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WSR 07-21-116
[ Order 617 -- Filed October 22, 2007, 2:50 p.m. , effective January 1, 2008 ]
Purpose: The gambling commission is rewriting its rules manual using plain English techniques. We anticipate the project will be completed by January 1, 2008. The rules manual is being broken into sections and rewritten a section at a time. This filing includes rule changes that were inadvertently missed during the rewrite process as well as some housekeeping changes to correct inconsistent usage of words.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing 5; and amending 44.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-18-084 on September 5, 2007, and published October 9, 2007.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 23, Amended 44, Repealed 5.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 23, Amended 44, Repealed 5.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 23, Amended 44, Repealed 5; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: October 22, 2007.
OTS-1000.1
WAC 230-01-011 Deadlines for submitting items to be included in the commission meeting agenda. (1) To ensure that the public and the commissioners have sufficient notice of agenda items, we require that items for the commission's monthly meeting agenda be submitted in the format we require and delivered to our administrative office at least fourteen days before the regularly scheduled commission meeting.
(3) We publish the meeting agenda on our web site and with the code reviser's office as explained in WAC 230-01-010.
OTS-1001.6
WAC 230-03-040 Signing the application. The applicant signs the application under oath and under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington. This oath affirms that the information on the application and any accompanying materials is accurate and complete.
(1) The person signing the application must be:
(a) The highest ranking officer of a charitable, nonprofit, or profit-seeking corporation, or limited liability company seeking licensure; or
(b) The owner of a sole proprietorship seeking licensure; or
(c) All partners of a partnership or general partner of a limited partnership seeking licensure((; or
(d) The mayor or the mayor's designated representative of an incorporated city or town submitting the application)).
(2) The person seeking an individual license and a designated officer of the organization for which the person will work must both sign the application.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-040, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-03-050 Additional information required from applicants for licensing. (1) Applicants must give us details or copies of the following information on or attached to their application:
(a) ((Articles of incorporation and bylaws; or, if not a corporation, a copy of any bylaws and other documents which set out the organizational structure and purposes of the organization; and
(b))) The name of the resident agent as required by state law, and the agent's business and home address; and
(((c))) (b) Internal Revenue Service tax exemption letter, if one is necessary; and
(((d))) (c) All lease or rental agreements, whether oral or written, between the applicant and the owner of the site where the applicant will conduct gambling activity; and
(((e))) (d) Any franchise agreements or other agreements, whether written or oral, between the applicant and distributors or manufacturers of equipment or between the applicant and any other person whose agreements relate to gambling activities or gambling equipment; and
(((f))) (e) All proposed financing, consulting, and management agreements or contracts between applicant and any gambling service supplier; and
(((g))) (f) Enough personal information to ensure each substantial interest holder is qualified to hold a license or participate in an authorized gambling activity; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-050, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-03-085 Denying, suspending, or revoking ((a)) an application, license or permit. We may deny, suspend, or revoke any application, license or permit, when the applicant, licensee, or anyone holding a substantial interest in the applicant's or licensee's business or organization:
(4) Has failed to pay gambling taxes to local taxing authorities and the local taxing authority ((must petition)) has petitioned us to take action; or
(5) Is serving a period of probation or community supervision imposed as a sentence for any juvenile, misdemeanor, or felony criminal offense, whether or not the offense is covered under RCW 9.46.075(4); or
(6) Is the subject of an outstanding gross misdemeanor or felony arrest warrant; or
(7) Fails to provide us with any information required under commission rules within the time required, or, if the rule establishes no time limit, within thirty days after receiving a written request from us; or
(8) Poses a threat to the effective regulation of gambling, or creates or increases the likelihood of unfair or illegal practices, methods, and activities in the conduct of gambling activities, as demonstrated by:
(((8))) (9) Knowingly provides or provided goods or services to an entity that illegally operates gambling activities.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-085, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-03-175 Requirements for commercial stimulant businesses. Businesses must provide evidence for us to determine ((the business')) their qualifications as a commercial stimulant as ((set forth)) required in RCW 9.46.0217. That evidence includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Proof that it is an "established business" as used in RCW 9.46.0217. "Established business" means any business that:
(a) Has been open to the public for sales of food or drink for on-premises eating and drinking for ninety days or more; or
(((a) Provides)) (b) Passes an inspection by us, is ready to conduct food or drink sales, and gives us ((with)) a proposed operating plan which includes:
(i) Hours of operation; and
(ii) Estimated gross sales from each separate activity the business will conduct on the business premises including, but not limited to:
(A) Gross sales from food or drinks sold for "on-premises" eating ((and)) or drinking; and
(B) Gross sales from food or drinks sold "to go"; and
(C) Gross sales from all other business activities; and
(((b) Is ready to conduct food or drink sales; and
(c) Passes an inspection by us; and))
(2) Proof that it is "primarily engaged in the selling of food or drink for consumption on premises" as used in RCW 9.46.070(2). "Primarily engaged in the selling of food or drink for consumption on premises" means that before receiving a gambling license the business has total gross sales of food or drink for on-premises consumption equal to or greater than all other combined gross sales, rentals, or other income-producing activities which occur on the business premises when measured on an annual basis.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-175, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-03-180 Additional information required for a house-banked card room application. If you apply for a house-banked card room license, you must provide at least the following as part of your application:
(1) A detailed description, including flow charts, of your planned internal accounting and administrative control system. You must provide the information in the standard format we require; and
(2) A detailed diagram of the planned physical layout of the business premises. The diagram must include at least:
(a) The location of all gambling tables; and
(b) The location of all surveillance cameras; and
(c) The count room; and
(d) The surveillance room; and
(e) The cashier's cage; and
(3) A detailed description of the card games offered for play, including rules of play, and the type of gambling tables operated, including table layouts.
(4) Before you begin card game operations, we perform a preoperational review and evaluation (PORE). You must receive our written approval before operating.
(5) The PORE determines whether:
(a) You have:
(i) An organizational structure that supports your proposed accounting and administrative controls; and
(ii) Controls in place so that you closely monitor the gambling activities and accurately record financial information; and
(iii) Have enough trained staff; and
(b) The physical layout of the card room and supporting functions can handle the proposed accounting and administrative controls.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-180, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 605, filed 11/29/06, effective 1/1/08)
(c) Financing for more than one licensee for purchases or leases of gambling equipment or financing for providing infrastructure or facilities, or equipment that supports gambling operations ((for more than one licensee)):
(i) Performing the testing and certification of tribal lottery systems in meeting requirements specified in the tribal-state compact.
(d) A person who only provides nonmanagement-related recordkeeping services for punch board and pull-tab operators, when the combined total gross billings from such services do not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars during any calendar year; or
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-24-030 (Order 605), § 230-03-210, filed 11/29/06, effective 1/1/08; 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-210, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-03-001 "We," "our," and "us" mean the commission and staff.
WAC 230-03-051 Incorporated cities and towns exempt from some information requirements for application.
OTS-1002.1
WAC 230-05-001 Prorating or refunding of fees. (1) We may prorate organization license fees when we adjust expiration dates to schedule our workload.
(4) We keep a portion of your application fees whether we deny or administratively close your application or you withdraw it.
(5) If you are a commercial stimulant or a charitable or nonprofit licensee, you ((may)) have one year from your license expiration to apply for a partial refund of your license fee if your annual gross gambling receipts are less than the minimum for your license class. ((We will refund)) After our approval, we refund you the difference between the fees you paid and the fees for the license class level you actually met. ((You must request the refund within twelve months.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-05-001, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
OTS-1003.4
WAC 230-06-002 "We," "our," and "us" mean the commission and staff. In this title, "we," "our," and "us" mean the designated commission staff. If a rule refers to the powers or duties of the commissioners or the director or director's designee, the rule states specifically "commissioners" or "director or director's designee."
WAC 230-06-004 Defining "consecutively numbered," "consecutive," and "consecutively." (1) "Consecutively numbered" means a numbering system normally beginning with the number one, increased by one for each unit added to the group, and ending with a number equal to the total number of units in the group.
(2) "Consecutive" and "consecutively" mean one after the other without gaps.
WAC 230-06-010 Age restrictions for players. ((Licensee)) No person must ((not)) allow anyone under the age of eighteen to participate in gambling activities except:
(1) To play in licensed bingo games when accompanied by an adult member of his((/)) or her immediate family or a guardian, who is at least eighteen years old((.)):
(a) "Immediate family" means only the spouse, parents, or grandparents of an individual((.)); and
(b) "Guardian" means only a court-appointed, legal guardian of an individual; or
(2) To play bingo at agricultural fairs or school carnivals; or
(3) To play amusement games; or
(4) To sell raffle tickets for a charitable or nonprofit organization that:
(a) Has development of youth as a primary purpose; and
(b) Has at least three members or advisors who are at least eighteen years old and who supervise the operation of the raffle; and
(c) Has an adult member or advisor designated as the manager for the raffle.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-010, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
(4) No wheel may be used in conjunction with their gambling activities by:
(b) Pull-tab licensees.
(6) Operators may use commercially made or home made wheels as part of drawings for prizes, good neighbor prizes, or second element of chance prizes as part of bingo games, as set out in WAC 230-10-280.
(7) Raffle licensees and operators may use:
(a) Other types of wheels, such as paddle wheels, in raffles; and
(b) Commercially made or home made wheels in an alternative drawing format for determining the winner of a raffle. Alternative drawing formats are set out in WAC 230-11-055 and 230-11-060.
WAC 230-06-035 ((Offer no)) Credit, loans, or gifts prohibited. (1) Licensees, employees, or members must not ((extend)) offer or give credit, ((make)) loans, or ((give)) gifts to any person playing in an authorized gambling activity or which makes it possible for any person to play in an authorized gambling activity.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-035, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-06-050 Review of electronic or mechanical gambling equipment. (1) Persons who wish to submit gambling equipment, supplies, services, or games for our review to verify compliance with chapter 9.46 RCW and TITLE 230 WAC must pay the application deposit before we perform the review. They must also reimburse us for any additional costs of the review.
(2) We may require manufacturers to submit certain electronic or mechanical gambling equipment for review. The equipment must meet technical standards for compliance, accuracy, security, and integrity. To allow for continued testing and training, staff may keep any equipment submitted for review for as long as the equipment remains in play in Washington. The manufacturers must reimburse us for any costs of the review. ((We)) The commissioners and commission staff are not liable for any damage to equipment while in our possession.
(3) Licensees must operate equipment identical to the version ((staff)) the director or director's designee approved.
(4) If persons submitting equipment do not agree with the director or director's designee's decision, they may file a petition for declaratory order with the commission to be heard as a full review (de novo) by an administrative law judge, according to RCW 34.05.240 and chapter 230-17 WAC.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-050, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-06-051 Computation of time. (1) When a period of time is in commission rules, orders, or statute, the period begins to run on the day after the act, event, or default. The last day of the period is included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, in which case the period runs until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday.
(2) When the period is less than seven days, exclude Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays in the calculation.
(3) This section does not apply to periods of license suspension.
WAC 230-06-055 Notify law enforcement of gambling activity. (1) Licensees must notify local law enforcement agencies, in writing, that they have been licensed before they begin to conduct any activity under the license.
(2) Licensees must ((tell)) notify local law enforcement agencies of the:
(a) ((The)) Address where they will conduct the gambling activity; and
(b) ((The)) Type of gambling activity licensed; and
(c) ((The)) First date they will conduct the gambling activity; and
(d) ((The)) Proposed schedule for the operation of the gambling activity if they plan to conduct the activity on a regular basis.
(3) Licensees must not conduct the activity until they have made the notification.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-055, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-06-065 ((Display copies)) Displaying of ((all)) licenses ((or have them present on business premises)). (1) Licensees must prominently display originals or copies of all gambling activity licenses or permits we have issued in the gambling area of their business premises.
(2) Licensees must have ((these)) the licenses and permits ready for inspection by us, other law enforcement personnel, and the public at all times.
(3) Card room employers may choose not to display employee licenses, but must maintain ((a copy of)) all card room employees' licenses, proof of licensing, or applications if we have not issued a license, on the licensed premises at all times.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-065, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-06-071 Washington state identification and inspection stamps to be called "I.D. stamps." We will refer to Washington state identification and inspection stamps as "I.D. stamps" throughout these rules.
WAC 230-06-074 Assistance required for commission inspections. When we arrive to conduct an inspection, the person or business under review must immediately provide:
(1) All requested documents or equipment; and
(2) A safe place with adequate space where we may perform the inspection; and
(3) Reasonable assistance to us.
WAC 230-06-110 ((Buy, sell, or transfer)) Buying, selling, or transferring gambling equipment. (1) All licensees and persons authorized to possess gambling equipment must closely control the gambling equipment in their possession.
(2) Before selling gambling equipment, licensees must ensure that the buyer possesses a valid gambling license.
(((2))) (3) Before purchasing gambling equipment, licensees must ensure that the seller possesses a valid gambling license.
(((3))) (4) Applicants for Class F or house-banked card room licenses may purchase and possess gambling equipment during the prelicensing process, but only after receiving written approval from us.
(((4))) (5) Licensees may transfer gambling equipment as a part of a sale of a business as long as a condition of the sale is that the buyer receives a gambling license before the sale is complete. Licensees must make a complete record of all gambling equipment transferred in this manner, including ((commission identification and inspection services stamp numbers)) I.D. stamps. Licensees must report these transfers, including a copy of the inventory record, to us.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-110, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-06-120 ((Sell or transfer)) Selling or transferring gambling equipment ((to manufacturers or distributors)) when no longer licensed. (1) If we have revoked your operator or distributor license, your license has expired, or you have voluntarily surrendered your license, you may only sell or otherwise transfer gambling equipment to a licensed manufacturer or distributor.
(2) Transfers of gambling equipment in this manner are subject to the following requirements:
(a) The transfer must be complete within thirty days of the date the license became invalid; and
(b) Distributors must use the cash or credit against amounts they owe manufacturers; and
(c) Operators or distributors selling the equipment must report to us within ten days of the transaction a complete inventory of all the gambling equipment transferred, including commission ((identification and inspection services)) I.D. stamps ((numbers)); and
(d) Manufacturers or distributors receiving the equipment must prepare a credit memorandum and retain it with their records.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-120, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-06-001 Defining "operator."
OTS-1005.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 609, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08)
WAC 230-07-005 Defining "licensees," "licensee," "organizations," and "organization." ((defined.)) (1) In this ((section)) chapter of the rules, "licensee" and "licensees" means those charitable or nonprofit organizations which we require to be licensed to conduct gambling activities.
(2) In this chapter, "organization" and "organizations" means:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), § 230-07-005, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-07-106 Insuring prizes. (1) We prohibit basing contracts for prize insurance on a percentage of the gambling activity.
(2) We allow prize insurance based on a flat fee or monthly fee.
OTS-1006.3
WAC 230-09-056 Activity reports for fund-raising events. Fund-raising event licensees must submit an activity report to the commission concerning the operation of the licensed activities of each event. Licensees must complete the report in the format we require and the report must be:
(1) Received at our administrative office or postmarked no later than thirty days after the end of the authorized operating day or days; and
WAC 230-09-120 Disposable bingo cards at fund-raising events. (1) Licensees that have a separate bingo license and use disposable bingo cards at the FRE must follow the inventory control procedures for disposable cards in the bingo rules chapter.
(2) Licensees that do not have a separate bingo license must keep all unused disposable cards or packets as part of the FRE record. Licensees may return unused cards or packets to the distributor if there are no breaks in the consecutive card/((audit)) control numbers. Licensees must receive documentation from the distributor of the total number of cards or packets returned and the beginning and ending card/((audit)) control numbers.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), § 230-09-120, filed 10/27/06, effective 1/1/08.]
OTS-1007.6
WAC 230-10-001 Defining "licensees," "licensee," "organizations," "organization," "operators" and "operator." (1) In this ((section)) chapter of the rules, "licensee" and "licensees" means those charitable or nonprofit organizations which we require to be licensed to conduct gambling activities.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-001, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-030 Bingo card definitions. For purposes of this title:
(12) "((Sequentially)) Consecutively numbered" means a numbering system normally beginning with the number one, increased by one for each individual unit added to the group, and ending with a number identical to the total number of units assigned to that group.
(14) "Series" of cards means a specific group of cards that a manufacturer assigns ((sequential)) consecutive card numbers. The first and last card numbers in a series typically identify the group of cards. (Example: The "1 to 9000 series.")
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-030, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-050 Electronically generated bingo cards -- Additional requirements. (1) "Electronically generated bingo cards" means bingo cards for which a licensed manufacturer has predetermined the numbers and the sequence of arrangement and stored them electronically for computer access. Electronically generated bingo cards must:
(c) If printed before the time of sale, be sold ((sequentially)) consecutively at each individual sales point, beginning with the lowest card, sheet, or transaction number; and
(2) The bingo licensee must keep cards or sheets of cards not issued ((sequentially)) consecutively during a session as a part of their daily bingo records.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-050, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-180 Electronic bingo card daubers requirements. (1) Electronic bingo card daubers must:
(c) Have an I.D. stamp from us that was sold to the licensed manufacturer or the operator and attached by the licensed manufacturer, the operator, or us; and
(d) Be unable to modify the computer program which operates the dauber units or the electronic data base which stores the bingo cards; and
(e) Store preprinted bingo cards a player purchases. The electronic images of cards stored in daubers are for player convenience only and are not bingo cards for purposes of this title; and
(f) Use cards that meet all requirements of bingo cards and electronic bingo cards; and
(g) Allow players to input the numbers called; and
(h) Compare input numbers to bingo cards stored in an electronic data base; and
(i) Identify to the player those stored bingo cards that contain the input numbers.
WAC 230-10-220 Player selection bingo game card requirements. (1) Bingo cards used in player selection bingo games:
(((1))) (a) Must be printed on two-part, self-duplicating paper to include an original and a duplicate copy. The duplicate copy must be given to the player and the operator retains the original as a part of the daily bingo records; and
(((2))) (b) Must include a control system in each set which:
(((a))) (i) Identifies that specific set; and
(((b))) (ii) Numbers each sheet of cards within a set ((sequentially)) consecutively; and
(((c))) (iii) Allows tracking of the transfer of cards from the point of manufacture to the operator and from the operator to the player; and
(((3))) (c) May be produced by unlicensed manufacturers if:
(((a))) (i) The primary activity of the manufacturer is producing nongambling products; and
(((b))) (ii) The cards meet the general bingo cards requirements; and
(((c))) (iii) The licensee assumes responsibility for complying with all requirements for player selection cards; and
(((d))) (iv) The invoice transferring these cards includes the beginning and ending card number in addition to meeting all other sales invoice requirements; and
(((4))) (d) If electronically generated ((cards)), may be single copy cards if all information from the cards is either printed on a continuous transaction journal retained in the card generating ((device)) equipment or stored on the computer hard drive in a data base and printed out at the end of each session.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-220, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-235 Hidden face bingo game requirements. (1) Hidden face bingo cards must meet the requirements for disposable bingo cards and each card or sheet of cards must:
WAC 230-10-305 Gift certificates as bingo prizes. When issuing gift certificates as bingo prizes, bingo operators must:
(1) Issue the gift certificates ((sequentially)) consecutively; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-305, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-310 Selling gift certificates. When selling gift certificates, bingo operators must:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-310, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-330 ((Recordkeeping required)) Activity reports for ((agricultural fairs,)) Class A, B, and C bingo, agricultural fairs, and other organizations. Licensees must immediately account for all income from bingo games. Class A, B, and C bingo licensees, organizations conducting bingo under the provisions of RCW 9.46.0321, and bingo activities conducted at a qualified agricultural fair must follow the recordkeeping requirements in WAC 230-07-125 or any of the receipting methods for bingo income required for Class D or above licensees.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-330, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-331 Activity reports for Class D and above bingo licensees. Class D and above bingo game licensees must submit activity reports to the commission. The activity reports must be in the format we require and must:
(2) Be received at our administrative office or postmarked no later than thirty days following the end of the reporting period; and
WAC 230-10-390 Disposable bingo card method for receipting bingo income required when disposable bingo cards used. Bingo licensees must use the disposable bingo card method to receipt for bingo income when disposable bingo cards are used. Licensees using the disposable bingo card method to receipt for bingo income must:
(6) ((Sequentially)) Consecutively issue each disposable card or sheet or packet of cards from the same set at each individual sales point. Licensees may sell these cards, sheets, or packets not issued during a session only at the next bingo session. Otherwise, licensees must retain these cards, sheets, or packets of cards for at least one year; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-390, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-420 Ticket method of receipting bingo income. Bingo licensees may use tickets to document receipts of bingo income. Tickets must be:
(a) At least four digit numbers in a ((sequential)) consecutive series. Class F and above licensees must use tickets with numbers that do not repeat in at least 99,999 occurrences; and
(c) Include the name of the licensee operating Class F and above bingo game; and
(2) If used by Class F or above licensees, purchased from a licensed distributor or manufacturer; and
(3) Issued ((sequentially)) consecutively from each roll, starting with the lowest numbered ticket; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-420, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-440 Combination receipting method for bingo income requirements. (1) Bingo licensees using the combination method of receipting for bingo income must follow all requirements for cash register receipting; and
(c) ((Sequentially)) Consecutively issue each disposable card or sheet or packet of cards from the same set at each individual sales point. If sets are divided into subgroups, then licensees must issue packets or sheets of cards within each subgroup ((sequentially)) consecutively from each subgroup. Licensees may sell these cards, sheets, or packets not issued during a session only at the next bingo session. Otherwise, licensees must retain these cards, sheets, or packets of cards for at least one year; and
(b) ((Sequentially)) Consecutively issue tickets from each sales point. Licensees must retain tickets from each sales point with control numbers lower than the highest ticket issued at that sales point as a part of the daily bingo records; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-440, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-445 Linked bingo games ((and prizes)). (1) A linked bingo prize provider must request and receive approval from us before allowing a bingo operator to participate in a game that offers a linked bingo prize. ((A bingo))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-445, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-10-447 Prizes in linked bingo prize games. (1) Operators may have up to forty-eight hours to award a main or bonus prize to the winner(s); and
WAC 230-10-451 Recordkeeping for linked bingo prize games. (1) Class A, B, or C bingo licensees participating in linked bingo games must maintain all records required for Class D bingo licensees for all their bingo operations; and
WAC 230-10-456 Additional accounting records for linked bingo prize providers. In addition to other accounting records, linked bingo prize providers must keep records in the format we require for:
WAC 230-10-457 Activity reports for linked bingo prize providers. Linked bingo prize providers must submit activity reports to us twice a year for their sales and services. The activity reports must be in the format we require and must:
WAC 230-10-450 Controlling gambling equipment by linked bingo prize licensees.
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WAC 230-11-001 Defining "licensees," "licensee," "organizations," and "organization." ((defined.)) (1) In this chapter, "licensee" and "licensees" means those charitable or nonprofit organizations which we require to be licensed to conduct raffles.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-20-040 (Order 602), § 230-11-001, filed 9/26/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-11-020 Record information on ticket stub. If an organization sells raffle tickets to the general public or conducts raffles that do not require the winner to be present at the drawing, the organization must include a stub or other detachable section bearing a number, letter, or symbol matching the number, letter, or symbol on the ticket or object representing the ((player's)) participant's ticket. The organization's portion must include the participant's name, complete address, telephone number, and other information necessary to notify the winner.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-20-040 (Order 602), § 230-11-020, filed 9/26/06, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-11-085 Modified and discounted pricing plans for tickets for members-only raffles. (1) Licensees may use modified ticket pricing plans at members-only raffles when gross revenues do not exceed five thousand five dollars. One type of modified pricing plan is a penny raffle. A penny raffle is a raffle where licensees sell five hundred consecutively numbered tickets. Participants randomly choose tickets and pay the consecutive number of the ticket multiplied by a predetermined cost, for instance, one penny.
(a) ((Tells)) Discloses to the ((players)) participants the pricing plan before selling them a ticket to participate. The licensee must ((tell)) disclose to the ((player)) participant the total number of tickets in the population available and the number of tickets at each price level; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-20-040 (Order 602), § 230-11-085, filed 9/26/06, effective 1/1/08.]
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AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 612, filed 7/16/07, effective 1/1/08)
WAC 230-13-030 Group 4 -- Coin or token toss amusement game standards. In Group 4 games, players toss one or more coins or tokens onto a surface or into a target area to win a prize. In coin or token toss amusement games:
(1) The game must have a clear and unobstructed thirty-six inch vertical airspace above the target area or surface; and
(2) The target or surface must be level and not altered to give an advantage to the operator; and
(3) Any game which has a target area of four square inches or less must award a prize if any part of the coin or token is within the target area. "Four square inches" means a two-inch by two-inch square; and
(4) If the target does not include a more than two-inch by two-inch square area, such as a rainbow or star, a prize must be awarded if any part of the coin or token lands on any portion of the target area.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-15-064 (Order 612), § 230-13-030, filed 7/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-13-080 Operating coin or token activated amusement games. (1) Coin or token activated amusement games must have nonresetting coin-in meters, certified as accurate to within plus or minus one coin or token in one thousand plays, which stop play of the machine if the meter is removed or disconnected when operating at:
(b) Regional shopping malls; or
(c) Movie theaters; or
(d) Bowling alleys; and
(e) Miniature golf course facilities; and
(f) Skating facilities; and
(g) Amusement centers. "Amusement center" means a permanent location whose primary source of income is from the operation of ten or more amusement ((devices)) games; and
(h) Restaurants; and
(i) Grocery or department stores. A "department or grocery store" means a business that offers the retail sale of a full line of clothing, accessories, and household goods, or a full line of dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items plus some perishable items, or a combination of these. A department or grocery store must have more than ten thousand square feet of retail and support space, not including the parking areas; and
(j) Any premises that a charitable or nonprofit organization currently licensed to operate punch boards, pull-tabs, or bingo controls or operates.
(2) All coin or token activated amusement games must have a coin acceptor capable of taking money for one play and may have an additional acceptor to include paper money.
(3) Operators using amusement games that do not return change must have a change-making bill acceptor or the ability to get change in the immediate vicinity of such games. All amusement games using paper money acceptors must either:
(a) Return change; or
(b) Clearly disclose to ((the)) players before play that change is not returned and ((tell)) disclose to them where at the location they may get change.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-15-064 (Order 612), § 230-13-080, filed 7/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-13-169 Activity reports for commercial amusement game licensees. Commercial amusement game licensees must submit an activity report to the commission. The activity reports must be in the format we require and must:
(4) Be filed even if they do not renew their license. They must file a report for the period between the previous report filed and the expiration date of the license.
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(1) ((Ten)) Twenty-five thousand in a series; or
(2) ((Six)) Ten thousand in a carry-over jackpot series; or
(3) Fifty thousand in progressive jackpot series.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-040, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]
(1) The manufacturer, distributor, or operator who changes the original flare and attaches the substitute flare is responsible for ensuring that the substitute flare meets all other requirements for flares; and
(2) Manufacturers, distributors, or operators must permanently deface the original manufacturer's flare and attach the substitute flare to the original.
(3) Distributors or operators may apply manufacturer-produced substitute flares to punch boards and pull-tab series; and
(4) Distributors or operators must place substitute flares only on the upper face or the top of the punch board; and
(5) If distributors or operators convert flares from cash-only prizes to combined merchandise and cash prizes, they must offer at least fifty percent of the total value of the prizes in merchandise; and
(6) Distributors or operators may use substitute flares on punch boards and pull-tab series which offer merchandise or combination merchandise-cash prizes. These flares must use numbers, not symbols, to denote winners. Distributors or operators making substitute flares must:
(a) Select winning numbers from the manufacturer's original flare, or from the manufacturer's designated winning numbers on the punch board; and
(b) Assign the highest valued prize(s) to the lowest available winning number(s); and
(c) Assign the second highest valued prize(s) to the next lowest available winning number(s) and repeat that pattern until they have assigned all prizes based on their value to winning numbers. ((Licensed)) Distributors may select winning numbers ((consecutively)) sequentially from the manufacturer's original flare; and
(7) Substitute flares must have the I.D. stamp number and series number permanently recorded in ink on its face.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-075, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]
(1) Guaranteed prizes must be sixty percent or more of gross gambling receipts available from the pull-tab series. "Guaranteed prizes" means all prizes available, excluding the contribution amount or carry-over jackpot; and
(2) The manufacturer determines the contribution amount and the method of play and discloses both on the flare; and
(3) The contribution amount for each series must not be more than five hundred dollars; and
(4) An accumulated carry-over jackpot must not be more than ((two)) five thousand dollars; and
(5) If the carry-over jackpot is awarded, the sum of the advance-level prize and the carry-over jackpot prize combined must not be more than ((two)) five thousand dollars; and
(6) If the operator carries over the jackpot to a new series, the total of the advance-level prize and the consolation prize must not be more than five hundred dollars.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-220, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-14-284 Activity reports for punch board and pull-tab licensees. Punch boards and pull-tab licensees must submit an activity report to the commission. Licensees must complete the report in the format we require and must:
(3) Be signed by the licensee's highest ranking executive officer or a designee. If someone other than the punch board and pull-tab licensee or its employee prepares the report, then it must provide the preparer's name and business telephone number; and
(4) Be filed even if they do not renew their license. They must file a report for the period between the previous report filed and the expiration date of the license; and
(5) Unless they are also licensed for Class D or above bingo, charitable and nonprofit licensees must submit a semiannual activity report for punch boards and pull-tabs; and
(6) Class D or above bingo licensees with a punch board and pull-tab license must report punch board and pull-tab activity, on the combined quarterly report provided by the commission as explained in WAC 230-10-331.
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(b) Offer no more than ((two)) three separate games with a single hand of cards. We consider bonus features and progressive jackpots separate games. If a player does not have to place a separate wager to participate, we do not consider it a separate game. An example of this is an "envy" or "share the wealth" pay out when another player achieves a specific hand; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-035, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-15-111 Destruction and disposal of gambling chips. Licensees must submit internal controls to us outlining the procedures for destroying or disposing of gambling logo chips.
(2) Licensees must record all gambling chips they destroyed on a chip destruction log in the format we require.
(3) If a card room closes, the licensee or former licensee must:
(b) Destroy the chips according to the established internal controls and provide the chip destruction log to us.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 611, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08)
(1) After the shuffle, the dealer ((must)) may offer the cards to a player for a cut. After this initial offer of a cut, the dealer may require any player who asks for a cut to pay a maximum of one dollar; and
(2) Dealers must:
(a) Not cut the cards more than twice during each hand or game; and
(b) Place all the fees for cutting the cards into the pot for that hand or game.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-034 (Order 611), § 230-15-126, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]
(c) The maximum amount of a single wager must not exceed ((twenty-five)) forty dollars;
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-135, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]
(1) Licensees may add additional merchandise or cash prizes to nonproprietary games like Blackjack or Pai Gow. We consider these additional prizes a gambling promotion and they must:
(b) Meet all requirements of WAC 230-06-030.
WAC 230-15-300 Using multiplex and quad recording devices in required surveillance. (1) Licensees must not use multiplexing and quad recording devices for required surveillance, except that they may use:
(a) Multiplexing or quad recording devices on entrances and exits to the card room; and
(b) Quad recording devices to record the movement of drop boxes between tables and the count room.
(2) "Multiplex recording" means combining multiple video inputs into a single signal by cycling through the separate video inputs with the view rotating among different cameras in a predetermined order, recording each video input ((sequentially)) consecutively in the cycle. Multiplex recording does not provide continuous recording of each video input because the amount of time lapse in the cycle depends on the number of video inputs.
(3) "Quad recording" means four separate video inputs that record continuously and combine into a single signal displayed on one monitor with a view of each video input.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-300, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]
(4) Employees directly concerned with management, supervision, accounting, security, or surveillance must not ask for, accept, or share any tip originating from players or patrons.
WAC 230-15-485 ((Standards for)) Electronic facsimiles of cards allowed. (1) House-banked card game licensees may use electronic card facsimiles approved by the director or the director's designee in house-banked card games ((if the system:
(b) Randomly shuffles the cards before each round of play or shoe loading; and
(d) Meets the surveillance requirements for cards explained in WAC 250-15-280; and
(e) Contains security protocols which prevent unauthorized access; and
(f) Is designed to prevent the player from playing against the device; and
(g) Allows testing of the computer software; and
(h) Operates only under card room internal controls specific to each system; and
(i) Is tested by a licensed game testing laboratory for compliance with these requirements; and
(j) Meets any additional technical requirements we require.
(2) Card room employees must operate the system.
(3) The manufacturer must pay the costs of laboratory testing)).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-485, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-15-491 Limiting payouts to dealers for tip or "toke" wagers for odds-based payouts. (1) A "toke" is a wager made by a player as a tip for the dealer and it is treated as a separate bet.
(2) House-banked card game licensees may:
(a) Establish a separate, individual limit on the amount of the payout on a toke for odds-based payouts within the requirements of WAC 230-15-490; and
(b) Restrict the types of wagers tokes are allowed on and the amounts of tokes.
(3) Tokes are not included in the calculation of the player or table aggregate payout limits.
WAC 230-15-520 Requirements for fill/credit slips. (1) Each fill/credit slip must be a ((sequentially)) consecutively prenumbered three-part form in the format we require. We may authorize use of a computer based accounting system which includes a nonrepeating ((sequential)) consecutive numbering system, which fulfills the controls and safeguards of the manual system. House-banked card game licensees must:
(d) Use the forms in ((sequential)) consecutive order and account for all forms; and
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-520, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-15-535 Closing tables. When closing tables, house-banked card game licensees must follow these steps:
(3) Licensees must use ((sequentially)) consecutively prenumbered three-part forms for table inventory slips. Table inventory slips must be in the format we require and have three parts:
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-535, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]
WAC 230-15-670 Keeping a master key control box. (1) House-banked card game licensees may keep a master key control box with access strictly limited to the owner(s), general manager, or other ((authorized)) person(s) authorized by the owner.
(2) Keys in this key control box may include:
(a) Extra keys for the department key boxes and restricted areas; and
(b) Other keys included in the licensee's approved internal controls.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-670, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]