WAC 230-10-170   Prizes paid for and available before bingo game starts.  (1) Bingo operators must:

     (a) Have paid for all merchandise prizes in full before offering the prizes in a bingo game; and

     (b) Have the prizes available before starting the game; and

     (c) Award the prizes before the end of the related bingo session, except for the main linked bingo prize and linked bonus prizes, which must be paid within forty-eight hours.

     (2) Operators may enter into contracts to purchase merchandise immediately if it is awarded as a prize. The contract may be revocable if:

     (a) Winners have an option to receive a cash prize; or

     (b) The prize is no longer being offered.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-170, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]