Washington Administrative Code › Title 315 - Lottery Commission › Chapter 315-04 - Licensing procedure › Section 315-04-200 - Denial, suspension or revocation of a license

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The director may deny an application for or suspend or revoke
				any license issued pursuant to these rules if:
(1) The applicant, lottery retailer, or any
			 employee or representative of the lottery retailer:
(a) Fails to meet or maintain the eligibility
			 criteria for license application and issuance established by chapter 67.70 RCW,
			 or these rules;
(b) Fails to
			 account for lottery tickets received or the proceeds of the sale of tickets or
			 to post a bond if required by the director or to comply with the instructions
			 of the director concerning the licensed activity;
(c) Fails to pay to the lottery any
			 obligation when due;
(d) Violates
			 any of the provisions of chapter 67.70 RCW, or these rules;
(e) Fails to file any return or report or to
			 keep records required by the director or by these rules;
(f) Fails to pay any federal, state, or local
			 tax or indebtedness;
(g) Commits
			 any fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or conduct prejudicial to public
			 confidence in the lottery;
(h)
			 Fails to sell a sufficient number of tickets to meet administrative
			 costs;
(i) Fails to follow the
			 instructions of the director for the conduct of any particular game or special
			 event;
(j) Fails to follow security
			 procedures of the director for the handling of tickets or for the conduct of
			 any particular game or special event;
(k) Makes a misrepresentation of fact to the
			 purchaser, or prospective purchaser, of a ticket, or to the general public with
			 respect to the conduct of a particular game or special event or the status of a
			 ticket;
(l) Fails to comply with
			 lottery point-of-sale requirements which have been published and disseminated
			 to lottery retailers;
(m) Fails or
			 is unable to meet financial obligations as they fall due in the normal course
			 of business;
(n) Delays in
			 accounting or depositing in the designated depository the revenues from the
			 ticket sales;
(o) Has violated, or
			 failed or refused to comply with any of the provisions, requirements,
			 conditions, limitations, or duties imposed by chapter 9.46 RCW (Gambling Act),
			 or chapter 7, Laws of 1982 2nd ex. sess., or when a violation of any provisions
			 of chapter 7, Laws of 1982 2nd ex. sess., has occurred upon any premises
			 occupied or operated by any such person or over which he or she has substantial
			 control;
(p) Knowingly causes,
			 aids, abets, or conspires with another to cause any person to violate any of
			 the laws of this state;
(q) Has
			 obtained a license by fraud, misrepresentation, concealment, or through
			 inadvertence or mistake;
(r) Has
			 been convicted of, or forfeited bond upon a charge of, or pleaded guilty to,
			 forgery, larceny, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, willful failure to make
			 required payments or reports to a governmental agency at any level, or filing
			 false reports, or of any similar offense or offenses, or of bribing or
			 otherwise unlawfully influencing a public official or employee of any state or
			 the United States, or of any misdemeanor, involving any gambling activity or
			 physical harm to individuals or involving moral turpitude, or of any
			 misdemeanor within the past six months of the license application date, or of
			 any felony within ten years of the license application date; except as
			 specifically provided by law, the provisions of chapter 9.96A RCW apply.
			 However, RCW   9.96A.020 does not apply to a person who is required to register
			 as a sex offender under RCW   9A.44.130;
(s) Makes a misrepresentation of, or fails to
			 disclose, a material fact to the commission or director on any report, record,
			 application form, or questionnaire required to be submitted to the commission
			 or director. Misrepresentation of, or failure to disclose, criminal history
			 shall be considered a material fact for purposes of this section;
(t) Denies the commission or director or
			 their authorized representatives, including authorized local law enforcement
			 agencies, access to any place where a licensed activity is conducted, or fails
			 to promptly produce for inspection or audit any book, record, document, or item
			 required by law or these rules;
(u)
			 Is subject to current prosecution or pending charges, or a conviction which is
			 under appeal, for any of the offenses indicated under subsection (1)(r) of this
			 section: Provided, That at the request of an applicant for an original license,
			 the director may defer decision upon the application during the pendency of
			 such prosecution or appeal;
(v) Has
			 pursued or is pursuing economic gain in an occupational manner or context which
			 is in violation of the criminal or civil public policy of this state if such
			 pursuit creates probable cause to believe that the participation of such person
			 in lottery or gambling or related activities would be inimical to the proper
			 operation of an authorized lottery or gambling or related activity in this
			 state. For the purposes of this section, occupational manner or context shall
			 be defined as the systematic planning, administration, management, or execution
			 of an activity for financial gain;
(w) Is a career offender or a member of a
			 career offender cartel or an associate of a career offender or career offender
			 cartel in such a manner which creates probable cause to believe that the
			 association is of such a nature as to be inimical to the policy of this state
			 or to the proper operation of the authorized lottery or gambling or related
			 activities in this state. For the purposes of this section, career offender
			 shall be defined as any person whose behavior is pursued in an occupational
			 manner or context for the purpose of economic gain utilizing such methods as
			 are deemed criminal violations of the public policy of this state. A career
			 offender cartel shall be defined as any group of persons who operate together
			 as career offenders.