The legislature hereby authorizes bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations to conduct bingo games, raffles, amusement games, and fund-raising events, and to utilize punchboards and pull-tabs and to allow their premises and facilities to be used by only members, their guests, and members of a chapter or unit organized under the same state, regional, or national charter or constitution, to play social card games authorized by the commission, when licensed, conducted or operated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

This legal document authorizes bona fide charitable or bona fide nonprofit organizations to conduct raffles without obtaining a license from the commission, under certain conditions. The organizations must be primarily organized for purposes other than the conduct of raffles. The raffles must be held in accordance with all other requirements of this chapter, other applicable laws, and rules of the commission. Additionally, the gross revenues from all raffles held by the organization during the calendar year must not exceed five thousand dollars.

According to the Revised Code of Washington, bona fide charitable or bona fide nonprofit organizations are authorized to conduct bingo, raffles, and amusement games without obtaining a license from the commission. However, certain conditions must be met for this exemption to apply. The activities must be held in accordance with all other requirements of the chapter, other applicable laws, and rules of the commission. The activities can only be conducted twice each calendar year, over a period of no more than twelve consecutive days each time.

This legal document governs the conduct of enhanced raffles by bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations whose primary purpose is serving individuals with intellectual disabilities. The organizations must be licensed by the commission to conduct enhanced raffles. The commission has the authority to approve two enhanced raffles per calendar year for western Washington and two enhanced raffles per calendar year for eastern Washington. The grand prize value must not exceed $10,000,000.

The legislature hereby authorizes any person, association or organization operating an established business primarily engaged in the selling of food or drink for consumption on the premises to conduct social card games and to utilize punchboards and pull-tabs as a commercial stimulant to such business when licensed and utilized or operated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. [ 1987 c 4 29. Formerly RCW 9.

This legal document authorizes any person to conduct or operate amusement games, subject to obtaining a special amusement game license from the commission. The games can only be conducted at authorized locations, which include agricultural fairs, civic centers, world’s fairs, community-wide civic festivals, commercial expositions, amusement parks, regional shopping centers, locations with a valid liquor license, movie theaters, bowling alleys, miniature golf course facilities, amusement centers, and businesses offering food service with family entertainment.

This legal document authorizes businesses and financial institutions to conduct promotional contests of chance in the state of Washington. These contests involve elements of prize and chance, but not consideration. The contests must be conducted as advertising and promotional undertakings solely for the purpose of advertising or promoting the services, goods, wares, and merchandise of a business. Participants in the contests cannot be required to pay any consideration or purchase any goods or services, except in cases where the promoter or sponsor provides an alternate method of entry requiring no consideration.

This legal document authorizes federally recognized Indian tribes in the state of Washington to conduct and operate sports wagering on their Indian lands. The authorization is subject to the amendment of the tribe’s class III gaming compact, which must address various aspects such as licensing, fees, regulation, criminal enforcement, and responsible gambling. Sports wagering conducted under the gaming compact is considered a gambling activity authorized by the relevant chapter. The document also clarifies that sports wagering conducted under a class III gaming compact is authorized bookmaking and is not subject to civil or criminal penalties as per RCW 9.

The transmission of gambling information over the internet for any sports wagering conducted and operated under this section and RCW 9.46.0364 is authorized, provided that the wager may be placed and accepted at a tribe’s gaming facility only while the customer placing the wager is physically present on the premises of that tribe’s gaming facility. [ 2020 c 127 9.] NOTES: Intent Effective date 2020 c 127: See notes following RCW 9.

This legal document, part of the Revised Code of Washington, specifically addresses prohibited activities related to sports wagering. It prohibits offering, promising, giving, or attempting to give anything of value to influence the outcome of a sporting event, athletic event, or competition upon which a wager may be made. It also prohibits placing, increasing, or decreasing a wager after acquiring non-public knowledge of someone being offered, promised, or given anything of value for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a wager.