This legal document, part of the Washington Administrative Code, specifically the Gambling Commission’s permitting and licensing rules, governs the application process for various entities seeking licensure in the state of Washington. The applicant is required to sign the application under oath and under penalty of perjury, affirming the accuracy and completeness of the information provided. The person signing the application must meet certain criteria depending on the type of entity seeking licensure.

This document outlines the additional information required from applicants seeking licensing for gambling activities. The document specifies various details and copies of information that must be provided with the application, including the name and business address of the registered agent, IRS tax exemption letter (if applicable), lease or rental agreements for the gambling site, franchise agreements or other agreements related to gambling activities or equipment, financing, consulting, and management agreements, personal information of substantial interest holders, and business structure documents for commercial and nonprofit applicants.

You must notify us if any information required on the application changes or becomes inaccurate in any way within ten days of the change. [Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 06-07-157 (Order 457), 230-03-055, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]

This document governs the requirement of fingerprinting and national criminal history background checks for certain individuals involved in commercial businesses, charitable or nonprofit organizations, card rooms, gambling managers, manufacturers, distributors, service suppliers, call centers for enhanced raffles, linked bingo prize providers, and sports wagering vendor representatives. It applies to substantial interest holders of commercial businesses and charitable or nonprofit organizations who live or have lived out of the state in the last ten years, card room employees, commercial and nonprofit gambling managers, manufacturer, distributor, service supplier, call centers for enhanced raffles, linked bingo prize provider, and sports wagering vendor representatives, and any other substantial interest holder when there is information suggesting they may not be qualified for licensure or to participate in a gambling activity.

(1) Persons holding an ‘interest’ in the building of house-banked card room licensees or charitable or nonprofit licensees in regulatory groups III, IV, or V licensees must undergo a national criminal history background check, including fingerprinting. (2) For those licensees licensed before July 1, 2014, the requirement only applies when there is a change in the: (a) Location of the house-banked card room; or (b) Location of the charitable or nonprofit licensee’s gambling activity.

This document outlines the qualifications required for spouses of applicants who apply for or hold a license to operate gambling activities. It states that spouses must also meet the licensing qualifications when married persons who maintain a marital community are involved in the application or license. This requirement applies to owners and substantial interest holders of commercial gambling establishments. However, there are exemptions for licensed employees of a gambling operation, officers of charitable or nonprofit organizations, officers or board members of publicly traded entities or subsidiaries, and spouses of owners and substantial interest holders of a sports wagering organization.

(1) You must complete a training course we establish if you: (a) Signed the licensing application; or (b) Are a manager; or (c) Are responsible for conducting gambling activities or completing records. (2) You must complete training within thirty days of the effective date of your license. (3) We do not require manufacturers, manufacturers’ representatives, or major sports wagering vendors to complete training. However, all licensees are expected to know and follow all rules upon receiving your license.

(1) You may withdraw your license application for any reason by sending written or electronic mail notice to us. We must receive your written request at our headquarters office before we issue or deny the license. (2) Withdrawing an application will not affect any future application for a license. [Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070, 9.46.075, 9.46.140, 9.46.153, 9.46.210. WSR 21-16-072, 230-03-075, filed 7/30/21, effective 8/30/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 06-07-157 (Order 457), 230-03-075, filed 3/22/06, effective 1/1/08.

‘Charitable,’ eleemosynary, and benevolent as used in RCW 9.46.0209 mean the same thing. They mean: (1) Relief of poverty, indigence, or personal distress; (2) Help for disadvantaged persons; (3) Treatment and prevention of physical or mental distress; (4) Assisting youths, seventeen years old or younger, through programs that teach them cultural and social skills necessary to integrate them into society, improve their physical fitness, or prevent delinquency. [Statutory Authority: RCW 9.

This legal document, found in the Washington Administrative Code under the Gambling Commission’s Permitting and Licensing Rules, pertains to the requirements for conducting enhanced raffles. The document specifies that the commissioners may approve a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, whose primary purpose is serving individuals with intellectual disabilities, to conduct enhanced raffles. The organization must submit a plan to the commission for each enhanced raffle, including information such as the organization’s primary purpose, a brief overview of the licensee’s mission and vision, specific details of the raffle rules, the cost of raffle tickets, available prizes, security of prizes, plans for selling tickets, protection of the raffle’s integrity, how the proceeds will be used, protection in the event of low ticket sales and other risks, how the prizes will be purchased, projected budget, and responsible personnel and service suppliers involved.