WSR 09-24-036

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

GAMBLING COMMISSION


[ Filed November 23, 2009, 1:35 p.m. ]

     Subject of Possible Rule Making: Charitable and nonprofit organizations requesting to offer a large scale raffle.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 9.46.070.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This proposed rule change will require charitable and nonprofit organizations to submit a proposed plan of operations and what details must be in the plan in order to hold a large scale raffle where a single prize exceeds forty thousand dollars or eighty thousand dollars annually.

     Process for Developing New Rule: Other [no further information supplied by agency.]

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Michelle M. Pardee, Acting Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 486-3465, fax (360) 486-3625; Rick Day, Director, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 486-3446, fax (360) 486-3625; or Mark Harris, Assistant Director, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 486-3579, fax (360) 486-3625.

     Study session at the commission meeting on January 14, 2010, at the DoubleTree Guest Suites-SouthCenter, 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Tukwila, WA 98188, (206) 575-8220; up for filing at the commission meeting on February 12, 2010, at the Great Wolf Lodge, 20500 Old Highway 99 S.W., Grand Mound, WA 98531, (360) 273-7718; and a study session at the commission meeting on March 11, 2010, at the Lacey Community Center, Woodland Creek Community Park, 6729 Pacific Avenue S.E., Lacey, WA 98503, (360) 491-0857.

November 23, 2009

Michelle M. Pardee

Acting Rule[s] Coordinator

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