15 U.S.C. § 1171 : US Code - Section 1171: Definitions

Search 15 U.S.C. § 1171 : US Code - Section 1171: Definitions

As used in this chapter -
(a) 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 subassembly 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.
(b) The term "State" includes the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
(c) The term "possession of the United States" means any
possession of the United States which is not named in subsection
(b) of this section.
(d) The term "interstate or foreign commerce" means commerce (1)
between any State or possession of the United States and any place
outside of such State or possession, or (2) between points in the
same State or possession of the United States but through any place
outside thereof.
(e) The term "intrastate commerce" means commerce wholly within
one State or possession of the United States.
(f) The term "boundaries" has the same meaning given that term in
section 1301 of title 43.