PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 07-08-039.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 230-30-080 Punch board and pull-tab series restrictions -- Prizes, size of game, and location of winners.
Hearing Location(s): La Quinta Inn and Suites, 1425 East 27th Street, Tacoma, WA 98421, (253) 383-0146, on July 13, 2007, at 9:30 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: July 13, 2007.
Submit Written Comments to: Susan Arland, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, e-mail Susana@wsgc.wa.gov, fax (360) 486-3625, by July 1, 2007.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Gail Grate, Executive Assistant, by July 1, 2007, TTY (360) 486-3637 or (360) 486-3447.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The petitioner is requesting that the maximum prize limit for pull-tab series be increased from $500 to $2,500, and the maximum number of individual tabs be increased from 10,000 tabs to 25,000 tabs.
Games with a $0.50 per tab cost have a maximum prize of $500 per winning pull-tab.
Games with a $1.00 per tab cost have a maximum prize of $750 per winning pull-tab.
For games where merchandise prizes are awarded, the maximum prize must not exceed $750, which includes the actual cost of the merchandise prize plus a markup.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.
Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.
Name of Proponent: Richard Newgard, representing the Washington Charitable and Civic Gaming Association, private.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Susan Arland, Rules Coordinator, Lacey, (360) 486-3466; Implementation: Rick Day, Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3446; and Enforcement: Mark Harris, Assistant Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3579.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A small business economic impact statement has not been prepared pursuant to RCW 19.85.025, and/or the proposed rule change clarifies language of rules without changing the effect.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. The Washington state gambling commission is not an agency that is statutorily required to prepare a cost-benefit analysis under RCW 34.05.328.
May 14, 2007
Susan Arland
Rules Coordinator
OTS-9721.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Orders 367 and 367-A, filed
10/9/98 and 12/1/98, effective 1/1/99)
WAC 230-30-080
Punch board and pull-tab series
restrictions -- Prizes, size of game, and location of winners.
No operator, distributor, or manufacturer, or representative
thereof shall possess, display, put out for play, sell, or
otherwise transfer to any person in this state, or for use in
this state, any punch board or pull-tab series which:
(1) Does not offer prizes that are equal to or greater than sixty percent of the total gross receipts available from the punch board or pull-tab series. The following applies to the sixty percent calculation:
(a) For the purposes of determining the percentage of
prizes offered on any punch board, or in any pull-tab series,
total merchandise prizes shall be computed at the amount
actually paid by the licensed operator plus fifty percent of
that actual cost. ((For any merchandise prize with an actual
cost over five hundred dollars, the total cost plus markup in
this subsection shall not exceed seven hundred fifty
dollars;)) The actual merchandise cost plus the markup must
not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars; and
(b) Prize and percentage requirements for progressive pull-tab series shall be calculated as set forth in WAC 230-30-025;
(2) Offers a single prize that exceeds:
(((a))) Two thousand five hundred dollars in cash:
Provided, That progressive jackpot pull-tab prizes, as
authorized in WAC 230-30-025, and pull-tab series with
carry-over jackpots, as authorized in WAC 230-30-045 shall be
exempt from this requirement and shall be subject to the
limits defined in those rules((: Provided further, That the
cash limit may be increased from five hundred dollars to seven
hundred fifty dollars only on pull-tab series with a cost per
tab of one dollar after approval by the director; or
(b) A merchandise prize for which the operator has expended more than five hundred dollars: Provided, That operators may expend more than five hundred dollars, not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars, subject to the limitations set forth in subsection (1)(a) of this section));
(3) Has multiple winners on an individual pull-tab or punch that combined values exceed the single cash or merchandise prize limit in subsection (2) of this section;
(4) Offers prizes for purchasing the last ticket or last punch that exceeds:
(a) One hundred dollars cash; or
(b) Merchandise for which the licensee has expended more than one hundred dollars; or
(c) The highest prize offered, whichever is less;
(5) Contains more than ((ten)) twenty-five thousand
individual pull-tabs: Provided, That progressive jackpot
pull-tab series, as authorized by WAC 230-30-025, may contain
up to fifty thousand individual pull-tabs;
(6) Utilizes a flare which does not meet the requirements of WAC 230-30-106;
(7) The winning punches or tabs have not been randomly distributed and mixed among all other punches or tabs in the board or series;
(8) The location, or approximate location, of any winning punches or tabs can be determined in advance of punching the punch board or opening the tabs in any manner or by any device, by markings on the board, tabs, or container, or by use of a light;
(9) There exists a key to any winning numbers or symbols; or
(10) Does not conform in any other respect to the requirements of WAC rules as to the manufacture, assembly, or packaging of punch boards or pull-tabs.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 98-21-011 and 98-24-092 (Orders 367 and 367-A), § 230-30-080, filed 10/9/98 and 12/1/98, effective 1/1/99; 98-15-074 (Order 359), § 230-30-080, filed 7/15/98, effective 1/1/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070 (5), (6), (11), (14). 97-14-012, § 230-30-080, filed 6/20/97, effective 7/21/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070, 9.46.120, 9.46.0273, 9.46.310 and 34.05.313. 96-24-006 (Order 305), § 230-30-080, filed 11/21/96, effective 1/1/97. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070 (1)-(4), (7), (8), (11), (12), (14), (20) and 9.46.110 (3), (4). 95-23-109, § 230-30-080, filed 11/22/95, effective 1/1/96. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 93-12-082, § 230-30-080, filed 5/28/93, effective 7/1/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070(11). 91-10-004 (Order 222), § 230-30-080, filed 4/18/91, effective 5/19/91. Statutory Authority: Chapter 9.46 RCW. 91-05-047 (Order 220), § 230-30-080, filed 2/14/91, effective 3/17/91. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.030 (2) and (3) and 9.46.070 (11) and (14). 83-19-024 (Order 136), § 230-30-080, filed 9/13/83. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070(14). 81-19-073 (Order 112), § 230-30-080, filed 9/15/81. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070(10). 79-07-019 (Order 90), § 230-30-080, filed 6/14/79; Order 55, § 230-30-080, filed 6/25/76; Order 43, § 230-30-080, filed 11/28/75; Order 15, § 230-30-080, filed 4/17/74; Order 9, § 230-30-080, filed 12/19/73, 1:26 p.m.; Order 5, § 230-30-080, filed 12/19/73, 1:25 p.m.]