Gaming - Slot Machines - Skills-Based Amusement Devices
Sponsor: Guy Guzzone (District 13)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: GamingStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289 (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Altering the definition of 'slot machine' to provide that certain skills-based amusement devices excluded from the definition may award merchandise, tickets, tokens, or other objects that do not exceed a certain minimal value per play and may be accumulated and exchanged for merchandise or prizes that do not exceed a minimal wholesale value of $599.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 2FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Guzzone, Senator Guzzonelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Matthews, Todd | Bailey & Glasser, LLP | Oral |
| FWA | Coale, Tomlobbyist | PWRJ | Oral |
| INFO | Beskid, Jennifer | Maryland Lottery Gaming Control Agency | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FWACoale, TomPWRJRegistered for: Advantage Capital; Authorium; Baltimore Orioles; CI Renewables; City of Annapolis; Ecphora Capital…