Subject of Possible Rule Making: Card games.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 9.46.070, 9.46.0282.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: In 2002, the commissioners adopted a petition for rule change submitted by DigiDeal amending WAC 230-40-070 to allow electronic facsimiles of cards (EFC) in house-banked card games (filed under WSR 01-15-054). In 2004, the commissioners adopted a petition for rule change submitted by DigiDeal amending WAC 230-40-070 to allow EFC to be used in "all" card games not just "house-banked" card games, effective July 1, 2004 (filed under WSR 04-11-092). In 2004, staff proposed an amendment to WAC 230-40-070 regarding logo cards, which the commissioners adopted in August 2004 (filed under WSR 04-17-125). When staff's amendment to WAC 230-40-070 for logo cards was filed, staff inadvertently filed a version that did not incorporate DigiDeal's petition adopted under WSR 04-11-092. In 2008, staff conducted a rules simplification project (RSP) to rewrite our rules manual in plain English. During the RSP, WAC 230-40-070 was split into several rules and requirements regarding the use of EFC was moved to WAC 230-15-485. This filing is to provide notice of a proposed amendment to WAC 230-15-485 to allow EFC to be used in "all" card games, not just "house-banked" card games.

     Process for Developing New Rule: Interested parties can participate in the discussion of this proposed change by attending a commission meeting, or contacting the agency rules coordinator, Susan Newer, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, (360) 486-3466, e-mail Susan. Newer@wsgc.wa.gov, fax (360) 486-3625.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication. [Meetings on] January 10 or 11, 2013 (tentative), Comfort Inn, 1620 74th Avenue S.E., Tumwater, WA 98501, visit www.wsgc.wa.gov on January 1 to confirm meeting location and start time; on February 14 or 15, 2013 (tentative), Comfort Inn, 1620 74th Avenue S.E., Tumwater, WA 98501, visit www.wsgc.wa.gov on February 1 to confirm meeting location and start time; and on March 14 or 15, 2013 (tentative), Comfort Inn, 1620 74th Avenue S.E., Tumwater, WA 98501, visit www.wsgc.wa.gov on March 1 to confirm meeting location and start time.

November 6, 2012

Susan Newer

Rules Coordinator