WSR 98-22-025

INTERPRETIVE AND POLICY STATEMENT

WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY

[Filed October 28, 1998, 9:39 a.m.]

The Washington State Lottery has recently adopted or revised the following policies:

POL 110.552 - Wednesday and Saturday Quinto, Lotto, Daily Game and Daily Keno Drawings (revision)

First set of changes:

The headquarters drawing officials (HDOs) are now selected and scheduled by the information services manager. Added that an assigned trainer may witness the drawings with an official-in-training without obtaining specific approval from the director. The lottery drawing official (LDO) will limit access to the studio by ensuring the studio door is closed, unless the LDO or lottery security official (LSO) can keep it under his/her direct observation.

The LDO is no longer required to call the drawing coordinator when additional tests are required to verify the randomness of the drawings. The LDO is authorized to perform four additional tests, and must telephone the drawing coordinator if the same number(s)/symbol(s) appear one or more additional times.

Drawing times are now as follows:

.*The first half of the Daily Keno drawing airs at the bottom half of a split screen with Daily Game at 7:00:00 p.m. The second half airs as a full screen from 7:00:30 to 7:01:00 p.m.

Signed 6/30/98

Second set of changes: The lottery's announcer will now read the winning Daily Keno numbers from the audit log printed by the computer. The LDO no longer writes the Quinto numbers onto the control sheet until after the Lotto drawing is performed (on both the rehearsal and live drawings). The rehearsal drawings will be performed as a set, just as they will be performed for the live drawing (rather than doing all four Daily Game, then Quinto, etc.)

Signed 7/7/98

POL 130.007 - Lost/Stolen Instant Tickets

The lottery no longer charges retailers $25 for tickets that are lost or stolen while in received status. Clarified that DSRs will work with retailers on safeguarding all tickets in their possession. Lottery security no longer notifies customer service of packs reported stolen.

Signed 7/20/98

POL 130.013 - Deadly Weapons Prohibition (revision)

Clarified that: a) Employees are allowed to carry pepper spray or mace for purposes of personal defense, unless prohibited by a local policy or ordinance, and b) employees who believe that an immediate threat of bodily harm exists should contact police authorities prior to contacting lottery security.

Signed 7/13/98

To receive a copy of any of these policies, contact Becky Zopolis, Washington State Lottery, P.O. Box 43000, Olympia, WA 98504-3000, phone (360) 586-1051, fax (360) 586-6586.

October 22, 1998

Merritt D. Long

Director