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Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 WSR 06-24-052 WSR 06-24-052 Current Rule WAC 230-40-600 Authorization procedures for player-supported jackpots. New Rule WAC 23015-365 Getting approval for player-supported jackpots. Current Rule WAC 230-40-801 Interruption of card games—Preoperational review and evaluation required— Procedures—House-banking. New Rule WAC 230-15-545 Interruption of card games for more than seven days. Current Rule WAC 230-40-805 Progressive jackpot prizes—Procedures—Restrictions—House-banking. New Rule WAC 230-15-710 Permanently removing a progressive jackpot or a portion of a progressive jackpot from play. Current Rule WAC 230-40-810 House-banked card games—Odds based wagers—Prizes—Restrictions—Procedures. New Rule WAC 230-15-490 Limiting payouts for odds-based wagers. Current Rule WAC 230-40-823 Financial audits and reviews required—House-banking. New Rule WAC 23015-740 Preparing required financial statements. Current Rule WAC 230-40-865 Distributing chips and coins to tables—Requests and fills—House-banking. New Rule WAC 230-15-510 Transferring chips and coin to the gambling tables. Current Rule WAC 230-40-870 Removing chips and coins from tables—Requests and credits—House-banking. New Rule WAC 230-15-530 Completing the credit process. Current Rule WAC 230-40-895 Key control—Housebanking. New Rule WAC 230-15-635 Electronic key control systems. When a business is licensed, the business is given a packet of forms which it uses to administer the card room. Some of these forms must be used; others are model forms which the licensee may convert to their own use. Much of the information in the "laundry lists" in the rules is repeated verbatim on the application and administration forms. Repeating it in the rule is unnecessary. The new rules remove these "laundry lists" to simplify the process of filling out the records. Card game licensees no longer have to look up the rule to ensure that they are properly completing their records; instead, they can complete the form in their card room packet and know that they have completed the records correctly. Many of the rules in current chapter 230-40 WAC are "laundry lists" that repeat verbatim the information that is required of licensees on agency forms. Staff is recommending removing the detailed lists of required information included in the WAC rules and adding the phrase, "in the format we require." Current Rules: WAC 230-40-010 Rules of play for all card games, 230-40-052 Daily records—Card games, 23008-160 Semiannual activity reports by operators of social and public card rooms, 230-40-800 Operating rules for housebanked card games, 230-40-830 Cashier's cage—Requirements—House-banking, 230-40-845 Procedures for exchange of checks submitted by gaming patrons at cashier's cage, 230-40-870 Removing chips and coins from tables— Requests and credits—House-banking, and 230-40-875 Closing gaming tables—House-banking. The current rule defines "guest" by referring to the liquor control board's authorized guest card. We propose changing this rule to align it with our definition of "full and regular membership" in a charitable or nonprofit organization which PROPOSED RULES GAMBLING COMMISSION [Filed December 1, 2006, 2:52 p.m.] Original Notice. Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 0607-111. Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: New chapter 230-15 WAC. Hearing Location(s): Red Lion Hotel, 2300 Evergreen Park Drive, Olympia, WA 98502, (360) 943-4000, on March 9, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. Date of Intended Adoption: March 9, 2007. Submit Written Comments to: Susan Arland, Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 42400, Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail Susana@wsgc.wa.gov, fax (360) 486-3625, by March 1, 2007. Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Shirley Corbett by March 1, 2007, TTY (360) 486-3637 or (360) 486-3447. Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The gambling commission is rewriting its rules manual using plain English techniques. The rules manual has been divided into sections and is being rewritten a section at a time. Attached are rules relating to card games. These rules are written in plain talk and now numbered as chapter 230-15 WAC. Any changes to rules that are more than a rewrite to plain English, sustentative changes, are explained below. Directors have for a number of years delegated those decision-making duties to the deputy director, assistant directors, administrators, supervisors, special agents, and staff. In several of the rules the director or director's designee approves or takes an action. We have reevaluated the rules with these director delegations with director day and made policy decisions about which of them require the director to become involved and which may be delegated to commission staff. Current Rule WAC 230-40-010 Rules of play in all card games. New Rule WAC 230-15-030 Authorized nonhouse-banked card games, 230-15-035 Requirements for authorized card games, 230-15-040 Authorizing new games or changing game rules, and 230-15-045 Withdrawing approved card game. Current Rule WAC 230-40-050 Fees for nonhousebanked card games—Assessment and collection—Maximum fees. New Rule WAC 230-15-075 Card game fees for nonhouse-banked card games. Current Rule WAC 230-40-070 Licensee to furnish all cards, chips and other services. New Rule WAC 230-15-100 Providing cards and chips in card rooms. Current Rule WAC 230-40-400 Hours for card games—Procedures for changing hours. New Rule WAC 230-15-025 Hours of play. Current Rule WAC 230-40-505 Rules of play for social card games—Display—Availability for review. New Rule WAC 230-15-065 Enforcement of card game rules of play and 230-15-485 Standards for electronic facsimiles of cards. [1] Proposed WSR 06-24-052 Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 is set out in the new licensing rules at WAC 230-03-140. We removed that reference to guest and added our own definition because the liquor control board no longer issues guest cards. WAC 230-40-070 Licensee to furnish all cards, chips and other services. WAC 230-15-100 Providing cards and chips in card rooms. We propose removing "that business day" from the text because there's no practical way to enforce the rule unless we search everyone leaving the premises. There was a typographical error in the packet last month and the words we meant to be stricken were left in. I corrected that mistake with this packet's version. WAC 230-02-420 Social card room and 230-02-430 Guest. New Rule WAC 230-15-015 "Charitable and nonprofit social card room" and "guest" defined. Licensees are already complying with the requirements for cash on hand. This change would make that compliance mandatory and align the rules with the actual practice of agents and licensees. We propose relocating this rule into the "general card room rules" section of the chapter instead of having it only in the house-banked card room rules section. We suggest this change because the minimum cash on hand requirements should be a requirement for all card game licensees, not just house-banked licensees. WAC 230-40-080 Person not to bring their own cards or chips. WAC 230-15-105 Only authorized cards or chips may be used. We propose including subsection (6) stating that licensees must "count each transaction for the purchase of chips as a separate transaction; for example, do not allow a player's check to be altered after it is exchanged for chips." We want to emphasize that checks, once received by the cashier, cannot be altered. Players must write a second check if they want to buy more chips later, instead of altering a check already received at the cashier's cage. We are clarifying original rule language about separate transactions for each purchase. WAC 230-40-833 Cashier's bank and minimum bankroll—House-banking. New Rule WAC 230-15-050 Minimum cash on hand requirements. We put in these priorities to explain the precedence when resolving disputes. The original rule states that the applicability of rules of play is determined by these priorities and lists the four priorities. We changed the language of the rule to emphasize that the order of priority is how we will enforce rules of play. WAC 230-40-070 Licensee to furnish all cards, chips and other services. WAC 230-15-150 Selling and redeeming chips. We propose removing this rule entirely because this rule was combined with rules covering the licensing of card room employees and now appears in WAC 230-03-265 of the licensing chapter. WAC 230-40-505 Rules of play for social card games— Display—Availability for review. WAC 230-15-065 Enforcement of card game rules of play. We propose removing this rule entirely. No game rules would allow licensees to change the method of wagering in the middle of a hand or game, so we felt the rule was unnecessary. We also have alternative ways to enforce this concept: We would not approve a game in the future that allowed wagering methods to change in mid-hand or midgame. WAC 230-02-415 Card room employee defined. When the house-banked card game license was introduced in 2000, we stopped enforcing the requirement for employers to post these photos because of safety and privacy concerns of card room employee licensees. It is also impractical to require licensees to post the photos of eighty to ninety employees. We propose removing the requirement that photos of card room employees be posted in the card room. Licensees must, however, have photos of the employees on site and available for inspection. WAC 230-40-140 Change in method of wagering prohibited. When the rule was passed in 2000, we tried to leave the regulation broad so that we could allow for possible changes in method. No one has submitted a request for another method of collection. If one were submitted, it would require a rule change. There are no standards to determine what method of collection the director should allow. Going through the rules change process is a better method to evaluate any new collection methods. We took out a sentence that stated that the director could authorize alternative methods of collection. We have not authorized an alternative method of collection beyond a period of time, per hand, or rake fee. WAC 230-40-450 Pictures to be posted with employee licenses. WAC 230-15-170 Photos of card room employees required. We are proposing a change to the amount of time within which staff must receive notice of a card room employee terminating employment. The original rule required licensees report to us "not later than 5 p.m. on the seventh day" after the card room employee terminates employment. We have changed that to "within ten days of the employee terminating." We have attempted in other rules to standardize the timing of reporting by requiring notice within thirty days, or when thirty days is not reasonable, ten days. In this case, thirty days is not a reasonable amount of time because field staff needs to know who is working in a particular location at a given time. The change is less restrictive than the previous rule and provides a reasonable amount of time for the licensee to WAC 230-40-050 Fees for nonhouse-banked card games—Assessment and collection—Maximum fees. WAC 230-15-080 Authorized fees and authorized methods of collection. We propose including Class B and Class C charitable or nonprofit card game licensees in this rule because these classes were inadvertently left out of the original rule. All card game licensees, except for Class D, must provide cards and chips and may not charge players for these. Proposed [2] Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 respond. Seven days have been the standard since the rules were passed in 2000. WSR 06-24-052 pose removing portions of this rule entirely because this restriction is in RCW 9.46.0351; therefore, we do not need to repeat it in the WAC. WAC 230-04-142 Notification to the commission upon beginning, terminating, or changing employment—Public card room employees. WAC 230-15-175 Reporting card room employees no longer working. In the original rule, we required licensees to notify local law enforcement of cheating immediately. In the new rule, we have added that licensees must also report cheating to us within three days. This change matches the current field requirements. WAC 230-40-500 Unlicensed charitable and nonprofit card games—Authority—House rules to be developed and posted. We propose removing this rule entirely because posting a fee schedule is handled in the section on house rules and does not need to be repeated here. WAC 230-40-315 No food or drink sales on time basis in card room. We are proposing to change the requirement for when monthly records must be printed or backed up in a permanent form from "on a periodic basis" to a less ambiguous length of time: Once per month. WAC 230-40-050 Fees for nonhouse-banked card games—Assessment and collection—Maximum fees. In October 2004, a rule change was erroneously made to WAC 230-40-625. We are using this opportunity to correct the use of multiplex and quad recording devices in required surveillance. We have combined the surveillance requirements for both Class F and house-banked licensees into one section and merged most of the rules. This particular rule change makes consistent the requirements for when and where licensees may use multiplex and quad recording devices. The current WAC 230-40-625 states that multiplexing and quad recording devices may not be used in required surveillance, when in actuality, they may be used on certain required areas. WAC 230-08-010 Monthly records and 230-40-052 Daily records—Card games. WAC 230-15-190 Preparing card room records. Licensees routinely use a sign up log to determine which players will participate in a tournament. Licensees often have more players signed up than they have seats in the tournament. A licensee may use a drawing to determine who will be allowed to play. However, after the tournament has begun, licensees may not use a drawing to fill an extra seat. We are proposing the addition of a rule interpretation language that states, "After the tournament has begun, card game licensees must not conduct a drawing to decide who will fill an extra seat." Addressing rule interpretations was a goal of the rules simplification project. Our goal is to write clearer WACs and eliminate the need for rule interpretations. WAC 230-40-625 Closed circuit television system—Class F card rooms and 230-40-825 Closed circuit television system—House-banking. WAC 230-15-300 Using multiplex and quad recording devices in required surveillance. We have combined the surveillance requirements for both Class F and house-banked licensees into one section and merged most of the rules. This particular rule change requires that licensees keep a surveillance room sign-in log to document anyone entering or leaving the surveillance room. The previous rule required an employee sign-in log. Informally, a visitor's sign-in log was used in the surveillance room as well. We are combining both logs to improve consistency and accuracy of the log. WAC 230-40-050 Fees for nonhouse-banked games and 230-40-055 Card tournaments for fee and prizes— Reporting requirements. WAC 230-15-225 Tournament rules and prizes. We are proposing the addition of a rule interpretation that states that owners of card rooms may hold tournaments that restrict entry to certain groups as long as they post all the restrictions on entry in the tournament rules. Addressing rule interpretations was a goal of the rules simplification project. Our goal is to replace all rule interpretations with clearer WACs. WAC 230-40-625 Closed circuit television system—Class F card rooms and 230-40-825 Closed circuit television system—House-banking. WAC 230-15-325 Surveillance room sign-in log. We are proposing the removal of subsection (1)(e) of the current rule which includes requirements that security and surveillance be established in the internal controls. We also added subsection (3), "Licensees and all card room employees must follow the internal controls at all times." Class F card game licensees are not required to have a separate security department and surveillance requirements for Class F licensees are covered in other rules. Repeating these requirements here is redundant. The additional requirement for Class F licensees and card room employees to follow internal controls adds to the consistency of enforcement for card game licensees. WAC 230-40-250 Licensee to prevent cheating in card games. WAC 230-15-185 Preventing cheating in card games. We propose removing this rule entirely. Licensees may now give away food and nonalcoholic drinks without charge now according to WAC 230-06-035 (formerly WAC 230-12050) which the commission passed earlier as part of the rules simplification project. WAC 230-40-055 Card tournaments for fee and prizes— Reporting requirements. Customer appreciation. WAC 230-15-235 Exclusive tournament entry as customer appreciation. The original rule was passed in 1974 and, in many cases, rules like this one repeat the language of the statute. We pro[3] Proposed WSR 06-24-052 Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 WAC 230-40-615 Nonhouse-banked card games— Administrative and accounting control structure—Organization. WAC 230-15-335 Internal controls. We propose removing this section of the rule entirely. The restrictions contained in this section are covered in other rules. WAC 230-40-610 Player-supported jackpots—Restrictions—Manner of conducting—Approval. WAC 230-15405 Paying out prizes on a player-supported jackpot. In this rule, we added the phrase "prize fund custodian" to subsections (2) and (3) of the text. Because of the important restrictions on owners and card room employees playing in player-supported jackpots set out in this rule, we're certain that prize fund custodians are also meant to be restricted. WAC 230-40-830 Cashier's cage—Requirements— House-banking. We are suggesting a change to the final section of this rule. It formerly said, "This assessment shall be separately collected using the rake method." We have changed it to say, "Licensees must use either the chip rack or drop box method to collect these funds." Rake is a type of fee; chip rack or drop box are the collection methods. We are attempting to clarify the terms we use in the card game rules and this change uses those rules in a more consistent manner. WAC 230-40-610 Player-supported jackpots—Restrictions—Manner of conducting—Approval. WAC 230-15410 Owners, prize fund custodians, and card room employees participating in player-supported jackpots. Previously, we had no instructions about what licensees must do if a taxing authority seized all or part of a player-supported jackpot to cover unpaid gambling or other taxes. Adding this rule interpretation brings the rule in line with current practice about tax seizure. An existing rule interpretation concerning taxing authorities seizing player-supported jackpot funds was written into this rule. WAC 230-40-610 Player-supported jackpots—Restrictions—Manner of conducting—Approval. WAC 230-15385 Collecting funds for a player-supported jackpot. The restrictions contained in this section are covered in other rules. WAC 230-40-610(10) Player-supported jackpots— Restrictions—Manner of conducting—Approval. WAC 230-15-415 Removing a player-supported jackpot from play. Most times, disputes over player-supported jackpots are resolved without the need for the director to be involved. We wish to give the director the discretion to decide when he or she needs to become involved. A director has only been involved in one resolution in nearly seven years. The new rule reads, "Staff will investigate complaints involving PSJ disputes and the director may issue a written decision which is final." We have changed this portion of the rule to allow the director to decide whether or not to become involved in resolving disputes in player supported jackpots, whereas before the director was obligated to issue a written decision in any dispute in a player-supported jackpot. WAC 230-40-610(9) Player-supported jackpots—Restrictions—Manner of conducting—Approval. We have changed subsection (1) to state that the bank used for player supported jackpots has to be in Washington state. We also define "Washington state depository" as "Washington state bank, mutual savings bank, or credit union" in all the new rules. In subsection (6), we addressed a rule interpretation from June 24, 2005, about transferring funds before the end of the month, and in subsection (7), we added a definition of reconcile. The first change introduces new terminology that will be used from now on in the rules concerning banking institutions. In subsection (6) we are clarifying the rule as the RSP charter calls for. The change to subsection (7) clarifies and codifies the definition of reconcile. WAC 230-40-610 Player-supported jackpots—Restrictions—Manner of conducting—Approval. WAC 230-15420 Resolving disputes over player-supported jackpots. Several of our rules require that licensees make internal controls and other records available to us or to other law enforcement agencies at any time they are requested, but we never had a requirement that the licensee have a copy of the internal controls on site. The addition of this requirement for internal controls will prevent many misunderstandings about internal controls, both between agents and licensees and between licensees and their employees. We require card room employees to know the internal controls concerning their specific functions. If the licensee has to have a copy of the internal controls on site, employees can easily see what their role in maintaining the internal controls is. We are proposing adding a requirement that licensees have a copy of their internal controls on-site at their business premises at all times. The requirement was implied before, but not stated outright. We also added that licensees must follow all the restrictions contained in the Gambling Act. Again, the requirement was implied before, but not stated outright. One goal of the rules simplification project was to repeal rules which repeated the statute and place the emphasis on the statute as our enforcement guideline. These changes reinforce WAC 230-40-608 Deposit requirements—Player-supported jackpot funds. WAC 230-15-400 Accounting for player-supported jackpot funds. This rule was initially passed to make certain that a winning hand was kept on premises for a reasonable amount of time. Licensees could ask for release or could be given a release by commission agents. In the field, however, we found that the release has not been requested and we have never given one, so we're making the change. We have changed the old rule language: "The winning hand and remaining deck shall be maintained on the premises as part of daily card room records for a period of seven days, unless released by a commission agent" to "Licensees must keep the winning hand and remaining deck on the business premises for seven gambling days." As a practical manner, agents never release licensees from keeping the winning hand and deck. Proposed [4] Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 the connection we hope to make with the statute and the WAC rules. WSR 06-24-052 WAC 230-40-800 Operating rules for house-banked card games. We added the word "coin" into subsections (2) and (3) of this rule. The word was inadvertently left out of the original rule. WAC 230-15-425 Internal controls. We are proposing rewriting this rule to include an existing rule interpretation. We are attempting to clarify and strengthen the rule by adding in the requirement that surveillance personnel must report any suspicious or illegal acts they see while operating camera and monitors. The security department will now be responsible for "destroying damaged chips." The accounting department will now be responsible for "control[ing] processes in the count room and cashier's cage." Previously, the requirement to detect and report cheating or other illegal activity was on the surveillance department manager. We have moved that responsibility to the person performing the surveillance. Both destroying chips and controlling the count room processes have been part of the implied duties of those two departments. We are clarifying what has been the case in the field. WAC 230-40-865 Distributing chips and coins to tables— Requests and fills—House-banking. WAC 230-15-510 Transferring chips and coin to the gambling tables. Licensees asked us to review the restrictions on when accounting had to perform the comparisons and reviews of the count. The accounting department at most businesses works a regular 8:00-5:00 day, but the licensees were required to have one accounting person come in over the weekend to check the hard copies of credit and fill slips. We felt that as long as the review was done as soon as accounting returned to work the next business week, we could allow them to postpone it. We removed the words "each day" from subsection (1)(e) of this rule to make it consistent with the change to WAC 230-15-625 which will allow accounting to postpone reviewing the counts that occur when the accounting department is not at work. WAC 230-40-865 Distributing chips and coins to tables— Requests and fills—House-banking. WAC 230-15-520 Requirements for fill/credit slips. We propose removing this rule entirely because the requirements are covered in a number of other rules. WAC 230-40-815 Administrative and accounting control structure—Organization—House-banking. WAC 23015-430 Internal control requirements. Commission rules require that card game licensees submit a changed version of the licensee's complete internal controls if the licensee wished to change a game being offered in their card room. Special agents would review the entire internal controls and go out to the card room to do a review before allowing the change to occur. We are proposing rewriting this rule to include an existing rule interpretation. The rule interpretation allows licensees to submit a changed version of their internal controls and receive a verbal approval for the change from their agent while continuing to operate. With the addition of the rule interpretation to the rule, licensees may now change out games simply by submitting the change to the card game internal controls in writing and getting a verbal approval from the special agent. Special agents then will complete a review of the new game on their next visit to the card room. WAC 230-40-860(2) Table inventories and procedures for opening tables for house-banked card games. The current rule requires us to perform a PORE every time a licensee is closed for more than seven days. Current enforcement practice, however, allows agents some discretion about whether a PORE is necessary. For instance, if a licensee decides to close for a week or two during a slow period in order to perform some remodeling, agents do not need to perform a PORE before that licensee reopens. We propose changing this rule to remove the imperative for staff to perform a preoperational review and evaluation (PORE) any time licensees are closed for seven days or more. This change will align the rule with current enforcement practice. WAC 230-40-801 Interruption of card games—Preoperational review and evaluation required—Procedures— House-banking. WAC 230-15-545 Interruption of card games for more than seven days. Licensees asked us to review the restrictions on who would review the imprest bank because the accounting supervisor is not always present to perform the review. Accounting department personnel, however, are the usual designees to perform the review. We propose changing the rule to match current practice in the card rooms. WAC 230-40-815 Administrative and accounting control structure—Organization—House-banking. WAC 23015-440 Modifying internal controls and changing card games offered. We propose removing the definition of chief executive officer or chief operating officer entirely. Licensees recommended that we remove this definition because the term has largely fallen out of use among licensees. Most card game licensees now employ "general managers" to handle the daily gambling and other operations of the card room. WAC 230-40-833 Cashier's bank and minimum bankroll—House-banking. WAC 230-15-570 Cashier's cage bank requirements. We changed the word "taped" to "recorded" in this rule because many licensees now use digital recording devices which use a hard-drive or other media for surveillance video storage, not tapes. "Taped" implies that the licensee must be WAC 230-40-554 Chief executive officer or chief operations officer defined. We propose removing this rule entirely because the requirements for posting house rules are covered in a number of other rules. [5] Proposed WSR 06-24-052 Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 in the description of what items are held in the storage lockers or cabinets of the surveillance department. This change makes clear that items of evidentiary value remain with the surveillance department until agents are able to recover them. This change will improve the "chain of evidence" when we receive tapes from licensees. using analog recording devices. "Recorded" allows for both analog and digital recording. WAC 230-40-840 Drop boxes—House-banking—Drop box collection method. WAC 230-15-600 Storing drop boxes on closed gambling tables. We have rewritten this rule to include an existing rule interpretation. We are attempting to clarify and strengthen the rule by adding in the requirements about who can serve on a count team. WAC 230-40-895(2) Key control—House-banking. WAC 230-15-665 Keys for the surveillance department. We have rewritten this rule adding the phrases "general manager" and "other authorized person(s)" to the requirements regarding access to the master key control box. This change allows persons other than the direct owner access to the keys during the everyday operation of the card room. This change is made to increase consistency in our use of terms. We have also changed subsection (2) to state, "Keys in this key control box must include:" This change of "may" to "must" in second section resolves a conflict between subsections (2)(e) and (4)(c) in the current rule. WAC 230-40-885(5) Count procedures—House-banking. WAC 230-15-610 Preparing to conduct a count. The original rule stated that the count team must have the count verified by a cashier. We propose changing the rule to match current practice in the card rooms by changing the word "cashier" to "verifier." Many times, the count is verified by someone from the accounting department whose primary duties are not those of a cashier. WAC 230-40-885(6) Count procedures—House-banking. WAC 230-15-620 Concluding the count. Licensees asked us to review the restrictions on when accounting had to perform the comparisons and reviews of the count. The accounting department at most businesses works a regular 8:00-5:00 day, but the licensees were required to have one accounting person come in over the weekend to check the hard copies of credit and fill slips in the whiz machine. We felt that as long as the review was done as soon as accounting returned to work the next working day, we could allow them to postpone it. We added an exception into subsection (2) which allows accounting departments to postpone reviewing the counts that occur when the accounting department is not at work. WAC 230-40-895(2&4) [(2) and (4)] Key control—Housebanking. WAC 230-15-670 Keeping a master key control box. In working with this rule we made three changes: We combined the concepts of removal and discontinuance in the original rule, using the term "removal" throughout the rule. The original rule used both "discontinuance" and "removal" which was confusing. We included a rule interpretation of the WAC which states that the disbursement of a progressive jackpot by tournament is not intended to be a money-making proposition for the licensee; therefore, the tournament must be free of charge. The rule interpretation also stated that the prize may be offered on a different house-banked game with a progressive jackpot, but licensees have requested that we not restrict the game to one that has a progressive jackpot. We saw no regulatory concerns with making this change, so the new rule states that the prize may be offered on any other housebanked card game. WAC 230-40-885(7) Count procedures—House-banking. WAC 230-15-625 Accounting department review of the count. The original rule has become outdated because of changes in technology. We have rewritten this rule to include combinations to combination lock boxes. We are attempting to address the several different types of lockboxes licensees have available to them. WAC 230-40-805 Progressive jackpot prizes—Procedures—Restrictions—House-banking. WAC 230-15-710 Permanently removing a progressive jackpot or a portion of a progressive jackpot from play. Previously, we had no instructions about what licensees must do if a taxing authority seized all or part of a progressive jackpot to cover unpaid gambling or other taxes. Adding this rule interpretation brings the rule in line with current practice about tax seizure. An existing rule interpretation concerning taxing authorities seizing all or a portion of progressive jackpot funds was written into this rule. Tax authorities may seize moneys if back taxes are owed. We then require the licensee to stop operating the jackpot until the licensee has returned the prize money to the progressive jackpot account. WAC 230-40-895(2&4) [(2) and (4)] Key control—Housebanking. WAC 230-15-640 Keeping individual key control boxes for departments. At licensees' suggestion, we have rewritten this rule to include the word "canceled" in describing decks of cards store[d] by the security department. "Canceled" is the word that licensees use when discussing decks of cards that are taken out of play for various reasons and will be marked, drilled, or otherwise defaced so that they cannot be reintroduced into play. Not all card decks are destroyed. Some are canceled and sold or given away. We wanted to align the WAC vocabulary with the usual terms used. There are no regulatory concerns about the process of storing cards waiting to be canceled or destroyed. WAC 230-40-805 Progressive jackpot prizes—Procedures—Restrictions—House-banking. WAC 230-15-715 Tax authorities seizing all, or a portion, of a progressive jackpot. In subsection (3), we added a definition of reconcile. WAC 230-40-895(2) Key control—House-banking. WAC 230-15-655 Keys for the security department. At licensees' suggestion, we have rewritten this rule to include the words "cards, or other items of evidentiary value" Proposed [6] Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 WAC 230-40-808 Deposit requirements for prizes— House-banking. WAC 230-15-720 Deposit and reconciliation requirements for progressive jackpot prizes. We corrected some terminology used in this rule, adding generally accepted accounting standards (GAAS) instead of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in one section and standards for accounting and review services (SSARS) in another. The current version of this rule was passed at the August commission meeting and will be effective January 1, 2007. The rules simplification project version, if passed, will not be effective until January 1, 2008. WSR 06-24-052 NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-010 "Social card games" defined. For the purposes of this chapter, "social card games" means those card games authorized by RCW 9.46.0282. "Card games" and "social card games" mean the same thing in this chapter. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-015 "Charitable and nonprofit social card room" and "guest" defined. "Charitable or nonprofit social card room" means the area of a charitable or nonprofit organization's premises set aside for the playing of social card games by full and regular members and their guests. "Guests" means persons who are not members of a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, but who are allowed to use the facilities of the organization to play card games when accompanied by a regular member of the organization sponsoring the guest. Charitable and nonprofit organizations must not charge guests a fee to play that exceeds the maximum fee set by the commission. WAC 230-40-823 Financial audits and reviews required—House-banking. WAC 230-15-740 Preparing required financial statements. Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.46.070. Statute Being Implemented: Not applicable. Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision. Name of Proponent: Washington state gambling commission, governmental. Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Susan Arland, Rules Coordinator, Lacey, (360) 486-3466; Implementation: Rick Day, Director, Lacey, (360) 4863446; and Enforcement: Sharon Reese, Deputy Director, Lacey, (360) 486-3452. No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A small business economic impact statement has not been prepared pursuant to RCW 19.85.025, and/or the proposed rule change clarifies language of rules without changing the effect. A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. The Washington state gambling commission is not an agency that is statutorily required to prepare a costbenefit analysis under RCW 34.05.328. November 29, 2006 Susan Arland Rules Coordinator NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-020 Approving area of premises for card games. Card game licensees must only operate card games in the specific area of the premises we approve. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-025 Hours of play. (1) Licensees must not allow the use of their premises for card playing between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless we approve different hours. (2) Licensees may request, in writing, different hours of operation. Once the request is received, we will consult with the local law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the licensee's business and with other state agencies involved in regulation of the business. We may allow licensees to adjust closing hours, but licensees must: (a) Open the food and/or drink business being stimulated to the public for business any time licensees are conducting card games; and (b) Have a licensed card room employee on duty and in the licensed card room area at all times during the hours of operation of a Class E, Class F, or house-banked card room; and (c) Observe a four-hour period of closure at the end of each business day before beginning the next period of operation; and (d) Comply with any other terms and conditions we require. (3) We may deny the request for extended hours or revoke hours already approved if the local law enforcement agency or a state agency objects or if we determine that the licensee has violated any provisions of chapter 9.46 RCW, any other commission rule, or any of the terms set forth in subsection (1) of this section. Licensees or others must submit, in writing, all objections to changing a licensee's operating hours or requests to revoke an approved operating schedule. Chapter 230-15 WAC CARD GAME RULES OPERATING A CARD ROOM NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-001 "Public card room" defined. "Public card room" means that area of the commercial stimulant business set aside for the playing of card games. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-005 Requirements for public card games. At any time public card game licensees are conducting card games, they must: (1) Have the food and/or drink business being commercially stimulated open to the public; and (2) For Class E, Class F, or house-banked card rooms, have a licensed card room employee on duty and in the card room area. [7] Proposed WSR 06-24-052 Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 (4) We allow the licensee an opportunity for a brief adjudicative proceeding (BAP) before denying or revoking the licensee's authorization for extended card room hours. An administrative law judge hears the BAP, under the provisions of Title 230 WAC and chapter 34.05 RCW. (4) A player's win or loss must be determined during the course of play of a single card game. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-040 Authorizing new games or changing game rules. Card game licensees must operate only the card games the director or the director's designee has specifically authorized. The director or the director's designee authorizes each new card game or changes to existing card games on an individual basis. A list of all authorized games and the rules of play are available at all commission offices and on the commission web site. (1) Card game licensees must submit: (a) Requests for authorizing new card games in the format we require; and (b) Changes to an existing card game in writing. (2) The director or the director's designee will notify the licensee in writing if the request is denied. The notification will include reasons for the denial and provide the licensee all information necessary to file a petition to the commission for rule making. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-030 Authorized nonhouse-banked card games. (1) Only the following nonhouse-banked card games are authorized: (a) Poker; (b) Hearts; (c) Pinochle; (d) Cribbage; (e) Rummy; (f) Panguingue (Pan); (g) Pitch; and (h) Bid Whist. (2) Card game licensees must operate these games in the manner explained in the most current version of The New Complete Hoyle, Revised or Hoyle's Modern Encyclopedia of Card Games, or similar authoritative book on card games we have approved. Card game licensees may make immaterial modifications to the games. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-045 Withdrawing approved card games. If the director or the director's designee withdraws approval of a card game: (1) The director or the director's designee will give licensees written notice and an opportunity to object to the decision. If a licensee files an objection in writing, an administrative law judge will review the decision. (2) The director or the director's designee will provide written notice to impacted licensees after a final decision is made. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-035 Requirements for authorized card games. (1) In order for a game to be authorized, the game must: (a) Be played with standard playing cards or with electronic card facsimiles approved by the director or the director's designee; and (b) Offer no more than two separate games with a single hand of cards. We consider bonus features and progressive jackpots separate games. If a player does not have to place a separate wager to participate, we do not consider it a separate game. An example of this is an "envy" or "share the wealth" pay out when another player achieves a specific hand; and (c) Not allow side bets between players. (2) Card game licensees may use more than one deck of cards for a specific game. They also may remove cards to comply with rules of a specific game, such as Pinochle or Spanish 21. (3) Players must: (a) Compete against all other players on an equal basis for nonhouse-banked games or against the house for housebanked games. All players must compete solely as a player in the card game; and (b) Receive their own hand of cards and be responsible for decisions regarding such hand, such as whether to fold, discard, draw additional cards, or raise the wager; and (c) Not place wagers on any other player's or the house's hand or make side wagers with other players, except for: (i) An insurance wager placed in the game of Blackjack; or (ii) An "envy" or "share the wealth" wager which allows a player to receive a prize if another player wins a jackpot or odds-based wager; or (iii) A tip wager made on behalf of a dealer. Proposed NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-050 Minimum cash on hand requirements. (1) Card game licensees must have sufficient cash on hand to redeem all chips issued for play and pay out all prizes. (2) Except for the restrictions on player-supported jackpot pay outs in WAC 230-15-405 and progressive jackpot pay outs in WAC 230-15-690, licensees may pay prizes by check if sufficient funds are available on deposit. (3) Failure to keep funds to cash in chips, pay prizes, or redeem gambling related checks is prima facie evidence of fraud. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-055 Limit on number of players at each table. Card game licensees must only allow: (1) Up to seven players or areas for wagering at any table in house-banked card games. (2) Up to ten players at any table in nonhouse-banked card games. [8] Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 WSR 06-24-052 NEW SECTION NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-060 Posting rules for play. Card game licensees must: (1) Prominently post: (a) Wagering limits for each type of game, including the ante; and (b) Prize pay outs and any prize-related restrictions; and (c) All fees to play; and (d) Policies on employees being allowed to play; and (e) Procedures for resolving player disputes; and (2) Prominently post any general rules, or a sign stating that these rules are available immediately on request. These rules must include, at least: (a) Rules of play; and (b) Methods of making wagers; and (c) Procedures for misdeals; and (d) Procedures for betting irregularities; and (e) Procedures for splitting pots; and (f) Any rules that may restrict a player's right to win a hand, pot, or jackpot prize; and (3) Post at the gambling table any aggregate limits, procedures, or restrictions that differ from the general rules of play that have been posted. WAC 230-15-070 Fee restrictions for nonhousebanked card games. (1) The licensee must collect the same fee from all players at a table. If the licensee allows free play, then all players at a table must be allowed to play for free. If card game licensees base their fees on a period of time, they may allow card room employees and owners to play without a fee; (2) Card game licensees must not require players to pay for or purchase any other goods or services as a condition of playing cards; and (3) Card game licensees may collect an admission fee when providing entertainment, as long as they charge all patrons the fee. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-075 Card game fees for nonhousebanked card games. Nonhouse-banked card game licensees must: (1) Not charge, directly or indirectly, fees more than those fees in WAC 230-15-080. Nonprofit or charitable card game licensees may charge their usual membership fee to belong to the organization; (2) Keep all fees collected separate from all other chips and cash until they are recorded in the daily card room records and then deposit the fees in the cashier's cage (if applicable). All chips and cash in the cashier's cage must be kept separate from all other moneys located on the licensed premises while card games are conducted; and (3) Keep and record card game fees separately from all other fees and have the records available for audit by commission staff, local law enforcement, and taxing authorities. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-065 Enforcement of card game rules of play. Card game licensees must conduct card games according to the approved rules of play. We enforce rules of play in the following order: (1) First priority: Rules explained in Title 230 WAC; and (2) Second priority: Rules explained by a licensed manufacturer of a patented game that we have approved; and (3) Third priority: Rules explained in the most current version of The New Complete Hoyle, Revised or Hoyle's Modern Encyclopedia of Card Games, or a similar authoritative book on card games which we have approved; and (4) Fourth priority: House rules card game licensees have developed and we have approved. Authorized types of fees (1) Period of time - (a) NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-080 Authorized fees and authorized methods of collection. Card game licensees must collect only one type of card game fee at a table at any given time. The following are authorized types of fees, the card game licensees who may use those fee types, and the methods of collection: Licensees authorized to use the fee types Class A, B, C, E, F Authorized methods of collection Direct collection; or Chip rack - only allowed if licensed for three or fewer tables; or Drop box. Maximum amount to collect Not more than ten dollars per hour, per player. Licensees must collect the fee at least once per hour at times the licensee chooses, for example, at thirty minute increments; and [9] Proposed WSR 06-24-052 Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 Licensees authorized Authorized types of fees to use the fee types (b) Licensees must record all fees immediately after collection; or (2) Per hand played Class F and house-banked (a) (b) (3) (a) (b) Players must place fees charged on a per-hand basis in a designated area of the table and dealers must collect them before dealing the first round of cards; and After collecting the fees, dealers must deposit all chips or coins in either the drop box or chip rack ; or Rake - Class F and house-banked Maximum amount to collect Drop box; or Chip rack - only allowed if licensed for three or fewer tables. Not more than one dollar per hand, per player. Drop box; or Chip rack - only allowed if licensed for three or fewer tables. Not more than five dollars per hand or ten percent of the total wagers for a hand, whichever is less. Dealers must collect fees charged on the amounts wagered during the play of the hand and place the fees in a designated area of the table; and Once dealers accumulate the maximum fee for a hand, they must spread the chips or coins to allow players and the surveillance system to view the amount collected. After spreading the chips or coins, the dealer deposits them in either the drop box or chip rack. NEW SECTION view of all players and the surveillance system. Licensees must have: (a) A licensed dealer; and (b) A table with a designated area for each type of fee removed from the pot; and (c) A separate drop box for each type of fee. (3) Chip rack - Licensees using the chip rack method must: (a) Have a licensed dealer; and (b) Use a game lay-out with a designated area for player fees; and WAC 230-15-085 Requirements for authorized methods of collecting fees. (1) Direct collection - Card game licensees using the direct collection method must have a licensed card room employee other than the dealer collect fees directly from each player and deposit the fees in the bank area serving the card room. (2) Drop box - Licensees must locate the drop box opening in a place that is isolated from the pot area and in plain Proposed Authorized methods of collection [ 10 ] Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 WSR 06-24-052 licensed card room to introduce or use in authorized card games. (c) Use a chip rack separated into sections for each type of fee collected (example: Time fee collected and fee to enter player-supported jackpot); and (d) Ensure that dealers temporarily store and control fees in the chip rack until the floor supervisor collects the fees; and (e) Ensure that the licensed card room employee responsible for that area of the card room removes all chips collected as fees from the dealers' chip racks at least every four hours; and (f) Have licensed card room employees count chips and coins in the presence of players and immediately record the totals on the record in a format we require; and (g) Have the dealer and floor supervisor who remove the chips and coin each initial the commission record verifying its accuracy. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-110 Standards for chips. (1) Chips must be of conventional size and design that maximize the integrity of the card games. Chips must be identifiable as belonging to the licensee and must: (a) Include the house name or logo; and (b) Denote the chip value; and (c) Be made by a licensed manufacturer; and (d) Be purchased from a licensed manufacturer or distributor. (2) Class D licensees are exempt from subsection (1) of this section. (3) Card game licensees must: (a) Safeguard all chips in their possession; and (b) Not allow any other person to buy or sell chips for use in card games on their premises. (4) Class A, B, C, and E licensees with five or fewer tables may use chips without a house name or logo if the chips are identifiable as belonging to the licensee and they prominently post values of the chips in the card room. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-090 Requirements for drop boxes. Drop box means a metal container attached to each gambling table into which the dealer must deposit all chips and cash collected during play and, if required, insert card room inventory control slips. Each drop box must have: (1) A box lock - A lock that secures the contents; and (2) A table lock - A separate lock securing the drop box to the gambling table. Card game licensees must key this lock differently from the lock securing the contents of the drop box; and (3) An opening - An opening through which currency, coin, chips, forms, records, and documents can be inserted into the drop box; and (4) A label - A permanent number clearly visible which corresponds to a permanent number on the gambling table to which the box is attached. The shift during which the box was used must also be included if drop boxes are removed from tables more than once during an operating day. Card game licensees may keep emergency drop boxes if the box has the word "emergency" permanently on it, and, when it is put into use, licensees temporarily mark it with the number of the gambling table. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-115 Standards for cards. (1) Card game licensees must: (a) Supply cards of conventional size and design to maximize the integrity of the card games; and (b) Safeguard all cards; and (c) Not allow cards that have been modified or marked in any manner. (2) For Class E, Class F, and house-banked games, the cards must: (a) Be made by a licensed manufacturer; and (b) Be purchased from a licensed manufacturer or distributor. (3) House-banked licensees must use cards with the house name or logo. NEW SECTION NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-120 Fees for decks of cards. (1) Card game licensees may charge a fee to a player asking for a new deck of cards. (2) In addition, Class D licensees may charge a fee for every deck supplied to a table. (3) The fee must not be greater than the licensee's actual cost for the deck. (4) At the time licensees introduce new decks, they must collect the fee in cash directly from the player requesting the deck or the players of the game. WAC 230-15-100 Providing cards and chips in card rooms. (1) Card game licensees, except for Class D licensees, must supply all chips and cards and not allow any other chips or cards to be used on their premises. (2) Card game licensees must not charge additional fees to players for chips and cards except as allowed under WAC 230-15-110. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-105 Only authorized cards or chips may be used. (1) No one may bring a playing card or cards into a licensed card room to introduce or use in authorized card games. (2) Other than chips purchased from the licensed card room, no one may bring any wagering chip or chips into a NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-125 Cutting cards in player-dealt games. In player-dealt games: (1) After the shuffle, the dealer must offer the cards to a player for a cut. After this initial offer of a cut, the dealer may [ 11 ] Proposed WSR 06-24-052 Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 require any player who asks for a cut to pay a maximum of one dollar; and (2) Dealers must: (a) Not cut the cards more than twice during each hand or game; and (b) Place all the fees for cutting the cards into the pot for that hand or game. NEW SECTION NEW SECTION NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-130 Rotating the deal in player-dealt games. If card game licenses offer player-dealt games: (1) The deal must pass from player to player; and (2) A player may not deal another game until all of the players at the table have had their turn to deal. Players may voluntarily waive their right to deal any particular hand. WAC 230-15-150 Selling and redeeming chips. (1) Card game licensees must: (a) Sell chips and redeem chips at the same value; and (b) Sell chips for cash at gambling tables; and (c) Keep all funds from selling chips separate and apart from all other money received; and (d) Not extend credit to a person purchasing chips, including to card room employees playing cards; and (2) Licensees may accept checks, if the checks meet the requirements of WAC 230-06-005. They must: (a) Deposit any check no later than the second banking day after they received the check. Checks deposited to an armored car service within two banking days meet this requirement; and (b) Count each transaction for the purchase of chips as a separate transaction. (Example: They must not allow a player's check to be altered after it is exchanged for chips.) WAC 230-15-145 Making wagers with chips or coin. Players in card games must make all wagers and pay fees to play card games with chips, except that: (1) Players may use half dollars or quarters in housebanked card games; (2) Players may use dimes and nickels in Pai Gow poker. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-135 Wagering limits for nonhousebanked card games. Card room licensees must not exceed these wagering limits: (1) Poker (a) There must be no more than five betting rounds in any one game; and (b) There must be no more than four wagers in any betting round, for example, the initial wager plus three raises; and (c) The maximum amount of a single wager must not exceed twenty-five dollars; (2) Games based on achieving a specific number of points - Each point must not exceed five cents in value; (3) Ante - No more than the maximum wager allowed for the first betting round for any game, except for Panguingue (Pan). The ante may, by house rule: (a) Be made by one or more players, but the total ante may not exceed the maximum wager allowed for the first betting round; and (b) Be used as part of a player's wager; and (4) Panguingue (Pan) - The maximum value of a chip must not exceed ten dollars. An ante must not exceed one chip. We prohibit doubling of conditions. Players going out may collect no more than two chips from each participating player. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-155 NSF checks. (1) Card game licensees may use a guarantee service to preapprove checks. The bank may send the original nonsufficient funds (NSF) check to the guarantee service. (2) If card game licensees do not use a guarantee service or choose not to use their guarantee service to preapprove a particular check, licensees must: (a) Keep records of all NSF checks in the format we require and make the records available to the cashier; and (b) Prohibit persons who submitted NSF checks from submitting additional checks until the person pays the amount owed in full; and (c) Have all NSF checks returned directly to them and control the checks. (3) Card game licensees may immediately redeposit a check that was NSF if they have sufficient reason to believe the check will be honored the second time. NEW SECTION NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-140 Wagering limits for house-banked card games. (1) A single wager or a bonus wager for an odds-based pay out must not exceed two hundred dollars. (2) A player may make a single wager for each decision before the dealer deals or reveals additional cards. For Blackjack, the player may place an additional wager for doubling down or splitting pairs. (3) Bonus wagers for progressive jackpots must not exceed one dollar. Proposed WAC 230-15-160 Providing dealers. (1) "Dealer" means a licensed card room employee who conducts card games, deals cards, collects or pays off players' bets, or collects fees. Card room licensees: (a) May provide a dealer in any card game; and (b) Must have a dealer for all house-banked card games, card games operated with a player-supported jackpot, or card games authorized to charge per-hand fees or take a rake. [ 12 ] Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 (2) Dealers must not play in the games while dealing and must have no financial interest in the outcome of the games, except that we allow tip wagers. WSR 06-24-052 (2) Licensees must print, or back up in a permanent form, all the data kept in computer data bases monthly. NEW SECTION NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-195 Keeping and making daily records available. Card game licensees must: (1) Keep the daily records of card room operations for at least three years; (2) Have the past six months of daily card room records on the premises of the card room and available for inspection; and (3) Make records older than six months available within forty-eight hours if we, local law enforcement, or taxing authorities request the records. WAC 230-15-165 Defining "floor supervisor." "Floor supervisor" means a licensed card room employee who oversees a limited number of card games within a designated area and directly supervises the dealers assigned to those games. The floor supervisor reports to the shift manager. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-170 Photos of card room employees required. Card game licensees must have photographs of their licensed card room employees with the employees' licenses, available for inspection on the premises. The photo must be of a passport type not less than 2" x 3" and clearly show a full facial view of the employee. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-200 Reporting card room activity semiannually. Card game licensees, except for Class D, must submit an activity report for their card rooms to us. (1) Licensees must complete the report in the format we require; and (2) We must receive the completed report, or the report must be postmarked, no later than thirty days after the end of the reporting period; and (3) The highest ranking executive officer or designee must sign the report. If someone other than the licensee or an employee prepares the report, the preparer must print his or her name and phone number on the report; and (4) Licensees must report activities for: January 1 through June 30; and July 1 through December 31; and (5) Licensees must submit a report for any period of time their license was valid. If licensees do not renew, they must submit a report for the period between the previous semiannual report they filed and the date their license expired. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-175 Reporting card room employees no longer working. Card game licensees, except Class B or Class D, must notify us in writing when a card room employee no longer works for them. We must receive the notice at our Lacey office within ten days of the card room employee terminating employment. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-180 Playing for or assisting others prohibited. No person may: (1) Allow a representative to sit in on a card game on their behalf for any purpose; or (2) Act as a representative on anyone's behalf; or (3) Allow anyone to assist any player in the game in a manner which gives that player an advantage over other players. CARD TOURNAMENTS NEW SECTION NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-185 Preventing cheating in card games. (1) Card game licensees must take necessary steps to prevent cheating and ensure that games are played fairly. (2) If card game licensees find someone cheating, they must: (a) Contact the local law enforcement agency immediately in urgent situations; and (b) Report it to us within three business days. WAC 230-15-205 Card tournament licenses. (1) Class A, B, E, F, or house-banked licensees may conduct a card tournament where a fee or buy-in is charged without getting a card tournament license, but they must only operate those card games approved for their license class. (2) Class D licensees must obtain a card tournament license to charge a fee or buy-in for a card tournament. NEW SECTION GENERAL RECORDS AND RECORDKEEPING FOR CARD ROOMS WAC 230-15-210 Entry fees and buy-ins for card tournaments. (1) Card game licensees must: (a) Not charge more than one hundred dollars per player for an entry fee; and (b) Collect all entry fees before the start of play. (2) The entry fee must include all the separate fees for various phases and events of the tournament, for food and drink, and for promotional material. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-190 Preparing card room records. (1) Card game licensees must prepare all records in the format we require. Licensees must record the data in ink, on storage media, or in other permanent form. [ 13 ] Proposed WSR 06-24-052 Washington State Register, Issue 07-01 (3) Card game licensees may award prizes in excess of entry fees collected. (4) Card game licensees may require a minimum buy-in of chips. The buy-in may be a single or multiple buy-in, but the total per player may not exceed four hundred dollars per tournament. (5) Card game licensees must: (a) Keep a record of the buy-ins for each player in the format we require; and (b) Return all buy-ins to the players in cash or merchandise prizes. (6) We do not consider buy-ins gross gambling receipts. NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-240 Value of tournament chips. Card game licensees must use chips that have no monetary value and can only be redeemed for prizes posted by the licensee. NEW SECTION NEW SECTION WAC 230-15-215 Getting card tournaments approved. (1) Card game licensees must notify