Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2008.

     Purpose: The gambling commission is rewriting its rules manual using plain English techniques. We anticipate the project will be completed by January 1, 2008. The rules manual is being broken into sections and rewritten a section at a time. This filing includes rule changes that were inadvertently missed during the rewrite process as well as some housekeeping changes to correct inconsistent usage of words.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing 5; and amending 44.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-18-084 on September 5, 2007, and published October 9, 2007.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 23, Amended 44, Repealed 5.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 23, Amended 44, Repealed 5.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 23, Amended 44, Repealed 5;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: October 22, 2007.

Susan Arland

Rules Coordinator

OTS-1000.1

NEW SECTION
WAC 230-01-011   Deadlines for submitting items to be included in the commission meeting agenda.   (1) To ensure that the public and the commissioners have sufficient notice of agenda items, we require that items for the commission's monthly meeting agenda be submitted in the format we require and delivered to our administrative office at least fourteen days before the regularly scheduled commission meeting.

     (2) Any items submitted after the time frame set forth in subsection (1) of this section must be approved by the commissioners in order to be included on the commission meeting agenda.

     (3) We publish the meeting agenda on our web site and with the code reviser's office as explained in WAC 230-01-010.

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OTS-1001.6

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 457, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08)

WAC 230-03-040   Signing the application.   The applicant signs the application under oath and under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Washington. This oath affirms that the information on the application and any accompanying materials is accurate and complete.

     (1) The person signing the application must be:

     (a) The highest ranking officer of a charitable, nonprofit, or profit-seeking corporation, or limited liability company seeking licensure; or

     (b) The owner of a sole proprietorship seeking licensure; or

     (c) All partners of a partnership or general partner of a limited partnership seeking licensure((; or

     (d) The mayor or the mayor's designated representative of an incorporated city or town submitting the application)).

     (2) The person seeking an individual license and a designated officer of the organization for which the person will work must both sign the application.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-040, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (a) ((Articles of incorporation and bylaws; or, if not a corporation, a copy of any bylaws and other documents which set out the organizational structure and purposes of the organization; and

     (b))) The name of the resident agent as required by state law, and the agent's business and home address; and

     (((c))) (b) Internal Revenue Service tax exemption letter, if one is necessary; and

     (((d))) (c) All lease or rental agreements, whether oral or written, between the applicant and the owner of the site where the applicant will conduct gambling activity; and

     (((e))) (d) Any franchise agreements or other agreements, whether written or oral, between the applicant and distributors or manufacturers of equipment or between the applicant and any other person whose agreements relate to gambling activities or gambling equipment; and

     (((f))) (e) All proposed financing, consulting, and management agreements or contracts between applicant and any gambling service supplier; and

     (((g))) (f) Enough personal information to ensure each substantial interest holder is qualified to hold a license or participate in an authorized gambling activity; and

     (g) For commercial applicants: Articles of incorporation, limited liability corporation formation, partnership agreement, and other documents which set out the applicant's business structure; and

     (h) For charitable and nonprofit organization applicants: Articles of incorporation and bylaws; or, if not a corporation, a copy of any bylaws and other documents which set out the organizational structure and purposes of the organization.

     (2) Applicants must also give us any other information we request within thirty days of the request or within any other time frame we provide.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-050, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) Commits any act that constitutes grounds for denying, suspending, or revoking licenses or permits under RCW 9.46.075; or

     (2) Has been convicted of, or forfeited bond on a charge of, or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor or felony crime involving physical harm to individuals. "Physical harm to individuals" includes any form of criminal assault, any crime involving a threat of physical harm against another person, or any crime involving an intention to inflict physical harm on another person; or

     (3) Has demonstrated willful disregard for complying with ordinances, statutes, administrative rules, or court orders, whether at the local, state, or federal level; or

     (4) Has failed to pay gambling taxes to local taxing authorities and the local taxing authority ((must petition)) has petitioned us to take action; or

     (5) Is serving a period of probation or community supervision imposed as a sentence for any juvenile, misdemeanor, or felony criminal offense, whether or not the offense is covered under RCW 9.46.075(4); or

     (6) Is the subject of an outstanding gross misdemeanor or felony arrest warrant; or

     (7) Fails to provide us with any information required under commission rules within the time required, or, if the rule establishes no time limit, within thirty days after receiving a written request from us; or

     (8) Poses a threat to the effective regulation of gambling, or creates or increases the likelihood of unfair or illegal practices, methods, and activities in the conduct of gambling activities, as demonstrated by:

     (a) Prior activities; or

     (b) Criminal record; or

     (c) Reputation; or

     (d) Habits; or

     (e) Associations; or

     (((8))) (9) Knowingly provides or provided goods or services to an entity that illegally operates gambling activities.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-085, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) Proof that it is an "established business" as used in RCW 9.46.0217. "Established business" means any business that:

     (a) Has been open to the public for sales of food or drink for on-premises eating and drinking for ninety days or more; or

     (((a) Provides)) (b) Passes an inspection by us, is ready to conduct food or drink sales, and gives us ((with)) a proposed operating plan which includes:

     (i) Hours of operation; and

     (ii) Estimated gross sales from each separate activity the business will conduct on the business premises including, but not limited to:

     (A) Gross sales from food or drinks sold for "on-premises" eating ((and)) or drinking; and

     (B) Gross sales from food or drinks sold "to go"; and

     (C) Gross sales from all other business activities; and

     (((b) Is ready to conduct food or drink sales; and

     (c) Passes an inspection by us; and))

     (2) Proof that it is "primarily engaged in the selling of food or drink for consumption on premises" as used in RCW 9.46.070(2). "Primarily engaged in the selling of food or drink for consumption on premises" means that before receiving a gambling license the business has total gross sales of food or drink for on-premises consumption equal to or greater than all other combined gross sales, rentals, or other income-producing activities which occur on the business premises when measured on an annual basis.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-175, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) A detailed description, including flow charts, of your planned internal accounting and administrative control system. You must provide the information in the standard format we require; and

     (2) A detailed diagram of the planned physical layout of the business premises. The diagram must include at least:

     (a) The location of all gambling tables; and

     (b) The location of all surveillance cameras; and

     (c) The count room; and

     (d) The surveillance room; and

     (e) The cashier's cage; and

     (3) A detailed description of the card games offered for play, including rules of play, and the type of gambling tables operated, including table layouts.

     (4) Before you begin card game operations, we perform a preoperational review and evaluation (PORE). You must receive our written approval before operating.

     (5) The PORE determines whether:

     (a) You have:

     (i) An organizational structure that supports your proposed accounting and administrative controls; and

     (ii) Controls in place so that you closely monitor the gambling activities and accurately record financial information; and

     (iii) Have enough trained staff; and

     (b) The physical layout of the card room and supporting functions can handle the proposed accounting and administrative controls.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-180, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (a) Consulting or advisory services regarding gambling activities; or

     (b) Gambling management services; or

     (c) Financing for more than one licensee for purchases or leases of gambling equipment or financing for providing infrastructure or facilities, or equipment that supports gambling operations ((for more than one licensee)):

     (i) Once you have financed more than one licensee, you must be a licensed gambling service supplier until all loans with licensees or previous licensees are paid.

     (ii) Once you have been a licensed gambling service supplier, you must be licensed as a gambling service supplier again before financing purchases or leases for any licensee; or

     (d) Acting as a lending agent, or loan servicer, or placement agent; or

     (e) Providing the assembly of components for gambling equipment under a contract with a licensed manufacturer or entering into an ongoing financial arrangement for gambling related software with a licensed manufacturer; or

     (f) Installing, integrating, maintaining, or servicing digital surveillance systems that allow direct access to the operating system; or

     (g) Training individuals to conduct authorized gambling activities; or

     (h) Providing any other service or activity where influence may be exerted over any gambling activity licensed by the commission; or

     (i) Performing the testing and certification of tribal lottery systems in meeting requirements specified in the tribal-state compact.

     (2) You do not need a gambling service supplier license if you are:

     (a) A bank, mutual savings bank, or credit union regulated by the department of financial institutions or any federally regulated commercial lending institution; or

     (b) A university or college regulated by the Washington state board of community and technical colleges and the higher education coordinating board that trains individuals to conduct authorized gambling activities; or

     (c) An attorney, accountant, or governmental affairs consultant whose primary business is providing professional services that are unrelated to the management or operation of gambling activities; or

     (d) A person who only provides nonmanagement-related recordkeeping services for punch board and pull-tab operators, when the combined total gross billings from such services do not exceed twenty-five thousand dollars during any calendar year; or

     (e) A person who provides names, images, artwork or associated copyrights, or trademarks, or patent use, or other features that do not affect the results or outcome of the game, for use in gambling equipment; or

     (f) Regulated lending institutions.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-24-030 (Order 605), § 230-03-210, filed 11/29/06, effective 1/1/08; 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-03-210, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:

WAC 230-03-001	"We," "our," and "us" mean the commission and staff.
WAC 230-03-051	Incorporated cities and towns exempt from some information requirements for application.

OTS-1002.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 457, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08)

WAC 230-05-001   Prorating or refunding of fees.   (1) We may prorate organization license fees when we adjust expiration dates to schedule our workload.

     (2) We may adjust expiration dates to end on the same day for organizations licensed for more than one activity. Whenever we adjust license expiration dates under this provision, we may prorate the required fees.

     (3) We will not prorate or refund fees when:

     (a) You discontinue your gambling activities; or

     (b) You voluntarily surrender your license or permit; or

     (c) We suspend or revoke your license.

     (4) We keep a portion of your application fees whether we deny or administratively close your application or you withdraw it.

     (5) If you are a commercial stimulant or a charitable or nonprofit licensee, you ((may)) have one year from your license expiration to apply for a partial refund of your license fee if your annual gross gambling receipts are less than the minimum for your license class. ((We will refund)) After our approval, we refund you the difference between the fees you paid and the fees for the license class level you actually met. ((You must request the refund within twelve months.))

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-07-157 (Order 457), § 230-05-001, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

OTS-1003.4

NEW SECTION
WAC 230-06-002   "We," "our," and "us" mean the commission and staff.   In this title, "we," "our," and "us" mean the designated commission staff. If a rule refers to the powers or duties of the commissioners or the director or director's designee, the rule states specifically "commissioners" or "director or director's designee."

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     (2) "Consecutive" and "consecutively" mean one after the other without gaps.

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     (1) To play in licensed bingo games when accompanied by an adult member of his((/)) or her immediate family or a guardian, who is at least eighteen years old((.)):

     (a) "Immediate family" means only the spouse, parents, or grandparents of an individual((.)); and

     (b) "Guardian" means only a court-appointed, legal guardian of an individual; or

     (2) To play bingo at agricultural fairs or school carnivals; or

     (3) To play amusement games; or

     (4) To sell raffle tickets for a charitable or nonprofit organization that:

     (a) Has development of youth as a primary purpose; and

     (b) Has at least three members or advisors who are at least eighteen years old and who supervise the operation of the raffle; and

     (c) Has an adult member or advisor designated as the manager for the raffle.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-010, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

Promotional contests of chance (PCOCs)

     (1) Operators may use wheels specifically manufactured for a promotional contest of chance (PCOC), whether commercially made or home made.

     (2) Operators must not use professionally manufactured wheels made specifically for gambling activities (for example, Big 6 Wheels) in PCOCs unless they receive permission ahead of time from us.

Fund-raising events

     (3) Operators may use commercially made wheels in gambling activities for fund-raising events.

Separation of PCOCs from gambling activities and promotions

     (4) No wheel may be used in conjunction with their gambling activities by:

     (a) Card room licensees; or

     (b) Pull-tab licensees.

Card rooms, pull-tabs, bingo, raffles

     (5) Licensees and operators must not use professionally manufactured wheels made specifically for gambling activities (for example, Big 6 Wheels) in:

     (a) Bingo; or

     (b) Card games; or

     (c) Pull-tabs.

     (6) Operators may use commercially made or home made wheels as part of drawings for prizes, good neighbor prizes, or second element of chance prizes as part of bingo games, as set out in WAC 230-10-280.

     (7) Raffle licensees and operators may use:

     (a) Other types of wheels, such as paddle wheels, in raffles; and

     (b) Commercially made or home made wheels in an alternative drawing format for determining the winner of a raffle. Alternative drawing formats are set out in WAC 230-11-055 and 230-11-060.

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     (2) Gifts are items licensees give to their customers. Licensees must not connect these gifts to gambling activities we regulate unless the gifts are:

     (a) Gambling promotions; or

     (b) Transportation services to and from gambling activities; or

     (c) Free or discounted food, drink, or merchandise which:

     (i) Costs less than five hundred dollars per individual item; and

     (ii) Must not be traded back to you for cash; and

     (iii) Must not give a chance to participate further in an authorized gambling activity.

     (3) You must collect the price required to participate in the gambling activity in full before allowing someone to participate. Licensees must collect cash, check, gift certificate, gift card, or electronic point-of-sale bank transfer.

     (4) If the price paid for the opportunity to play a punch board or pull-tab series is ten dollars or less, licensees may collect the price immediately after the play is completed.

     (5) If a charitable or nonprofit organization has a regular billing system for all of the activities of its members, it may use its billing system in connection with the playing of any licensed activities as long as the organization limits play to full and active members of its organization.

     (6) Charitable or nonprofit organizations may allow credit cards, issued by a state regulated or federally regulated financial institution, for payment to participate in raffles.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-035, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) We may require manufacturers to submit certain electronic or mechanical gambling equipment for review. The equipment must meet technical standards for compliance, accuracy, security, and integrity. To allow for continued testing and training, staff may keep any equipment submitted for review for as long as the equipment remains in play in Washington. The manufacturers must reimburse us for any costs of the review. ((We)) The commissioners and commission staff are not liable for any damage to equipment while in our possession.

     (3) Licensees must operate equipment identical to the version ((staff)) the director or director's designee approved.

     (4) If persons submitting equipment do not agree with the director or director's designee's decision, they may file a petition for declaratory order with the commission to be heard as a full review (de novo) by an administrative law judge, according to RCW 34.05.240 and chapter 230-17 WAC.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-050, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) When the period is less than seven days, exclude Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays in the calculation.

     (3) This section does not apply to periods of license suspension.

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     (2) Licensees must ((tell)) notify local law enforcement agencies of the:

     (a) ((The)) Address where they will conduct the gambling activity; and

     (b) ((The)) Type of gambling activity licensed; and

     (c) ((The)) First date they will conduct the gambling activity; and

     (d) ((The)) Proposed schedule for the operation of the gambling activity if they plan to conduct the activity on a regular basis.

     (3) Licensees must not conduct the activity until they have made the notification.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-055, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) Licensees must have ((these)) the licenses and permits ready for inspection by us, other law enforcement personnel, and the public at all times.

     (3) Card room employers may choose not to display employee licenses, but must maintain ((a copy of)) all card room employees' licenses, proof of licensing, or applications if we have not issued a license, on the licensed premises at all times.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-065, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

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     (1) All requested documents or equipment; and

     (2) A safe place with adequate space where we may perform the inspection; and

     (3) Reasonable assistance to us.

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     (2) Before selling gambling equipment, licensees must ensure that the buyer possesses a valid gambling license.

     (((2))) (3) Before purchasing gambling equipment, licensees must ensure that the seller possesses a valid gambling license.

     (((3))) (4) Applicants for Class F or house-banked card room licenses may purchase and possess gambling equipment during the prelicensing process, but only after receiving written approval from us.

     (((4))) (5) Licensees may transfer gambling equipment as a part of a sale of a business as long as a condition of the sale is that the buyer receives a gambling license before the sale is complete. Licensees must make a complete record of all gambling equipment transferred in this manner, including ((commission identification and inspection services stamp numbers)) I.D. stamps. Licensees must report these transfers, including a copy of the inventory record, to us.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-110, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) Transfers of gambling equipment in this manner are subject to the following requirements:

     (a) The transfer must be complete within thirty days of the date the license became invalid; and

     (b) Distributors must use the cash or credit against amounts they owe manufacturers; and

     (c) Operators or distributors selling the equipment must report to us within ten days of the transaction a complete inventory of all the gambling equipment transferred, including commission ((identification and inspection services)) I.D. stamps ((numbers)); and

     (d) Manufacturers or distributors receiving the equipment must prepare a credit memorandum and retain it with their records.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-120, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 230-06-001

Defining "operator."

OTS-1005.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 609, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08)

WAC 230-07-005   Defining "licensees," "licensee," "organizations," and "organization." ((defined.))   (1) In this ((section)) chapter of the rules, "licensee" and "licensees" means those charitable or nonprofit organizations which we require to be licensed to conduct gambling activities.

     (2) In this chapter, "organization" and "organizations" means:

     (a) Licensees; and

     (b) All bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations conducting unlicensed gambling activities authorized by chapter 9.46 RCW.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), § 230-07-005, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) We allow prize insurance based on a flat fee or monthly fee.

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OTS-1006.3

NEW SECTION
WAC 230-09-056   Activity reports for fund-raising events.   Fund-raising event licensees must submit an activity report to the commission concerning the operation of the licensed activities of each event. Licensees must complete the report in the format we require and the report must be:

     (1) Received at our administrative office or postmarked no later than thirty days after the end of the authorized operating day or days; and

     (2) Signed by the licensee's highest ranking executive officer or designee. If someone other than the licensee or an employee prepares the report, the preparer must print his or her name and phone number on the report.

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     (2) Licensees that do not have a separate bingo license must keep all unused disposable cards or packets as part of the FRE record. Licensees may return unused cards or packets to the distributor if there are no breaks in the consecutive card/((audit)) control numbers. Licensees must receive documentation from the distributor of the total number of cards or packets returned and the beginning and ending card/((audit)) control numbers.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-22-051 (Order 604), § 230-09-120, filed 10/27/06, effective 1/1/08.]

OTS-1007.6

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 610, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08)

WAC 230-10-001   Defining "licensees," "licensee," "organizations," "organization," "operators" and "operator."   (1) In this ((section)) chapter of the rules, "licensee" and "licensees" means those charitable or nonprofit organizations which we require to be licensed to conduct gambling activities.

     (2) In this section of the rules, "organization" and "organizations" means:

     (a) Licensees; and

     (b) All bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations conducting unlicensed gambling activities authorized by chapter 9.46 RCW.

     (3) In this section of the rules, "operator" and "operators" mean licensees, organizations, and individuals.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-001, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) "Card" means a unique group and configuration of numbers printed on paper, cardboard, or other material used in bingo games. This is also called a "face."

     (2) "Card number" means the number the manufacturer assigns to identify a single card or face. The "card number" is also called a "face" or "perm" number.

     (3) "Number" means numeral or symbol printed on the card.

     (4) "Collate" means the process of cutting or assembling master sheets or precut sheets of cards from one or more sets of cards into packets or books for marketing purposes. "Collate" is also called "finish" or "finishing."

     (5) "Collation" means a group of packets or books of cards assembled from more than one set of cards.

     (6) "Cut" means the layout or orientation of cards or sheets of cards divided from a master sheet of cards. A "cut" may be either square, horizontal, or vertical.

     (7) "Disposable bingo card" means a nonreusable paper bingo card manufactured by a licensed manufacturer.

     (8) "Duplicate cards" means two or more cards that are imprinted with the same numbers.

     (9) "On" means the number of cards imprinted on a sheet. (Example: "Three on.")

     (10) "Pack" means a group of cards or sheets of cards collated into a book and each page or sheet is intended to play a separate bingo game, including "on-the-way" games, within a session. This is also called a "packet."

     (11) "Product line" means a specific type of card identifiable by unique features or characteristics when compared to other types of cards the manufacturer markets. A "product line" includes all series and all cards within each series the manufacturer identifies.

     (12) "((Sequentially)) Consecutively numbered" means a numbering system normally beginning with the number one, increased by one for each individual unit added to the group, and ending with a number identical to the total number of units assigned to that group.

     (13) "Serial number" means a number the manufacturer assigns for identification and tracking purposes to a set of cards. The same number must not identify another set of cards from the same product line, color, border pattern, and series in less than 999,999 occurrences or twelve months, whichever occurs first. If the product line is used as a determining factor for assignment of a serial number, the difference between various product lines must be readily identifiable by observation.

     (14) "Series" of cards means a specific group of cards that a manufacturer assigns ((sequential)) consecutive card numbers. The first and last card numbers in a series typically identify the group of cards. (Example: The "1 to 9000 series.")

     (15) "Set" of cards means a specific group of cards from the same product line, which are the same color, border pattern, and imprinted with the same serial number. A "set" of cards may include more than one series of cards.

     (16) "Sheet number" means the number the manufacturer assigns to identify an arrangement of more than one card that results from dividing master sheets of cards to help marketing.

     (17) "Skip" means the standard spread or difference between card or sheet numbers at different page levels in packs or packets.

     (18) "Subset" means a portion of a set of cards or collation of packets that a licensed distributor divides to help marketing.

     (19) "Up" means the number of pages or sheets collated into each packet or book of cards. (Example: "Eight up.")

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-030, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (a) Meet the requirements for bingo cards; and

     (b) Be printed by the licensed bingo operator, during the bingo session on a printer interfaced with the computer; and

     (c) If printed before the time of sale, be sold ((sequentially)) consecutively at each individual sales point, beginning with the lowest card, sheet, or transaction number; and

     (d) Have a master verification system that provides a facsimile of each card. The master verification system must display the exact numbers and the location or configuration of numbers on the card.

     (2) The bingo licensee must keep cards or sheets of cards not issued ((sequentially)) consecutively during a session as a part of their daily bingo records.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-050, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (a) Be manufactured by licensed manufacturers; and

     (b) Be sold, leased, and serviced by licensed distributors or manufacturers. Operators may perform routine maintenance; and

     (c) Have an I.D. stamp from us that was sold to the licensed manufacturer or the operator and attached by the licensed manufacturer, the operator, or us; and

     (d) Be unable to modify the computer program which operates the dauber units or the electronic data base which stores the bingo cards; and

     (e) Store preprinted bingo cards a player purchases. The electronic images of cards stored in daubers are for player convenience only and are not bingo cards for purposes of this title; and

     (f) Use cards that meet all requirements of bingo cards and electronic bingo cards; and

     (g) Allow players to input the numbers called; and

     (h) Compare input numbers to bingo cards stored in an electronic data base; and

     (i) Identify to the player those stored bingo cards that contain the input numbers.

     (2) Operators providing electronic daubers must have the cards printed, placed in a master index, and available for on-site inspection at the request of law enforcement agencies, customers, or us.

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     (((1))) (a) Must be printed on two-part, self-duplicating paper to include an original and a duplicate copy. The duplicate copy must be given to the player and the operator retains the original as a part of the daily bingo records; and

     (((2))) (b) Must include a control system in each set which:

     (((a))) (i) Identifies that specific set; and

     (((b))) (ii) Numbers each sheet of cards within a set ((sequentially)) consecutively; and

     (((c))) (iii) Allows tracking of the transfer of cards from the point of manufacture to the operator and from the operator to the player; and

     (((3))) (c) May be produced by unlicensed manufacturers if:

     (((a))) (i) The primary activity of the manufacturer is producing nongambling products; and

     (((b))) (ii) The cards meet the general bingo cards requirements; and

     (((c))) (iii) The licensee assumes responsibility for complying with all requirements for player selection cards; and

     (((d))) (iv) The invoice transferring these cards includes the beginning and ending card number in addition to meeting all other sales invoice requirements; and

     (((4))) (d) If electronically generated ((cards)), may be single copy cards if all information from the cards is either printed on a continuous transaction journal retained in the card generating ((device)) equipment or stored on the computer hard drive in a data base and printed out at the end of each session.

     (2) Operators offering an "instant winner" game under player selection bingo must:

     (a) Meet all requirements for awarding bingo prizes; and

     (b) Award prizes of not more than twenty-five percent of the total prize pool or two hundred fifty dollars, whichever is less; and

     (c) For prizes of two hundred fifty dollars or more:

     (i) Have the winner sign the winning card on the back to verify a winner; and

     (ii) If using a two-part card, record a neutral player's name and complete address on the back of the original card to verify the winning card was paid.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-220, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (a) Be printed, folded, and sealed in a manner that prohibits anyone from viewing or knowing the numbers, configuration of numbers on the card, or the card number before the player opens it; and

     (b) Have a separate numbering system that is randomly distributed when compared to the card number imprinted in the "free" space. Manufacturers must use procedures that mix cards or sheets of cards so that:

     (i) No consistent relationship exists between the "card numbers" and separate numbering system within a set or subset; and

     (ii) No patterns or consistent relationships exist in the location of a specific card number between subsets from different sets; and

     (iii) The serial number and the additional card or sheet number must be imprinted on the outside of the cards or sheets of cards and visible for recording without opening the card or sheet of cards; and

     (iv) Each set of cards must contain at least six thousand unique faces or patterns of numbers; and

     (2) Bingo licensees must:

     (a) Use the disposable bingo card receipting method for sales of hidden face bingo cards; and

     (b) Meet all inventory requirements for disposable bingo cards and disposable bingo card receipting; and

     (c) Comply with rules about sequentially issuing bingo cards to ensure that duplicate cards are not sold during a game. Licensees must sell each complete set or subset of cards before they issue any cards from a different set or subset. Licensees may sell cards from more than one set during a game if care is taken to ensure that no duplicate cards are sold; and

     (d) Complete all play during a single session and only use cards that are sold during that session; and

     (e) Select and call a new set of numbers for each game or set of games (example: "On the way" games); and

     (f) Have a separate display board, visible to the players, for displaying numbers called. The numbers must be displayed until the game is completed. Licensees may use alternative displays if the numbers are displayed on the electronic flashboard during all number selection periods; and

     (g) Document and prominently post the requirements for a completed game; and

     (3) Licensees offering an "instant winner" game under hidden face bingo must:

     (a) Meet all requirements for awarding bingo prizes; and

     (b) Award prizes of not more than twenty-five percent of the total prize pool or two hundred fifty dollars, whichever is less; and

     (c) For prizes of two hundred fifty dollars or more:

     (i) Have the winner sign the winning card on the back to verify a winner; and

     (ii) If using a two-part card, record a neutral player's name and complete address on the back of the original card to verify the winning card was paid; and

     (4) Players who have paid to participate in the game must be present when the numbers are selected.

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     (1) Issue the gift certificates ((sequentially)) consecutively; and

     (2) Not exceed fifty dollars per bingo prize in value; and

     (3) Not issue gift certificates exclusively for punch boards or pull-tabs; and

     (4) Record the value of each gift certificate as a bingo prize in the daily bingo records under the session awarded; and

     (5) Keep the bingo prize receipt for the gift certificates as a part of the daily bingo records.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-305, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) Issue the gift certificates ((sequentially)) consecutively; and

     (2) Ensure that the gift certificates are paid for in full at the time of purchase; and

     (3) Deposit all funds collected separately into the gambling account within five banking days; and

     (4) Include each gift certificate number with the deposit record.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-310, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-330, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) Cover the periods:

     (a) January 1 through March 31; and

     (b) April 1 through June 30; and

     (c) July 1 through September 30; and

     (d) October 1 through December 31 of each year; and

     (2) Be received at our administrative office or postmarked no later than thirty days following the end of the reporting period; and

     (3) Be signed by the licensee's highest ranking executive officer or a designee. If someone other than the licensee or an employee prepares the report, the preparer must print his or her name and business telephone number on the report; and

     (4) Submit a report for any period of time their license was valid, even if they had no activity or did not renew.

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     (1) Use bingo cards that meet all disposable bingo card requirements; and

     (2) Complete the inventory control record; and

     (3) Record for each set of cards or sheets intended for playing a single game, including on-the-way games:

     (a) Serial number; and

     (b) The color and/or border pattern; and

     (c) The value of each card or sheet; and

     (d) The lowest consecutive card or sheet number issued as a receipt; and

     (e) The last card or sheet number issued as a receipt; and

     (f) Missing cards or sheets per the manufacturer's packing record; and

     (g) The number of cards returned and not issued; and

     (h) The number of cards issued as receipts; and

     (i) The total gross gambling receipts from all cards issued as receipts; and

     (4) Record for each set or collation of packs or packets of cards sold and intended for playing a defined set of games:

     (a) The serial number of the top sheet or page of the packet; and

     (b) The color and/or border pattern of the top sheet or page of the packet; and

     (c) The lowest consecutive card, sheet, or packet number for the first packet issued as a receipt; and

     (d) The card, sheet, or packet number of the last or highest packet issued as a receipt; and

     (e) The number of packets issued as receipts; and

     (f) The number of packets returned and not issued; and

     (g) Missing packets per the manufacturer's packing record; and

     (h) The value of each packet; and

     (i) The total gross receipts from all packets issued as receipts; and

     (5) Record each disposable card issued for each type of sale separately. When more than one card or sheet number appears on a sheet of cards, licensees must use the manufacturer's designated control system to determine the beginning and ending number sold. Each time the numbering of the sheets breaks in the set, licensees must make a separate entry in the records; and

     (6) ((Sequentially)) Consecutively issue each disposable card or sheet or packet of cards from the same set at each individual sales point. Licensees may sell these cards, sheets, or packets not issued during a session only at the next bingo session. Otherwise, licensees must retain these cards, sheets, or packets of cards for at least one year; and

     (7) Return unsold cards issued to the operator for a linked bingo prize to the linked bingo prize provider. The linked bingo prize provider must store these cards six months or until we have examined and approved them for destruction, whichever is less. Unopened blocks of two hundred fifty cards may be reissued.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-390, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) Manufactured by a commercial printer and imprinted with:

     (a) At least four digit numbers in a ((sequential)) consecutive series. Class F and above licensees must use tickets with numbers that do not repeat in at least 99,999 occurrences; and

     (b) Each ticket on a roll must represent the same dollar value or amount of money; and

     (c) Include the name of the licensee operating Class F and above bingo game; and

     (2) If used by Class F or above licensees, purchased from a licensed distributor or manufacturer; and

     (3) Issued ((sequentially)) consecutively from each roll, starting with the lowest numbered ticket; and

     (4) Accounted for by the licensee. If purchased from a commercial business or licensed distributor, documentation must be on the sales invoice. This invoice, or a photocopy, shall be maintained on the premises and available for inspection. Document the following information on the sales invoice for each roll of tickets purchased:

     (a) Name of distributor; and

     (b) Name of purchasing licensee; and

     (c) Date of purchase; and

     (d) Number of rolls of tickets purchased; and

     (e) The color, dollar value, total number of tickets, and beginning ticket number for each roll; and

     (5) Recorded in the daily records in the format we require; and

     (6) Retained by the licensee as a part of the bingo daily records for those not issued as receipts and that bears a number falling below the highest numbered ticket issued during that session and not be used to receipt for any type of income; and

     (7) Not be the same color and imprinted with the same ticket number as any other ticket on the premises.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-420, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) Licensees may sell similar cards used to play for the same prize at a volume discount, but they must record each separate discount price using a separate cash register or sales identification key to provide an audit trail; and

     (3) If receipting for the sale of disposable bingo cards, licensees must:

     (a) Follow all requirements for disposable bingo card receipting; and

     (b) In addition to those requirements, record the following for each session where sets of cards are sold:

     (i) The session number and date; and

     (ii) The beginning and ending control numbers of the top page of the packets; and

     (iii) Adjustments for any missing packets, compared to the manufacturer's packing record; and

     (iv) The number of packets distributed to sales points and returned as unsold; and

     (v) Total packets sold; and

     (vi) The value of each packet; and

     (vii) The extended value obtained by multiplying total packets issued times the value of each packet; and

     (viii) The cumulative number of packets issued from the series to date; and

     (c) ((Sequentially)) Consecutively issue each disposable card or sheet or packet of cards from the same set at each individual sales point. If sets are divided into subgroups, then licensees must issue packets or sheets of cards within each subgroup ((sequentially)) consecutively from each subgroup. Licensees may sell these cards, sheets, or packets not issued during a session only at the next bingo session. Otherwise, licensees must retain these cards, sheets, or packets of cards for at least one year; and

     (d) Record all required information in the inventory control record; and

     (e) Carry forward the totals from the transaction record to the daily bingo summary and reconcile sales against the cash register record; and

     (4) If receipting for electronically generated bingo cards, licensees must:

     (a) Follow all requirements of electronically generated bingo card receipting; and

     (b) Carry forward the totals from the transaction record to the daily bingo summary and reconcile sales against the cash register record; and

     (5) If receipting for bonus games, licensees must:

     (a) Follow all requirements of ticket receipting; and

     (b) ((Sequentially)) Consecutively issue tickets from each sales point. Licensees must retain tickets from each sales point with control numbers lower than the highest ticket issued at that sales point as a part of the daily bingo records; and

     (c) Carry forward the totals from the transaction record to the daily bingo summary and reconcile sales against the cash register record.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-440, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) Operators must not offer more than one linked bingo game per session or no more than three linked bingo games per day.

     (3) The linked bingo prize provider must notify us within seven days when an operator stops participating in linked bingo prize games.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-445, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) Linked bingo prize providers may establish a consolation prize amount paid at each participating location. Participating licensees whose sales volume does not meet the minimum set out in WAC 230-10-455(2) may pay a consolation prize that is less than this amount; and

     (3) For all linked bingo prize games, a winner must be determined at each premises which sells cards to participate in the game.

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     (2) For funds contributed to accrued linked bingo prizes, licensees must modify each bingo game daily record to include, at least:

     (a) The amount of the contribution; and

     (b) The amount of any consolation prize the licensee paid for a linked bingo prize game; and

     (c) The name of the linked bingo prize provider to whom the contribution is made.

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     (1) Each prize offered; and

     (2) Equipment installed at participating licensees' locations that includes at least:

     (a) The name and address of the licensee where the equipment is installed; and

     (b) A physical description of the equipment and its cost; and

     (3) All bingo cards purchased or otherwise obtained, where the cards were distributed, and the date the cards were used; and

     (4) Video recording of each drawing in the previous one-year period that shows, at least:

     (a) The ball selection process, including the numbers drawn; and

     (b) All body movements of the caller.

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     (1) Cover the periods:

     (a) January 1 through June 30; and

     (b) July 1 through December 31; and

     (2) Be received at our administrative office or postmarked no later than thirty days following the end of the reporting period; and

     (3) Be signed by the licensee's highest ranking executive officer or a designee. If someone other than the licensee or an employee prepares the report, the preparer must print his or her name and business telephone number on the report; and

     (4) Submit a report for any period of time their license was valid, even if they had no activity or did not renew.

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     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 230-10-450

Controlling gambling equipment by linked bingo prize licensees.

OTS-1008.1

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

WAC 230-11-001   Defining "licensees," "licensee," "organizations," and "organization." ((defined.))   (1) In this chapter, "licensee" and "licensees" means those charitable or nonprofit organizations which we require to be licensed to conduct raffles.

     (2) "Organization" and "organizations" means all bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations conducting unlicensed raffles authorized by chapter 9.46 RCW, including those authorized by RCW 9.46.0209, 9.46.0315 and 9.46.0321.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-20-040 (Order 602), § 230-11-001, filed 9/26/06, effective 1/1/08.]

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-20-040 (Order 602), § 230-11-020, filed 9/26/06, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) In modified pricing plans, licensees may sell tickets to enter a raffle for different values, not to exceed ten dollars for a single ticket, if the licensee:

     (a) ((Tells)) Discloses to the ((players)) participants the pricing plan before selling them a ticket to participate. The licensee must ((tell)) disclose to the ((player)) participant the total number of tickets in the population available and the number of tickets at each price level; and

     (b) Allows participants to randomly select their ticket from the population of remaining tickets and pay the amount printed on the ticket they select; and

     (c) Establishes records for an adequate audit trail to determine gross gambling receipts; and

     (d) Holds no more than two such drawings during a meeting or event; and

     (e) Sells multiple tickets to enter one or more drawings as a package and the total price of the package must not exceed twenty-five dollars.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 06-20-040 (Order 602), § 230-11-085, filed 9/26/06, effective 1/1/08.]

OTS-1023.1

REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

WAC 230-12-230

Agreements restricting freedom to buy and sell -- Prohibited.

OTS-1009.5

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 612, filed 7/16/07, effective 1/1/08)

WAC 230-13-030   Group 4 -- Coin or token toss amusement game standards.   In Group 4 games, players toss one or more coins or tokens onto a surface or into a target area to win a prize. In coin or token toss amusement games:

     (1) The game must have a clear and unobstructed thirty-six inch vertical airspace above the target area or surface; and

     (2) The target or surface must be level and not altered to give an advantage to the operator; and

     (3) Any game which has a target area of four square inches or less must award a prize if any part of the coin or token is within the target area. "Four square inches" means a two-inch by two-inch square; and

     (4) If the target does not include a more than two-inch by two-inch square area, such as a rainbow or star, a prize must be awarded if any part of the coin or token lands on any portion of the target area.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-15-064 (Order 612), § 230-13-030, filed 7/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (a) Amusement parks; or

     (b) Regional shopping malls; or

     (c) Movie theaters; or

     (d) Bowling alleys; and

     (e) Miniature golf course facilities; and

     (f) Skating facilities; and

     (g) Amusement centers. "Amusement center" means a permanent location whose primary source of income is from the operation of ten or more amusement ((devices)) games; and

     (h) Restaurants; and

     (i) Grocery or department stores. A "department or grocery store" means a business that offers the retail sale of a full line of clothing, accessories, and household goods, or a full line of dry grocery, canned goods, or nonfood items plus some perishable items, or a combination of these. A department or grocery store must have more than ten thousand square feet of retail and support space, not including the parking areas; and

     (j) Any premises that a charitable or nonprofit organization currently licensed to operate punch boards, pull-tabs, or bingo controls or operates.

     (2) All coin or token activated amusement games must have a coin acceptor capable of taking money for one play and may have an additional acceptor to include paper money.

     (3) Operators using amusement games that do not return change must have a change-making bill acceptor or the ability to get change in the immediate vicinity of such games. All amusement games using paper money acceptors must either:

     (a) Return change; or

     (b) Clearly disclose to ((the)) players before play that change is not returned and ((tell)) disclose to them where at the location they may get change.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-15-064 (Order 612), § 230-13-080, filed 7/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) Cover the periods:

     (a) January 1 through June 30; and

     (b) July 1 through December 31; and

     (2) Be received at our administrative office or postmarked no later than thirty days following the end of the reporting period; and

     (3) Be signed by the licensee's highest ranking executive officer or a designee. If someone other than the commercial amusement game licensee or its employee prepares the report, then it must provide the preparer's name and business telephone number; and

     (4) Be filed even if they do not renew their license. They must file a report for the period between the previous report filed and the expiration date of the license.

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OTS-1010.5

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 614, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08)

WAC 230-14-040   Maximum number of pull-tabs in a series.   The maximum number of pull-tabs must be no more than:

     (1) ((Ten)) Twenty-five thousand in a series; or

     (2) ((Six)) Ten thousand in a carry-over jackpot series; or

     (3) Fifty thousand in progressive jackpot series.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-040, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) The manufacturer, distributor, or operator who changes the original flare and attaches the substitute flare is responsible for ensuring that the substitute flare meets all other requirements for flares; and

     (2) Manufacturers, distributors, or operators must permanently deface the original manufacturer's flare and attach the substitute flare to the original.

     (3) Distributors or operators may apply manufacturer-produced substitute flares to punch boards and pull-tab series; and

     (4) Distributors or operators must place substitute flares only on the upper face or the top of the punch board; and

     (5) If distributors or operators convert flares from cash-only prizes to combined merchandise and cash prizes, they must offer at least fifty percent of the total value of the prizes in merchandise; and

     (6) Distributors or operators may use substitute flares on punch boards and pull-tab series which offer merchandise or combination merchandise-cash prizes. These flares must use numbers, not symbols, to denote winners. Distributors or operators making substitute flares must:

     (a) Select winning numbers from the manufacturer's original flare, or from the manufacturer's designated winning numbers on the punch board; and

     (b) Assign the highest valued prize(s) to the lowest available winning number(s); and

     (c) Assign the second highest valued prize(s) to the next lowest available winning number(s) and repeat that pattern until they have assigned all prizes based on their value to winning numbers. ((Licensed)) Distributors may select winning numbers ((consecutively)) sequentially from the manufacturer's original flare; and

     (7) Substitute flares must have the I.D. stamp number and series number permanently recorded in ink on its face.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-075, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) Guaranteed prizes must be sixty percent or more of gross gambling receipts available from the pull-tab series. "Guaranteed prizes" means all prizes available, excluding the contribution amount or carry-over jackpot; and

     (2) The manufacturer determines the contribution amount and the method of play and discloses both on the flare; and

     (3) The contribution amount for each series must not be more than five hundred dollars; and

     (4) An accumulated carry-over jackpot must not be more than ((two)) five thousand dollars; and

     (5) If the carry-over jackpot is awarded, the sum of the advance-level prize and the carry-over jackpot prize combined must not be more than ((two)) five thousand dollars; and

     (6) If the operator carries over the jackpot to a new series, the total of the advance-level prize and the consolation prize must not be more than five hundred dollars.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-220, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) Cover the periods:

     (a) January 1 through June 30; and

     (b) July 1 through December 31; and

     (2) Be received at our administrative office or postmarked no later than thirty days following the end of the reporting period; and

     (3) Be signed by the licensee's highest ranking executive officer or a designee. If someone other than the punch board and pull-tab licensee or its employee prepares the report, then it must provide the preparer's name and business telephone number; and

     (4) Be filed even if they do not renew their license. They must file a report for the period between the previous report filed and the expiration date of the license; and

     (5) Unless they are also licensed for Class D or above bingo, charitable and nonprofit licensees must submit a semiannual activity report for punch boards and pull-tabs; and

     (6) Class D or above bingo licensees with a punch board and pull-tab license must report punch board and pull-tab activity, on the combined quarterly report provided by the commission as explained in WAC 230-10-331.

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OTS-1011.3

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 608, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08)

WAC 230-15-035   Requirements for authorized card games.   (1) In order for a game to be authorized, the game must:

     (a) Be played with standard playing cards or with electronic card facsimiles approved by the director or the director's designee; and

     (b) Offer no more than ((two)) three separate games with a single hand of cards. We consider bonus features and progressive jackpots separate games. If a player does not have to place a separate wager to participate, we do not consider it a separate game. An example of this is an "envy" or "share the wealth" pay out when another player achieves a specific hand; and

     (c) Not allow side bets between players.

     (2) Card game licensees may use more than one deck of cards for a specific game. They also may remove cards to comply with rules of a specific game, such as Pinochle or Spanish 21.

     (3) Players must:

     (a) Compete against all other players on an equal basis for nonhouse-banked games or against the house for house-banked games. All players must compete solely as a player in the card game; and

     (b) Receive their own hand of cards and be responsible for decisions regarding such hand, such as whether to fold, discard, draw additional cards, or raise the wager; and

     (c) Not place wagers on any other player's or the house's hand or make side wagers with other players, except for:

     (i) An insurance wager placed in the game of Blackjack; or

     (ii) An "envy" or "share the wealth" wager which allows a player to receive a prize if another player wins a jackpot or odds-based wager; or

     (iii) A tip wager made on behalf of a dealer.

     (4) A player's win or loss must be determined during the course of play of a single card game.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-035, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) Licensees' internal controls must set out the method for destroying logo chips that are damaged or worn. The internal controls must include, at least:

     (a) That chips must be destroyed or mutilated in such a way that they are unusable for play; and

     (b) The two departments, one of which must be the accounting department, that will be responsible for overseeing chip destruction; and

     (c) Only licensed employees may perform chip destruction.

     (2) Licensees must record all gambling chips they destroyed on a chip destruction log in the format we require.

     (3) If a card room closes, the licensee or former licensee must:

     (a) Sell or otherwise transfer gambling equipment to a licensed manufacturer or distributor; or

     (b) Destroy the chips according to the established internal controls and provide the chip destruction log to us.

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     (1) After the shuffle, the dealer ((must)) may offer the cards to a player for a cut. After this initial offer of a cut, the dealer may require any player who asks for a cut to pay a maximum of one dollar; and

     (2) Dealers must:

     (a) Not cut the cards more than twice during each hand or game; and

     (b) Place all the fees for cutting the cards into the pot for that hand or game.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-034 (Order 611), § 230-15-126, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (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 ((twenty-five)) forty dollars;

     (2) Games based on achieving a specific number of points - Each point must not exceed five cents in value;

     (3) Ante - No more than the maximum wager allowed for the first betting round for any game, except for Panguingue (Pan). The ante may, by house rule:

     (a) Be made by one or more players, but the total ante may not exceed the maximum wager allowed for the first betting round; and

     (b) Be used as part of a player's wager;

     (4) Panguingue (Pan) - The maximum value of a chip must not exceed ten dollars. An ante must not exceed one chip. We prohibit doubling of conditions. Players going out may collect no more than two additional chips for going out from each participating player.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-135, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

Nonproprietary games.

     (1) Licensees may add additional merchandise or cash prizes to nonproprietary games like Blackjack or Pai Gow. We consider these additional prizes a gambling promotion and they must:

     (a) Not be greater than five hundred dollars each; and

     (b) Meet all requirements of WAC 230-06-030.

Proprietary games.

     (2) 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.

     (3) To indicate their approval, the owner of the rights to a proprietary game must:

     (a) Submit an alternative pay-table that includes the additional or revised prize payout to us for review and approval; or

     (b) Send an authorization letter to us allowing the addition of gambling promotions to their game.

     (4) Once we approve the changes, the revised pay-tables are available to all card game licensees. The prizes become a part of the game rules and we consider them prize payouts on the game. Because of this, we do not consider the prizes a gambling promotion.

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     (a) Multiplexing or quad recording devices on entrances and exits to the card room; and

     (b) Quad recording devices to record the movement of drop boxes between tables and the count room.

     (2) "Multiplex recording" means combining multiple video inputs into a single signal by cycling through the separate video inputs with the view rotating among different cameras in a predetermined order, recording each video input ((sequentially)) consecutively in the cycle. Multiplex recording does not provide continuous recording of each video input because the amount of time lapse in the cycle depends on the number of video inputs.

     (3) "Quad recording" means four separate video inputs that record continuously and combine into a single signal displayed on one monitor with a view of each video input.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-300, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) If licensees allow house-banked card game dealers to accept tips, licensees must ensure that tips are controlled so that only authorized employees receive tips, that tips are properly accounted for, and that tips are maintained separately from all other gambling funds.

     (3) Cage cashiers may accept tips. They must locate their tip containers outside the cage enclosure. Players or patrons must deposit the tips directly into the container. A shift or floor supervisor, security, or an accounting manager who does not work as a cashier must verify the tips cage cashiers receive.

     (4) Employees directly concerned with management, supervision, accounting, security, or surveillance must not ask for, accept, or share any tip originating from players or patrons.

     (5) House-banked card game licensees must:

     (a) Establish and implement procedures for the accounting of tips received by authorized card room employees.

     (b) Fully document the procedures in their internal controls and describe in detail any methods used to allocate tips.

     (c) Establish procedures necessary to ensure that the floor supervisor and surveillance observe card room employees accepting tips. Procedures must include an overt display of received tips, for example tapping the table with the tip before placing it in the tip container.

     (6) Employees must:

     (a) Drop all tips into a locked tip container which prevents the removal of tips except by unlocking the container. Tips may be accumulated on the table, exchanged into higher denomination chips, and then deposited into the tip container. Tip containers must remain under camera coverage of the closed circuit television system at all times; and

     (b) Keep all tips received or pool them with tips of all card room employees according to the licensee's internal controls; and

     (c) Redeem all tips received under surveillance at the cashier's cage; and

     (d) Accurately report all tips to their employer as described in the licensee's internal controls.

     (7) Licensees may determine whether employees must retain or pool tips among employees. Employees must redeem all pooled tips under surveillance at the cashier's cage, count room, or a gaming table.

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     (3) The manufacturer must pay the costs of laboratory testing)).

     (2) Card room employees must operate the system.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-485, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) House-banked card game licensees may:

     (a) Establish a separate, individual limit on the amount of the payout on a toke for odds-based payouts within the requirements of WAC 230-15-490; and

     (b) Restrict the types of wagers tokes are allowed on and the amounts of tokes.

     (3) Tokes are not included in the calculation of the player or table aggregate payout limits.

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     (a) Control and account for each series of fill/credit slips they receive; and

     (b) Ensure the fill/credit slip dispenser is secured in the cashier's cage; and

     (c) Keep each series of fill/credit slips in a locked dispenser that will permit an individual fill/credit slip in the series and its copies to be written on simultaneously while still located in the dispenser, and will discharge the original and duplicate while the triplicate remains in a continuous, unbroken form in the dispenser; and

     (d) Use the forms in ((sequential)) consecutive order and account for all forms; and

     (e) Assign an accounting department employee to be responsible for controlling and accounting for the unused supply of fill/credit slips, placing fill/credit slips in the dispensers, and removing the triplicate copy from the dispensers. Only the accounting department employee may have access to the forms in the dispenser.

     (2) If there is a paper jam, the licensee may allow a security department employee access to the dispenser to clear it.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-520, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (1) The floor supervisor and the dealer assigned to the gambling table must count the gambling chips and coins. The surveillance department must monitor and record the entire count and closure process.

     (2) The floor supervisor assigned to the gambling table must record the chips and coins counted on a table inventory slip.

     (3) Licensees must use ((sequentially)) consecutively prenumbered three-part forms for table inventory slips. Table inventory slips must be in the format we require and have three parts:

     (a) The original (the closer); and

     (b) The duplicate (the opener); and

     (c) The triplicate (which is transported by security to accounting).

     (4) The floor supervisor and the dealer assigned to the gambling table must sign the table inventory slip, confirming the information recorded at the time of closing.

     (5) After both the dealer and floor supervisor have signed the closer, the dealer must deposit the closer in the drop box attached to the table. The dealer must place the opener face up in the chip tray, arranged so that it is clearly visible. Then the floor supervisor must lock the clear chip tray cover. The chip trays must be under recorded surveillance at all times.

     (6) A security department employee must take the triplicate of the table inventory slip to the accounting department.

     (7) If an error is made on the closer, the preparer must write "VOID" on all copies of the form and forward them to the accounting department.

     (8) If the locked chip trays are transported to the cashier's cage at the end of each gambling day, a cage cashier must determine that all locked chip trays have been returned to the cage and are adequately secured.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-535, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     (2) Keys in this key control box may include:

     (a) Extra keys for the department key boxes and restricted areas; and

     (b) Other keys included in the licensee's approved internal controls.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-670, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

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