WSR 26-09-044
PERMANENT RULES
WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY
[Filed April 9, 2026, 12:47 p.m., effective May 10, 2026]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Pursuant to RCW
67.70.040 (1)(b), the lottery commission (commission) must set "the price, or prices, of tickets or shares in the lottery." Since 2015, WAC 315-10-025 has set the price range for scratch tickets as not less than $1 and not more than $30. The commission has determined the maximum ticket price should be raised to $50. In addition, an unnecessary word should be deleted because the director has authority to offer promotions of any type, not simply media promotions.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 315-10-025.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW
67.70.040(1).
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 26-05-057 on February 13, 2026.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: April 9, 2026.
Kristi Weeks
Director of Legal Services
RDS-7001.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 15-09-029, filed 4/8/15, effective 5/9/15)
WAC 315-10-025Cost to purchase an instant game ticket.
The price of an instant game ticket shall not be less than $1.00 and not more than (($30.00))$50.00, except for those tickets used in ((media)) promotions authorized by the director and retailer incentive programs authorized by the commission.