WSR 23-20-018

PERMANENT RULES

GAMBLING COMMISSION

[Filed September 22, 2023, 3:40 p.m., effective October 23, 2023]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The amended rule would include professional major league baseball-affiliated minor league teams and the Western Hockey League in the definition of qualified sports teams, allowing charitable or nonprofit organizations established by, or directly affiliated with, those teams to operate 50/50 electronic raffles.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 230-03-138 Defining "qualified sports team."

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 23-16-134 on August 1, 2023.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: September 22, 2023.

Lisa C. McLean

Legislative and Policy Manager

OTS-4640.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 21-21-079, filed 10/18/21, effective 11/18/21)

WAC 230-03-138Defining "qualified sports team."

"Qualified sports team" as used in WAC 230-03-153 means a Major League or highest-level team organized in Washington state as a member of Major League Baseball, National Hockey League, National Football League, National Basketball Association, Women's National Basketball Association, Major League Soccer, ((or)) National Women's Soccer League, Professional MLB-affiliated Minor League teams, or the Western Hockey League. ((This does not include lower-level teams including, but not limited to, minor, farm, or development league teams.))