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ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 2672
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1996
Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/16/96. Referred to Committee
on Trade & Economic Development.
Prohibiting greyhound racing.
AN ACT Relating to
prohibiting greyhound racing in the state of Washington; amending RCW
9.46.0269; adding a new section to chapter 9.46 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec.
1. A new section is added
to chapter 9.46 RCW to read as follows:
(1) A person may not
hold, conduct, or operate live greyhound racing for public exhibition,
parimutuel betting, or special exhibition events, if such activities are conducted
for gambling purposes. A person may not transmit or receive intrastate or
interstate simulcasting of greyhound racing for commercial, parimutuel, or
exhibition purposes, if such activities are conducted for gambling purposes.
(2) A person who violates
this section is guilty of a class B felony, under RCW 9.46.220, professional
gambling in the first degree, and is subject to the penalty under RCW
9A.20.021.
Sec. 2. RCW 9.46.0269 and 1987 c
4 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A person is engaged
in "professional gambling" for the purposes of this chapter when:
(a) Acting other than
as a player or in the manner authorized by this chapter, the person knowingly
engages in conduct which materially aids any other form of gambling activity;
or
(b) Acting other than
as a player or in the manner authorized by this chapter, the person knowingly
accepts or receives money or other property pursuant to an agreement or
understanding with any other person whereby he or she participates or is to
participate in the proceeds of gambling activity;
(c) The person engages
in bookmaking; ((or))
(d) The person conducts
a lottery; or
(e) The person
violates section 1 of this act.
(2)
Conduct under subsection (1)(a) of this section, except as exempted under this
chapter, includes but is not limited to conduct directed toward the creation or
establishment of the particular game, contest, scheme, device or activity
involved, toward the acquisition or maintenance of premises, paraphernalia,
equipment or apparatus therefor, toward the solicitation or inducement of
persons to participate therein, toward the actual conduct of the playing phases
thereof, toward the arrangement of any of its financial or recording phases, or
toward any other phase of its operation. If a person having substantial
proprietary or other authoritative control over any premises shall permit the
premises to be used with the person's knowledge for the purpose of conducting
gambling activity other than gambling activities authorized by this chapter,
and acting other than as a player, and the person permits such to occur or
continue or makes no effort to prevent its occurrence or continuation, the
person shall be considered as being engaged in professional gambling:
PROVIDED, That the proprietor of a bowling establishment who awards prizes
obtained from player contributions, to players successfully knocking down pins
upon the contingency of identifiable pins being placed in a specified position
or combination of positions, as designated by the posted rules of the bowling
establishment, where the proprietor does not participate in the proceeds of the
"prize fund" shall not be construed to be engaging in
"professional gambling" within the meaning of this chapter: PROVIDED
FURTHER, That the books and records of the games shall be open to public
inspection.
