Washington Administrative Code

(1) Before players pay their fees, card game licensees must prominently post on the premises and keep posted until the tournament is complete:(a) All rules, prizes, and conditions of the tournament; and(b) The tournament fee; and(c) Entry and buy-in requirements; and(d) A descrip…

Card game licensees may offer discounted fees to card tournaments to specific groups of players (such as Ladies' Night) as customer appreciation.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-230, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

Card game licensees may offer exclusive tournament entry to specific groups as customer appreciation. Card game licensees must include all requirements or restrictions in their tournament rules.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-235, filed 4/1…

Card game licensees must use chips that have no monetary value and can only be redeemed for prizes posted by the licensee.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-240, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

(1) Card game licensees must report all entry fees as gross gambling receipts.(2) If card game licensees prepare and provide food and drink as a part of the entry fee, they may treat the fair market value of the food and drink as commercial stimulant sales and not include it as g…

(1) Card game licensees must keep tournament records in the format we require.(2) On the card tournament summary for the first day of a tournament, card game licensees must include the total gross gambling receipts (total tournament entry fees) and attach it to the summary of par…

Charitable and nonprofit organizations licensed to provide liquor to their members must post house rules for unlicensed social card and dice games. At a minimum, the house rules must include:(1) General rules of play;(2) Hours of play;(3) Portions of the premises to be used for t…

If a charitable or nonprofit organization has a social card game license, the organization may permit guests accompanied by full and regular members to play, as long as the guests comprise twenty-five percent or fewer of the persons playing at any one time.[Statutory Authority: R…

Class F and house-banked card game licensees must install and maintain a closed circuit television (CCTV) system. Licensees must use either analog or digital recording equipment. Licensees must record video signals from all required cameras if they are performing any of the follo…

Licensed gambling service suppliers that install and maintain closed circuit television (CCTV) surveillance systems may remotely access digital CCTV systems for maintenance or repair under the following provisions:(1) The card room licensee must notify us before the remote access…

If licensees are conducting both Class F and house-banked card games, they must meet the surveillance requirements for house-banked card games.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-270, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

(1) Class F licensees must use a closed circuit television system (CCTV) to record critical activities when:(a) Operating player-supported jackpots; or(b) Assessing fees on amounts wagered (rake method).(2) Class F licensees must have a CCTV that views:(a) All gambling at each ta…

House-banked card game licensees must use a closed circuit television system (CCTV) to closely monitor and record all gambling activities and areas, including, at least:(1) Each table, including:(a) Cards; and(b) Wagers; and(c) Chip tray; and(d) Drop box openings; and(e) Table nu…

(1) Class F and house-banked licensees' closed circuit television system must consist of light sensitive cameras capable of permitting the viewer to determine card and chip values. Each video camera must be capable of having the images displayed on a video monitor and recorded.(2…

Class F and house-banked card game licensees using analog video recording equipment with video cassette recorders, including audio recording where required, must:(1) Record images at a rate of at least twenty frames per second on standard VHS format; and(2) Reflect accurately the…

Digital recording, including audio recording where required, using a digital recording and storage system, must:(1) Record all images on a hard drive; and(2) Lock so that access to the erase and reformat functions and system data files is restricted to persons authorized in the i…

(1) Licensees must not use multiplexing and quad recording devices for required surveillance, except that they may use:(a) Multiplexing or quad recording devices on entrances and exits to the card room; and(b) Quad recording devices to record the movement of drop boxes between ta…

(1) Class F and house-banked card game licensees must report to us within three business days any illegal or suspicious activities within the portion of their business premises required to be under surveillance.(2) Licensees must:(a) Make a copy of the entire recorded sequence of…

(1) If the video recording of a disputed incident is not clear, we will resolve the dispute in favor of the player unless the Class F or house-banked card game licensee can prove to us that the actions taken were warranted.(2) Licensees may request a review by commission staff if…

(1) Class F and house-banked card game licensees must label video recordings and audio recordings, as required, to identify the activities recorded.(2) Licensees must keep:(a) All recordings for seven gambling days, for example, Monday's gambling day recording may be recorded ove…

House-banked card game licensees must maintain one or more surveillance rooms. They must:(1) Control access to the surveillance room so that only surveillance department employees use the room. Owners or their approved supervisory or management personnel may also enter the survei…

House-banked licensees and Class F licensees, if they operate a surveillance room, must keep a surveillance room sign-in log in the format we require to document anyone entering or leaving the surveillance room. Licensees must make the surveillance sign-in log available to us or …

Class F and house-banked card game licensees must keep a log of all surveillance activities in the format we require.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-330, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

Class F licensees must establish internal controls that ensure gambling activities are closely controlled and operated fairly.(1) The internal controls must require, at a minimum:(a) Trained personnel; and(b) Segregation of duties for all employees involved in the operation.(2) L…

(1) Class F card game licensees must have at least one floor supervisor for each gambling area. Each supervisor may supervise up to seven tables. We must approve the arrangement of tables in the internal controls.(2) Licensees must have two licensed card room employees in the car…

Class F licensees must permanently number each table.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-345, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

For Class F licensees using drop boxes, the supervisor or the supervisor's designee must transport drop boxes directly to the count area.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-350, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

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 playe…

(1) We do not require Class F licensees using the drop box method to collect fees to have a separate count room if they have a secure location to count and they meet all other commission requirements for surveillance and counting procedures in WAC 230-15-275. Class F licensees mu…

"Player-supported jackpot" (PSJ) means a separate contest of chance directly related to the play or outcome of an authorized nonhouse-banked card game.(1) Only Class F or house-banked licensees may establish a prize fund to operate a PSJ for nonhouse-banked card games.(2) In PSJs…

(1) Class F or house-banked licensees must not operate a player-supported jackpot (PSJ) before we approve it in writing.(2) To get a PSJ approved, licensees must make a written request, including, at least:(a) A detailed description of the card game associated with the PSJ; and(b…

(1) Class F or house-banked licensees must name at least one prize fund custodian who is responsible and accountable for safeguarding player-supported jackpot funds, and for disbursing funds to winners.(2) A prize fund custodian may be an owner, partner, officer, or licensed indi…

Class F or house-banked licensees must prominently post a sign stating:(1) How they will distribute player supported jackpot (PSJ) money if they discontinue the PSJ or stop operating the card game; and(2) Conditions under which prizes may be won; and(3) Prize amount; and(4) Cost …

Class F or house-banked licensees may:(1) Seed a PSJ and replenish the PSJ when depleted by issuing a check or making an electronic bank transfer from the licensee's business account; and(2) Recover seed money by having the custodian issue a check or make an electronic bank trans…

Class F or house-banked licensees may collect funds from the pot for each player-supported jackpot. Licensees:(1) Must keep these funds separate from all other fees; and(2) Must use either the chip rack or drop box method to collect these funds.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070 …

Class F or house-banked licensees may collect an administrative fee of up to ten percent of the funds collected for a player supported jackpot (PSJ). Licensees must deduct no other expenses from the PSJ account.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-…

Class F or house-banked licensees must use a house dealer for all card games offering a player-supported jackpot (PSJ). No one playing in the PSJ game may deal.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-395, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

Class F or house-banked licensees must:(1) Maintain a separate bank account in a bank, mutual savings bank, or credit union in Washington state for holding player-supported jackpot (PSJ) funds; and(2) Deposit only funds from PSJs into the account; and(3) Not make payouts from the…

(1) Class F or house-banked licensees must award all player-supported jackpot funds as prizes; and(2) Prizes of five thousand dollars or less may be paid in cash or chips; and(3) Prizes not awarded in cash must be paid within twenty-four hours with a check that provides a duplica…

(1) Class F or house-banked owners, prize fund custodians, and on-duty card room employees may play in card games that offer a player-supported jackpot (PSJ), but must not share in the winnings of any prize awarded.(2) Any prizes an owner, prize fund custodian, or on-duty employe…

(1) If licensees discontinue a PSJ, they must distribute the balance, less any seed money, to players within sixty days by offering an approved promotion or tournament of the same card game played to fund the PSJ.(2) If licensees stop operating card games or fail to maintain a va…

(1) If a dispute arises involving the outcome of a player-supported jackpot (PSJ), Class F or house-banked licensees must:(a) Preserve the video recording, the winning hand and remaining deck, and all records for the game where the dispute occurred; and(b) Document all informatio…

(1) House-banked card game licensees must:(a) Adopt internal controls in the format we require; and(b) Ensure that all games are closely controlled and operated in accordance with gambling laws, our rules, and the house-banked card game licensee's internal controls (ICs); and(c) …

General accountability requirements.(1) House-banked card game licensees must have a system of internal controls including, at least:(a) Accounting controls - Include the licensee's plan, procedures, and records concerned with the safeguarding of assets and the reliability of fin…

(1) "Incompatible functions" means job duties that place an employee or department in a position to commit and conceal errors or wrongdoings in the normal course of his or her duties.(2) Anyone who records a transaction and has access to the assets related to that transaction is …

(1) House-banked card game licensees must submit proposed changes to their internal controls in writing to us and receive our written approval before making any changes.(2) Licensees may change the card games they offer by submitting the change to their internal controls in writi…

"Gambling operations department manager" means a card room employee who is responsible for managing all card game operations.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-445, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]

"Shift manager" means a card room employee who is responsible for all card game operations during a given shift. The shift manager reports to the gambling operations department manager.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-450, filed 4/10/07, eff…

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 wageri…

House-banked card room licensees must ensure that they have sufficient funds available to redeem all chips and pay out all prizes including, but not limited to, progressive jackpot prizes, house jackpot prizes, and odds-based prizes. Failure to keep funds to cash in chips, pay pr…