PDFWAC 230-13-160

Basing rent on a percentage of gross receipts.

Amusement game operators:
(1) May base the rent or consideration on a percentage of revenue the activity generates if the method of distribution is specific. This applies to the following locations:
(a) All commercial businesses; and
(b) Charitable and nonprofit organizations renting group 12 amusement games.
(2) May not base the rent or consideration paid to a charitable or nonprofit organization on a percentage of revenue the activity generates unless the amount returned to the organization is equal to or exceeds twenty-two percent of the gross gambling receipts.
(3) Operators must pay the organization at least once a month.
(4) If located at regional shopping centers, may use a percentage of receipts to pay rental leases. They are also exempt from the profits restrictions of RCW 9.46.120(2).
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 18-05-029, § 230-13-160, filed 2/9/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070, 9.46.0201. WSR 16-08-033 (Order 718), § 230-13-160, filed 3/30/16, effective 4/30/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-15-064 (Order 612), § 230-13-160, filed 7/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]