WAC 230-13-160   Basing rent on a percentage of gross receipts.  Class B or above amusement game operators:

     (1) May base the rent or consideration paid to a Class A commercial amusement game location on a percentage of revenue the activity generates if the method of distribution is specific.

     (2) May not base the rent or consideration paid to a charitable or nonprofit organization on a percentage of revenue the activity generates unless the amount returned to the organization is equal to or exceeds twenty-two percent of the gross gambling receipts. Operators must pay the organization at least once a month.

     (3) If located at regional shopping centers, may use a percentage of receipts to pay rental leases. They are also exempt from the profits restrictions of RCW 9.46.120(2).



[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-15-064 (Order 612), § 230-13-160, filed 7/16/07, effective 1/1/08.]