WSR 16-09-044 PROPOSED RULES GAMBLING COMMISSION [Filed April 15, 2016, 8:48 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 16-06-130.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amending WAC 230-13-067 Electronic puzzle and pattern solving game standards.
Hearing Location(s): Red Lion, 18220 International Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98188, (206) 246-5535, on July 14 or 15, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. 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.
Date of Intended Adoption: July 14 or 15, 2016.
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 July 1, 2016.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Michelle Rancour by July 1, 2016, TTY (360) 486-3637 or (360) 486-3453.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: In July 2015, the commissioners authorized group 12 amusement games to be played by persons twenty-one and over. This proposed rule change would require group 12 amusement games to prominently display on a sticker or on the screen, "This is not a slot machine. No cash prizes are allowed. You can preview the prize available before each play of the game without the insertion of money or anything of value."
Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Washington state gambling commission, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Susan Newer, Lacey, (360) 486-3466; Implementation: David Trujillo, Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3512; and Enforcement: Josh Stueckle, Acting 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 rule changes would not impose additional costs.
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.
April 15, 2016
Susan Newer
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 15-15-063, filed 7/10/15, effective 8/10/15)
WAC 230-13-067 Group 12—Electronic puzzle and pattern solving game standards.
(1) In group 12 games, players must correctly solve a puzzle to win a ((prize)) game, which is viewable by the player before each puzzle is presented.
(((1))) (2) The game must allow the player to ((view)) preview the prize that is available before each play of the game without the insertion of money or any other thing of value; and
(((2))) (3) Prizes are awarded based upon the player's skill in correctly discerning a pattern and completing that pattern; and
(((3))) (4) When a game presents a potential winning pattern, the puzzle must be capable of completion within the predetermined time period; and
(((4))) (5) 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((.)); and
(6) The amusement game must prominently display a sticker or on the screen, "This is not a slot machine. No cash prizes are allowed. You can preview the prize available before each play of the game without the insertion of money or anything of value."
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