Part I: Games & Gaming · Slot Machines & Electronic Gaming

Coin-Out

Slot Operations

The total monetary value of all payouts awarded by a slot machine during a specified period, including both winning spins and hand pays (jackpot payouts paid manually by an attendant). Coin-out is recorded by the machine’s internal meters and represents the gross amount returned to players before accounting for the casino’s win. The difference between coin-in and coin-out equals the machine’s gross win (also called “slot win” or “revenue”). Coin-out does not include non-cash awards such as bonus points or promotional credits unless those are converted to cashable value.

In practice

On TITO systems, the distinction between coin-out (machine-paid awards) and hand-pay jackpots (attendant-paid awards exceeding a threshold) is important for labor planning and compliance reporting.

One entry from the Casino Industry Glossary — 1,157 terms written for surveillance, compliance and operations professionals rather than for players. Definitions describe industry usage; where a term carries a regulatory meaning, verify against the instrument that governs your jurisdiction.