WSR 24-03-064

PERMANENT RULES

GAMBLING COMMISSION

[Filed January 12, 2024, 12:18 p.m., effective February 12, 2024]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The gambling commission (commission) will repeal WAC 230-03-155 Submitting a proposed plan of operations for charitable and nonprofit organizations, because the commission has not received an application for large bingo operations in 20 years, and other rules exist imposing additional reporting requirements on charitable and nonprofit organizations with gross gambling receipts of $3 million or more, making this rule redundant.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 230-03-155 Submitting a proposed plan of operations for charitable and nonprofit organizations.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 23-23-140 on November 20, 2023.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: January 12, 2024.

Lisa C. McLean

Legislative and Policy Manager