Gambling Device Law and Legal Definition
According to 15 USCS § 1171 (a) [Title 15. Commerce and Trade; Chapter 24. Transportation of Gambling Devices], the term “gambling device” means
“(1) any so-called “slot machine” or any other machine or mechanical device an essential part of which is a drum or reel with insignia thereon, and (A) which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property; or
(2) any other machine or mechanical device (including, but not limited to, roulette wheels and similar devices) designed and manufactured primarily for use in connection with gambling, and (A) which when operated may deliver, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property, or (B) by the operation of which a person may become entitled to receive, as the result of the application of an element of chance, any money or property; or
(3) any sub assembly or essential part intended to be used in connection with any such machine or mechanical device, but which is not attached to any such machine or mechanical device as a constituent part.”
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Access Device
- Advance Gambling Activity
- Antique Gambling Device
- Assistive Technology Device
- Automated Banking Device
- Booby Trap Device
- Channelization Device [Federal Railroad Administration]
- Container Security Device
- Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984
- Critical Reprocessed Single-Use Device
