While every slot player will have their favourite game name, what you might not know is that people call them all sorts of things. From regional dialect to local slang, here are ten things people call slot machines that you might not have heard of…
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- Slang Name For Slot Machines Free Play
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10 – Fruit Machine (British English)
- Pokies - Term used as slang in Australia and New Zeland short for videopoker machines, also as a generic word for poker, slot and fruit machine games. Pot - In a poker game, the amount of money that accumulates in the middle of the table as each player antes, bets, and raises. The pot goes to the winner of the hand.
- According to Legal Slots, the term slot machines was originally used for all automatic vending machines as well as for the gambling devices, it was not until the 20th century that the term became restricted to the latter. A 'fruit machine' is one British term for a slot machine. The one-armed bandit is another popular nickname.
One Armed Bandit — One of the most popular slang terms for a slot machine. The moniker refers to the mechanical lever that players used to pull while playing. Over time, the machine would rob them of their money. One Liner — A game that only has one reel.
This term comes from the traditional fruit images on the spinning reels, such as lemons and cherries. But often there was also bars (But mostly fruit).
9 – Puggy (Scottish English Slang)
Also called Puggies, it is a term for something playful and is meant as a term for endearment and fondness!
8 – Slots (Canadian and American English)
The classic name. The slot refers to the currency detector hole that you ‘slot’ you money into. Any gambling machine without one of these isn’t truly a slot machine.
7 – Pokies (Australian English and New Zealand English)
Pokies is short for poker machines and it pretty much an exclusive to Australian word. But these days it is catching on in many other parts of the world.
6 – Liberty Bells (American English)
This was the brand of the very first slot machine and once upon a time that was all people knew to call them.
5 – One-Armed Bandits (American English)
This was the classic name for the classic types of slot machines. With one big handle on the side, you would pull it to spin the reels. But it got its name bandit because it would take all your money (most the time anyway).
4 – Betting Units (British English)
This is a more official name than one used by the players. Betting Units or the Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) often seen in bookies.
3 – Video Slots (American English)
Some people like the video slots, some don’t But these are the ones that have digital reels rather than real ones like our next name.
2 – Reel Spinners (American English)
This name was only really used since the invention of the video slots. Some people just like to play games with real reels rather than digital ones.
1 – The Stand Up’s (American English)
These are often older slot machines that used to be played stood up obviously. Think of the older classic penny arcades and you will know what I am talking about.
'Let's go down Sunset Blvd and play the slots!'
The devices that built the Strip in Las Vegas.
A device into which Californians put the money that finances Nevada's schools.
Slang Name For Slot Machines Jackpots
'Atleast she's considered a high-roller now, maybe they'll give her a free buffet or hotel room for the night'

I know man, check out her slotmachine!
Oh man, that's gnarly...
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- 5. Durk
- 6. Momala
- 7. knocking
- 8. Dog shot
- 9. sputnik
- 10. guvy
- 11. knockin'
- 12. nuke the fridge
- 13. obnoxion
- 14. Eee-o eleven
- 15. edward 40 hands
- 16. heels up
- 17. columbus
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