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Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-051 - Accumulating excessive reserves

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
A charitable or nonprofit organization must not accumulate
				excessive reserves. Organizations accumulating excessive reserves may be deemed
				as organized primarily for purposes of gambling. Reserves must be computed by
				using the financial data most recently filed with us. We will not treat funds
				as excessive reserves if the following restrictions are met:
(1) A majority of the organization's
			 membership approves the accumulation of excessive reserves; and
(2) The funds are expressly dedicated for
			 funding new programs, capital projects, or to endow service-providing
			 activities; and
(3) The funds are
			 saved according to a plan that includes the amount to be reserved, the purpose
			 for which the funds are being reserved, and the estimated time the reserves
			 will be used; and
(4) The
			 organization's officers or board of director's approves the plan ;
			 and
(5) The organization submits
			 the plan to us for review and approval; and
(6) The total amount of excessive reserves
			 may exceed four million dollars only if the organization petitions the director
			 to exceed this limitation and the director approves the petition. The director
			 may disapprove with written comments or approve a modified level based on facts
			 presented. The director's decision may be appealed to the commission. Appeal of
			 this decision will be heard at a regular public meeting of the commission. The
			 commission's decision shall be final. Petitions for relief must include:
(a) The reason for the request, including
			 whether the increased reserves are for charitable or nonprofit purposes and
			 planned timelines for use; and
(b)
			 The total amount of reserves requested; and
(c) The impact on programs if the petition is
			 denied; and
(d) Alternative sources
			 of funding available.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-055 - Prorating expenses when gambling funds are not kept separate

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
When charitable or nonprofit organizations do not keep gambling
				income separate from all other income of the organization, the amount of net
				gambling income required to provide functional expenses in the fiscal year
				under review must be the pro rata portion of net gambling income compared to
				the total net revenue from all sources. (Example: In the chart below,
				Organization X has revenue of five thousand dollars. They must calculate the
				pro rata reduction by adjusting the total by the percentages of support
				services, program services, and functional expenses.)
Revenue
Fees paid by public
$5,000
Calculation:
Expenses
Unadjusted Amount
% of Total
Pro Rata Reduction Fees Paid by Public
							 ($5,000)
% of Total
Adjusted Amount
Support Service Expense
$35,000
32%
($1,591)
32%
$33,409
Program Service Expense
$75,000
68%
($3,409)
68%
$71,591
Functional Expenses
$110,000
100%
($5,000)
100%
$105,000
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
				  230-07-055, filed 4/24/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-060 - Independent management structure required

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(1) Charitable or nonprofit organizations and
			 their officers or board of directors have an affirmative responsibility to
			 conduct gambling activities according to the legislative intent in
			 chapter
			 9.46 RCW.
(2) Organizations must develop and maintain
			 an independent management control system that ensures they:
(a) Create an operating environment that
			 makes it possible to implement the policies of the officers or board of
			 directors; and
(b) Supervise and
			 operate gambling activities according to gambling laws and our rules;
			 and
(c) Protect all assets of the
			 organization from misuse or embezzlement; and
(d) Use gambling proceeds solely to advance
			 the purposes of their organization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-065 - Group III, IV, and V management control system

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Charitable or nonprofit licensees assigned to Groups III, IV,
				and V must develop and implement a management control system that:
(1) Is overseen by an independent group of
			 officers or board of directors who have been elected by a process in which all
			 full and regular members have a single vote; and
(2) Includes written policies which set the
			 responsibilities of and establish the scope of authority delegated to officers,
			 board of directors, and employees; and
(3) Includes affirmative management and
			 accounting controls to ensure that all funds and other assets directly or
			 indirectly obtained with gambling proceeds are protected from misuse, are
			 dedicated solely to the purposes of the organization, and do not inure to the
			 private use of any person. For purposes of this section, we do not consider the
			 following uses of gambling proceeds inurement:
(a) Providing program services to members or
			 the public; or
(b) Costs for
			 necessary expenses, including salaries or wages for services to perform the
			 purposes of the organization. Salaries or wages paid to members, officers,
			 board of directors, or their direct relatives, are not inurement if they are
			 necessary, reasonable, and an independent management system makes the decision
			 to pay them; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-070 - Defining "direct relatives."

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"Direct relative" means spouses, parents, grandparents, uncles,
				aunts, children, siblings, nieces, or nephews, whether by blood, adoption, or
				marriage.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
				  230-07-070, filed 4/24/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-075 - Conflicts of interest

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(1) Charitable
			 or nonprofit organizations have an independent operating environment when their
			 officers or board members and supervisory level employees have completely
			 separated their personal interests from the interests of the
			 organization.
(2) If individual
			 officers or board members acknowledge potential conflicts of interest and
			 abstain from voting on issues that directly or indirectly affect their personal
			 interest, the organization is operating independently.
(3) The governing board of the organization
			 must review any potential conflicts of interest involving supervisory level
			 employees. They must record all discussions or balloting regarding potential
			 conflicts of interest in the official meeting minutes.
(4) We will presume organizations lack an
			 independent operating environment if the governing board fails to approve and
			 document in the official meeting minutes any of the following by the officers,
			 board members, or supervisory level employees:
(a) Receiving, directly or indirectly,
			 financial or personal benefit from the organization or share in gambling
			 proceeds of the organization; or
(b) Supervising, directly or indirectly, or
			 having decision-making authority over transactions that may result in direct or
			 indirect financial or personal benefit to:
(i)
			 Their direct relatives; or
(ii)
			 Persons with whom they maintain a common household; or
(iii) Persons with whom they have a business
			 relationship; or
(c)
			 Allowing others, directly or, through lack of action, indirectly, to receive or
			 share in the gambling proceeds of the organization.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-080 - Qualification reviews for Groups III, IV and V

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(1) We may review charitable or nonprofit
			 licensees assigned to Group III and may prepare a summary of the organization's
			 qualifications for the commissioners' review.
(2) We will review licensees assigned to
			 Group IV and V and prepare a summary of the organization's qualifications for
			 the commissioners' review at a public meeting every three years. At least one
			 representative from the organization must attend the meeting when staff
			 presents their qualification review.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
				  230-07-080, filed 4/24/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-085 - Compensating gambling management and operations personnel

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(1) Charitable or nonprofit licensees must
			 not base compensation for any employee taking part in the management or
			 operation of the gambling activities on a percentage of the receipts or income
			 derived from the operation of the gambling activity.
(2) Licensees must pay employees taking part
			 in the management or operation of gambling activity a wage that is reasonable
			 under the prevailing local wage scale for comparable employment. Wages greater
			 than the local prevailing wage create a presumption of a violation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
				  230-07-085, filed 4/24/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-095 - Fund-raising events and members only raffles exempt from deposit requirements

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations that conduct
				only fund-raising events or members only raffles and have no other gambling
				licenses are exempt from having a separate gambling receipts account, but they
				must:
(1) Make no expenditures, other
			 than for prizes, until the receipts have been deposited;
(2) Deposit all net gambling receipts within
			 two banking days; and
(3) Keep the
			 validated deposit receipt with their gambling records.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
				  230-07-095, filed 4/24/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-100 - Special banking exemption for Point Roberts Peninsula

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Charitable or nonprofit licensees that conduct activities on
				Point Roberts Peninsula, Washington, may deposit funds in British Columbia
				branches of Canadian banks. Licensees must provide us and their Canadian bank a
				written release for us to have unrestricted access to the licensee's Canadian
				bank records and the Canadian bank must provide written confirmation of its
				intent to honor the licensee's release.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
				  230-07-100, filed 4/24/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-105 - Safeguarding prize inventory

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(1)
			 Charitable or nonprofit organizations must safeguard and prevent misuse or
			 misappropriation of all assets, including items purchased, or donated, to use
			 as prizes for gambling activities.
(2) Licensees must maintain an inventory
			 control record for each item purchased or donated to use as prizes for gambling
			 activities in the format we require.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
				  230-07-105, filed 4/24/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-106 - Insuring prizes

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(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.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 07-21-116 (Order 617), §
				  230-07-106, filed 10/22/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-110 - Supervision requirements

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Charitable or nonprofit organizations must closely supervise
				all persons involved with the conduct of gambling activities to ensure that
				they follow all gambling laws and rules.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
				  230-07-110, filed 4/24/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-115 - Duties of charitable or nonprofit gambling managers

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Charitable or nonprofit gambling managers must:
(1) Be knowledgeable of the laws and rules
			 that relate to the operation of the gambling activities and the restrictions on
			 the use of funds made from gambling activities for which they are responsible;
			 and
(2) Supervise the gambling
			 activity, including all secondary activities, such as retail sales, conducted
			 along with gambling activities; and
(3) Ensure:
(a) The business premises are maintained in a
			 safe condition and persons participating in the activity are reasonably
			 protected from physical harm; and
(b) Fair and equal participation by players
			 in gambling activities; and
(c) All
			 records are completed and correct; and
(d) All funds are disbursed or invested
			 according to the directions of the officers or governing board and are used
			 solely to further the charitable or nonprofit purpose(s) of the organization;
			 and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › Section 230-07-120 - Notifying us of changes in responsibilities of charitable or nonprofit gambling managers

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(1) A charitable or
			 nonprofit organization must notify us in writing when a gambling manager:
(a) Has been assigned primary responsibility
			 for operating any gambling activity or disbursing funds; or
(b) Has terminated employment or
			 responsibilities.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › RECORDKEEPING FOR LOWER VOLUME LICENSEES › Section 230-07-125 - Recordkeeping requirements for lower volume charitable or nonprofit organizations

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(1)
				Organizations operating without a license under
				RCW
				   9.46.0315 or
				9.46.0321 and lower volume charitable or nonprofit licensees must keep a set of permanent
				monthly records of the gambling activities. Lower volume licensees include:
(a) Fund-raising events;
(b) Bingo with gross gambling receipts of one
				hundred fifty thousand dollars or less in their previous license
				year;
(c) Raffles, excluding
				electronic raffles, with gross gambling receipts of fifty thousand dollars or
				less in their previous license year;
(d) Amusement games with gross gambling
				receipts of fifty thousand dollars or less in their previous license year;
				and
(e) Nonhouse-banked card
				games.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › RECORDKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS › Section 230-07-130 - Additional recordkeeping for charitable or nonprofit licensees

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(1) Charitable or
				nonprofit licensees, except agricultural fairs, must maintain records which
				clearly show how the licensee used or disbursed the funds from each licensed
				activity. These records must provide an audit trail satisfactory for us to
				verify that the funds were used for the licensees' stated purpose(s). These
				records must include, at least, canceled checks for the
				disbursements.
(2) Charitable or
				nonprofit licensees must keep these records for three years from the end of the
				license year for which the record was created.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
					 230-07-130, filed 4/24/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › RECORDKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS › Section 230-07-135 - Recording gifts

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Charitable or nonprofit licensees must keep a written record
				  for each gift which they have given to customers with an actual cost over one
				  hundred dollars. Authorized "gifts" are defined in WAC
				  230-06-035. The record must
				  include:
(1) How they selected the
				recipients;
(2) The number of
				gifts; and
(3) The total cost of
				each gift.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
					 230-07-135, filed 4/24/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › RECORDKEEPING AND ACCOUNTING STANDARDS › Section 230-07-140 - Minimum accounting records for bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts over one hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year and licensees with combined activities over five hundred thousand dollars in their previous license year

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Bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts over one
				  hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year and licensees
				  with over five hundred thousand dollars in gross gambling receipts from
				  combined gambling activities in their previous license year must keep
				  accounting records necessary to document all receipts, costs, and
				  disbursements, including, at least, those related to gambling
				  activities.
Requirements for accounting records
For these accounting records, licensees must:
(1) Conform to generally accepted accounting
				principles (GAAP) except as modified by other commission rules; and
(2) Include, at least:
(a) A cash disbursements journal and/or check
				register;
(b) A cash receipts
				and/or sales journal;
(c) A list of
				all assets the licensee paid for;
(d) A listing of all liabilities;
(e) A complete general ledger system;
				and
(f) A list of all donated items
				valued at more than two hundred fifty dollars; and
(g) Bank statements, related deposit slips,
				and canceled checks or facsimiles of canceled checks; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › REQUIRED ANNUAL REPORTS › Section 230-07-145 - Reporting annual progress

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Charitable or nonprofit licensees in Groups III, IV, V, and
				  electronic raffle licensees must report annually their progress toward meeting
				  their stated purpose in the format we prescribe.
(1) The report must explain the type and
				scope of activities which licensees conducted during their last annual fiscal
				accounting period; and
(2) The
				report must include, at least:
(a) A brief
				history of the licensed organization, including its stated charitable or
				nonprofit purpose(s); and
(b) A
				written statement setting out their goals for meeting their stated charitable
				or nonprofit purpose(s) in the future; and
(c) The number of full and regular members;
				and
(d) A list of contributions,
				scholarships, grants, or sponsorships made during the period. This list must
				include:
(i) The name of each organization or
				individual receiving a contribution from the licensee. The licensee may use the
				phrase "individual contribution" in place of the recipient. If the recipient is
				not named in the report, the licensee must maintain records to verify and
				identify the recipient of each individual contribution; and
(ii) Whether funds awarded were from gambling
				income or other funds;
(e) Gross income from all nongambling
				activities and the source of the income; and
(f) The revenue and expenses for any
				nongambling sales activities, presented separately, when conducted primarily in
				conjunction with gambling activities; and
(g) Total expenses for both charitable or
				nonprofit services; and
(h) The
				percentage or extent to which the licensee used net gambling income for
				charitable as distinguished from nonprofit purposes; and
(i) The details of any loans, contracts, or
				other business transactions with related parties that accumulatively exceed one
				thousand dollars during the period. "Related parties" means officers, board
				members, key employees, or members of the licensed organization, including
				direct relatives of each; and
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › REQUIRED ANNUAL REPORTS › Section 230-07-150 - Financial statements required for Groups III, IV, V, and electronic raffle licensees

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(1) In addition
				to information required in WAC
				230-07-145,
				charitable or nonprofit licensees in Groups III, IV, V, and electronic raffle
				licensees must also submit complete financial statements prepared in accordance
				with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
(2) Licensees in Groups IV and V must have
				the financial statements prepared by an independent certified public
				accountant.
(3) The statements and
				all required disclosures or footnotes no later than one hundred twenty days
				following the end of the licensee's fiscal year.
(4) The financial statements must include:
(a) A statement of financial
				position;
(b) A statement of
				activities. This statement may be presented in a consolidated form if licensees
				provide the details of each component as supplemental information. Licensees
				must present revenue and expenses for each activity separately as follows:
(i) Each gambling activity; and
(ii) Retail sales conducted in conjunction
				with gambling activities;
(c) A statement of cash flows;
(d) A statement of functional
				expenses;
(e) In addition to all
				disclosures required by GAAP, the financial statements must disclose the
				following:
(i) Loans to or from officers,
				board members, and employees: We will not consider employee salary advances of
				five hundred dollars or less as loans. Details of all terms, including interest
				rates and payment schedules, must be disclosed;
(ii) All civil penalties, fines, bribes, or
				embezzlements incurred or discovered during the period; and
(iii) An explanation of any adjustments made
				to prior period capital accounts or net asset balances;
(f) An explanation of material differences
				between amounts reported on gambling activity reports and the financial
				statements.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › REQUIRED ANNUAL REPORTS › Section 230-07-155 - Reporting annual activity for raffles, enhanced raffles, amusement games, Class A, B, or C bingo, or combination licenses

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Statutory
				  Authority: RCW    9.46.070 and
				  9.46.0209. WSR 13-19-056 (Order
				  692), § 230-07-155, filed 9/16/13, effective 10/17/13. Statutory
				  Authority: RCW    9.46.070. WSR 07-10-032 (Order
				  609), § 230-07-155, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08. WSR 13-18-003, §
				  230-07-155, filed 8/21/2013, effective
				  9/21/2013
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-07 - Charitable and nonprofit rules › REQUIRED ANNUAL REPORTS › Section 230-07-160 - Reporting annual activity for agricultural fairs

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Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), §
					 230-07-160, filed 4/24/07, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-001 - Purpose

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Licensees may only hold fund-raising events (FREs) to raise
				funds for organizational purposes. Licensees must operate the FRE with a profit
				motive. A "profit motive" means a gambling activity conducted for purposes of
				obtaining funds for a charitable or nonprofit organization's programs. FRE
				licensees must make a good faith effort to ensure that the expenses paid for
				all phases of the FRE are less than the total gross receipts
				received.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-001, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-005 - Notify local law enforcement

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Licensees must notify local law enforcement agencies in writing
				of the time and place of the FRE at least ten days before conducting the
				FRE.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-005, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-007 - Canceling, changing time, date, or location of fund-raising events

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(1) If a
			 fund-raising event (FRE) licensee cancels an FRE, they must:
(a) Notify us and local law enforcement in
			 advance; and
(b) Return the
			 original license to us.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-010 - Ten thousand dollars net receipts limit

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(1) The calendar year net receipt limits of
			 RCW
			    9.46.0233 apply to all FRE licensees. Net
			 receipts are all wagers and bets received minus money used to purchase prizes
			 and pay out cash prizes.
(2) Any
			 licensees exceeding the calendar year net receipt limit must distribute excess
			 net receipts within thirty days to another bona fide charitable or nonprofit
			 organization that either:
(a) We license;
			 or
(b) Meets the criteria set forth
			 in RCW
			    9.46.0209.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-015 - Fund-raising events on December 31

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Licensees who hold FREs which continue past midnight on
				December 31 into the new calendar year may treat each hour of the event held as
				if the hours had occurred solely in the calendar year recorded on their license
				application. These hours are counted in computing and applying limits on the
				net receipts and on the number of FREs, or consecutive hours of those FREs, in
				the calendar year for which the license was issued.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-015, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-020 - Post house rules

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Licensees must develop house rules to govern the scope and
				manner of all gambling activities they will conduct during the FRE and
				prominently post these rules in the area where they will conduct the FRE. At a
				minimum, these rules must include:
(1)
			 Game rules; and
(2) Wager limits;
			 and
(3) Payout restrictions;
			 and
(4) That tipping is
			 prohibited.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 08-21-087 (Order 633), §
				  230-09-020, filed 10/14/08, effective 1/1/09; 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-020, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-022 - Wagering limits for fund-raising events

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(1) Wager limits must not exceed ten dollars.
			 However, raffle wagers must not exceed the limits in
			 RCW
			    9.46.0277; and
(2) There are no limits on wagers made using
			 scrip or poker tournament chips.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 08-21-087 (Order 633), §
				  230-09-022, filed 10/14/08, effective
				  1/1/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-025 - No wagering among participants

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensees must not allow any participants at FREs to wager
				money or other items of value against any other participant, such as in side
				bets in poker, at the FRE.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-025, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-030 - Use chips or scrip

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensees must use chips or scrip or coin for wagering at FREs.
Limited
FRE licensees must use chips and scrip only. Licensees
				must issue the chips or scrip only during and at the FRE itself. Licensees must
				not redeem chips or scrip after the FRE has concluded.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-030, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-035 - Prepare membership list

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
FRE licensees must prepare a list of all persons from their
				organizations participating in the management or operation of the FRE. The list
				must be available on the premises of the FRE and contain, at a minimum, the
				name, address, telephone number, and a brief statement signed by the chief
				executive officer certifying that each member listed is a full and regular
				member of the organization.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-035, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-040 - Separation of duties for central accounting system required

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensees must set up and maintain a central accounting system
				in a format we prescribe for all activities conducted at the FRE. Licensees
				must obtain accounting forms from us. The central accounting system must
				provide for the following minimum separation of duties:
(1) A cashier to handle the beginning bank,
			 provide chips to the games, redeem chips and cash checks for the players;
			 and
(2) A runner to transport
			 money, chips, and lock boxes between gambling stations at the event;
			 and
(3) Floor supervisors to
			 supervise not more than six gambling stations each and who must supervise the
			 transfer of lock boxes and chips and change trays to the count room;
			 and
(4) Gambling station operators
			 to control the activity at a specific gambling station.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-040, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-045 - Counting money

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensees must have an area for counting money separate from
				the area where gambling is taking place. Licensees must use the forms and
				format we prescribe for the count. Licensees must:
(1) Bring all money from the FRE to the
			 counting area; and
(2) Assign three
			 cashiers to count the money. Two cashiers must be in the counting area at all
			 times money is present; and
(3)
			 Have at least two cashiers verify the beginning count and sign the record;
			 and
(4) Restrict access to the
			 counting area to the cashiers and to the runner(s) who transport money or chips
			 to or from those stations; and
(5)
			 Transfer all money and chips to the counting area at the end of the day or
			 event for final tabulation, reconciliation, and verification; and
(6) Have at least three bankers or cashiers
			 verify the final tabulation and reconciliation and sign the
			 verification.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-045, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-050 - Use lock boxes and money paddles

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensees must have numbered games stations with separate lock
				boxes and money paddles for each station. "Money paddle" means a wooden or
				plastic implement used to push money into the lock box slot.
(1) The money paddle must remain in the lock
			 box slot whenever it is not in use. The money slot of the lock box must not
			 exceed three and one-half inches in length and one-half inch in width;
			 and
(2) Dealers must exchange all
			 currency presented by the players for coin or chips and the dealer must
			 immediately place it in the lock box; and
(3) Licensees must keep the keys to all lock
			 boxes in the counting area at all times; and
(4) Only cashiers may open the lock boxes and
			 they must open them only in the counting area.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-050, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-055 - Maintain records of net receipts

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensees must maintain records in sufficient detail to
				determine the net receipts of each gambling station operated. Licensees
				must:
(1) Record a reconciliation of
			 the ending cash on hand to net receipts; and
(2) Deposit the ending cash on hand within
			 two banking days of the conclusion of the fund-raising event and must include a
			 validated deposit slip as part of the records; and
(3) Not spend any of the ending cash before
			 the deposit.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-055, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-056 - Activity reports for fund-raising events

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     9.46.070. 07-21-116 (Order 617), §
				  230-09-056, filed 10/22/07, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-060 - Winners must be present and participating to win

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Winners must be present and participating to win at a
				fund-raising event.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-060, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-065 - Use only full and regular members to operate the fund-raising event

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Licensees must
			 use only full and regular members of the charitable or nonprofit organization
			 to manage or assist in the operation of an FRE. "Full and regular membership"
			 is defined in WAC
			 230-03-140.
(2) Licensees may also use "members" and
			 "bona fide members" as defined in
			 RCW
			    9.46.0261 to manage or assist in the
			 operation of an FRE.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-065, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-070 - Compensation of other authorized employees

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Generally, licensees must not pay people to work at an FRE.
				However, in the following circumstances, licensees may compensate
				people:
(1) Licensees may allow people
			 who are not members of the organization to perform incidental functions, which
			 we will not consider "management or operation" under
			 RCW
			    9.46.120. These incidental functions include:
(a) Serving food and drink to participants in
			 the FRE; or
(b) Parking cars;
			 or
(c) Maintaining general crowd
			 control and order at the FRE; or
(d) Detecting people cheating, as long as
			 that employee is a commissioned law enforcement officer with the power to make
			 arrests in the jurisdiction in which the FRE is being held or is the employee
			 of a commercial securities service firm licensed to provide these services by
			 the city, town, or county in which the FRE is being conducted; or
(e) Providing janitorial functions;
			 or
(f) Supervising these people, as
			 long as the licensee does not pay these employees more than the local
			 prevailing level of payment for supervising at events other than
			 FREs.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › Section 230-09-075 - Workers must wear name tags

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
All fund-raising event workers must wear a name tag at all
				times. Name tags must include at least the member's first initial and last name
				or first name and first initial of the last name and the name of the
				organization.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
				  230-09-075, filed 10/27/06, effective
				  1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT FOR FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-080 - Holding fund-raising events on commercial business premises

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Licensees may
				operate FREs on commercial business premises only if:
(a) The commercial business is closed to the
				public at all times during which the licensee conducts the FRE; or
(b) The portion of the business premises in
				which the licensee conducts the FRE is separate and apart from the portion used
				by the commercial business. In this rule, "separate and apart" means having a
				permanent or temporary partition. The partition must:
(i) Have not more than two designated
				openings to limit pedestrian flow; and
(ii) Provide a solid, distinct separation
				between the portion of the premises where the licensee conducts the FRE and the
				portion of the premises the commercial business uses.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT FOR FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-085 - Commercial business must not participate in fund-raising events

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Licensees must
				ensure the owners, managers, or employees of the commercial business premises
				used for the FRE do not participate in the operation of any of the FRE
				activities.
(2) Licensees must not
				hold an FRE on the premises of a commercial business if any of the licensee's
				officers are owners, managers, or employees of the commercial
				business.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
					 230-09-085, filed 10/27/06, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT FOR FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-090 - Control of premises

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensees must have, and exercise, complete control over the
				  portion of the premises where the FRE takes place at all times they conduct the
				  FRE. However, if the sale, service, or consumption of liquor is permitted in
				  that portion of the premises, the liquor licensee or permittee must be
				  responsible for compliance with liquor laws and regulations.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
					 230-09-090, filed 10/27/06, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT FOR FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-095 - Using, leasing, or renting equipment

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) FRE licensees must purchase, lease, or
				rent gambling equipment only from a licensed distributor or another FRE
				licensee.
(2) FRE licensees may
				sell their equipment to other FRE licensees or distributors.
(3) FRE licensees may loan or rent their own
				equipment for up to four events per year without obtaining an FRE equipment
				distributor license if:
(a) The FREs take
				place within the twelve calendar month period following the licensee's last
				FRE; and
(b) The licensee ensures
				their equipment is only used in FREs or other authorized activities, such as
				bingo.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › GAMBLING ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED AT FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-100 - Pull-tabs authorized

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensees must operate pull-tabs solely under their FRE
				  license, not under a separate pull-tab license. If licensees sell pull-tabs,
				  they must:
(1) Purchase the pull-tabs
				for specific use at FREs and record the identification and inspection services
				stamps on the form we provide; and
(2) Mix the pull-tabs and sell them out of a
				clear container. Licensees must not use a coin-operated dispensing device;
				and
(3) Use the manufacturer's set
				price for each specific series; and
(4) Have no more than three pull-tab series
				out for play at one time; and
(5)
				Sell all pull-tabs from a booth or similar confined area which prohibits public
				access to the pull-tabs; and
(6)
				Treat each pull-tab series as a separately numbered gambling station. Each
				series must have a separate corresponding lock box, money paddle, and chip tray
				for making change and payment of prizes. The attendant(s) on duty must
				immediately place all currency, coins, or chips used to purchase pull-tabs in
				the corresponding lock box. All change given back to players must be in the
				form of chips or coins from the chip tray; and
(7) Deface all winning pull-tabs when they
				are cashed in and put them in the corresponding lock box; and
(8) Pay winning pull-tabs in chips and coins
				only, or players may cash in winning pull-tabs for additional pull-tabs only
				from the same series; and
(9)
				Comply with all other rules and laws for pull-tabs in Title 230 WAC and
				chapter
				9.46 RCW.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
					 230-09-100, filed 10/27/06, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › GAMBLING ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED AT FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-105 - Processing pull-tabs after play

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
When attendants remove a series from play, a runner must take
				  the series, including the flare, the corresponding lock box, and chip tray to
				  the count room.
(1) Cashiers must
				immediately record all gross gambling receipts collected, prizes paid, and tabs
				sold and write the totals on the pull-tab accounting report we furnish
				according to the instructions attached; and
(2) After completing the count, cashiers must
				package or band winning pull-tabs separately and place them with the unused
				portion of that particular series in the original shipping container. The
				licensee must retain the used series for one year; and
(3) At the completion of the FRE, licensees
				must:
(a) Take all series still out for play
				to the count room and follow count room procedures; and
(b) Return all unopened pull-tab series to
				the licensed distributor who sold the series for a full refund. Licensees must
				not sell or operate the unopened series under their separate pull-tab
				license.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › GAMBLING ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED AT FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-110 - Punch boards not authorized

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Fund-raising event licensees must not operate punch boards as
				  part of the FRE.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
					 230-09-110, filed 10/27/06, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › GAMBLING ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED AT FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-115 - Bingo authorized

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Licensees must operate bingo solely under their FRE license,
				  not under a separate bingo license. If licensees operate bingo, they
				  must:
(1) Count income from bingo
				against the maximum net receipts authorized for FREs; and
(2) Comply with all of our rules for bingo
				licensees with gross gambling receipts of one hundred fifty thousand dollars or
				less in their previous license year.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					    9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
					 230-09-115, filed 10/27/06, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › GAMBLING ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED AT FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-120 - Disposable bingo cards at fund-raising events

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(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/control numbers. Licensees must
				receive documentation from the distributor of the total number of cards or
				packets returned and the beginning and ending card/control numbers.
Statutory Authority:
					 RCW
					 9.46.070. 07-21-116 (Order 617), §
					 230-09-120, filed 10/22/07, effective 1/1/08; 06-22-051 (Order 604), §
					 230-09-120, filed 10/27/06, effective
					 1/1/08.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 230 - Gambling Commission › Chapter 230-09 - Fund-raising event rules › GAMBLING ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED AT FUND-RAISING EVENTS › Section 230-09-125 - Raffles authorized

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Licensees
				may operate raffles at FREs in one of two ways:
(a)
Solely under their fund-raising
				event license.
Licensees must conduct all aspects of the raffle during
				the FRE. Income from this raffle counts toward the FRE limits; or
(b)
Under a separate raffle
				license.
Licensees must sell all tickets for the raffle and deposit all
				tickets in the drawing receptacle before the FRE and hold the raffle drawing at
				the FRE.