Washington Administrative Code

Bingo licensees may offer three number speed bingo games. "Three number speed bingo" means a bingo game where:(1) Operators use a reduced number of balls and special bingo cards with three spaces; and(2) Bingo numbers are called rapidly; and(3) The price to play includes an ante,…

(1) Bingo licensees offering three number speed bingo must:(a) Make the price to play no more than seven dollars per card, per game, including the ante and wagers; and(b) Collect the same price to play for each card; and(c) Licensees who charge a flat fee per session must determi…

To play three number speed bingo:(1) Bingo licensees must use:(a) Special bingo cards that have three spaces imprinted with numbers that correspond to the numbers on the balls; and(b) Thirty numbered balls, with numbers one through seventy-five available for use; and(2) Licensees…

In three number speed bingo, wagers must be made and prizes paid in chips only.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-255, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

(1) Bingo licensees must supply all chips used in three number speed bingo games. All chips must be conventional size and design, and include safeguards that maximize the integrity of the bingo games.(2) The licensee must supply chips that:(a) A licensed manufacturer produced; an…

(1) Bingo licensees must redeem all chips for the amount for which they were sold.(2) Licensees must collect the money taken in on chips sold and antes collected and keep these funds separate from all other money they receive.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Ord…

(1) Bingo licensees must:(a) Use the ticket method of receipting for bingo income; and(b) Account for all tickets sold for per session fees using the combination receipting method; and(2) All tickets sold and collected must be canceled by stamping the calendar date on the ticket …

The following rules do not apply to three number speed bingo:(1) Prize disclosure before players pay to play. Licensees must still disclose the per card cost to play and the amount required to wager on a single card; and(2) Number of balls used to conduct the game; and(3) Number …

Bingo licensees may award prizes to winners of other activities authorized by this section when they conduct these activities as part of a bingo session. All players paying to play must compete equally and licensees must treat all prizes awarded as bingo game prizes for minimum c…

Bingo licensees may sell entry guarantee tickets to players to reserve the right to play in special event bingo games if licensees:(1) Use entry guarantee tickets to document the sale. Entry guarantee tickets must be preprinted with, at least:(a) The name of the sponsoring organi…

Bingo licensees must:(1) Treat all unaccounted-for entry guarantee tickets as cash shortages in the amount of the redemption value; and(2) Maintain a record of all entry guarantee tickets sold; and(3) Redeem entry guarantee tickets on the licensed premises and only for bingo card…

Bingo licensees may cancel the special event before the start of the scheduled bingo session. When an event is canceled, licensees must:(1) Refund the entire purchase price of the entry guarantee ticket(s) to the ticket buyer; and(2) Make all refunds by check payable to the buyer…

A customer may request a refund before the start of the special event bingo session. Bingo licensees must:(1) Require the person requesting the refund to sign the back of the ticket; and(2) Refund the entire purchase price of the ticket to the customer; and(3) Make all refunds by…

When issuing gift certificates as bingo prizes, bingo operators must:(1) Issue the gift certificates consecutively; and(2) Not exceed fifty dollars per bingo prize in value; and(3) Not issue gift certificates exclusively for punch boards or pull-tabs; and(4) Record the value of e…

When selling gift certificates, bingo operators must:(1) Issue the gift certificates consecutively; and(2) Ensure that the gift certificates are paid for in full at the time of purchase; and(3) Deposit all funds collected separately into the gambling account within five banking d…

Bingo operator must purchase gift certificates from a commercial printer or licensed distributor.(1) The gift certificates must have at least the following information printed on them:(a) A predetermined gift certificate number; and(b) A predetermined dollar value; and(c) The nam…

When redeeming gift certificates, bingo operators must:(1) Record the dollar value and total number of gift certificates redeemed in the cash reconciliation section of the daily bingo records; and(2) Keep redeemed gift certificates as part of that day's daily bingo records.[Statu…

Bingo operators must reconcile gift certificates monthly. Operators must have a gift certificate inventory log, which includes, at least:(1) Each gift certificate number; and(2) Dollar value of each gift certificate; and(3) Date the gift certificate was sold or awarded as a bingo…

Licensees must immediately account for all income from bingo games. Bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year, organizations conducting bingo under the provisions of RCW 9.46.0321, and bingo activities…

Bingo licensees must prepare detailed records for each bingo session during that session in the format we require. Daily records must include, at least:(1) A copy of the schedule of games and prizes available for the session. Licensees must note any changes to the advertised and …

The gambling manager assigned primary responsibility for supervising the bingo session(s) must review all session records for accuracy, determine that required information is provided, and confirm the required deposit amount(s). After this review, that gambling manager must sign …

Bingo licensees must keep daily records for two years. Licensees must keep the session summary for three years.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-345, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]

Organizations conducting bingo under the provisions of RCW 9.46.0321, and bingo activities conducted at a qualified agricultural fair, and bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts of seventy-five thousand dollars or less in their previous license year do not have to follow th…

To ensure that bingo licensees meet the intent of RCW 9.46.010 and provide adequate funds to promote charitable and nonprofit programs, bingo licensees must not allow their bingo operation to award excessive prizes or pay excessive expenses. The governing board of the organizatio…

"Bingo operation" means bingo games and all associated activities conducted with bingo games at the premises, including punch boards, pull-tabs, other authorized drawings, snack bar, retail sales activities, and rental of the bingo premises.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR…

"Adjusted cash flow from the bingo operation" means the combined gross income of the bingo operation minus all prizes and expenses, whether paid or accrued. Operators must not consider depreciation or amortization an expense of the bingo operation for the purposes of computing ex…

(1) Bingo licensees must measure adjusted cash flow to ensure that they maintain a positive cash flow and are not operating primarily for gambling purposes.(2) If a licensee does not maintain a positive cash flow from the bingo operation as reflected in their annual financial sta…

Bingo licensees must account for all income from bingo games at the time they receive the income. Licensees must issue each player a receipt for the amount paid to play in each game or set of games at the time of payment. Players must keep this receipt to prove that they have pro…

Bingo licensees must use the disposable bingo card method to receipt for bingo income when disposable bingo cards are used. Licensees using the disposable bingo card method to receipt for bingo income must:(1) Use bingo cards that meet all disposable bingo card requirements; and(…

Bingo licensees may use a cash register to record bingo income if the cash registers:(1) Have separate keys to record each type of sale; and(2) Store and compute a total for each type of sale recorded and is capable of providing the total on request; and(3) Retain in the memory u…

Bingo licensees must imprint at least the following on customer receipts:(1) The date; and(2) The name of the licensee operating the activity; and(3) The separate amount of money paid to play each type of game; and(4) The total amount of money paid; and(5) The consecutive custome…

(1) Bingo licensees must keep all cash register receipts for voids, overrings, returns, "no sales," and any other receipts not issued to a player as part of the daily bingo records.(2) If a cash register is used to receipt activities other than bingo, licensees must keep the inte…

Bingo licensees may use the electronically generated bingo card method of receipting to document bingo income if the sales transaction and issuing cards to players are completed at the same time. Otherwise, licensees must use the combination receipting method.[Statutory Authority…

Bingo licensees using the electronically generated bingo card method of receipting to document bingo income must:(1) Summarize and print all transactions recorded during a bingo session in a permanent record at the end of each session. This record must provide, at least:(a) The b…

Bingo licensees may use tickets to document receipts of bingo income. Tickets must be:(1) Manufactured by a commercial printer and imprinted with:(a) At least four digit numbers in a consecutive series. Licensees with gross gambling receipts over six hundred fifty thousand dollar…

(1) All bingo licensees may use the ticket method of receipting bingo income for drawings and good neighbor prizes offered at their bingo games.(2) Licensees with gross gambling receipts of six hundred fifty thousand dollars or less in their previous license year may use the tick…

(1) Bingo licensees must keep an inventory record in the format we require for all tickets used for income receipting.(2) Licensees must enter all ticket information on the inventory record in the format we require before the beginning of the next bingo occasion.[Statutory Author…

(1) Bingo licensees may use a receipting method that combines cash register receipting with another approved method of receipting bingo income.(2) Licensees with gross gambling receipts over six hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year must use combination re…

(1) Bingo licensees using the combination method of receipting for bingo income must follow all requirements for cash register receipting; and(2) Licensees may sell similar cards used to play for the same prize at a volume discount, but they must record each separate discount pri…

(1) A linked bingo prize provider must request and receive approval from us before allowing a bingo operator to participate in a game that offers a linked bingo prize. (2) Operators must not offer more than one linked bingo game per session or no more than three linked bingo game…

"Linked bingo prize" means a prize that is awarded to a player who is competing against players from multiple participating bingo halls. The categories of prizes are:(1) The main prize, which is the prize paid each time the game is played to the first verified winner(s);(2) The c…

(1) Operators may have up to forty-eight hours to award a main or bonus prize to the winner(s); and(2) Linked bingo prize providers may establish a consolation prize amount paid at each participating location. Participating licensees whose sales volume does not meet the minimum s…

(1) All linked bingo licensees must maintain all records required for bingo licensees with gross gambling receipts over one hundred fifty thousand dollars in their previous license year for all their bingo operations; and(2) For funds contributed to accrued linked bingo prizes, l…

In addition to other accounting records, linked bingo prize providers must keep records in the format we require for:(1) Each prize offered; and(2) Equipment installed at participating licensees' locations that includes at least:(a) The name and address of the licensee where the …

Multiple bingo licensees must enter into a written agreement before sharing a facility. Before operating in a shared facility, licensees must:(1) Send us written notification of intent to share facilities at least 30 days before operating bingo in a shared facility. The notificat…

Multiple bingo licensees sharing a facility may use a single cash register if the licensees maintain a log of, at least, the following:(1) Name of the organization using the register; and(2) Date; and(3) Beginning and ending transaction numbers; and(4) Beginning and ending time; …

Before operating under shared management and facilities, bingo licensees must meet the following requirements:(1) No more than three bingo licensees may share a facility.(2) Licensees must send us a written notification of the intent to share facilities at least thirty days befor…

(1) Bingo licensees may operate bingo in a for-profit business if the:(a) Bingo portion is separate and apart from the for-profit business portion. A transparent or solid barrier not less than seven feet high with no more than two openings must separate the two portions. Each ope…

(1) In this chapter, "licensee" and "licensees" means those charitable or nonprofit organizations which we require to be licensed to conduct raffles.(2) "Organization" and "organizations" means all bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations conducting unlicensed raffles auth…

"Raffle" as used in this chapter means raffle as defined in RCW 9.46.0277 and enhanced raffle as defined in RCW 9.46.0323.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 21-21-079, § 230-11-002, filed 10/18/21, effective 11/18/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070 and 9.46.0209. WSR 13-1…