slot machine [2]

Electronic or mechanical gambling machine that is operated by inserting a coin into a slot in order to obtain a sequence of winning symbols.

reel

Cylinder inscribed with symbols that is activated by the machine’s lever; when the three reels stop, the symbols line up to create a combination.

payout tray

Plate onto which the player’s winnings are dispensed.

winning line

Display showing the combinations of winning symbols and the winnings to be paid.

coin reject slot

Small hole into which rejected coins fall.

symbol

Shape used to create combinations.

lever

Device connected to the spring linkage to activate the reels.

coin slot

Opening through which coins are inserted into the machine in order to play.

casing

Case enclosing and protecting the device’s mechanism.

jackpot feed

Tube that deposits some of the coins inserted into the slot machine into the jackpot box.

electrical payout linkage

Device used to determine the amount of the payout.

strongbox

Metal covering that protects the machine’s internal mechanisms against theft.

jackpot box

Box containing the coins for the slot machine’s top prize.

coin chute

Tube that deposits coins into the payout tray when a player has won.

spring linkage

Device that activates the reels.

reel plate

Toothed wheel that stops the reels.

payout trigger

Mechanism used to dispense coins when a player has won.