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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 2-11 Definitions.">
  <section prefix="§" num="2-11" heading="Definitions.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">In this Part 3, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Amusement device.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="In general.">“Amusement device” means any electronic or mechanical device that is designed to provide amusement or entertainment and for which a fee is charged to operate or use.</para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Illustrations.">“Amusement device” includes any of the following for which a fee is charged to operate or use:<para num="(i)">video or electronic game;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">computer console or Internet connection;</para>
        <para num="(iii)">pinball or console machine;</para>
        <para num="(iv)">bowling or shuffleboard machine;</para>
        <para num="(v)">pool table or poolette;</para>
        <para num="(vi)">target machine;</para>
        <para num="(vii)">baseball machine;</para>
        <para num="(viii)">riding device;</para>
        <para num="(ix)">claw machine, digger, or rotary merchandiser;</para>
        <para num="(x)">jukebox or other music player;</para>
        <para num="(xi)">player piano;</para>
        <para num="(xii)">peep show device; or</para>
        <para num="(xiii)">similar device.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(3)" heading="Exclusion.">“Amusement device” does not include:<para num="(i)">a bona fide vending machine that does not incorporate an amusement or entertainment feature; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a video lottery terminal licensed by the State under State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1A.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Director.">“Director” means the Director of Consumer Protection and Business Licensing or the Director’s designee.</para>
    <para num="(d)" />
    <para num="(e)" />
    <para num="(f)" heading="Simulated slot machine.">“Simulated slot machine” means any amusement device equipped with a knock-off device that enables an owner or custodian of the device to remove free plays or other game credits accumulated by a winning player.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-706</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 10-337</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 22-125</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">For the Code-wide standard definition of “person”, see &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;City General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-107"&gt;§ 1-107&lt;/cite&gt;.</annotation>
    <annotation type="Editor's Notes">For the Code-wide standard definition of “includes” and “including”, see &lt;cite data-path="|general"&gt;City General Provisions Article&lt;/cite&gt;, &lt;cite data-path="|general|1|1|1-105"&gt;§ 1-105&lt;/cite&gt;.</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" />
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
