Subject of Possible Rule Making: The gambling commission is reviewing rules regarding the minimum amount of cash a card room must have on hand as required by WAC 230-15-050.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Currently, rules require house-banked card game licensees to have sufficient cash on hand to redeem all chips issued for play and pay out all prizes. New rules may be necessary to update the methods by which a licensee can pay large prizes without requiring large sums of cash to be on the premises due to safety considerations for both patrons and card room staff. Rule making may take the form of amending WAC 230-15-050 and/or new rules to chapter 230-15 WAC.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Adam Amorine, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, phone 360-486-3473, TTY 360-486-3637, email rules.coordinator@wsgc.wa.gov, website www.wsgc.wa.gov.