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DID YOU KNOW…?
A few machines still have a pull-handle at the right side. Pulling this handle does exactly the same as pressing the SPIN button; in fact, it simply activates an electrical switch that is wired in parallel with the switch under the SPIN button. In times past, when machines had only a pull-handle and no SPIN button, the average rate of play was two hundred to two hundred fifty spins per hour. Today, with almost everyone using the buttons, the average rate of play has gone up to over four hundred spins per hour.
Help
Most video games have a HELP button that brings up a screen with information for novice players, such as the purpose of the various buttons, the configuration of the paylines, and what to do if something malfunctions.
Paytable
Pressing this button on a video game brings the paytable to the screen. It is often several pages in length. Sometimes this button is marked SEE PAYS.
Cash Out
Pressing this button converts any credits accumulated in the machine to coins that are noisily dumped into the metal coin tray. You would normally do this whenever you are ready to leave that machine or any time you want to convert your credits into coins. If a large number of credits is involved, pressing the CASH OUT button may result in the appearance of an attendant who will pay you by hand. More and more machines use cash tickets, which means you will receive a ticket instead of coins. The ticket can be converted to currency by any cashier at that free slots casino. This button is sometimes marked CASH/CREDIT or COLLECT.
Change
Pressing this button illuminates the service light on top of the machine, summoning the change person. Besides calling for change, you should also press the button any time something seems to go wrong with the machine. This button is often marked SERVICE.
Displays
There are several displays to help the player keep track of bets, credits, and amounts won. There may be some location and terminology variations between different types of machines, but they all perform the same basic functions.
Coin In
This indicator shows how many coins or credits you have committed on the next spin. On some machines, it may be labeled BET or COINS PLAYED. Somewhere on most machines is a sign that states: Pays Only on Coins Accepted. So, before you hit the SPIN button, be sure that the machine accepted as many coins as you intended to bet.
Lines Bet
This indicator shows how many paylines are currently activated, based on which PLAY LINES button you pressed.
Bet Per Line
This indicator shows how many credits you intend to wager on each payline, depending on which BET PER LINE button you pressed.
Total Bet
This is the total amount of your intended wager, which is the number of activated paylines multiplied by the number of credits per payline.
Credits
This keeps track of the amount of credits you have accumulated in the machine. The denomination of each credit is the same as the game denomination; that is, if you are playing a quarter machine, each credit is worth a quarter. The total number of credits goes up whenever you slide a bill into the currency acceptor. On a quarter machine, for example, a ten-dollar bill will add forty credits to the total. The total number of credits also goes up when the machine pays off a winning combination. On the other hand, when you press the BET ONE or MAX BET button, the appropriate number of credits is deducted from the total.
Win Paid
Whenever you win, the amount of the payout is shown on this indicator. This amount is also added to the total in the CREDITS indicator. On some machines, this display is labeled PAID or WINNER PAID.
Insert Coin
This message is illuminated whenever the machine is idle with no bets registered. It turns off when a coin is dropped in or a credit is bet.
Coin Accepted
When you drop in a coin, this message lights up to tell you that the machine is ready for a spin. Of course, the message will not illuminate if the coin is rejected and drops through to the coin tray.
