Washington Administrative Code

(1) The FRE equipment distributor must not share in any way in the proceeds of the FRE.(2) Employees of the FRE equipment distributor must:(a) Wear a name tag with, at a minimum, their first name and the full name of the distributor; and(b) Not handle cash transactions; and(c) No…

(1) Licensees must not sell pull-tabs at limited FREs.(2) Licensees may operate poker tournaments. Tournament rules must be established and prominently posted.(3) Licensees must ensure that participants play only for merchandise prizes.(4) Licensees may allow participants to exch…

(1) In this chapter of the rules, "licensee" and "licensees" means those charitable or nonprofit organizations which we require to be licensed to conduct gambling activities.(2) In this section of the rules, "organization" and "organizations" means:(a) Licensees; and(b) All bona …

An agricultural fair licensed for the operation of bingo must not allow any person to conduct bingo under the fair's license unless that person has applied for and received an agricultural fair bingo permit from us.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § …

"Bingo game" means a game using bingo cards where bingo balls are drawn to determine a winner. All bingo games must have a winner determined by the matching of numbers on a bingo card with numbers on the balls called by the operator.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-0…

"Bingo session" means a continuous series of bingo games with no breaks except for short intermissions.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-015, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

"Bingo occasion" means a period of time beginning when the first number in the first bingo session is called and ending when the last winning number on the final winning bingo card of the last bingo session has been verified. This is also known as a "bingo day."[Statutory Authori…

(1) "Bingo equipment" means all equipment for use in bingo games for which consideration is charged to play and prizes are awarded to winners. Bingo equipment includes, at least:(a) Bingo ball mixers that use air flow (blowers) or other mechanical means to mix balls and allow bal…

For purposes of this title:(1) "Card" means a unique group and configuration of numbers printed on paper, cardboard, or other material used in bingo games. This is also called a "face."(2) "Card number" means the number the manufacturer assigns to identify a single card or face. …

Bingo cards must:(1) Be preprinted cards manufactured by a licensed manufacturer or electronically generated cards produced by the operator using a printer interfaced with an electronic database system; and(2) Not have the same serial number, color/border pattern, and card number…

(1) Disposable bingo cards must:(a) Meet all bingo card requirements; and(b) Be imprinted with a unique set and configuration of numbers on each card; and(c) Not duplicate cards within a specific product line; and(d) Include a control system in each set which:(i) Identifies that …

Bingo licensees must control and account for all disposable bingo cards they purchase or otherwise obtain.(1) All licensees must keep:(a) All purchase invoices, or photocopies of the invoices, for received disposable bingo cards on the bingo premises; and(b) All manufacturer pack…

(1) "Electronically generated bingo cards" means bingo cards for which a licensed manufacturer has predetermined the numbers and the sequence of arrangement and stored them electronically for computer access. Electronically generated bingo cards must:(a) Meet the requirements for…

Bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts over six hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year must use disposable bingo cards, electronically generated bingo cards, player selection bingo cards, or three number speed bingo cards.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.4…

Bingo balls must be:(1) A set of seventy-five balls bearing the numbers one through seventy-five and the letters B, I, N, G, or O, though the letters B, I, N, G, O need not appear if the operator is playing three number speed or hidden face bingo games; and(2) Available for inspe…

Bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts over one hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year must use a machine that mixes balls and selects balls using air flow (a blower). The blower must:(1) Allow players full view of the mixing action of the balls; and(…

(1) Bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts over one hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year must use flashboards to display numbers. The flashboards must be visible to all players and clearly indicate all numbers that have been called; and(2) If a flas…

A licensed bingo manager must be on the premises and supervising bingo operation during all hours bingo games are conducted, except bingo games conducted:(1) Under RCW 9.46.0321; or(2) At a qualified agricultural fair; or(3) By licensees with gross gambling receipts of one hundre…

Bingo licensees must closely supervise all persons involved in the conduct of gambling activities to ensure that they follow chapter 9.46 RCW and Title 230 WAC.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-080, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

(1) Bingo licensees must not allow anyone except full and regular members or employees of the organization to take part in managing or operating bingo games.(2) Licensees may allow:(a) Persons other than the primary bingo manager to participate in bingo games for another bingo li…

(1) Bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts over one hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year must not allow persons who participate in operating or managing their bingo games to play in any of their bingo games.(2) Persons who work without compensation …

(1) Bingo licensees must not compensate employees who manage, operate, or otherwise work at bingo games more than what is reasonable under the local prevailing wage scale or local salary scale for a similar position.(2) Organizations operating unlicensed bingo games must not pay …

(1) Bingo licensees must not allow the use of their premises for bingo games between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless we approve different hours or they are operating at an authorized agricultural fair or under RCW 9.46.0321.(2) Licensees may request, in writing, diffe…

(1) Bingo licensees must inform players by prominently posting:(a) All costs to play; and(b) All prizes available, including any extra cost or conditions of ownership related to prizes, the minimum amount of an individual prize, the prize pool, or the portion of a prize pool avai…

(1) The bingo manager may increase the minimum prize before the start of a game.(2) During the game, the bingo manager may increase the minimum prize through one or more of the following plans:(a) Games using standard bingo equipment and cards, but determining a winner by:(i) The…

(1) Operators must sell bingo cards before they select the first number for a specific game:(a) If operators sell cards after the start of the game, they must ensure that the late sale does not allow any player an advantage over another player; and(b) Bingo hard cards purchased o…

(1) Bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts over one hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year must not sell duplicate cards in bingo games. Licensees using cards from multiple manufacturers may result in duplicate cards because the majority of cards in t…

(1) If bingo licensees with gross receipts over one hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year inadvertently sell duplicate bingo cards, they must:(a) Pay all winners with duplicate cards the entire prize amount that would be due if there were no duplicate card…

(1) Operators must not reserve any bingo cards, except Braille cards or other cards used by people with visual impairments.(2) Operators may inspect, and reject, any personal Braille cards.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-130, filed 4/24/07,…

All sales of bingo cards must take place on the premises during or immediately before the bingo session for which the player is buying the card.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-135, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

(1) Except for linked bingo prize games, operators must draw bingo balls on the premises and in the presence of players.(2) After drawing a ball, the caller must immediately display the number of the ball to players.(3) Operators must call the number before another ball is drawn.…

(1) A bingo game ends when a player achieves a specific pattern on a bingo card or when the bingo operator has called a specific number of bingo balls.(2) Operators must use a separate drawing process for each game, except for:(a) Interim or "on-the-way" games, including "instant…

If more than one player wins a designated prize pool at the same time, the operator must divide the prize pool equally among the multiple winners.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-150, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

When a player declares a winning bingo, the operator must:(1) Have a bingo worker and at least one neutral player inspect the card or electronic dauber; or(2) Have a bingo worker verify the card or electronic dauber by entering the bingo card number into an electronic verifier wh…

When a player declares a winning bingo, operators must draw the next ball out of the blower before shutting the blower off. If the bingo is not valid, the operator must call the next ball.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-160, filed 4/24/07, …

After licensees validate a winning bingo, they must:(1) Require the prize winner to provide proof that they have purchased the winning bingo card. The licensee must review the winner's bingo card purchase receipt and determine that the player properly purchased all cards played, …

(1) Bingo operators must:(a) Have paid for all merchandise prizes in full before offering the prizes in a bingo game; and(b) Have the prizes available before starting the game; and(c) Award the prizes before the end of the related bingo session, except for the main linked bingo p…

"Electronic bingo card daubers" means electronic equipment players use to identify bingo cards that contain numbers that a player inputs.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-175, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

(1) Electronic bingo card daubers must:(a) Be manufactured by licensed manufacturers; and(b) Be sold, leased, and serviced by licensed distributors or manufacturers. Operators may perform routine maintenance; and(c) Be unable to modify the computer program which operates the daub…

(1) Electronic bingo card daubers must not allow a player to play more than one hundred 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 pro…

(1) Bingo licensees may use a single discount level for each type of card sold on electronic bingo card daubers, if they:(a) Have a minimum purchase requirement; and(b) Apply the discount to all additional cards bought; and(c) Do not use an "All you can play" discount.(2) If a li…

If a bingo licensee leases electronic bingo daubers from a manufacturer, the lease must not be based on, in whole or in part, the bingo card sales or the rental income from the daubers. However, manufacturers may base fees on the number of cards placed on a dauber for player sele…

(1) Bingo operators using electronic bingo card daubers must reserve at least one dauber for players with disabilities that restrict their ability to mark cards. The disabilities must be consistent with definitions in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If there are no req…

(1) Bingo operators may charge either no fee or a flat fee for players to use electronic bingo card daubers.(2) Operators must not:(a) Charge a rental fee to players with disabilities that restrict their ability to mark cards if the disabilities are consistent with the ADA; or(b)…

Bingo licensees may offer player selection bingo games. "Player selection bingo game" means a bingo game where players select their own numbers. Licensees must use bingo cards with controls that provide an audit trail adequate to determine all winning combinations are valid.[Stat…

If bingo licensees offer player selection games, they must use:(1) Two-part disposable cards and then they must:(a) Use the disposable card method of receipting for income; and(b) Establish and prominently post house rules setting out conditions for adding to, deleting from, or c…

(1) Bingo cards used in player selection bingo games:(a) Must be printed on two-part, self-duplicating paper to include an original and a duplicate copy. The duplicate copy must be given to the player and the operator retains the original as a part of the daily bingo records; and…

(1) Bingo licensees offering player selection bingo games must not pay as winners incomplete cards, altered cards that were not verified per WAC 230-10-155, or cards where all required information is not displayed and legible. Incomplete, incorrect, altered, and unreadable cards …

Bingo licensees may offer hidden face bingo games. "Hidden face bingo game" means a bingo game that uses cards that prevent the numbers printed on the card from being viewed or known before the player opens the card.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), §…

(1) Hidden face bingo cards must meet the requirements for disposable bingo cards and each card or sheet of cards must:(a) Be printed, folded, and sealed in a manner that prohibits anyone from viewing or knowing the numbers, configuration of numbers on the card, or the card numbe…