WSR 15-15-063 PERMANENT RULES GAMBLING COMMISSION [Order 713—Filed July 10, 2015, 12:13 p.m., effective August 10, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: At their July 2015 meeting, the commissioners adopted a petition for rule change authorizing a new amusement game for play by persons age twenty-one and over. The game allows the player to view the prize that is available before each play of the game without the insertion of money or any other thing of value. Prizes are awarded based upon the player's skill in correctly discerning a pattern and completing that pattern within a predetermined time period.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 230-13-005.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070, 9.46.0331.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-09-074 on April 15, 2015.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Original language filed under WSR 15-09-074 states the games would be allowed for adults only. The adopted version clarifies that the games are allowed for persons age twenty-one and older and may only be operated by licensees where persons under the age of twenty-one are prohibited from entering.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 10, 2015.
Susan Newer
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 07-15-064, filed 7/16/07, effective 1/1/08)
WAC 230-13-005 Amusement games authorized.
(1) We authorize the ((eleven)) approved groups of amusement games set forth in this chapter. Operators must only operate amusement games that meet the standards of at least one of the authorized groups.
(2) Commercial businesses or nonprofit or charitable organizations may apply for licenses for amusement games.
(3) Charitable or nonprofit organizations also may conduct amusement games without a license when authorized to do so under RCW 9.46.0321 and 9.46.0331.
(4) Operators must operate amusement games as either:
(a) An attended amusement game.
(i) An "attended amusement game" means an amusement game that requires the presence or assistance of a person (attendant) in the regular operation of the game; and
(ii) These games must award a merchandise prize to players if players achieve the objective with one cost of play; or
(b) A coin or token activated amusement game.
(i) A "coin or token activated amusement game" means an amusement game that uses a mechanical, electronic, or electro-mechanical machine to allow the player to activate the game by inserting coins or tokens; and
(ii) These games may dispense merchandise prizes, or coupons, tickets, or tokens redeemable for merchandise prizes.
(5) Amusement games must not award additional plays as prizes.
NEW SECTION
WAC 230-13-067 Group 12—Electronic puzzle and pattern solving game standards.
In Group 12 games, players must correctly solve a puzzle to win a prize, which is viewable by the player before each puzzle is presented.
(1) The game must allow the player to view the prize that is available before each play of the game without the insertion of money or any other thing of value; and
(2) Prizes are awarded based upon the player's skill in correctly discerning a pattern and completing that pattern; and
(3) When a game presents a potential winning pattern, the puzzle must be capable of completion within the predetermined time period; and
(4) Group 12 amusement games are for adults over the age of twenty-one only and may only be operated by licensees where persons under the age of twenty-one are prohibited from entering.
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