WSR 97-12-021

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

GAMBLING COMMISSION

[Filed May 28, 1997, 3:36 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Card games.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 9.46.070 (1)-(3), (11), (12), (14), (20).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Implement recent amendment to state statute, RCW 9.46.0281.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting the Washington State Gambling Commission, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, FAX (360) 438-8652; Carrie Tellefson, (360) 438-7640, Ben Bishop, (360) 438-7640, Soojin Kim, (360) 438-7654, ext. 310.

July Commission Meeting: Silverdale on the Bay Hotel/WestCoast, 3037 Bucklin Hill Road, Silverdale, WA 98310.

August Commission Meeting: WestCoast Wenatchee Center Hotel, 201 North Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801.

September Commission Meeting: Holiday Inn Sea-Tac, 17338 International Boulevard, SeaTac, WA 98188.

May 21, 1997

Soojin Kim