2013 Maryland Code
BUSINESS REGULATION
§ 17-401 - Definitions

§17-401.

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

(b) “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” 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.