Chapter 01. General
Regulation .01 Scope.LinkCopy Citation
This subtitle applies to skills-based amusement devices regulated by the Commission under Criminal Law Article, §§12-301 and 12-301.1, and State Government Article, Title 9, Subtitle 1B, Annotated Code of Maryland.
Regulation .02 Definitions.LinkCopy Citation
A.
In this subtitle, the following terms have the meaning indicated.
B.
Terms Defined.
(1)
“Merchandiser device” means a skills-based amusement device by which a player controls a mechanical or electromechanical claw or other device to retrieve merchandise or prizes.
(2)
“Minimal value” means having a wholesale value of not more than $40.
(3)
“Reasonable player” means a first-time player of average levels of intelligence, physical and mental skills, reaction time, and dexterity.
(4)
“Redemption device” means a skills-based amusement device that issues only tickets, tokens or other objects that represent or that can be converted into merchandise or prizes.
(5)
“Skill” means:
(a)
A learned ability of doing a thing competently;
(b)
A particular ability, strategy, or tactic;
(c)
A coordinated set of actions, including, but not limited to, eye-hand coordination;
(d)
Dexterity, fluency, or coordination in the executing of learned physical or mental tasks or combination thereof;
(e)
Technical proficiency or expertise;
(f)
Development or implementation of a strategy or tactics in order to achieve a goal; or
(g)
Knowledge of the means or methods of accomplishing a task.
(6)
“Skills-based amusement device” means a machine, apparatus, or device that:
(a)
Operates or can be made to operate by inserting, depositing, or placing with another person money, a token, or another object; and
(b)
Through the use of skill awards the user:
(i)
Merchandise or prizes;
(ii)
A ticket, token, or other object that represents or that can be converted into merchandise or prizes; or
(iii)
The right to receive an item specified in §B(6)(b)(i) or (ii) of this regulation.
Chapter annotations
Authority: Criminal Law Article, §§12-301 and 12-301.1; State Government Article, §§9-101 and 9-1B-02; Annotated Code of Maryland
History: Effective date: January 1, 2017 (43:23 Md. R. 1281)
History: Regulation .02B amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md, R. 657)