WSR 12-21-024

PROPOSED RULES

GAMBLING COMMISSION


[ Filed October 8, 2012, 3:29 p.m. ]

     Original Notice.

     Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 12-17-058.

     Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amending WAC 230-11-010 Number tickets consecutively.

     Hearing Location(s): Comfort Inn Conference Center (tentative), 1620 74th Avenue S.W., Tumwater, WA 98501 (NOTE: Meeting dates and times are tentative. Visit our web site at www.wsgc.wa.gov and select public meeting about ten days before the meeting to confirm meeting date/location/start time), on January 10 or 11, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.

     Date of Intended Adoption: January 10 or 11, 2013.

     NOTE: Meeting dates and times are tentative. Visit our web site at www.wsgc.wa.gov and select public meeting about ten days before the meeting to confirm meeting date/location/start time.

     Submit Written Comments to: Susan Newer, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, e-mail Susan.Newer@wsgc.wa.gov, fax (360) 486-3625, by December 24, 2012.

     Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Gail Grate by January 1, 2013, TTY (360) 486-3637 or (360) 486-3453.

     Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: James Williams, a volunteer that assists nonprofit organizations with raffles and fund raisers is request[ing] that charitable and nonprofit organizations be allowed to sell raffle tickets that are not consecutively numbered for raffles that take place during the same event at the same location. The intent of this change is to allow organizations to use up left over theatre style tickets from previous raffles rather than throw them away. This may result in gaps in ticket numbering. This would be limited to raffles that take place during the same event at the same location and a raffle ticket distribution log must be maintained.

     Reasons Supporting Proposal: See above.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070, 9.46.0277.

     Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.

     Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

     Name of Proponent: James Williams, private.

     Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Susan Newer, Lacey, (360) 486-3466; Implementation: Rick Day, Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3446; and Enforcement: Mark Harris, Assistant Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3579.

     No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A small business economic impact statement was not prepared because the proposed rule change does not impose additional costs on businesses.

     A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. The Washington state gambling commission is not an agency that is statutorily required to prepare a cost-benefit analysis under RCW 34.05.328.

October 8, 2012

Susan Newer

Rules Coordinator

OTS-4979.2


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 602, filed 9/26/06, effective 1/1/08)

WAC 230-11-010   Number tickets consecutively.   All raffle tickets must:

     (1) Be consecutively numbered; or

     (2) Be printed with numbers which do not repeat within the population of all tickets sold for a particular raffle. All aspects of the raffle must take place during the same event at the same location and you must maintain a raffle ticket distribution log in the format we require; or

     (3) Be printed with letters or symbols which do not repeat within the population of all tickets sold for a particular raffle.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-20-040 (Order 602), § 230-11-010, filed 9/26/06, effective 1/1/08.]