PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Age limit to participate in gambling activities.
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: Currently, the age restrictions to participate in gambling activities are located in several rules and are not always clear. This rule change moves the age requirements to its own section and clarifies the age limits to participate in gambling activities.
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; or 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