Terms in Slot Machines

You think only doctors and lawyers have words and terms only they can understand. Think again. Even players of slot machines have jargon exclusive to the slot machine community. So if you want to be in, read on.

Onesies or 'flying solo' is what you call players that insist on playing only one coin in a spin. It has been advised that onesies play only in multiplier slots or slot machines that accept nickels and play the maximum bet. Playing other slot machines just hurt if you get the jackpot combination and you played with only one coin.

Slot talk is what you call the information passed around and exchanged between slot machine players, the people that give the change and the slot machine host. This is to gain information regarding the winning slot machines and some slot machine basic education.

Speaking of winning slots, there is such a thing as winning and losing slot machines. These are called loose slots for winning slot machines and tight slots for losing slot machines. Loose slot machines are said to have a 100% payoff percentage over a period of time. This is because loose slot machines contain more winning symbols than the average slot machine.

Tight slot machines are the exact opposite of loose slot machines. They are slot machines that have a very low payoff percentage. This is because there are more losing symbols than winning symbols.

An up or down slot cycle is the cycle of a slot machines average payoff percentage over a period of time, say one year. Higher payoff percentage is called an up slot cycle whereas lower payoff percentage is called a down cycle. This is also called the sizzling or sputtering cycle.

It is important for every slot machine player to know the slot-mix or the slot placement. The slot-mix or the slot placement is the arrangement of slot machines in a casino. It is said that the loosest slot machines are found in very public places where other people may see other slot machine players winning. This also serves as an advertisement for the casino.

It is imperative that every player cracks the slot machine mix. This means finding out the location of the loose slot machines. It is advised that slot machine players do not try two slot machines at a time as loose and tight slot machines are placed side by side.

A slot drop is the money found in the slot machine whereas the slot hold is the amount of money that is not paid as winnings. Both the sloth drop and hold determine the payout percentage of a particular slot machine