Washington Administrative Code

A provisional license temporarily authorizes a lottery retailer to conduct the sale of tickets pending processing of the general license.(1) The director may issue a provisional license to an applicant for a general license after receipt of a person's fully completed lottery reta…

(1) The director may issue a promotional license for a marketing promotion for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty days for the sale of scratch and/or draw game tickets.(2) The director may establish financial and criminal history or other criteria for the issuance of a pro…

(1) A charge of twenty-five dollars shall be assessed for each license application submitted to the lottery. This charge is to offset the lottery's processing costs incident to licensure.(2) All fees established in this section or other sections of this Title 315 WAC, are not ref…

The payment of a fee with a check which for any reason is not promptly paid by the drawee bank shall be grounds for immediate denial of an application for the license, or for the suspension or revocation of a license issued for which the fee is due. The director may add the bank …

Pursuant to lottery rules and policy, lottery retailers shall comply with state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination against and requiring accessibility for persons with disabilities including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and chapter 49.…

(1) The director may issue a license to any person to act as a lottery retailer who meets the eligibility criteria established by chapter 67.70 RCW, and these rules.(2) Before issuing a license, the director may consider:(a) The financial responsibility and security of the person…

(1) The director shall deny a lottery retailer license to any applicant whose credit is found to be poor as defined in this section.(2) The director may grant a lottery retailer license to an applicant whose credit is rated as marginal or minimum as defined in this section. Provi…

The lottery may report any part of a retailer's credit information to a credit bureau or agency which is a clearinghouse for information regarding credit history.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 98-20-013, § 315-04-105, filed 9/25/98, effective 10/26/98.]

Any license issued by the director is personal to the lottery retailer and may not be transferred to another person except in the event of the death or incapacity of licensee as provided in WAC 315-04-130.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 86-01-060 (Order 83), § 315-04-120…

Every change of business name or change of location without a change of ownership of a lottery retailer must be reported to the lottery prior to the change. The lottery shall review the change considering standard licensing criteria and compliance with WAC 315-04-090. Upon the lo…

(1) In the event of the proven incapacity, death, receivership, bankruptcy, or assignment for benefit of creditors of any lottery retailer, upon approval of the director, the license may be transferred to a court appointed or court confirmed guardian, executor or administrator, r…

(1) Every change of business structure of a person to whom a license has been issued must be reported to the lottery prior to the change. A change of business structure shall mean the change from one form of business organization to another, such as from sole proprietorship to pa…

The possession of a license issued by the director to any person to act as a lottery retailer in any capacity does not entitle that person to sell tickets or obtain materials for any particular game.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040 (1), (3) and 67.70.040. WSR 07-11-154, § 315-…

Lottery retailers shall display lottery point-of-sale material approved by the director in a manner which is readily seen by and available to the public. Upon request, the director may make additional point-of-sale materials available to lottery retailers at no cost or at such co…

(1) Every lottery retailer shall make the purchase of tickets convenient and readily accessible to the public.(2) Unless otherwise agreed by the director in writing, each lottery retailer shall make tickets available for sale during its normal business hours at the location desig…

(1)(a) Upon acceptance of a pack of instant tickets from the director, the retailer shall be responsible for the condition and security of the pack. The retailer shall hold the pack in its own safekeeping until it is ready to begin sale of the pack. Immediately prior to beginning…

(1) Lottery retailers shall be entitled to a discount on the retail price of the instant game tickets. The commission must approve the discount paid to the retailers.(2) Lottery retailers authorized to sell draw game tickets shall be entitled to a discount on the total of gross d…

The director may deny an application for or suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to these rules if:(1) The applicant, lottery retailer, or any employee or representative of the lottery retailer:(a) Fails to meet or maintain the eligibility criteria for license applicatio…

Unless otherwise specified in the final decision or order, the director shall not grant a license based on reapplication less than ninety days following the agency's final decision or order of denial or revocation under WAC 315-04-200.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040 (1), (3).…

(1) Upon termination, revocation, or suspension of a lottery retailer's license for any reasons whatsoever, the lottery retailer must, by a date designated by the director, render a final lottery accounting and surrender all lottery property, as well as unsold lottery tickets whi…

(1) The director may permit any lottery retailer who has been issued a general or provisional license to sell tickets in locations other than that specified on its license and to employ persons to make such sales provided that:(a) A lottery retailer requesting a "limited off prem…

(1) The director is authorized to license as lottery retailers businesses which are operated by federally recognized Indian tribes, or operated upon lands subject to the jurisdiction of such Indian tribes, if the tribal council of the tribe having jurisdiction has passed an ordin…

The director shall conduct only those types of games which are authorized by these rules and meet the criteria set forth herein.[Statutory Authority: 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7. WSR 82-21-040 (Order 5), § 315-06-010, filed 10/15/82.]

Lottery retailers are authorized, as limited by WAC 315-04-140, to sell tickets directly to the public.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040(1). WSR 26-01-111, s 315-06-020, filed 12/16/25, effective 1/16/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 89-12-042 (Order 116), § 315-06-0…

Each lottery retailer is to conform to the instructions and requirements established by the director for the delivery and return of tickets, the location and display of lottery materials, the conduct of a specific game, and other lottery business.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.0…

(1) The lottery retailer's purchase price for each pack of instant tickets shall be the retail price of the pack less the retailer discount authorized by the commission.(2) Lottery retailers shall make payment to the lottery by electronic funds transfer (EFT).(3) The director sha…

(1) The estimated probability of purchasing a winning ticket shall be conspicuously displayed on:(a) The tickets for a specific game;(b) All printed promotional and advertising materials for a specific game including, but not limited to, brochures, posters, billboards, placards, …

(1) Tickets may be sold by the lottery or by any person who is issued a license to act as a lottery retailer at the location specified on the license, subject to the director's authority as set forth in chapter 67.70 RCW, and these rules.(2) No sales of lottery tickets shall be m…

No lottery retailer may sell a ticket at a price greater or less than that established in accordance with these rules. Service charges, convenience fees, or other charges in addition to the ticket price are prohibited.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040(1). WSR 26-01-111, s 315-0…

In purchasing a ticket, the purchaser agrees to comply with chapter 67.70 RCW, these rules, the final decisions of the director, and all procedures established by the director for the conduct of games.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 08-11-043, § 315-06-070, filed 5/14/08…

No Washington state lottery retailer shall sell, and no purchaser shall purchase, a ticket or combination of draw game lottery tickets that would guarantee the purchaser a jackpot or grand prize.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040(1). WSR 26-01-111, s 315-06-075, filed 12/16/25, …

Certain purchases of tickets, acceptance of things of economic value and winning and sharing of prizes, are prohibited as follows:(1) Members of the commission and employees of the lottery, or any spouse, child, brother, sister, or parent residing as a member of the same househol…

Plays may only be entered manually using the lottery terminal keypad or lottery vending machine, or by means of a play slip provided by the lottery and hand-marked by the player. Retailers shall not permit the use of facsimiles of play slips, copies of play slips, or other materi…

Instant video games that pay out prizes, either by skill or chance, shall not be used in the conduct of games pursuant to RCW 67.70.040 (1)(a).[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040(1). WSR 26-01-111, s 315-06-090, filed 12/16/25, effective 1/16/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.04…

The director has the authority to conduct promotional contests of chance for the enhancement of ticket sales.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 91-20-062, § 315-06-095, filed 9/25/91, effective 10/26/91.]

Online data-processing ticket vending terminals for use by lottery retailers in the issuing of tickets may be used in the conduct of games.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 86-01-060 (Order 83), § 315-06-100, filed 12/16/85. Statutory Authority: 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7. WSR 82-…

The director reserves the right upon thirty days' notice to the lottery retailer to convert any licensed location from a manual-type operation to an online data processing ticket vending terminal operation and from a vending terminal operation on either a rental or purchase basis…

When the sales for a draw game jackpot overlap two fiscal years, any fiscal reporting discrepancy between the statutory requirement that payment of prizes not be less than forty-five percent of gross annual revenue and the preparation of an annual financial statement using genera…

(1) The director may designate claim centers for the filing of prize claims, and the location of such centers shall be publicized from time to time by the director.(2) A claim shall be entered in the name of one claimant, which shall be either a natural person, association, corpo…

(1) In the case of a petition for an order or an amended order for the voluntary assignment of a prize, a copy of a petition shall be served on the director of the lottery or designee, in addition to service on the attorney general, no later than 10 days before any hearing or ent…

(1) The terms used in RCW 67.70.255 and these regulations are defined as follows:(a) Creditor - Any state agency or political subdivision of this state that maintains records of debts owed to the state or political subdivision, or that the state is authorized to enforce or collec…

(1) All prizes or a portion thereof which remain unpaid at the time of an individual prize winner's death shall be payable to the court appointed representative of the prize winner's estate once satisfactory evidence of said representative appointment has been presented to the di…

Each lottery retailer may be required to file with the director periodic reports of its respective receipts and transactions in the sale of tickets in such form as approved by the director.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 94-03-020, § 315-06-170, filed 1/7/94, effective 2…

(1) Tickets erroneously printed or in any way mutilated when received by a lottery retailer must be returned by the lottery retailer immediately to the director. Credit may be allowed for said tickets but only if the authenticity of the tickets can be reasonably determined by the…

All tickets once returned by a lottery retailer may not be reissued without prior approval of the director.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 86-01-060 (Order 83), § 315-06-200, filed 12/16/85. Statutory Authority: 1982 2nd ex.s. c 7. WSR 82-21-040 (Order 5), § 315-06-200, …

(1) The director shall be the chief law enforcement officer, pursuant to chapter 67.70 RCW, for the purposes of enforcing such chapter, and the penal laws of this state relating to the conduct of or participation in lottery activities.(2) The director shall appoint in accordance …

(1) The voluntary self-exclusion program is established for the purpose of allowing persons to exclude themselves from lottery play and related activities. Each person who enrolls in the voluntary self-exclusion program acknowledges that it is their responsibility to refrain from…

(1) At the outset of each biennium, the commission shall determine by resolution the following:(a) The total amount of moneys which may be transferred from the state lottery account to the state's general fund and to the lottery administrative account, pursuant to legislative app…

The director shall present to the revenue forecast council periodic revenue projections made by the commission consistent with the executive budget.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040. WSR 90-11-040, § 315-08-020, filed 5/10/90, effective 6/10/90.]

The director may transfer and expend moneys as the director deems appropriate within the totals determined pursuant to WAC 315-08-010 and shall perform all functions necessary for the administration and operation of the state lottery account.[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.70.040(1)…