Steve,
If your wondering what the pots are in the base game that fill up extremely slow.
Essentially if you were to fill them all you would be able to start a bonus from the top level. The spinning wheel that sometimes activates also helps to fill the pots. If you only fill the first pot you get a free normal bonus.
I sessioned it once trying to fill them all and after the third one was complete I just took it and binned it off. Was taking too long.
Maybe something to do whilst at the bar?