Because volatility can be determined through play, it's recommended to play for free before jumping in and risking real money. Another way to have at least some idea of volatility is to look at the game's paytable. If really high prizes are offered, that's a sign that the game is medium-to-high volatility because it's certainly not going to award these huge prizes frequently.

Volatility vs variance

Sometimes you'll see the term slot variance instead of slot volatility. Don't worry that this is another term you'll have to learn about - the two refer to exactly the same thing, which is how often and how much a slot pays out and the player's total risk in choosing this game.

Volatility in a nutshell

Though personal preference is important, the bottom line in choosing high or low volatility slots should be one's slots bankroll. If there's money to spare, try your hand at the higher-risk slots. But folks with a lower bankroll looking to be entertained for longer with a smaller budget should probably stick to the quick rewards of a lower-variance slot.

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What does RTP mean?

Essentially, RTP refers to the return to player from a particular slot or casino game. In some ways, it’s the opposite of the house edge. For example, the slot game starburst has an RTP of 96.1%. This means that the house edge will be 3.9%. Overall, the RTP is connected to the amount a player is expected to receive back from what they bet.

Don’t take this literally and believe that, for every £10 you stake, you are therefore going to win back £9.61. If this were the case, then the entire practice of gambling would be so predictable – and lose you money over the long run – that people would never bother playing. In reality, a player could stake £10, then receive a huge win. Or they could lose everything. This means that RTP isn’t as black and white as it seems. Let’s take a closer look.

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rainbow riches slot	98.1%	up to 999	20	5	play now
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bonanza slot	97.8%	unlimited	117649	6	play now
amazonia slot	97.7%	20	10	5	play now
the dark knight slot	97.6%	7	243	5	play now
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book of dead slot	94.2%	10	10	5	play now
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aloha slot	96.7%	up to 60	10	5	play now
steam tower slot	97.1%	up to 42	15	5	play now
fruit warp slot	97.0%	yes	N/A	5	play now
big bad wolf slot	97.4%	up to 20	25	5	play now
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How does theoretical RTP work?

Whenever you see an RTP percentage displayed on a game, such as a video slot, this refers to something commonly known as the theoretical RTP. When a slot is being created, the developers will make this figure part of the essence of the game. Every time the reels spin, the results will be determined by an RNG, or random number generator. These results are completely random, and cannot be rigged or guessed. A better description of an RNG, however, would be to call it a pseudo random number generator. If the results were completely random, this would mean that a casino operator would have no way of ensuring they would make money from the enterprise. Consequently, a code is built into this pseudo random sequence of number generations, which will ensure that a house edge is part of an unlimited number of spins. To put this concept into practice, it’s best to go back to the starburst slot example. Whenever you spin the reels, you will know there is a variance every time. You could land a big win, or lose everything. But if you keep spinning, and do so for a very long time – in fact, if you never stop – the average RTP will edge closer and closer to that figure of 96.1%.

Does this mean RTP is inaccurate?

The performance of slots was previously only required to be tested before their release, as before september 2016, regulators would only demand the RTP be examined once in the run-up to being released to the public. However, since this date, the UK gambling commission has required operators to monitor the ongoing performance of their slots. This is because the commission stated it was possible that developers could have created games which had an RTP that went down over time, which would in turn benefit the operator by providing an increasing house edge. To achieve this, developers could include a hidden code or similar during the creation of the slot game. As a result, this leads to the concept of actual RTP, and how this can be combined with theoretical RTP.

How does actual RTP work?

The best way to demonstrate actual RTP is to use an example, such as a casino overseeing the RTP for the starburst slot. The theoretical RTP is 96.1%, and the operator wishes to test this figure against the end of the month which has just concluded. When the site looks at the numbers, they will see that they built up £200,000 in turnover for this game from player bets. Players won a total of £189,00, meaning that the site made £11,000 in profit. To do the maths and work out the actual RTP, you would need to divide 189,000 by 200,000. The answer is 0.945, which translates to 94.5% RTP. While this is beneficial for the casino, as they have gained over 1.5% more profit than usual, it means the players are not getting the return that the theoretical RTP said they would. This form of variation is not unusual by any stretch of the imagination, and the more time that goes by, the closer to the theoretical RTP this game will get.

How is slot volatility connected to RTP?

It isn’t just the RTP that affects a player’s experience with slot games – it’s the volatility, or variance, too. In essence, two slots may have the same RTP, but one could be high variance while the other is low. High variance means that the slot will pay out huge amounts occasionally, while low variance means that smaller wins are gained more often. When a casino operator oversees how a slot is performing, they will take the volatility into consideration as well as the RTP. If you know how often payouts occur, and how big they are, this helps to explain the overall performance in terms of RTP. If it’s a high volatility slot, the results will be more drastic, and vice versa. This means that an operator can create a scale which factors in this variance in results. If the RTP is within a high threshold and a low threshold of the slot’s theoretical RTP, it can be deemed a permissible result. The threshold will be looser for higher thresholds and tighter for low variance slots. That being said, the longer the monitoring period lasts, the closer its expected that these parameters will get smaller, edging further and further towards the theoretical RTP.

Progressive slots have lower rtps. Why is that?

If you’ve spent a fair amount of time browsing progressive slots to play, you may have noticed that lots of them offer large jackpots that don’t have as high an RTP. In fact, the figure may be in the low 90s or the high 80s. What’s behind this? Well, when a player triggers the jackpot, the slot will have to pay out a huge amount of money. This cash therefore has to be put aside over a long period of time in order to pay for that one lucky player’s huge win. As a result, the slot developer will achieve this by lowering the RTP so the money can be divided up in this way. In some ways, playing a progressive slot is like playing the lottery – and if you want to get more involved in the actual gameplay behind slots, it may be better to look for a non-progressive with a higher RTP.

What should I consider when choosing a new slot?

Bear in mind that choosing a slot with a higher RTP is not a strategy that will guarantee larger wins. If you want to benefit from a long term gambling strategy, then the higher RTP games are definitely advised. Other factors can of course go into a decision, such as choosing a video slot because it appeals to you visually, or because it’s a branded theme of a movie or TV series you love. Overall, though, if you want to win back as much money as possible while also being in with the chance of landing that big win, go for as high an RTP as possible.

How does RTP impact bonus value?

It’s often the case that a casino bonus will involve playing on slot machines, and the wagering requirements are often lowest for this type of game if you encounter a bonus which has different requirements for different kinds. What many people may not know is that the value of a casino bonus can be impacted by the slots you choose to play, along with their RTP. If you want to improve your chances of winning and completing the bonus wagering requirements, your best bet is to go with slots that have a higher RTP percentage. Whenever you go to claim a casino bonus, make sure you read the terms and conditions included in the small print. This is especially useful when it comes to evaluating the value of your bonus in relation to slots. Some operators will lessen the value of, or even ban, play on certain slots, with the reasoning being that they have an RTP which is higher than average. There is a way to work out how to gain an advantage over the casino, though – essentially, you would need to follow a formula whereby the wagering requirements are balanced against the RTP. If you have a bonus with a wagering requirement of 30x, your advantage can be obtained by playing slots which have an RTP of roughly 96.7% or higher. If the wagering requirement is 40x, then the RTP will need to be higher to compensate – in other words, around 97.5% or higher if you want to maintain this advantage.

How RTP rates work - the specifics

Don’t forget that, when you’re considering an RTP percentage, this is connected to the portion of money which is paid back to players over a long period of time. It isn’t an instantly applicable number, and won’t work over a single bet. This may result in slot RTP rates not looking as attractive, but remember that anything can happen in the short term, so you need to focus on this possibility as well as the long term return average.

How to think of RTP rates

If you want to decide which slots are the most playable based on their RTP rate and no other factors, then it’s important to think in the long term. To keep playing over a more extensive timeframe, a good balance must be maintained. However, other criteria will affect a player’s likelihood of winning. For example, hit frequencies are often considered, and these are frequently confused with RTP rates.

Hit frequencies explained

It’s likely that the term hit frequencies isn’t new to you. Some people will mix them up with RTP rates, but this is incorrect as they are only a part of RTP rates. Many players will tell you that a slots game which displays its hit frequency is far more appealing than those which don’t. The difference between these two terms is as follows: RTP rates provide a theoretical percentage when it comes to the number of wagered stakes which will be paid out to players over the long term. Hit frequencies, on the other hand, will tell a player how often a winning spin will take place. As far as comparing the two, hit frequencies can be seen as more accurate when it comes to finding a game which will pay out on a regular basis.

On average, a slot machine will have a hit frequency rate between 9% and 25%. In other words, up to a quarter of spins will give you a win. This is part of the calculation behind RTP rate, but the hit frequency does not detail the size of these wins. To be more precise, they do not specify whether this win is a 1p win from a £1 bet, or a £500 win on a £1 bet. Both the likelihood of winning, and the amount you’re set to win each time, is subject to variance.

How does slot variance and volatility fit in?

It’s common for people to consider slot variance and volatility to be the same as RTP rates. However, they aren’t, and they are more similar to hit frequencies in that they are merely part of the calculation behind the slot RTP rate. In essence, variance or volatility refers to the likelihood of a player winning, and how much those winnings will be worth compared to your stakes.

This is where more in-depth analysis comes into play. At first glance, a slot machine with an RTP rate of 85% may seem less lucrative than one with 95%. However, add variance and volatility to the equation and you may just get a different result. A slot with a lower RTP rate may actually result in bigger wins for players.

The three types of variance are low, medium and high. With low variance slots, these will often have high RTP rates. Players will win more often over the long term, but the game will not pay out large sums of cash very often. While you can win on many spins – because the hit frequency rates are high – the amount you actually take away after each win isn’t that big. You may have guessed that high variance slots have the opposite effect. These slot machines have low RTP rates, and wins are not paid out often due to the hit frequencies being low. That being said, when a player does land a win, it’s well worth the wait. The strategy players typically attempt to follow is sustaining a large enough balance that they can deal with continually losing until that patch is over and they land a big win. With medium variant slots, these are the most common games you’ll find on online casino sites. The hit frequencies, RTP rates and prizes are mid-range, so there isn’t too much volatility either way. As these are a safe option, they are popular with gamblers across the globe.

A similar term is slot volatility, and this refers to the amount of risk there is involved with a slot. All this means is that low variance slots have low volatility, medium variance slots are subject to medium volatility and high variance slots are highly volatile. Another phrase which may have come out is ‘high paying slots’. However, this concept doesn’t exist. A player may be lucky enough to win a good amount of money on a slot game and recommend it to a friend, but it doesn’t then follow that the friend will have a similar experience. The best strategy is to avoid any slots which are described as high paying, and instead seek out those which have low or high variance and volatility, according to your playing preferences.

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If you’re playing a slot which is part of a franchise or big name, it will be more likely to have a low RTP rate. This is because game developers have to pay a lot of money to use the name and images from well-known titles such as marvel, jurassic park and the terminator. To compensate, the player ends up footing the bill for this cost over time via the lower RTP rate.

Higher paying slots come from providers like thunderkick, netent and microgaming. Those from playtech, ballys, yggdrasil, nextgen or WMS don’t have the same levels of payout.

Progressive slots will generally have the lowest RTP percentage, and to be precise, this will be around 10% lower than most of the highest paying games out there. To obtain decent slots gaming, avoid these types of games.

If the progressive slot is at an all-time high, or you are playing with bonus money, it can still be in your favour to play these games despite the lower RTP rate.

Choosing one of the best RTP slots to play is something most people do without thinking. They pick one based on their preferred casino site, the theme, the bonus features, or the overall gameplay. Very few players research the details, and that means that there’s a very important aspect that’s often overlooked.Most people forget to research how much the best rtp slots gives back to the player. The RTP, or return to player, is most often seen as a percentage. It tells you how big of a percentage the slot will pay back to the players. So if the slots have an RTP of 90%, then it will pay out £90 of every £100 to the players in various wins.

Looking for a slot machine in online casinos with a high return to player doesn’t mean that the other reasons for choosing a slot should be forgotten either. You can find RTP slots with the highest payout-rates, and impressive graphics, sounds and themes. Here are some of the best returns to player slot machines.

RTP refers to the amount of money a player will get back from a slots game over time. However, there is a difference between theoretical and actual RTP. Furthermore, this term isn’t to be confused with hit frequencies or slot variance and volatility. These terms only form part of the overall RTP calculation. Hit frequencies are used more often by players as an indicator of how likely they are to win, but this figure doesn’t go into specifics.

Casino sites have a duty to constantly monitor the performance of their game RTP rates to ensure the house edge doesn’t gradually increase too much in their advantage. Due to factors such as volatility, the margin may vary slightly month on month, but should slowly edge towards the original RTP stated to be within the blueprint of the game. Progressive jackpots will have a lower RTP than non progressives, but there are particular circumstances where they can be well worth playing.

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In starburst, when you hit a wild it may give you up to three re-spins and with a little luck, over £50,000! The design is beautiful, the soundtrack is mesmerizing but in the end, with an RTP that high, it rarely matters.

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The odds of you winning on a slot are usually represented in a machine by what casino game software developers like to call ‘the return to player rate’; otherwise known as the RTP

You’ll see something like this: expected RTP 95%.

Another way of looking at it, and what you’ll read in other places, is: house edge 5%.

What they are basically saying is the same thing but in reverse. In one you are specifying how much a video slot machine is expected to give back to the players, on the other you are saying how much of the money the machine gives back to the mobile casinos online.

We prefer to talk about RTP because it’s what is clearly marked out on the online mobile slots we’ve played. So it avoids confusion when you see it.

You can think of it like this: for every 1 coin (dollar, GBP, euro) you put into the machine, the slot machine is going to give out 95 cents/pennies back to the player.

The RTP is calculated over the entire lifetime of the slot machine over millions of spins.

Of course if it was as simple as that, it wouldn’t really be gambling, it would be paying 5 cents for a spin. That’s because the RTP is calculated over the entire lifetime of the slot machine over millions of spins. It works on averages. When you win €1.90, you are getting not just your 95 cents, but the 95 cents from another player who didn’t win on their spin.

It simply means that all in all, over time, the machine is going to give out to the casino 5 cents for every coin put it. Sometimes the machine will pay out huge amounts and the casino will be down, but it will average out in the long run.

Look for machines with high return to player rate.

So on this basis, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that you should head for the slot machines with the higher return to player rate.

Generally, anything over 95% is great, 96% and 97% is even better. Less than 90% and you should generally avoid. Those machines are so tight they ask their mothers to pay for a drink of tap water in their own homes.

A good return to player rate (RTP) is anything over 95%. The higher the better.

Higher payout rates don’t always mean better however. Variance plays a very important factor in how often the machine will pay out.

A machine with 97% payout rate, but low variance, will give you tiny little wins often. A machine with 94% RTP rate but high variance will take patience, but you can win hundreds of thousands for your troubles.

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What is slot variance? What is slot volatility?

Variance and volatility are one and the same thing. Two terms one meaning; how risky is this slot machine?

Basically the volatility of a slot is directly related to how often and how much it pays out. Another way of looking at it is that volatility = risk. High volatility means high risk, low volatility means low risk.

Not many casino slot game providers like to publish this information. Sometimes it’s obvious and sometimes it’s not. But depending on the type of player, you might be more or less attracted to one type of slot machine over the other.

There is no right or wrong answer; different players will enjoy different types of mobile slots. You might even find a new favourite game and it might be a variance you had not expected.

Most of the time, you just have to spin to find out if this slot machine is the one for you, is it entertaining and is it fun to play?

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Low variance is all about entertainment. This slot game will pop, sizzle, spark. It will give you lots of little wins, and often. What it won’t do is give you a big life changing win at 400x your bet.

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Of course low variance slots don’t always pay out small, some have even the chance to win progressive jackpots or as much as 80 or 100 times your original bet. But a low variance slot is low risk for a reason. It’s there to help you make your budget last as long as possible and possibly even walk away with a little 20% extra on top.

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When should I play high variance slots?

High variance slots are all about that great big win in the sky. You know. That moment when you see those 5 in a row line up and you hit a multiplier, on a free spin round, with a random instant prize bonus game and suddenly you see the big letters… BIG WIN… flash before your eyes.

But uninitiated players beware; these slots are high risk for a reason.

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You don’t mind walking away once you’ve spent your budget

You don’t mind not getting a lot of action and are happy to wait for the bonus features to hit, safe in the knowledge that when those winning combinations show up… you’ll be one happy mother clucker. (yes we changed that word on purpose. This may be an over 18 website but we have manners.)

There is no doubt that if you are not willing to be in for the long haul with high variance games, you’ll walk out with less than you come in.

The only possibly winning strategy when playing high volatility games is to check your budget and figure how much you would need to spend for about 150 to 300 spins. If your budget allows that, then you have a chance to walk out a happy gambler, or at least, not a poorer one.

How can I tell the variance or volatility of a slot?

Unless we are told by the casino game software (and which we put on luckymobileslots.Com) the only way to really get a feel for the variance of the video slot is to play.

If however, this answer doesn’t satisfy you, there is another ‘indicator’ or ‘hint’ that you can use to ‘guestimate’ the variance of a slot.

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But just in case you hold us accountable, ‘’, means that this mantra is not set in stone, it is just a guideline. A lot depends on how many symbols, reels, in-game or progressive jackpots and paylines you have in the slot machine.

Check out the paytable

First things first. If the slot has something like ‘win a million trillion coins!!’ written on it, chances are it’s at least medium to high volatility.

The higher the maximum win, the more chance this slot will take it’s sweet time giving it to you in the base game or bonus games.

Secondly, look at the difference between what you will win when you get 4 of a kind in comparison to 5 of a kind symbol wins.

If the difference is only about 3x to 5x more, you are probably looking at a lower volatility slot like starburst. If, however, the difference is more 10 or 15 times than the 4 of a kind win, then you might be looking at a high variance slot like WMS raging rhino.

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