WSR 97-21-100

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

GAMBLING COMMISSION

[Filed October 20, 1997, 1:45 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Bingo recordkeeping and accounting. Repeal of rule on interest in separate business at a different marketing level.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 9.46.070 (2), (14), and (20).

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The prohibition on interest in separate business at a different marketing level does not account for changed circumstances in the gambling industry; repeal of the prohibition will decrease interference with business practices while not jeopardizing public welfare.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

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 Ben Bishop, Deputy Director, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 438-7640; Carrie Tellefson, Director of Policy, Support and Enforcement, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 438-7640; or Soojin Kim, Rules and Policy Coordinator, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 438-7654 ext. 310. Shilo Inn, 707 Ocean Shore Boulevard, Ocean Shores, WA 98569, (360) 289-4600, on November 14, 1997; at Skamania Lodge, Exit 44, Interstate 84, Stevenson, Washington 98648, (509) 427-7700, on January 9, 1998; or at Ramada Governor House, 621 Capitol Way South, Olympia, WA 98501, on February 12, 1998.

Soojin Kim