A thin opening or gap, especially one for receiving something, as a coin or letter.
Also, a position or job in an organization, especially a newspaper: “He was the paper’s chief copy editor — the slot.”
In casinos and online slots, a game in which a player can bet on several different combinations of symbols. Each symbol has a different value, depending on its type and where it is located on the reels. Some slots have bonus features that can increase the payouts if the player hits certain combinations.
The term slot can also refer to a time and place for an aircraft to take off or land, as authorized by an airport or air-traffic control authority: “Air traffic controllers assign flights to the available slots.”
In casinos and online casinos, players insert cash (or in some “ticket-in, ticket-out” machines, a barcoded paper ticket with a barcode) into a designated slot on the machine to activate the digital reels and display the results. The reels stop to rearrange the symbols and, if the player matches a winning combination of symbols, the player earns credits based on the payout schedule. Most slot games have a theme, and the symbols and bonus features are aligned with that theme. Bonus features can include Wild symbols, Scatter symbols, Pick-style games, re-spins, and more. The rules for these features can be found in the pay table, which is normally explained clearly and concisely with bright colours.