Nicknames of the Slots Machine

The slots machine, with its wide popularity, has received many nicknames over the passing years. One of the names that a slots machine may go by is the "fruit machine". This name came about because many times the pictures on the reels are fruits. If you match up all the fruits on the pay line then you have hit the slots machine jackpot. Now a day the slots machine may have pictures according to television or movie themes, rather than grapes, apples or bananas. Another nickname that the slots machine has picked up is the "one armed bandit". The "one arm" refers to the lever that the slots machine sports, which activates the spinning of the reels and he gambler's chance of winning the jackpot. The "bandit" part of the nickname may have come from those who were unlucky at hitting the jackpot and therefore accused the slots machine of "robbing" them from their winnings.

Slots Machine Terms

A "straight slots machine" is not a nickname, rather a term describing the type of slots machine. "Straight" means that the slots machine has one steady jackpot no matter how much money is put into it. A "progressive slots machine" is also a term rather than a nickname. "Progressive" means that the slots machine adds on to its jackpot as more people play on it, hoping to it will dump its jackpot upon them.