WAC 230-10-475   Operating bingo in a for-profit business premises.  (1) Bingo licensees may operate bingo in a for-profit business if the:

     (a) Bingo portion is separate and apart from the for-profit business portion. A transparent or solid barrier not less than seven feet high with no more than two openings must separate the two portions. Each opening must be no more than six feet in width; or

     (b) For-profit business is closed when bingo games are operated.

     (2) When the sale, service, or consumption of liquor is permitted in the for-profit business, the liquor licensee or permittee is responsible for complying with liquor laws and regulations.

     (3) Commercial stimulant pull-tab licensees must not sell pull-tabs in the bingo portion of the premises. Pull-tab players may take the pull-tabs into the bingo portion. Players must select and purchase the pull-tabs and operators pay prizes in the for-profit business portion.

     (4) The owner, manager, or any employee of the for-profit business must not be an officer of the organization or participate in the operation of the bingo games on those premises.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-10-033 (Order 610), § 230-10-475, filed 4/24/07, effective 1/1/08.]