WSR 08-11-037

PERMANENT RULES

GAMBLING COMMISSION


[ Order 626 -- Filed May 14, 2008, 10:58 a.m. , effective July 1, 2008 ]


     Effective Date of Rule: July 1, 2008.

     Purpose: Expedited adoption to fix incorrect citations to other rules and remove a rule that is duplicated.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 230-10-455; and amending WAC 230-07-150 and 230-17-125.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070 and 34.05.353.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 08-06-036 on February 27, 2008, and published March 19, 2008.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 1.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 1.

     Date Adopted: May 14, 2008.

Susan Arland

Rules Coordinator

OTS-1355.1


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

WAC 230-07-150   Financial statements required for Groups III, IV, and V.   (1) In addition to information required in WAC ((230-07-028)) 230-07-145, charitable or nonprofit licensees in Groups III, IV, and V 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.

     (5) We may require additional information to ensure completeness of the information reported.

     (6) We may grant an organization additional time to submit the information required if a written request is received before the due date. The president of the organization must sign any request for additional time and include a statement explaining the hardship causing the delay, and the expected date the required report(s) will be submitted.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-032 (Order 609), § 230-07-150, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

OTS-1357.1


AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order 615, filed 10/24/07, effective 1/1/08)

WAC 230-17-125   Noncompliance with rules on expert witnesses or written statements.   If expert witnesses or written statements on economic or statistical data do not meet the requirements of WAC ((230-17-650)) 230-17-115 or ((230-17-660)) 230-17-120, the presiding officer may receive them as evidence only if the party can clearly show good cause.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-21-156 (Order 615), § 230-17-125, filed 10/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

OTS-9950.1


REPEALER

     The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
WAC 230-10-455 Operating linked bingo prize games.

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