WAC 230-06-110   Buying, selling, or transferring gambling equipment.  (1) All licensees and persons authorized to possess gambling equipment must closely control the gambling equipment in their possession.

     (2) Before selling gambling equipment, licensees must ensure that the buyer possesses a valid gambling license or can legally possess the equipment without a license.

     (3) Before purchasing gambling equipment, licensees must ensure that the seller possesses a valid gambling license.

     (4) Applicants for Class F or house-banked card room licenses may purchase and possess gambling equipment during the prelicensing process, but only after receiving written approval from us.

     (5) Charitable and nonprofit organizations conducting unlicensed bingo games, as allowed by RCW 9.46.0321, may possess bingo equipment without a license.

     (6) Licensees may transfer gambling equipment as a part of a sale of a business as long as a condition of the sale is that the buyer receives a gambling license before the sale is complete. Licensees must make a complete record of all gambling equipment transferred in this manner, including I.D. stamps. Licensees must report these transfers, including a copy of the inventory record, to us.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 08-11-044 (Order 628), § 230-06-110, filed 5/14/08, effective 7/1/08; 07-21-116 (Order 617), § 230-06-110, filed 10/22/07, effective 1/1/08; 06-17-132 (Order 601), § 230-06-110, filed 8/22/06, effective 1/1/08.]