WSR 16-13-152 PROPOSED RULES GAMBLING COMMISSION [Filed June 22, 2016, 11:33 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 16-09-032.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amending WAC 230-15-135 Wagering limits for nonhouse-banked card games.
Hearing Location(s): South Puget Sound Community College, Lacey Campus, 4220 6th Avenue S.E., Lacey, WA 98503, (360) 709-2075, on August 8 or 9, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. NOTE: Meeting dates and times are tentative. Visit our web site at www.wsgc.wa.gov and select public meeting about ten days before the meeting to confirm meeting date/location/start time.
Date of Intended Adoption: August 8 or 9, 2016.
Submit Written Comments to: Susan Newer, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, e-mail Susan.Newer@wsgc.wa.gov, fax (360) 486-3625, by August 1, 2016.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Julie Anderson by August 1, 2016, TTY (360) 486-3637 or (360) 486-3453.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Mr. Teeny is requesting increased wagering limits for nonhouse-banked card games, such as poker. Specifically, the proposed change would:
Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Washington state gambling commission, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Tina Griffin, Assistant Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3546; Implementation: David Trujillo, Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3512; and Enforcement: Josh Stueckle, Acting Agent-in-Charge, Spokane, (509) 325-7909.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A small business economic impact statement was not prepared because the rule changes would not impose additional costs.
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.
June 22, 2016
Michelle Rancour
Assistant to Deputy Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 12-21-048, filed 10/12/12, effective 1/1/13)
WAC 230-15-135 Wagering limits for nonhouse-banked card games.
Card room licensees must not exceed these wagering limits:
(1) Poker -
(a) There must be no more than five betting rounds in any one game; and
(b) There must be no more than four wagers in any betting round, for example, the initial wager plus three raises; and
(c) The maximum amount of a single wager must not exceed forty dollars; however, class F may offer a maximum single wager not to exceed one hundred dollars; and house-banked card game licensees may offer a single wager not to exceed ((one hundred dollars for the game of Texas Hold'em)) three hundred dollars;
(2) Games based on achieving a specific number of points - Each point must not exceed five cents in value;
(3) Ante - No more than the maximum wager allowed for the first betting round for any game, except for Panguingue (Pan). The ante may, by house rule:
(a) Be made by one or more players, but the total ante may not exceed the maximum wager allowed for the first betting round; and
(b) Be used as part of a player's wager;
(4) Panguingue (Pan) - The maximum value of a chip must not exceed ten dollars. An ante must not exceed one chip. We prohibit doubling of conditions. Players going out may collect no more than two additional chips for going out from each participating player.
Reviser's note: The typographical error in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appears in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040. | ||||