Section 17-401 - Definitions. - Maryland Statutes

§ 17-401. Definitions.
 

(a)  In general.- In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 

(b)  Free-play console machine.- "Free-play console machine" means a machine that: 

(1) has a backboard that displays combinations of numbers or symbols; 

(2) has 2 or more reels that spin on the insertion of 1 or more coins or tokens; and 

(3) when the reels stop on combinations that match those on the backboard, rewards the player with a specified number of free games, allowing the player to continue to play the machine without inserting additional coins or tokens. 

(c)  Free-play pinball machine.- "Free-play pinball machine" means a machine that: 

(1) on insertion of 1 or more coins or tokens, releases 1 or more balls for the player to propel by a plunger; and 

(2) if the player gets a certain score or combination of numbers, rewards the player with a specified number of free games, allowing the player to continue to play the machine without inserting additional coins or tokens. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 56, §§ 18, 19; 1992, ch. 4, § 2.]