Washington Administrative Code

(1) Punch board and pull-tab licensees must have in public view only one flare per punch board or pull-tab series. Flares must have an I.D. stamp number and series number on their face.(2) Cumulative prize pool pull-tab games must have a cumulative prize pool board and a unique f…

(1) Punch board or pull-tab operators must place flares in plain view and in the vicinity of the pull-tab container or dispenser.(2) If operators do not attach the flare directly to the container or dispenser, they must include a numerical or alphabetical reference directly on th…

Manufacturers must make all flares. Operators or distributors must not alter flares, except that substitute flares are allowed if:(1) The manufacturer, distributor, or operator who changes the original flare and attaches the substitute flare is responsible for ensuring that the s…

Punch board or pull-tab operators must not possess, display, put out for play, sell, or otherwise transfer punch boards or pull-tab series that:(1) Have a total payout of less than sixty percent of the total gross gambling receipts of the board or series, except in cumulative pri…

(1) To calculate sixty percent of total gross for merchandise prizes, operators take the amount actually paid for the prize and add to it no more than fifty percent of that cost as markup.(2) Gift certificates from a licensee's own establishment may be used as merchandise prizes …

Punch board and pull-tab operators must:(1) Protect players from fraud and game manipulation.(2) Award all prizes won.(3) Only award cash or merchandise as prizes. A player who has won a cash prize may make a request to the person redeeming the winning pull-tab that the player be…

Punch board and pull-tab operators must:(1) Clearly represent cash prizes on the prize flare; and(2) Display merchandise prizes:(a) In plain view and in the immediate vicinity of the punch board or pull-tab series. However, operators may wrap merchandise prizes for games that off…

(1) After receiving a winning punch or pull-tab for more than twenty dollars or merchandise with a retail value of more than twenty dollars, operators must immediately permanently and conspicuously delete all reference to the prize from the flare and from any other list, sign, or…

When a player buys out a punch board or pull-tab series, operators must award the player all prizes not deleted from the flare that were required to be deleted, even if the operator failed to delete the prize from the flare when originally won.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. …

When punch board or pull-tab players win more than fifty dollars or merchandise prizes with a retail value over fifty dollars, operators must make a record by:(1) Having winners print their name and date of birth, in ink, on the side of the winning punch or tab opposite the winni…

Within twenty-four hours after a winning punch or pull-tab over twenty dollars is presented for payment, licensees must permanently deface the pull-tab or punch so that it cannot be presented again for payment.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-1…

Operators may permanently reserve a series for a player who leaves the premises, but intends to return and play the game. The operator must:(1) Prominently post house rules that are clear in meaning and with criteria for reserving a series and the length of time players may reser…

Operators may temporarily remove punch boards or pull-tab series from play and return them to play later. Operators must clearly identify the punch board or pull-tab series as reserved and prominently post house rules regarding hours of play or other conditions affecting play. Op…

(1) A "happy hour punch board or pull-tab game" means a series where licensees offer additional prizes to winners during a selected period.(2) Licensees may increase advertised prizes or add cash or merchandise prizes to punch board or pull-tab series if licensees:(a) Do not chan…

(1) Pull-tab series which award only merchandise prizes valued at no more than twenty dollars may use formats with predesignated pull-tabs where:(a) Some pull-tabs are free; or(b) Players are reimbursed for the cost of the pull-tabs.(2) Flares for spindle-type pull-tab series mus…

"Seal card pull-tab series" means a pull-tab series that includes a predetermined number of pull-tabs which allow players to advance to the "seal card round."[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-140, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

(1) "Seal card round" means a secondary element of chance game linked with the pull-tab series.(2) Seals on the pull-tab flare conceal prizes for the secondary element of chance game.(3) Winners who advance to the seal card round place their names on the list that matches the win…

(1) Pull-tab operators using seal card pull-tabs series must:(a) Award seal card round prizes for all seal card pull-tab series placed out for play; and(b) Establish and fully disclose the method of selecting alternate winners before placing a game out for play.(2) When players b…

(1) "Progressive jackpot pull-tab series" means a pull-tab series in which operators award a progressive jackpot prize to the player who presents the winning pull-tab.(2) The "progressive jackpot" means the starting jackpot prize, the accrued jackpot prize for that specific serie…

(1) Operators may have more than one pull-tab dispenser for a series operating at one time.(2) Operators may have more than one bank system operating at one time, but one bank system must not have more than ten pull-tab dispensers.(3) In a bank system, progressive jackpot pull-ta…

Operators must conduct progressive jackpot pull-tab series in the same way as other pull-tab series and must follow these requirements:(1) An owner or licensed commercial or charitable or nonprofit gambling manager must be on the premises at all times when progressive jackpot pul…

Manufacturers and operators must offer prizes for progressive jackpot pull-tab series that follow these requirements:(1) Instant winners must be at least forty percent of total gross gambling receipts available from the series; and(2) The starting jackpot must, at least, equal th…

Operators must not remove a progressive jackpot pull-tab series from play before the progressive jackpot is won. However, operators may remove a series from play if they:(1) Remove the series before the beginning or at the end of any business day; and(2) Carry over the accrued ja…

Operators must pay out progressive jackpot pull-tab prizes in the same way required for all other pull-tabs and must follow these requirements:(1) Operators must pay at least the starting jackpot portion of the progressive jackpot with a check. They must record the check number a…

In addition to other pull-tab recordkeeping requirements, operators must:(1) Record progressive jackpot series on a separate monthly record in the format we require; and(2) Retain progressive jackpot winning tabs, winner information, and the flares for one year from the date they…

Only charitable or nonprofit bingo operators may use event pull-tab series:(1) "Event pull-tab series" means a pull-tab series that includes a predetermined number of pull-tabs which allow a player to advance to the event round.(2) "Event round" means a game where the numbers dra…

When using event pull-tab series, charitable or nonprofit bingo operators must:(1) Offer and complete event pull-tabs within one bingo session; and(2) Disclose when the event round will take place before putting an event pull-tab series into play; and(3) Offer event pull-tabs for…

"Bonus pull-tab series" means pull-tab series that include a predetermined number of pull-tabs that allow players the opportunity to advance to a bonus section to determine the prize.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-200, filed 8/10/07, effec…

Operators of bonus pull-tab series must ensure that:(1) In addition to all other information required for flares, each flare clearly states:(a) The number of chances available to advance and win a larger prize; and(b) The number of winning tabs at each prize level; and(2) The ser…

Flares for punch boards or pull-tab series offering bonus or step-up prizes must clearly indicate how players may win bonus or step-up prizes, including the amount of the prizes. Bonus or step-up prizes must not be less than the prize for the initial winning punch or pull-tab.[St…

(1) "Carry-over jackpot" means a prize pool of added contributions from carry-over pull-tab series which pass (carry-over) to another carry-over pull-tab series if not won.(2) "Contribution amount" means the amount from each series added to the carry-over jackpot.[Statutory Autho…

Operators may use pull-tab series which include carry-over jackpots. Operators must use the following calculations for prizes and prize payouts for carry-over jackpots:(1) Guaranteed prizes must be sixty percent or more of gross gambling receipts available from the pull-tab serie…

We consider it prima facie evidence of defrauding players if the licensee:(1) Fails to have sufficient funds available to pay a carry-over jackpot; or(2) Attempts to use carry-over jackpots for any purpose other than paying winners.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-17-05…

(1) If a licensee wants to remove a series from play and the carry-over jackpot has not been won, the operator must carry over the jackpot to a new series within one business day.(2) Operators must maintain a separate record creating an audit trail for carry-over jackpots in the …

If no tabs remain to win the carry-over jackpot but tabs to win other prizes still remain, operators must remove the series from play and replace it with a new series within seven business days.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-235, filed 8/1…

If businesses stop conducting gambling activities, they must:(1) Transfer the carry-over jackpot to the new owners who bought the business and who have a gambling license. The new licensee must operate the carry-over jackpot game until they award the prize; or(2) Award the carry-…

Operators offering carry-over jackpots must keep all pull-tab series that were used for a specific carry-over jackpot together.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-245, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

(1) Operators must record carry-over jackpots on a cash basis. "Cash basis" means operators do not record carry-over jackpot contributions until the prize is awarded.(2) However, punch board and pull-tab licensees who also hold a bingo license with gross gambling receipts over si…

Charitable or nonprofit punch board and pull-tab licensees must:(1) When not licensed to operate bingo, ensure that they do not pay excessive expenses and that net income from punch boards and pull-tabs is more than zero when measured over the annual license period; or(2) When li…

(1) Punch board and pull-tab operators must control and account for each punch board and pull-tab series they obtain. Operators must:(a) Enter the I.D. stamp numbers for the series on purchase invoices and monthly income summaries; and(b) Attach the packing slip to the original i…

(1) Punch board and pull-tab operators must keep all punch boards or pull-tab series removed from play, including, at least:(a) All prize flares; and(b) All unplayed tabs; and(c) All winning punches or tabs.(2) Operators must make the items in subsection (1) of this section avail…

(1) Punch board and pull-tab operators must retain unplayed punch board and pull-tab series:(a) On the licensed premises; or(b) Off premises, if the operator provides them to us when requested.(2) Operators must make these items available on the licensed premises to those persons…

(1) Punch board and pull-tab licensees who fail to comply with all recordkeeping requirements or who misstate gross gambling receipts by more than one percent during any calendar quarter will receive a letter from us requiring them to comply with additional record retention limit…

(1) If punch board and pull-tab operators return a punch board or pull-tab series for any reason, they must write the date, the invoice or credit memo number, and "returned" on the original purchase invoice or inventory record.(2) Operators must record each punch board or pull-ta…

For licensees that have not recorded all of their punch board/pull-tabs gross gambling receipts or reported inaccurately, we will use the following calculations to determine their gross gambling receipts:(1) For unrecorded punch boards and pull-tab series - Unadjusted gross gambl…

(1) Punch board and pull-tab licensees must prepare a detailed monthly income summary for punch board and pull-tab series removed from play in the format we require either manually or electronically.(2) Licensees may store punch board and pull-tab monthly records electronically i…

(1) When preparing their monthly income summary, operators must determine cash over or cash short by:(a) Subtracting actual cash from net gambling receipts for punch boards and pull-tabs which award cash prizes; and(b) Subtracting actual cash from gross gambling receipts for punc…

Punch board and pull-tab licensees may use a printer interfaced with a computer to create an electronic facsimile of the I.D. stamps, as long as licensees:(1) Input the I.D. stamp number into the computer; and(2) Print records on white paper. Facsimiles of the I.D. stamp must be …

"Cumulative prize pool pull-tab game" means a pull-tab game that contains two or more series. Each series in the game has a unique serial number.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 09-17-077 (Order 657), § 230-14-320, filed 8/14/09, effective 1/1/10.]

"Cumulative prize pool pull-tab game board" means the flare for a cumulative prize pool pull-tab game.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 09-17-077 (Order 657), § 230-14-325, filed 8/14/09, effective 1/1/10.]