1. A. In this subtitle, the following terms have the meaning indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (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. (2) “Minimal value” means having a wholesale value of not more than $40.
   3. (3) “Reasonable player” means a first-time player of average levels of intelligence, physical and mental skills, reaction time, and dexterity.
   4. (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. (5) “Skill” means:

      1. (a) A learned ability of doing a thing competently;
      2. (b) A particular ability, strategy, or tactic;
      3. (c) A coordinated set of actions, including, but not limited to, eye-hand coordination;
      4. (d) Dexterity, fluency, or coordination in the executing of learned physical or mental tasks or combination thereof;
      5. (e) Technical proficiency or expertise;
      6. (f) Development or implementation of a strategy or tactics in order to achieve a goal; or
      7. (g) Knowledge of the means or methods of accomplishing a task.

   6. (6) “Skills-based amusement device” means a machine, apparatus, or device that:

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

      2. (b) Through the use of skill awards the user:

         1. (i) Merchandise or prizes;
         2. (ii) A ticket, token, or other object that represents or that can be converted into merchandise or prizes; or
         3. (iii) The right to receive an item specified in §B(6)(b)(i) or (ii) of this regulation.

Authority: Criminal Law Article, §§12-301 and 12-301.1; State Government Article, §§9-101 and 9-1B-02; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: January 1, 2017 (43:23 Md. R. 1281)

Regulation .02B amended effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md, R. 657)