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Video Poker & Slots Terminology
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Bet the max – playing the most coins allowed on the machine. All of the payout percentages are based on playing max coins. Video poker or slots.
| Bonus features – a special feature allowing you to win extra coins. Video poker or slots Cash out – taking the money out of the machine. Video poker or slots. Coins – denomination of coins played from a penny to five dollars or more. Video poker or slots |
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Credits - The way the machine reads your money. $20 - 20 credits. Also the way the machine keeps score of wins.
Deal- cards that machine deals to you at the beginning of each round of play. Video poker
Discards – The cards you decide not to keep. Video poker
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Draw- Cards machine gives you after you discard unwanted cards. Video poker Full Pay- the best possible pay table for a particular game. Video poker or slots Hand- the cards dealt to you by the machine. Video poker. |
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Hold- the cards in a hand you keep. Video poker.
Multi Hand- Any video poker game where you can play more than one hand at a time. Common varieties include triple, five and ten hand play. Video poker
Multi line – A machine with more than one play line. Slot machines can have from 1-20 pay lines. Slots
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Pay Table- The list of possible payout displayed on the front of the machine. By looking at the pay table you can determine the pay back. Video poker or slots
| Random Number Generator- Also known as RNG. The RNG is a computer chip inside every machine that is used to make sure that the cards are consistently shuffled randomly. Computerized slots have a similar computer chip to keep it random and exciting. Video poker or slots Random - It is required by law that a Video Poker Machine must draw cards at random from a single deck. Video poker or slots |
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Now armed with your knowledge of online video poker and slots terminology go play!
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