Washington Administrative Code

(1) We follow the processes explained in RCW 9.46.231 when we seize gambling devices.(2) The item seized is forfeited to the state unless a claimant is able to prove the device is:(a) Not a gambling device; or(b) An antique gambling device as defined by RCW 9.46.235.[Statutory Au…

(1) "Summary suspension" means immediately taking a license or permit from a person or organization which prevents them from operating or conducting gambling activities.(2) The commission delegates its authority to the director to issue an order to summarily suspend any license o…

(1) When the director summarily suspends a license or permit, the affected licensee or permittee may petition for a "stay of suspension" as explained in RCW 34.05.467 and 34.05.550(1).(2) We must receive the petition in writing within fifteen days of service of the summary suspen…

(1) Any party may petition the commissioners for review of an initial order to stay a summary suspension. The commissioners must receive the request for review in writing within twenty days of service of the order. If no party requests a hearing review within twenty days of servi…

(1) Any person may petition the commission for a declaratory order with respect to the applicability to specified circumstances of a rule, order, or statute enforceable by the agency. The petition must set forth facts and reasons on which the petitioner relies to show:(a) That un…

(1) Any person may petition the commission to adopt, change, or repeal a rule in Title 230 WAC. The petition must contain enough information so the commissioners and the public can understand the proposal.(2) All persons must follow the requirements explained in RCW 34.05.330 for…

(1) If not submitted on standard forms, petitions for rule making must follow the requirements of RCW 34.05.330(4) and include:(a) Commission name; and(b) The reasons for:(i) Adopting a new rule; or(ii) Amending an existing rule; or(iii) Repealing an existing rule.(2) When someon…

(1) A manufacturer or its designee is required to submit electronic or mechanical gambling equipment for evaluation during rule making when the commission is considering taking action to adopt, change, or repeal a rule in order to authorize use of the gambling equipment.(2) When …

Petitioners may get a "petition for rule-making form" from:(1) The office of financial management; or(2) Our administrative office during regular business hours; or(3) Our website at www.wsgc.wa.gov.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-21-156 (Order 615), § 230-17-195, file…

(1) Petitioners must fax, email, or mail petitions for rule change to the rules coordinator at our administrative office.(2) We consider a petition submitted when we receive it at our administrative office.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 07-21-156 (Order 615), § 230-17-20…

Participants may be required to place a telephone call to enter a promotional contest of chance, but additional fees such as those for a 1-900 number are "consideration" and are not authorized.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 06-22-052 (Order 603), § 230-18-005, filed 10/2…

A business may offer a promotional contest of chance (PCOC) that is similar to bingo, commonly referred to as "no fee bingo."(1) A business must not:(a) Charge participants a direct or indirect fee to participate in the PCOC. Indirect fees include, but are not limited to, cover c…

(1) A business may use promotional game cards similar to pull-tabs as part of a promotional contest of chance (PCOC) if the game cards:(a) Are readily distinguishable from other pull-tabs sold in the state of Washington; and(b) Are designed and manufactured for a specific PCOC; a…

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure the Washington state gambling commission complies with the Public Records Act, chapter 42.56 RCW and the Criminal Records Privacy Act, chapter 10.97 RCW.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070 and 10.97.080. WSR 12-23-043 (Order 681), § 230-21-…

All public records of the commission are available for public inspection and copying unless the law provides otherwise. The location of the records and times they are available are:(1) Location of public records - All public records of the commission are located at our administra…

The director designates the public records officers in charge of our public records. These persons must be located in our main administrative offices. Public records officers are responsible for:(1) Implementing our rules regarding the release of public records;(2) Coordinating t…

According to chapter 42.56 RCW, members of the public may inspect, copy, or get copies of public records if they comply with the following procedures:(1) Make a request in writing on the form we require and have available at our administrative office; and(2) Present the form at o…

(1) There is no fee for the inspection of public records.(2) Pursuant to RCW 42.56.120(2), we are not calculating all actual costs for copying records because to do so would be unduly burdensome for the following reasons:(a) We do not have the resources to conduct a study to dete…

With all denials of requests for public records, we provide a written statement explaining the reason for the denial. The statement includes: (1) The specific exemption that authorizes us to withhold the record; and (2) A brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the reco…

We are a law enforcement and regulatory agency and a licensing agency.(1) Individuals may inspect the public records at the administrative offices where we file and maintain the records. An authorized member of our staff must accompany and observe the inspection. (2) We will deny…

You may inspect your criminal history record information (CHRI) held by us at our administrative office, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, except for legal holidays. You must request your CHRI in writing on the form we require. CHRI is defined in RCW 10.97.030.…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a centralized, statewide self-exclusion program, administered by the commission, allowing a person with a gambling problem or gambling disorder to voluntarily exclude themselves from licensed house-banked card rooms and participating tr…

The following definitions apply only to this chapter:(1) "Licensee" means a house-banked card room licensee.(2) "Participant" means a person who has enrolled in the voluntary self-exclusion program.(3) "Self-exclusion list" means a list maintained by the commission of persons who…

(1) Any person may request to be placed on the self-exclusion list voluntarily excluding themselves from house-banked card room licensees:(a) In person at our office, 4565 7th Avenue S.E., Lacey, Washington 98503, or at a house-banked card room licensee by:(i) Submitting a comple…

(1) At the time of enrollment, the participant must select a period of enrollment for self-exclusion:(a) One year;(b) Three years;(c) Five years; or(d) Ten years.(2) The enrollment period selected begins and the participant is considered enrolled:(a) Upon receipt of the form by m…

Participants who voluntarily self-exclude acknowledge the following during the period of enrollment:(1) The ultimate responsibility to limit access to all house-banked card rooms and participating tribal gaming facilities within the state remains theirs alone; and(2) The self-exc…

(1) Personal information submitted by a participant under the self-exclusion program is exempt from public disclosure under the Public Records Act and may not be disseminated for any purpose other than the administration of the self-exclusion program or as otherwise permitted by …

Each licensee must:(1) Make available to all patrons the self-exclusion form developed and provided by us; and(2) Accept completed self-exclusion forms, including:(a) Verifying the participant's identity as required on the form; and(b) Forwarding the form to us within 72 hours of…

We may enter into mutual sharing agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes or tribal enterprises that own gambling operations or facilities with class III gaming compacts who wish to voluntarily participate in the self-exclusion program.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070…

Commission staff must report within 12 months of the effective date of these rules and then annually thereafter on the efficacy of the self-exclusion program.[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070 and 9.46.071. WSR 22-05-019, § 230-23-040, filed 2/4/22, effective 5/1/22.]

The purpose of this chapter shall be to ensure compliance by the office of the governor with the provisions of chapter 1, Laws of 1973 (Initiative 276), Disclosure—Campaign finances—Lobbying—Records; and in particular with sections 25-32 of the act, dealing with public records.[O…

(1) "Public record" includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of government or the performance of any governmental or proprietary function prepared, owned, used or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.(2) "…

(1) The office of the governor is an administrative and staff support agency consisting of the governor and the governor's personal professional staff, whose mission is to assist the governor in the exercise of his duties, responsibilities, and authority as provided in the consti…

The governor is ultimately responsible for decisions, policies and operations of the office. Procedures of the office are both formal and informal and may or may not directly involve the governor at any one time. Staff personnel operate in generally defined spheres of activity, b…

All public records of the office as defined in WAC 240-06-020 are deemed to be available for public inspection and copying pursuant to these rules, except as otherwise provided by section 31, chapter 1, Laws of 1973 and WAC 240-06-100.[Order 73-1, § 240-06-050, filed 8/31/73.]

The office's public records shall be in charge of the public records officer designated by the office. The public records officer shall be responsible for the following: The implementation of the office's rules and regulations regarding release of public records, coordinating the…

Public records shall be available for inspection and copying during the customary office hours of the office. For the purposes of this chapter, the customary office hours shall be from 9:00 a.m. to noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holid…

In accordance with requirements of chapter 1, Laws of 1973, that agencies prevent unreasonable invasions of privacy, protect the public records from damage or disorganization, and prevent excessive interference with essential functions of the agency, public records may be inspect…

No fee shall be charged for the inspection of public records. The office may charge a fee for providing copies of public records and for use of the office copy equipment. This charge shall be the amount necessary to reimburse the office for its actual equipment and manpower costs…

(1) The office reserves the right to determine that a public record requested in accordance with the procedures outlined in WAC 240-06-050 is exempt under the provisions of section 31, chapter 1, Laws of 1973.(2) In addition, pursuant to section 26, chapter 1, Laws of 1973, the o…

(1) Any person who objects to the denial of a request for a public record may petition for prompt review of such decision by tendering a written request for review to the public records officer. The written request shall specifically refer to the written statement by the public r…

The public records officer shall take all reasonable steps and impose appropriate conditions on the inspection and copying of public records so as to protect such records and to preserve the integrity of other proper activities of the office. Inspection or copying shall be denied…

(1) As authorized by section 26(3) of chapter 1, Laws of 1973 (Initiative 276), the office claims an exemption from the requirement to maintain an index of current records. The scope of constitutional and statutory responsibilities of the governor may embrace the complete range o…

(1) In accordance with RCW 41.04.035, 41.04.036 and 41.04.230 and in order to implement Executive Orders EO 84-13 and EO 84-15 a committee is established to conduct a single, annual, consolidated effort to secure funds for distribution to agencies engaged in charitable and public…

(1) The following rules are promulgated to implement a payroll deduction plan for the efficient, long-term collection of voluntary employee contributions to qualifying charitable, human health and welfare organizations. By establishing a uniform policy toward charitable fund rais…

(1) Committee - The Washington state employee combined fund drive committee described in WAC 240-10-010.(2) State employee combined fund drive campaign - An arrangement by which the committee provides one or more other participating organizations with the opportunity to receive f…

(1) Basic standards.(a) Federal exemption. Each charitable organization must submit a copy of the Internal Revenue Service determination letter indicating that it is an exempt organization under Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c)(3), or is a governmental entity receiving chari…

In addition to meeting the requirements set out in WAC 240-10-040, each federated organization (umbrella organization) must demonstrate the following:(1) Scope. It is representative of its constituent parts. While it may not accept responsibility for the exact nature of program o…

Using the information supplied under this chapter and the standards set forth in WAC 240-10-040 and 240-10-050, the committee will determine which agencies and which federated organizations are eligible to participate in annual state employee combined fund drive campaigns. Any ag…

(1) Once approved for participation, any health and welfare agency or federated organization may be decertified and disqualified from participation in the state employee combined fund drive campaign by majority vote of the committee for any one or more of the following reasons:(a…