Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: Proposed changes to WAC 315-10-020. The lottery wishes to update WAC 315-10-020 to include language to add play symbols to the front and or back of an instant ticket as the lottery deems necessary for creative purposes.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 315-10-020.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 67.70.040 (1), (3).

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 12-21-074 on October 19, 2012.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: November 27, 2012.

James Warick

Deputy Director

OTS-5006.2

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 05-11-049, filed 5/13/05, effective 6/13/05)

WAC 315-10-020   Definitions.   (1) Ticket. The ticket purchased for participation in an instant game and any ticket used in media promotions and retailer incentive programs authorized by the director for an instant game.

     (2) Instant game. A game in which a ticket is purchased and the ticket bearer determines his or her winnings, if any.

     (3) Ticket bearer. The person who has signed the ticket or has possession of the unsigned ticket.

     (4) Play symbols. The numbers or symbols appearing in the designated areas on the front and or the back of the ticket. Play symbols were formerly called play numbers. Both terms shall have the same meaning.

     (5) Your(s). The ticket bearer's play area or areas (for example, "your hand(s)," "your card(s)," or "your roll(s)").

     (6) Their(s). The opponent's play area or areas (for example, "their card(s)," or "their roll(s)").

     (7) Validation number. The multidigit number found on the ticket and on any ticket stub. There must be a validation number on the ticket or any stub.

     (8) Working papers or software requirement specifications. The documents providing production and winning ticket specifications for each instant ticket game.

     (9) Scratch game. An instant game in which a ticket is purchased and, upon removal of a scratch-off coating on the front and or the back of the ticket, the ticket bearer determines his or her winning, if any.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 67.70 RCW. 05-11-049, § 315-10-020, filed 5/13/05, effective 6/13/05. Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. 98-08-067, § 315-10-020, filed 3/30/98, effective 4/30/98; 97-04-047, § 315-10-020, filed 1/31/97, effective 3/3/97; 89-21-029, § 315-10-020, filed 10/10/89, effective 11/10/89; 86-01-060 (Order 83), § 315-10-020, filed 12/16/85; 84-05-008 (Order 51), § 315-10-020, filed 2/7/84. Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040 and 67.70.050. 83-05-029 (Order 14), § 315-10-020, filed 2/10/83. Statutory Authority: 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7. 82-21-038 (Order 3), § 315-10-020, filed 10/15/82.]