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Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-010 - "Social card games" defined

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter, "social card games" means
				  those card games authorized by
				  RCW
				     9.46.0282. "Card games" and "social card
				  games" mean the same thing in this chapter.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-010, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-015 - "Charitable and nonprofit social card room" and "guest" defined

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"Charitable or nonprofit social card room" means the area of
				  a charitable or nonprofit organization's premises set aside for the playing of
				  social card games by full and regular members and their guests.
"Guests" means persons who are not members of a bona fide
				  charitable or nonprofit organization, but who are allowed to use the facilities
				  of the organization to play card games when accompanied by a regular member of
				  the organization sponsoring the guest. Charitable and nonprofit organizations
				  must not charge guests a fee to play that exceeds the maximum fee set by the
				  commission.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-015, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-020 - Approving area of premises for card games

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Card game licensees must only operate card games in the
				  specific area of the premises we approve.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-020, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-025 - Hours of play

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(1) Licensees may
				allow the use of their premises for card playing twenty-four hours a day with
				written approval from us.
(2) After
				we have received a written request, we will consult with the local law
				enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the licensee's business and with
				other state agencies involved in regulation of the business.
(3) After you have received written approval
				to operate twenty-four hours a day you may change your hours of operation
				without further approval from us. Class F and house-banked card rooms must
				include their hours of operation in their internal controls.
(4) You must also meet the following
				requirements:
(a) Open the food and/or drink
				business being stimulated to the public for business any time licensees are
				conducting card games; and
(b)
				Comply with any other terms and conditions we require.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-030 - Authorized nonhouse-banked card games

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(1) The following nonhouse-banked card games
				are authorized:
(a) Poker;
(b) Hearts;
(c) Pinochle;
(d) Cribbage;
(e) Rummy;
(f) Panguingue (Pan);
(g) Pitch; and
(h) Bid Whist.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-035 - Authorizing new games or changing game rules

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All new card games and changes to existing card games must
				  be approved by the director or director's designee prior to implementation at a
				  card room licensee. The director or the director's designee authorizes each new
				  card game or changes to existing card games on an individual basis. A list of
				  all authorized games and the rules of play are available on the commission
				  website.
(1) Licensees approved to
				market, sell, rent, or otherwise supply card games to card room licensees must
				submit, in the format we require, requests for:
(a) Authorizing new card games; and
(b) Changes to existing card game s in
				writing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-040 - Requirements for authorized house-banked card games

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In order for a house-banked card game to be authorized, it
				  must be approved by the director or the director's designee and must:
(1) Be played with standard playing cards or
				with electronic card facsimiles approved by the director or the director's
				designee Authorized house-banked card games may:
(a) Use more than one deck of cards;
				and
(b) Remove cards to comply with
				rules of a specific game; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-045 - Withdrawing card game authorization

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If the director or the director's designee withdraws
				  authorization of a card game:
(1) The
				director or the director's designee will give licensees written notice and an
				opportunity to object to the decision. If a licensee files an objection in
				writing, an administrative law judge will review the decision.
(2) The director or the director's designee
				will provide written notice to impacted licensees after a final decision is
				made.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 08-21-086 (Order 632), §
					 230-15-045, filed 10/14/08, effective 1/1/09; 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-045, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-050 - Minimum cash on hand requirements

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(1)
				Card game licensees must have sufficient cash on hand to redeem all chips
				issued for play and pay out all prizes.
(2) Within three hours of opening for the
				business day, at a time included in the internal controls, house-banked card
				game licensees must have at least the following minimum amount of cash on
				premises in their cage, safe, and vault combined:
(a) One thousand dollars for each
				house-banked table on the gambling floor; plus
(b) The amount of the largest single prize
				available excluding progressive jackpot, player-supported jackpot, and house
				jackpot prizes.
For example: If a house-banked card room has 15 house-banked
				  tables and a largest single prize of $23,000, before opening, the cage must
				  have at least $38,000 on hand: 15 tables x $1,000 = $15,000 + largest single
				  prize of $23,000 = $38,000.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-055 - Limit on number of players at each table

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Card room licensees must only allow:
(1) Up to nine players at any table in
				house-banked card games.
(a) Only one player
				can place a wager in a wagering area.
(b) This section does not apply to
				Mini-Baccarat when the game is operated without any modification according to
				the nonpatented approved game rules posted on the agency's website.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-060 - Posting rules for play

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Card room licensees must:
(1) Prominently post:
(a) Wagering limits for each type of game,
				including all fees to play; and
(b)
				Jackpot prize amounts and any prize-related restrictions; and
(c) All odds-based and fixed prizes;
				and
(d) Policies on employees being
				allowed to play; and
(e) Procedures
				for resolving player disputes; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-065 - Enforcement of card game rules of play

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Card room licensees must conduct card games according to the
				  approved rules of play. We enforce rules of play in the following order:
(1)
First priority:
Rules
				explained in Title 230 WAC; and
(2)
Second priority:
Proprietary and nonproprietary game rules
				explained on the commission website that we have approved; and
(3)
Third priority:
House rules
				card room licensees have developed and we have approved; and
(4)
Fourth priority:
Rules
				explained in the most current version of
The New Complete Hoyle,
				Revised
or
Hoyle's Modern Encyclopedia of Card Games
,
				or a similar authoritative book on card games which we have approved.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 07-10-034 (Order 611), §
					 230-15-065, filed 4/24/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-070 - Fee restrictions for nonhouse-banked card games

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(1) The licensee must collect the same fee
				from all players at a table. If the licensee allows free play, then all players
				at a table must be allowed to play for free. If card game licensees base their
				fees on a period of time, they may allow card room employees and owners to play
				without a fee;
(2) Card game
				licensees must not require players to pay for or purchase any other goods or
				services as a condition of playing cards; and
(3) Card game licensees may collect an
				admission fee when providing entertainment, as long as they charge all patrons
				the fee.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-070, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-075 - Card game fees for nonhouse-banked card games

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Nonhouse-banked card game licensees must:
(1) Not charge, directly or indirectly, fees
				more than those fees in WAC
				230-15-080. Nonprofit or
				charitable card game licensees may charge their usual membership fee to belong
				to the organization;
(2) Keep all
				fees collected separate from all other chips and cash until they are recorded
				in the daily card room records and then deposit the fees in the cashier's cage
				(if applicable). All chips and cash in the cashier's cage must be kept separate
				from all other moneys located on the licensed premises while card games are
				conducted; and
(3) Keep and record
				card game fees separately from all other fees and have the records available
				for audit by commission staff, local law enforcement, and taxing
				authorities.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-075, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-080 - Authorized fees and authorized methods of collection

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Card game licensees must collect only one type of card game
				  fee at a table at any given time. The following are authorized types of fees,
				  the card game licensees who may use those fee types, and the methods of
				  collection:
Authorized types of fees
Licensees authorized to use the fee
						  types
Authorized methods of
						  collection
Maximum amount to collect
(1)
Period of time
-
(a) Licensees must collect the fee at least once per
							 hour at times the licensee chooses, for example, at thirty minute increments;
							 and
(b) Licensees must record all fees immediately after
							 collection; or
Non-house-banked card games, Class F, and
						  house-banked
Direct collection; or Chip rack - Only
						  allowed if licensed for three or fewer tables; or Drop box.
Not more than ten dollars per hour, per
						  player.
(2)
Per hand played
-
(a) Players must place fees charged on a per-hand
							 basis in a designated area of the table and dealers must collect them before
							 dealing the first round of cards; and
(b) After collecting the fees, dealers must deposit
							 all chips or coins in either the drop box or chip rack; or
Class F and house-banked
Drop box; or Chip rack - Only allowed if
						  licensed for three or fewer tables.
Not more than one dollar per hand, per
						  player.
(3)
Rake
-
(a) Dealers must collect fees charged on the amounts
							 wagered during the play of the hand and place the fees in a designated area of
							 the table; and
(b) Once dealers accumulate the maximum fee for a
							 hand, they must spread the chips or coins to allow players and the surveillance
							 system to view the amount collected. After spreading the chips or coins, the
							 dealer deposits them in either the drop box or chip rack.
Class F and house-banked
Drop box; or Chip rack - Only allowed if
						  licensed for three or fewer tables.
Not more than ten percent of the total
						  wagers for a hand.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-080, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-085 - Requirements for authorized methods of collecting fees

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(1)
Direct collection -
Card
				game licensees using the direct collection method must have a licensed card
				room employee other than the dealer collect fees directly from each player and
				deposit the fees in the bank area serving the card games.
(2)
Drop box -
Licensees must
				locate the drop box opening in a place that is isolated from the pot area and
				in plain view of all players and the surveillance system. Licensees must have:
(a) A licensed dealer; and
(b) A table with a designated area for each
				type of fee removed from the pot; and
(c) A separate drop box for each type of
				fee.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-090 - Requirements for drop boxes

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Drop box means a metal container attached to each gambling
				  table into which the dealer must deposit all chips and cash collected during
				  play and, if required, insert card game inventory control slips. Each drop box
				  must have:
(1)
A box lock -
A lock that secures the contents; and
(2)
A table lock -
A separate
				lock securing the drop box to the gambling table. Card game licensees must key
				this lock differently from the lock securing the contents of the drop box;
				and
(3)
An opening -
An opening through which currency, coin, chips, forms, records, and
				documents can be inserted into the drop box; and
(4)
A label -
A permanent number
				clearly visible which corresponds to a permanent number on the gambling table
				to which the box is attached. The shift during which the box was used must also
				be included if drop boxes are removed from tables more than once during an
				operating day. Card game licensees may keep emergency drop boxes if the box has
				the word "emergency" permanently on it, and, when it is put into use, licensees
				temporarily mark it with the number of the gambling table.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-090, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-100 - Providing cards and chips in card games

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(1) Card game licensees, except for
				non-house-banked card game licensees that do not charge a fee to play, must
				supply all chips and cards and not allow any other chips or cards to be used on
				their premises.
(2) Card game
				licensees must not charge additional fees to players for chips and cards except
				as allowed under WAC
				230-15-110.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-100, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-105 - Only authorized cards or chips may be used

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-105, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-110 - Standards for chips

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(1) Chips must be
				of conventional size and design that maximize the integrity of the card games.
				Chips must be identifiable as belonging to the licensee and must:
(a) Include the house name or logo;
				and
(b) Denote the chip value;
				and
(c) Be made by a licensed
				manufacturer; and
(d) Be purchased
				from a licensed manufacturer or distributor.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-111 - Destruction and disposal of gambling chips

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(1) Licensees must record all gambling chips
				they destroyed on a chip destruction log in the format we require.
(2) If a card room closes, the licensee or
				former licensee must:
(a) Sell or otherwise
				transfer gambling equipment to a licensed manufacturer or distributor;
				or
(b) Destroy the chips according
				to their established procedures and provide the chip destruction log to
				us.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-115 - Standards for cards

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(1) Card game
				licensees must:
(a) Supply cards of
				conventional size and design to maximize the integrity of the card games;
				and
(b) Safeguard all cards;
				and
(c) Not allow cards that have
				been modified or marked in any manner.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-116 - Electronic facsimiles of cards allowed

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(1) Card game licensees may use electronic
				card facsimiles approved by the director or the director's designee in card
				games.
(2) Card room employees must
				operate the game.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070,
					 9.46.0282. WSR 13-07-040 (Order
					 685), § 230-15-116, filed 3/14/13, effective
					 4/14/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-120 - Fees for decks of cards

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(1) Card
				game licensees may charge a fee to a player asking for a new deck of
				cards.
(2) In addition,
				nonhouse-banked card game licensees who do not charge a fee to play may charge
				a fee for every deck supplied to a table.
(3) The fee must not be greater than the
				licensee's actual cost for the deck.
(4) At the time licensees introduce new
				decks, they must collect the fee in cash directly from the player requesting
				the deck or the players of the game.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-120, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-125 - Cutting cards in player-dealt games

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In player-dealt games:
(1) After the shuffle, the dealer must 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.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-126 - Cutting cards in center dealer-dealt games

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In center dealer-dealt games:
(1) After the shuffle, the dealer 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.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-130 - Rotating the deal in player-dealt games

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If card game licensees offer player-dealt games:
(1) The deal must pass from player to player;
				and
(2) A player may not deal
				another game until all of the players at the table have had their turn to deal.
				Players may voluntarily waive their right to deal any particular
				game.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-130, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-135 - Wagering limits for nonhouse-banked card games

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Card room licensees must not exceed these wagering
				  limits:
(1)
Poker
-
(a) There must be no more than five betting
				rounds in any one game; and
(b)
				There must be no more than four wagers in any betting round, for example, the
				initial wager plus three raises; and
(c) The maximum amount of a single wager must
				not exceed forty dollars; however, Class F and house-banked card game licensees
				may offer a single wager not to exceed three hundred dollars;
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-140 - Wagering limits for house-banked card games

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(1) A single wager
				must not exceed $400.
(2) A player
				may make a single wager for each decision before the dealer deals or reveals
				additional cards. Wagers must be placed on the table layout on an approved
				betting spot, except for:
(a) In Blackjack
				games, players may place an additional wager next to their original wager when
				doubling down or splitting pairs; or
(b) Tip wagers made on behalf of a dealer;
				or
(c) As authorized in approved
				card games rules.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-141 - Additional merchandise or cash prizes for card games

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Nonproprietary games.
(1) Card room 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 meet all
				requirements of WAC 230-06030.
Proprietary games.
(2) Card room licensees must not add
				additional merchandise or cash prizes to proprietary games without the approval
				of the company that owns the rights to the games.
Any additional prizes approved by the company that owns the
				  rights to the game will be considered a gambling promotion and they must meet
				  all requirements of WAC
				  230-06-030.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 08-17-066 (Order 629), §
					 230-15-141, filed 8/18/08, effective 9/18/08; 07-21-116 (Order 617), §
					 230-15-141, filed 10/22/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-145 - Making wagers with chips or coin

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Players in card games must make all wagers and pay fees to
				  play card games with chips, except that:
(1) Players may use half dollars or quarters
				in house-banked card games; and in nonhouse-banked card games to pay
				fees.
(2) Players may use dimes and
				nickels in any game that allows a commission to be charged.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 09-15-069 (Order 652), §
					 230-15-145, filed 7/13/09, effective 1/1/10; 08-23-061 (Order 632), §
					 230-15-145, filed 11/14/08, effective 1/1/09; 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-145, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-150 - Selling and redeeming chips

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Card game licensees must:
(1) Sell chips and redeem chips at the same
				value; and
(2) Sell chips for cash
				at gambling tables. Provided that house-banked card game licensees may allow
				players to use debit cards to purchase chips at house-banked card game tables
				in accordance with WAC
				230-15-506 and
				230-15-507. Provided further that
				house-banked card game licensees may allow players to purchase chips at
				gambling tables with valid tickets generated by TITO-enabled bill validators;
				and
(3) Keep all funds from selling
				chips separate and apart from all other money received; and
(4) Not extend credit to a person purchasing
				chips, including to card room employees playing cards.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 07-10-034 (Order 611), §
					 230-15-150, filed 4/24/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-151 - Accepting checks in exchange for chips at non-house-banked card games

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Nonhouse-banked card game licensees may accept checks for the
				  purchase of chips if the checks meet the requirements of WAC
				  230-06-005. Licensees
				  must:
(1) Deposit any check retained
				after the close of business no later than the second banking day after the
				close of business. Checks deposited to an armored car service no later than the
				second banking day after the close of business meet this requirement;
				and
(2) Count each transaction for
				the purchase of chips as a separate transaction. Licensees must not allow a
				player's check to be altered after it is exchanged for chips.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-155 - NSF checks

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Card game
				licensees may use a guarantee service to preapprove checks. The bank may send
				the original nonsufficient funds (NSF) check to the guarantee
				service.
(2) If card game licensees
				do not use a guarantee service or choose not to use their guarantee service to
				preapprove a particular check, licensees must:
(a) Keep records of all NSF checks in the
				format we require and make the records available to the cashier; and
(b) Prohibit persons who submitted NSF checks
				from submitting additional checks until the person pays the amount owed in
				full; and
(c) Have all NSF checks
				returned directly to them and control the checks.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-158 - Ensuring card room employees meet license requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Card game licensees must not allow any person to perform the
				  duties of card room employee until they have met our licensing
				  requirements.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 09-11-088 (Order 649), §
					 230-15-158, filed 5/18/09, effective
					 7/1/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-160 - Providing dealers

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "Dealer" means
				a licensed card room employee who conducts card games, deals cards, collects or
				pays off players' bets, or collects fees. Card game licensees:
(a) May provide a dealer in any card game;
				and
(b) Must have a dealer for all
				house-banked card games, card games operated with a player-supported jackpot,
				or card games authorized to charge per-hand fees or take a rake.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-165 - Defining "floor supervisor."

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
"Floor supervisor" means a licensed card room employee who
				  oversees a limited number of card games within a designated area and directly
				  supervises the dealers assigned to those games. The floor supervisor reports to
				  the shift manager.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-165, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-170 - Photos of card room employees required

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Card game licensees must have photographs of their licensed
				  card room employees with the employees' licenses, available for inspection on
				  the premises. The photo must be of a passport type not less than 2" x 3" and
				  clearly show a full facial view of the employee.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-170, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-180 - Playing for or assisting others prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
No person may:
(1)
				Allow a representative to sit in on a card game on their behalf for any
				purpose; or
(2) Act as a
				representative on anyone's behalf; or
(3) Allow anyone to assist any player in the
				game in a manner which gives that player an advantage over other
				players.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-180, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › OPERATING CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-185 - Preventing cheating in card games

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Card game licensees must take necessary steps to prevent cheating and ensure
				that games are played fairly.
(2)
				If card game licensees find someone cheating, they must:
(a) Contact the local law enforcement agency
				immediately in urgent situations; and
(b) Report it to us within three business
				days.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › GENERAL RECORDS AND RECORDKEEPING FOR CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-190 - Preparing card game records

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Card
				game licensees must prepare all records in the format we require. Licensees
				must record the data in ink, on storage media, or in other permanent
				form.
(2) Licensees must print, or
				back up in a permanent form, all the data kept in computer data bases
				monthly.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-190, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › GENERAL RECORDS AND RECORDKEEPING FOR CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-195 - Keeping and making daily records available

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Card game licensees must:
(1) Keep the daily records of card room
				operations for at least three years;
(2) Have the past six months of daily card
				game records on the premises of the card room and available for inspection;
				and
(3) Make records older than six
				months available within forty-eight hours if we, local law enforcement, or
				taxing authorities request the records.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-195, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › GENERAL RECORDS AND RECORDKEEPING FOR CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-200 - Reporting card game activity

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-200, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-205 - Card tournament licenses

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 08-21-087 (Order 633), §
					 230-15-205, filed 10/14/08, effective 1/1/09; 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-205, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-210 - Entry fees and buy-ins for card tournaments

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Card game licensees must:
(a) Not charge more than one hundred dollars
				per player for an entry fee; and
(b) Collect all entry fees before the start
				of play.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-215 - Getting card tournaments approved

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Card game licensees must notify us ten
				days before any card tournament where the single or multiple buy-in(s) are more
				than fifty dollars. Card game licensees must submit rules for these tournaments
				for approval in advance.
(2) If a
				tournament is identical to a previously approved tournament under subsection
				(1) of this section, no further approval is needed. Notify us ten days in
				advance of the tournament.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-215, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-220 - Restricting length of card tournaments

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Card game licensees must not conduct a tournament for longer
				  than thirty consecutive calendar days.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-220, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-225 - Tournament rules and prizes

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Before
				players pay their fees, card game licensees must prominently post on the
				premises and keep posted until the tournament is complete:
(a) All rules, prizes, and conditions of the
				tournament; and
(b) The tournament
				fee; and
(c) Entry and buy-in
				requirements; and
(d) A description
				of all of the goods and services they will provide as a part of the
				tournament.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-230 - Offering discounted tournament fees as customer appreciation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Card game licensees may offer discounted fees to card
				  tournaments to specific groups of players (such as Ladies' Night) as customer
				  appreciation.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-230, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-235 - Exclusive tournament entry as customer appreciation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Card game licensees may offer exclusive tournament entry to
				  specific groups as customer appreciation. Card game licensees must include all
				  requirements or restrictions in their tournament rules.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-235, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-240 - Value of tournament chips

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Card game licensees must use chips that have no monetary
				  value and can only be redeemed for prizes posted by the
				  licensee.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-240, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-245 - Reporting entry fees as gambling receipts

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Card game licensees must report all entry
				fees as gross gambling receipts.
(2) If card game licensees prepare and
				provide food and drink as a part of the entry fee, they may treat the fair
				market value of the food and drink as commercial stimulant sales and not
				include it as gross gambling receipts.
(3) The fair market value of the food and
				drink must not exceed twenty-five dollars per player or fifty percent of the
				entry fee, whichever is more. Card game licensees must support these amounts
				with records.
(4) When determining
				adjusted net gambling receipts from the entry fees, card game licensees may
				deduct:
(a) Cost of promotional items;
				and
(b) Cost of merchandise prizes
				awarded; and
(c) Cost of
				merchandise prizes and cash awarded in customer appreciation tournaments;
				and
(d) Cash prizes awarded,
				excluding buy-ins.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › CARD TOURNAMENTS › Section 230-15-250 - Recordkeeping for card tournaments

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
				Card game licensees must keep tournament records in the format we
				require.
(2) On the card tournament
				summary for the first day of a tournament, card game licensees must include the
				total gross gambling receipts (total tournament entry fees) and attach it to
				the summary of participants, entry fees, and buy-ins.
(3) Class F licensees must attach the
				tournament records to the daily card game records for the date they awarded the
				majority of the prizes in the tournament.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-250, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › ADDITIONAL RULES FOR CHARITABLE AND NONPROFIT CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-255 - Posting rules for unlicensed card and dice games

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Charitable and nonprofit organizations licensed to provide
				  liquor to their members must post house rules for unlicensed social card and
				  dice games. At a minimum, the house rules must include:
(1) General rules of play;
(2) Hours of play;
(3) Portions of the premises to be used for
				the games; and
(4) The restriction
				that only their full and regular members may play in the games.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-255, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › ADDITIONAL RULES FOR CHARITABLE AND NONPROFIT CARD GAMES › Section 230-15-260 - Allowing guests to play social card games

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
If a charitable or nonprofit organization has a social card
				  game license, the organization may permit guests accompanied by full and
				  regular members to play, as long as the guests comprise twenty-five percent or
				  fewer of the persons playing at any one time.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-260, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS F AND HOUSE-BANKED CARD GAME LICENSEES › Section 230-15-265 - Closed circuit television system surveillance requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Class F and house-banked card game licensees must install and
				  maintain a closed circuit television (CCTV) system. Licensees must use either
				  analog or digital recording equipment. Licensees must record video signals from
				  all required cameras if they are performing any of the following:
(1) Operating gambling tables; or
(2) Storing drop boxes or chip trays on the
				gambling tables; or
(3)
				Transporting drop boxes; or
(4)
				Counting drop box contents.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-265, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS F AND HOUSE-BANKED CARD GAME LICENSEES › Section 230-15-267 - Remote access of closed circuit television surveillance systems

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensed gambling service suppliers that install and maintain
				  closed circuit television (CCTV) surveillance systems may remotely access
				  digital CCTV systems for maintenance or repair under the following
				  provisions:
(1) The card room licensee
				must notify us before the remote access occurs; and
(2) The card room licensee must document any
				remote access in their surveillance log; and
(3) Remote access will only be enabled for
				the duration of the maintenance or repair and the connection terminated
				immediately after.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 09-15-071 (Order 651), §
					 230-15-267, filed 7/13/09, effective
					 1/1/10.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS F AND HOUSE-BANKED CARD GAME LICENSEES › Section 230-15-270 - Surveillance when operating both Class F and house-banked card games

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
If licensees are conducting both Class F and house-banked
				  card games, they must meet the surveillance requirements for house-banked card
				  games.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-270, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS F AND HOUSE-BANKED CARD GAME LICENSEES › Section 230-15-275 - Surveillance requirements for Class F card games

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Class F licensees must use a closed
				circuit television system (CCTV) to record critical activities when:
(a) Operating player-supported jackpots;
				or
(b) Assessing fees on amounts
				wagered (rake method).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS F AND HOUSE-BANKED CARD GAME LICENSEES › Section 230-15-280 - Surveillance requirements for house-banked card games

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
House-banked card game licensees must use a closed circuit
				  television system (CCTV) to closely monitor and record all gambling activities
				  and areas, including, at least:
(1)
				Each table, including:
(a) Cards;
				and
(b) Wagers; and
(c) Chip tray; and
(d) Drop box openings; and
(e) Table number; and
(f) Card shoe; and
(g) Shuffling devices; and
(h) Players; and
(i) Dealers; and
(j) Debit card reading devices at gambling
				tables; and
(k) TITO-enabled bill
				validators at tables and the cashier's cage; and
(l) Ticket redemption kiosks;
				and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS F AND HOUSE-BANKED CARD GAME LICENSEES › Section 230-15-285 - Camera and monitor requirements for closed circuit television systems

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Class F and
				house-banked licensees' closed circuit television system must consist of light
				sensitive cameras capable of permitting the viewer to determine card and chip
				values. Each video camera must be capable of having the images displayed on a
				video monitor and recorded.
(2)
				Class F and house-banked licensees must install, at least:
(a) Cameras in a manner that will prevent
				them from being obstructed, tampered with, or disabled; and
(b) Pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) cameras behind a
				smoked dome, one-way mirror, or similar materials that conceal the camera from
				view; and
(c) One or more fixed
				camera focused over each gambling table, covering the entire table
				layout.
(d) In nonhouse-banked
				games, an additional fixed camera must focus over the dealer area, covering the
				chip rack, all drop box openings, and the community card area; and
(e) A sufficient number of fixed cameras
				and/or PTZ cameras to monitor players and dealers at each gambling table. The
				PTZ cameras must be:
(i) Permanently
				programmed; and
(ii) Capable of
				viewing each patron and dealer at each gambling position at least once every
				five minutes; and
(f) A
				sufficient number of fixed cameras and/or PTZ cameras in the count area or
				count room; and
(g) Fixed cameras
				and/or PTZ cameras in any other location deemed necessary.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-15 - Card game rules › SURVEILLANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS F AND HOUSE-BANKED CARD GAME LICENSEES › Section 230-15-290 - Analog video recording equipment requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Class F and house-banked card game licensees using analog
				  video recording equipment with video cassette recorders, including audio
				  recording where required, must:
(1)
				Record images at a rate of at least twenty frames per second on standard VHS
				format; and
(2) Reflect accurately
				the time and date of the video recording. Licensees using multiple time and
				date generators must synchronize them to the same time and date.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), §
					 230-15-290, filed 4/10/07, effective
					 1/1/08.