WSR 18-04-001
PERMANENT RULES
GAMBLING COMMISSION
[Filed January 24, 2018, 2:34 p.m., effective February 24, 2018]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: This rule change allows staff to request and evaluate equipment during the rule-making process. A review of the gambling equipment as part of the rule-making process allows staff to:
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Have a clear understanding of how the equipment works;
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Address regulatory guidelines during the rule-making process; and
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Draft and implement a more effective rules [rule] as [a] result of understanding how the gambling equipment operates.
A manufacturer would not be required to submit an application or fees for this evaluation during the rule-making process.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 230-17-192.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 17-24-068 on December 4, 2017.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: January 24, 2018.
Brian J. Considine
Legal and Legislative Manager
NEW SECTION
WAC 230-17-192 Submission of electronic or mechanical gambling equipment during rule making.
(1) A manufacturer or its designee is required to submit electronic or mechanical gambling equipment for evaluation during rule making when the commission is considering taking action to adopt, change, or repeal a rule in order to authorize use of the gambling equipment.
(2) When we are ready to begin our equipment evaluation, we will notify the manufacturer or its designee in writing. The manufacturer or its designee will have thirty days from the date of our written request to submit the requested electronic or mechanical gambling equipment to our headquarters, directly or through a designee, or we may administratively close our review and deny the requested rule change.
(3) Manufacturers or their designee must submit:
(a) The gambling equipment, including all relevant software, that is identical or substantially similar to what will be marketed, distributed, and deployed in Washington;
(b) A copy of detailed technical materials and diagrams associated with the equipment and software, and all of the operational procedures and manuals, including relevant hardware and software manuals; and
(c) Other technical specifications as requested by the commission.
(4) The manufacturer or its designee must install, configure, and support the equipment/software to allow us to fully evaluate its operation. Evaluation may include, but is not limited to, interoperability, communication, security, and player protection issues.
(5) We will notify the manufacturer or their designee in writing if we require additional equipment or information for our evaluation. The manufacturer or its designee must provide us with the requested equipment or information within thirty days from the date of our written request or we may administratively close our review and deny the requested rule change.