Maryland Criminal Law Section 12-301

      In this subtitle:

            (1)      "slot machine" means a machine, apparatus, or device that:

                  (i)      operates or can be made to operate by inserting, depositing, or placing with another person money, a token, or another object; and

                  (ii)      through the element of chance or any other outcome unpredictable by the user, awards the user:

                        1.      money, a token, or other object that represents or that can be converted into money; or

                        2.      the right to receive money, a token, or another object that represents and can be converted into money; and

            (2)      "slot machine" includes:

                  (i)      a machine, apparatus, or device described in item (1) of this section that also sells, delivers, or awards merchandise, money, or some other tangible thing of value; and

                  (ii)      a pinball machine or console machine that pays off in merchandise.