| Common EGM Terms |
| Term |
Explanation |
| Bet Limit |
The maximum amount of credits that can be placed on any one
spin. |
| Cash Out Slip |
Ticket produced by the gaming machine for prize payment. Cash
Out Slip is then cashed/validated at venue Cashier. |
| Credit |
The units a gaming machine transacts. A player buys so many
credits when they put cash into a gaming machine, selects the amount of credits
they wish to bet and receives any winnings in the form of credits. Players credits
are displayed on screen in the credit amount or denomination of the gaming machine
being played. E.g.:100 credits on a 5¢ machine represents $5:00 |
| Denomination |
Gaming machines generally are in 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, $1 &
$2 denominations. A conversion ratio from dollars to credits for a game would see
$1.15 on a 5¢ denomination machine represent 23 credits. |
| Electronic gaming machine (EGM) |
Also known as Gaming Machines, Poker Machines, Pokies, Slot
Machines, Slots, or Fruit machines. |
| Feature Games |
Other games that can be triggered by specific winning combinations
of the standard game or at random when playing in a set way. |
| Game Play |
How a game is played, including: what a player needs to do;
how the game responds; and how the winning combinations appear to the player. |
| Highest Win on any Lit Line |
Games can specify this to indicate that, should a play line
provide two possible winning combinations, the higher of the two will be paid. |
| Jackpot |
A type of prize that is progressively accumulated and awarded
randomly during gaming machine play.
Linked progressive jackpot - a jackpot that has multiple EGMs linked to it.
All linked EGMs contribute to the jackpot prize pool and any of them can win the
jackpot prize.
Standalone progressive jackpot - a jackpot feature contained within a single
EGM. Only that EGM contributes to the prize and the prize can only be won on that
EGM. |
| Pay Table |
Explanation of how each symbol pays and the game rules. Usually
located in the artwork on the front panels of the gaming machine or on screen via
the Player Information Display. |
| Play Line or Pay Lines |
The set directional lines in which symbols must appear to generate
a win. The player determines the number of lines played on any spin. Play lines
are usually illustrated in the artwork on the front panels of the gaming machine |
| Reel |
The vertical arrangement of symbols that appear to spin when
a game is played. |
| Return to Player (RTP) |
This refers to the amount per $1 that each gaming machine will
return to players via winnings over a defined period of spins. By law, each gaming
machine in Victoria must return a minimum of 87% of all monies wagered each year
at that venue to the players. This does not mean that every time a player spends
$10, they are guaranteed an $8.70 return. It is based on statistical expectation
that each venue will have paid out the minimum percentage (87%) over a 12-month
period. |
| Scatters |
These are symbols that win independently of a set play line.
The symbols may be scattered anywhere across the game screen or could be required
to be in sequence from left to right, right to left or any other defined sequence. |
| Substitute |
A symbol that can replace other nominated symbols to create
winning combinations. The pay-table of the game will identify both the substitute
symbol and the symbols it substitutes. Understand that not all symbols may be covered
by the substitute. Refer to the pay-table for each game. |
| Symbol |
The ../images on reels that are arranged when the game is in play.
On some games, symbols need to appear consecutively on the line from the left-hand
side to be a winning sequence. (Left to Right)
5 winning symbols: Î Î Î Î Î
4 winning symbols: Î Î Î Î -
3 winning symbols: Î Î Î - -
2 winning symbols: Î Î - - -
1 winning symbol : Î - - - -
On some games symbols need to appear consecutively on the line from the right-hand
side to be a winning sequence.(Right to Left.)
5 winning symbols: Î Î Î Î Î
4 winning symbols: - Î Î Î Î
3 winning symbols: - - Î Î Î
2 winning symbols: - - - Î Î
1 winning symbol : - - - - Î
|
| Trigger |
A trigger is a symbol that generates free games or a feature.
In some games the trigger can also be a scatter or substitute. |