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Gaming Machine & Platform Glossary — GOLDPRIME GAME

The terms regulated operators meet when specifying compliant gaming hardware: RTP, Hold%, Volatility, OEM, ODM, White Label, GLI, CE and more — defined plainly.

A glossary is only useful if it is plain. Below are the terms regulated operators actually meet when specifying compliant gaming hardware — defined without the sales gloss, and linked to the pages where each topic is covered in depth.

Use it as a reference while you scope a floor, read a quote, or compare suppliers. Every term links outward so you can go from "what does this mean" to "how do we actually buy it."

Note: Definitions describe what a term means in general industry use. Compliance scope, certification marks and legality are market-specific — always confirm against your jurisdiction and with GOLDPRIME during discovery.

RTP (Return to Player)

Also: Theoretical payout percentage

The percentage of total wagers a game is designed to return to players over a long run.

Expressed as a percentage (e.g., 90–97%). It is a theoretical long-run figure, not a per-session promise, and is set in the game math model.

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Hold Percentage

Also: House hold

The share of wagers a venue retains; the complement of RTP at the house level.

Operators tune hold through game selection and win-curve settings within the market's compliant envelope. Not to be confused with RTP, which describes the player-return side of the same math.

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Volatility (Variance)

Also: Risk profile

How concentrated a game's payouts are — low volatility pays often in small amounts, high volatility pays rarely in large amounts.

Volatility shapes player experience and cash-flow feel; it is a designed parameter set per market and per cabinet.

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Fish Game Machine

Also: Fish hunting game / fish table

A multi-player, shared-screen cabinet where players aim at fish, build through Boss waves, and cash out via linkable payouts.

Built compliant-ready with in-house boards; the social, floor-wide energy is its core draw. See cabinets and boards.

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Slot Machine

Also: Slot cabinet / reel game

A single-player cabinet (or linked bank) running reel or video games with a math-model-driven payout.

Built by a manufacturing factory with certifiable RNG and auditable math models; link-Jackpot ready variants exist.

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OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)

Also: Build-to-spec

A model where you supply the design and the manufacturer builds it to spec.

Maximum design control; the manufacturer owns tooling, assembly and certification alignment.

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ODM (Original Design Manufacturer)

Also: Reference-design customization

A model where the manufacturer supplies a proven reference design that you then customize.

Faster to market than full OEM; the reference design is re-aligned to your market's compliance framework.

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White Label

Also: Private label

Hardware carrying your brand end to end — marquee, bezel, topper, boot screen, colorway and CMS identity.

A branding layer usually delivered through an OEM/ODM build; differentiation without designing from scratch.

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GLI (Gaming Laboratories International)

Also: GLI certification

An independent testing lab that certifies gaming equipment against jurisdictional standards.

A widely recognized mark; certificates are provided per market and per order, scoped to your jurisdiction.

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BMM (BMM Testlabs)

Also: BMM certification

An independent gaming certification lab operating across many regulated jurisdictions.

Another recognized testing route; coverage is confirmed per market and per order.

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CE Marking

Also: Conformité Européenne

A mark confirming a product meets applicable EU directives, including electrical safety and EMC.

Required for the European Economic Area; declared by the manufacturer with retained technical documentation.

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UL Certification

Also: Underwriters Laboratories

A North American safety certification evaluating electrical and fire risk.

Recognized for cabinets and power systems; helps demonstrate recognized safety compliance.

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ETL Certification

Also: ETL (Intertek)

A North American safety mark tested to the same standards as UL, widely accepted as equivalent.

Can shorten the deployment path in certain regulated markets versus pursuing UL specifically.

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Skill Game

Also: Skill-based gaming

A game category framed around player skill rather than pure chance, used to fit certain regulated-market frameworks.

Framing and legality are market-specific; GOLDPRIME advises on amusement/skill-game framing and supplies compliant-ready hardware.

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Sweepstakes Model

Also: Sweepstakes casino

A virtual-currency engagement model where no real money enters or exits, used in some regulated contexts.

GOLDPRIME's platform work supports sweepstakes-compliant engagement for licensed operators where permitted.

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Boss Wave

Also: Boss event

A scheduled high-value moment in fish games where a Boss appears across linked cabinets for a shared payout.

The social anchor of fish-game floors; creates crowd moments that lift dwell time.

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Cabinet

Also: Enclosure

The physical enclosure holding the screen, controls, board and power for a gaming machine.

Commercial cabinets use reinforced enclosures and serviceable internals built for high-traffic venues.

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Gaming Mainboard

Also: Game board / PCB

The board at the heart of the cabinet controlling boot, play modes, operator controls and certification.

GOLDPRIME designs and fabricates its own, so the board and cabinet share one certification trail.

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Game Platform

Also: CMS / firmware stack

The software layer — firmware, content management, player tracking and integration — that runs on the board.

Customizable per market; operator-level controls are sealed against player-deck changes.

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Responsible Gaming

Also: Player protection

Controls and practices that keep play within a regulated market's player-protection rules.

Built into the platform: session awareness, operator-defined limits, transparent operation and logs.

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Certification Pack

Also: Compliance dossier

The bundled documentation — test records, configuration detail and marks — proving a unit's compliance.

GOLDPRIME keeps board, cabinet, firmware and certification as one pack, reproducible per serial number.

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Regulated Market

Also: Licensed jurisdiction

A market where gaming equipment may operate only under a license and applicable local law.

GOLDPRIME supplies machines, boards and software to operators and their distributors; licensing and local compliance sit with the buyer.

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