WSR 20-04-011
PERMANENT RULES
GAMBLING COMMISSION
[Filed January 24, 2020, 8:51 a.m., effective February 24, 2020]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The gambling commission recently adopted rules to allow credit unions to obtain a license to conduct raffles. This change clarifies the base license fee, the gross gambling receipt rate, and the maximum annual license fee for raffle - credit union licenses.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 230-05-160 Charitable or nonprofit organization fees.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
9.46.070.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 19-23-074 on November 18, 2019.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: January 23, 2020.
Ashlie Laydon
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 18-05-026, filed 2/9/18, effective 5/1/18)
WAC 230-05-160Charitable or nonprofit organization fees.
Bona fide charitable and nonprofit organizations must pay the following fees:
(1) Annual licenses:
License Type | Base License Fee | Gross Gambling Receipts Rate | Maximum Annual License Fee |
Amusement games | $65 plus $65 per approved location | 0.730% | $1,000 |
Bingo | $65 | 0.460% | $11,000 |
Card games - House-banked | $10,000 | 1.462% | $40,000 |
Card games - Nonhouse-banked | $65 | 0.430% | $1,000 |
Combination | $125 | - | - |
Fund-raising equipment distributor | $270 | 1.430% | $700 |
Punch board/pull-tabs | $650 | 1.430% | $10,000 |
Raffles | $65 | 3.380% | $2,000 |
Raffle - Credit Union | $65 | 3.380% | $2,000 |
Enhanced raffles | $5,000 | 0.430% | $32,000 |
(2) Event licenses or permits:
License Type | Base License Fee | Gross Gambling Receipts Rate | Maximum Annual License Fee |
Fund-raising event | $180 | 3.130% | $1,000 |
Recreational gaming activity | $65 | - | - |
Special property bingo/change of bingo premises | $30 | - | - |
(3) Change fees:
Change of: | Fee |
Name | $100 |
Location | $100 |
Fund-raising event location, date, or time | $50 |
(4) Other fees:
Transaction | Fee |
Add a new amusement game location | $65 |
Duplicate license | $50 |
Review, inspection, and/or evaluation of gambling equipment, supplies, services, games, or schemes | Deposit and cost reimbursement |