PDFWAC 260-49-010

Definitions.

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated by the context in which the term is used, the following terms shall have the meaning set forth herein:
(1) "Account" shall mean an account for advance deposit wagering with a complete record of credits, wagers and debits established by an account holder and managed by an authorized advance deposit wagering service provider.
(2) "Account holder" shall mean a natural person, at least twenty-one years of age for whom an authorized advance deposit wagering service provider has opened an account.
(3) "Advance deposit wagering" means a form of parimutuel wagering in which an individual deposits money in an account with an entity authorized by the commission to conduct advance deposit wagering and then the account funds are used to pay for parimutuel wagers made in person, by telephone, or through communication by other electronic means.
(4) "Authorized advance deposit wagering service provider" means an entity licensed by the commission, pursuant to this chapter, to conduct advance deposit wagering including such entity's facility location, equipment and staff involved in the management, servicing and operation of advance deposit wagering.
(5) "Applicant" is a natural person, at least twenty-one years of age, who has submitted an application to establish an account with an authorized advance deposit wagering service provider.
(6) "Application" shall mean the form or forms and other required submissions received from an applicant for the purpose of opening an account.
(7) "Class 1 racing association" shall mean any person or entity holding a current and valid license issued by the commission pursuant to chapter 67.16 RCW to hold race meets.
(8) "Commission" means the Washington horse racing commission.
(9) "Communications by other electronic means" includes communications by any electronic communication device or combination of devices including, but not limited to, the following: Personal computers, the internet, private networks, interactive televisions and wireless communication technologies or other technologies approved by the commission.
(10) "Confidential information" shall include the following:
(a) The amount of money credited to, debited from, withdrawn from, or present in any particular account holder's account;
(b) The amount of money wagered by a particular account holder on any race or series of races;
(c) The account number and secure personal identification code of a particular account holder;
(d) The identities of particular entries on which the account holder is wagering or has wagered; and
(e) Unless otherwise authorized by the account holder, the name, address, and other information in the possession of an authorized advance deposit wagering service provider that would identify the account holder to anyone other than the commission, the authorized advance deposit wagering service provider, the regulatory authority in the state that regulates the authorized advance deposit wagering service provider or as otherwise required by state or federal law.
(11) "Credits" shall mean all deposits of money into an account.
(12) "Debits" shall mean all withdrawals of money from an account.
(13) "Deposit" shall mean a payment of money by cash, check, money order, credit card, debit card, or electronic funds transfer made by an account holder to the account holder's account.
(14) "Foreign jurisdiction" shall mean a jurisdiction of a foreign country or political subdivision thereof.
(15) "Natural person" shall mean any person, at least twenty-one years of age, but does not include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, or estate.
(16) "Principal residence address" shall mean that place where the natural person submitting an application for an account resides at least fifty percent of the time during the calendar year.
(17) "Proper identification" shall mean a form of identification sufficient to ensure that the person making a transaction is an account holder.
(18) "Secure personal identification code" shall mean an alpha and/or numeric character code chosen by an account holder as a means by which the authorized advance deposit wagering service provider may verify a wager or account transaction as authorized by the account holder.
(19) "Source market fee" shall mean the part of a wager made on any race by a person whose principal residence address is in Washington that is returned to the class 1 racing association and the commission.
(20) "Source market fee area" means the state of Washington.
(21) "Withdrawal" shall mean a payment of money from an account by an authorized advance deposit wagering service provider to the account holder.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020. WSR 04-21-053, § 260-49-010, filed 10/18/04, effective 11/18/04.]