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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 3021

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives R. King, Gallagher, S. Wilson, Nelson, P. King and R. Fisher

Read first time 2/6/90 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.

AN ACT Relating to gambling; amending RCW 9.46.285 and 9.46.295; and repealing RCW 9.46.113.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 8, chapter 41, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 9.46.285 are each amended to read as follows:

          This chapter constitutes the exclusive legislative authority for the licensing and regulation of any gambling activity and the state preempts such licensing and regulatory functions, except as to the powers and duties of any city, town, city-county, or county which are specifically set forth in this chapter.  Any ordinance, resolution, or other legislative act by any city, town, city-county, or county relating to gambling ((in existence on September 27, 1973)), which is inconsistent with the provisions of chapter 9.46 RCW, shall be ((as of that date)) null and void and of no effect.  Any such city, town, city-county, or county may ((thereafter)) enact only such local law as is consistent with the powers and duties expressly granted to and imposed upon it by chapter 9.46 RCW, as amended, and which is not in conflict with that chapter or with the rules of the commission.

        Sec. 2.  Section 6, chapter 135, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. as amended by section 6, chapter 155, Laws of 1974 ex. sess. and RCW 9.46.295 are each amended to read as follows:

          Any license to engage in any of the gambling activities authorized by this chapter as now exists or as hereafter amended, and issued under the authority thereof shall be legal authority to engage in the gambling activities for which issued throughout the incorporated and unincorporated area of any county((, except that a city located therein with respect to that city, or a county with respect to all areas within that county except for such cities, may absolutely prohibit, but may not change the scope of license, any or all of the gambling activities for which the license was issued)).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  Section 11, chapter 166, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. and RCW 9.46.113 are each repealed.