WSR 16-20-099 PROPOSED RULES GAMBLING COMMISSION [Filed October 4, 2016, 5:03 p.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 16-09-031.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amend WAC 230-15-080 Authorized fees and authorized methods of collection and 230-15-135 Wagering limits for nonhouse-banked card games.
Hearing Location(s): The Hub, 676 Woodland Square Loop S.E., Lacey, WA 98503, on November 10, 2016, at 11:00 a.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: November 10, 2016.
Submit Written Comments to: Michelle Rancour, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, e-mail michelle.rancour@wsgc.wa.gov, fax (360) 486-3625, by November 1, 2016.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Jule Anderson by November 1, 2016, TTY (360) 486-3637 or (360) 486-3453.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Petitioner Teresa Malphrus is requesting the following rule changes:
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: Tina Griffin, Assistant Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3546; Implementation: David Trujillo, Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3512; and Enforcement: Josh Stueckle, Agent-in-Charge, Spokane, (509) 325-7909.
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. The changes would allow higher wagering limits and higher fees (revenue) for businesses, both of which would be a benefit.
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.
October 4, 2016
Michelle Rancour
Acting Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 07-09-033, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08)
WAC 230-15-080 Authorized fees and authorized methods of collection.
Card game licensees must collect only one type of card game fee at a table at any given time. The following are authorized types of fees, the card game licensees who may use those fee types, and the methods of collection:
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 16-18-024, filed 8/26/16, effective 9/26/16)
WAC 230-15-135 Wagering limits for nonhouse-banked card games.
Card room licensees must not exceed these wagering limits:
(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 forty dollars; however, class F ((may offer a maximum single wager not to exceed one hundred dollars)) and house-banked card game licensees may offer a single wager not to exceed three hundred 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.
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