WSR 22-17-008
PERMANENT RULES
GAMBLING COMMISSION
[Filed August 4, 2022, 6:47 a.m., effective September 4, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 230-16-125 (1)(a) requires that manufacturers of disposable bingo card[s] label each marketing unit to include an I.D. stamp number. This is not a practice that the agency is requiring any longer and therefore this portion of the rule can be repealed.
WAC 230-16-195 (1)(e)(iii) requires manufacturers and distributers to document the I.D. stamp number for disposable bingo cards on sales invoices. The I.D. stamp number is no longer required on the sales invoice because the I.D. stamp number is no longer required on the label; therefore, this portion of the rule can be repealed.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 230-16-125 Disposable bingo card packing slip and package label and 230-16-195 Additional requirements for sales invoices.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 22-12-039 on May 25, 2022.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: August 2, 2022.
Jess Lohse
Acting Rules Coordinator
OTS-3861.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-19-069, filed 9/17/07, effective 1/1/08)
WAC 230-16-125Disposable bingo card packing slip and package label.
Manufacturers of disposable bingo cards must establish marketing units that are complete and contain the correct number of cards or packets they have chosen. Manufacturers must complete a packing slip for each set of cards or collation of packets and either enclose it inside the shipping container or in an envelope attached to the container. Additionally:
(1) Manufacturers must label each marketing unit in a way that allows the contents to be determined without opening. The label must include, at least:
(a) ((The I.D. stamp numbers; and
(b))) Serial number or, if packets, serial number of the top page; and
(((c)))(b) Color and border pattern or, if packets, color and border pattern of the top page; and
(((d)))(c) Number of the carton and the total number of cartons included in the marketing unit.
(2) If the marketing unit contains more than one container, manufacturers must include the packing slip in or attach it to the first container. The packing slip must include:
(a) The manufacturer's name; and
(b) Descriptions of the product, including the "series," "on," "cut," and "up"; and
(c) The records entry label that matches the I.D. stamp; and
(d) The serial number or, if packets, the serial number of the top page; and
(e) The color and border pattern or, if packets, colors and border patterns of all sets and the collation sequence; and
(f) A record of any skips (missing cards, sheets of cards, or packets); and
(g) The number of the carton and the total number of cartons included in the marketing unit.
(3) Manufacturers must mark the specific cards or packets on the marketing unit packing slip. Manufacturers may have a margin of error up to one percent, as long as they document all missing cards, sheets, or packets on the packing slip enclosed in the first container of the marketing unit. We prohibit shipping of marketing units with a margin of error greater than one percent.
OTS-3862.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-22-068, filed 11/4/08, effective 1/1/09)
WAC 230-16-195Additional requirements for sales invoices.
(1) In addition to the requirements of WAC 230-16-190, manufacturers and distributors must complete sales invoices that include:
(a) For distributors, a separate line for each I.D. stamp number; and
(b) Space for the operator to either attach a records entry label or enter the I.D. stamp number and the date they placed the equipment out for play, adjacent to the written entry the distributor makes; and
(c) For each punch board or pull-tab, at least:
(i) Trade name of the game; and
(ii) Type of gambling equipment; and
(iii) Form number or other manufacturer-assigned method to specifically identify a board or series, including the size or number of chances; and
(iv) I.D. stamp number; and
(d) For each pull-tab dispenser, at least:
(i) Trade name of the dispenser; and
(ii) Type of dispenser; and
(iii) I.D. stamp number; and
(e) For each set of cards or collation of packets of disposable bingo cards, at least:
(i) Type of product, including product line; and
(ii) Description of product, including the number of cartons, "series," "on," "cut," and "up"; and
(iii) ((I.D. stamp number; and
(iv))) Serial number or, if packets, serial number of the top page; and
(((v)))(iv) Color and border pattern or, if packets, color and border pattern of the top page; and
(((vi)))(v) The unit or package number when a series or collation has been divided; and
(((vii)))(vi) For disposable bingo cards to be sold for linked bingo prize games the beginning and ending sheet numbers sold to or returned from the operator; and
(f) For merchandise prizes, at least:
(i) The date of purchase; and
(ii) The company's name and complete business address; and
(iii) A full description of each item purchased; and
(iv) The quantity of items purchased; and
(v) The cost per individual items purchased; and
(g) For sequentially prenumbered card game recordkeeping forms, at least:
(i) Type of form; and
(ii) Beginning and ending serial numbers; and
(iii) Quantity of forms; and
(h) For all other gambling equipment, at least:
(i) Trade name of device; and
(ii) Type of device; and
(iii) Serial number or other identification numbers or characteristics; and
(2) Manufacturers and distributors must record and maintain information documenting the sales of progressive jackpot pull-tabs in a separate filing system. They may use a computerized system to separately track this information and provide immediate reports.