WSR 16-23-170
PROPOSED RULES
[Filed November 23, 2016, 12:00 p.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 16-16-096.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amending WAC 230-15-453 Using match play or similar coupons in gambling promotions and 230-15-353 Using match play coupons in nonhouse-banked card games.
Hearing Location(s): Red Lion Hotel, 2300 Evergreen Park Drive S.W., Olympia, WA 98502, on January 12 and 13, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. NOTE: Meeting dates and times are tentative. Visit our web site at www.wsgc.wa.gov and select public meeting about ten days before the meeting to confirm meeting date/location/start time.
Date of Intended Adoption: January 12 or 13, 2017.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, e-mail rules.coordinator@wsgc.wa.gov, fax (360) 486-3625, by December 20, 2016.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Julie Anderson by January 2, 2017, TTY (360) 486-3637 or (360) 486-3453.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: Petitioner Warren Montney is seeking a rule change to help start a live poker game after a player has been eliminated from a poker tournament.
. | Allow match play coupons be awarded to eligible participants of card tournaments as a gambling promotion; and |
. | Allow match play coupons be used by the card tournament players in a live card game after the players finish playing in the card tournament; and |
. | Players would use their money with the match play coupon to place their wager in a live poker game. |
Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: Washington state gambling commission, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting and Enforcement: Josh Stueckle, Agent-in-Charge, Spokane, (509) 325-7909; and Implementation: David Trujillo, Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3512.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A small business economic impact statement was not prepared because the rule changes would not impose additional costs. The changes would allow eligible participants to continue playing in a live poker game after they had been eliminated.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. The Washington state gambling commission is not an agency that is statutorily required to prepare a cost-benefit analysis under RCW
34.05.328.
November 23, 2016
Michelle Rancour
Acting Rules Coordinator
NEW SECTION
WAC 230-15-353 Using match play coupons in nonhouse-banked card games.
Match play coupons may be offered as gambling promotions in nonhouse-banked card games offered by Class F and house-banked licensees with the following restrictions:
(1) The coupons have no value and cannot be redeemed for cash.
(2) Match play coupons may be used as part of a player's wager. The dealer will exchange the match play coupon for the required amount of chips once the match play coupon is used as part of a player's wager and placed into the pot. Upon redemption, the coupon is no longer valid, it cannot be reused, and must be retained as part of the daily card game records.
(3) Restrictions on the use of coupons must be disclosed on the coupon.
(4) Expiration dates must be included on the coupon.
(5) Match play coupon promotions must be given to all players eligible for the promotion and may be awarded based on the outcome of a card game or tournament.
Amended Section [AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 08-11-044, filed 5/14/08)]
WAC 230-15-453 Using match play or similar coupons in gambling promotions.
Match play coupons may be offered as gambling promotions with the following restrictions:
(1) The coupons have no value. Players cannot "double down" on the "match play" portion of the wager.
(2) Players may double down on the chip portion of the wager, not to exceed maximum wagering limits.
(3) A match play coupon is not considered part of the player's wager in determining the amount wagered. Match play coupons may be used by players who wager the maximum allowed.
(4) A match play coupon is itself a gambling promotion and cannot be awarded as a prize in a promotional contest of chance, as authorized in RCW
9.46.0356((, or as a prize on a card game)).
(5) Restrictions on the use of coupons must be disclosed on the coupon.
(6) Expiration dates must be included on the coupon.
(7) Match play and other similar type coupon promotions such as Lucky Bucks and Free Ace, etc., must ((may)) be given to all players eligible for the promotion. ((participants in a card tournament as long as they are given to all participants and are not awarded based on the outcome of the tournament.))
(8) Coupon promotions allowing free play must not be given out based upon the outcome of a card game or tournament.
Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.
Reviser's note: The typographical errors in the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of RCW 34.08.040. 