11-15-103

WSR 11-15-103

PROPOSED RULES

GAMBLING COMMISSION

[ Filed July 20, 2011, 11:53 a.m. ]

     Original Notice.

     Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 11-11-020.

     Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 230-10-185 Electronic bingo card daubers restrictions.

     Hearing Location(s): Great Wolf Lodge, 20500 Old Highway 99 S.W., Grand Mound, WA 98531, on September 8 or 9, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.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: September 8 or 9, 2011. 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.

     Submit Written Comments to: Susan Arland, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504-2400, e-mail [e-mail], fax [phone], by September 1, 2011.

     Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Gail Grate, executive assistant, by September 1, 2011, TTY [phone] or [phone].

     Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: We have received a petition for rule change from Mr. Bearden, representing various charitable and nonprofit organizations, some of which have a gambling license and others do not. The petitioners are requesting that the maximum number of bingo cards allowed for play in an electronic bingo dauber be increased from sixty-six to one hundred forty-four.

     Reasons Supporting Proposal:

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Mr. Bearden states in the petition that "By granting charitable Bingo establishments the right to play/sell up to 144 cards, this would give charities an opportunity to draw additional revenue for both the organizations and Washington State."

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The petitioners' charitable/nonprofit group meeting minutes, dated May 26, 2011, state that "Although most players would not be interested in such a purchase, there may be a couple that may be. We are asking the Commission to allow those few to purchase the cards for their electronic dauber, thus potentially becoming more competitive with non-regulated facilities and increasing the amount of revenue for the charity."

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.

     Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable.

     Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

     Name of Proponent: Robert Bearden, representing various charitable and nonprofit organizations, some of which have a gambling license and others do not, private.

     Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Susan Arland, Rules Coordinator, Lacey, [phone]; Implementation: Rick Day, Director, Lacey, [phone]; and Enforcement: Mark Harris, Assistant Director, Lacey, [phone].

     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 proposed rule change does not impose more than minor costs, as defined in chapter 19.85 RCW, to licensees.

     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.

July 20, 2011

Susan Arland

Rules Coordinator

AMENDATORY SECTION [(Amending Order 610, filed 4/24/07)]WAC 230-10-185   Electronic bingo card daubers restrictions.   (1) Electronic bingo card daubers must not allow a player to play more than ((sixty-six)) one hundred and forty four cards on the dauber at one time; and

     (2) Players must:

     (a) Input each number the operator calls into the memory of the dauber separately. Automatic or global marking of numbers is prohibited; and

     (b) Call the bingo without using the dauber or the associated system; and

     (c) Identify the winning card and display the card to the operator; and

     (d) Not play more than one dauber at any point in time. However, a player may play one dauber and an unlimited number of bingo cards at the same time.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-185, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

     Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.