WAC 230-15-225   Tournament rules and prizes.  (1) Before players pay their fees, card game licensees must prominently post on the premises and keep posted until the tournament is complete:

     (a) All rules, prizes, and conditions of the tournament; and

     (b) The tournament fee; and

     (c) Entry and buy-in requirements; and

     (d) A description of all of the goods and services they will provide as a part of the tournament.

     (2) Licensees must initially provide all tournament entrants with the same number of chips or points and the same opportunity for rebuys.

     (3) If there are more players than spots available in the tournament, card game licensees may conduct a drawing to determine which players participate. If there is a fee to enter the tournament, card game licensees must collect it after the drawing has occurred.

     (4) After the tournament has begun, card game licensees must not conduct a drawing to decide who will fill an extra seat.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-225, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]