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The Pay Table area provides information on the possible jackpot amounts for specific reel combinations and also displays some or all of the game theme rules. This information may be permanently displayed on the machine, or – for touchscreen displays – it may be accessible through an interactive series of images that can be switched between.

a narrow opening, especially one for receiving something, as a coin or a letter. Also: an appointment, berth, billet, job, position, spot, window. From Latin slatus, from sloth, meaning thin (compare with slit). Also from Middle English slote, from Old Dutch slot, from slot (see slit) and thole. In ice hockey, an unmarked area in front of the goal between the face-off circles. Also, the place on a rink where a player will go after making a face-off.