WSR 17-04-010 PERMANENT RULES GAMBLING COMMISSION [Filed January 19, 2017, 2:39 p.m., effective February 19, 2017] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: These rule changes will allow match play coupons to be awarded to eligible participants of card tournaments as a gambling promotion under certain restrictions (WAC 230-15-453) and will allow match play coupons to be awarded as promotional prizes in nonhouse-banked card games offered by Class F and house-banked card room licensees (WAC 230-15-353).
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 230-15-453.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 16-23-170 on November 23, 2016.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: January 12, 2017.
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 Upon redemption, the coupon is no longer valid, it cannot be reused, and must be retained as part of the daily card game records.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.
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 08-11-044, filed 5/14/08, effective 7/1/08)
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., ((may)) must be given to ((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)) all players eligible for the promotion.
(8) Coupon promotions allowing free play must not be given out based upon the outcome of a card game or tournament.
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