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                          HOUSE BILL 1739

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Representatives Cairnes, Hatfield, Conway, McMorris, Zellinsky and Fisher

Read first time 02/06/97.  Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

Defining gross receipts for the purpose of chapter 9.46 RCW.

    AN ACT Relating to defining gross receipts from activities under chapter 9.46 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 9.46 RCW; and providing an effective date.

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:

    For purposes of this chapter, "gross receipts" includes only those amounts actually received from the gambling activity of punch boards and pull-tabs less prizes and the cost of the games.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act takes effect January 1, 1998.

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