PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Bingo.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 9.46.070.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: On February 20, 1999, a moratorium was placed on bingo operators' net return requirements. This moratorium will conclude on February 29, 2000, and these rules are our solution to how the limitation process should be restructured.
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; Sherri Winslow, Deputy Director, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 438-7654, ext. 301; and Susan Arland, Public Information Officer, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 438-7654, ext. 374.
Meetings at Cavanaughs at Yakima Center, 607 East Yakima Avenue, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 248-5900, on September 9 and 10, 1999; at the Shilo Inn, 707 Ocean Shores Boulevard, Ocean Shores, WA 98569, (360) 489-4600, on October 14 and 15, 1999; and at the Port Ludlow Conference Center, 9483 Oak Bay Road, Port Ludlow, WA, (360) 437-2222, on November 18 and 19, 1999.
July 15, 1999
Susan Arland
Rules Coordinator