WAC 230-14-080   Prize limits and percentage of winners required.  Punch board or pull-tab operators must not possess, display, put out for play, sell, or otherwise transfer punch boards or pull-tab series that:

     (1) Have a total payout of less than sixty percent of the total gross gambling receipts of the board or series, except in cumulative prize pool pull-tab games. In cumulative prize pool pull-tab games, the sixty percent prize payout requirement will be calculated based on the total amount of prizes from the cumulative prize pool board and the instant winners from each series, divided by the number of series contained in the game; and

     (2) Offer boards or series, except for progressive series or carry-over jackpots, with a single cash prize that is more than twenty-five hundred dollars; or

     (3) Offer a single merchandise prize that is more than twenty-five hundred dollars including markup; or

     (4) Have a single pull-tab or punch with multiple winning combinations that are more than the prize limit; or

     (5) Offer prizes for purchasing the last pull-tab or last punch (last sale) that are more than:

     (a) One hundred dollars cash; or

     (b) Merchandise that costs the licensee more than one hundred dollars; or

     (c) The highest prize offered, whichever is less; or

     (6) Series that have a key to any winning numbers or symbols.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. 09-17-077 (Order 657), § 230-14-080, filed 8/14/09, effective 1/1/10; 08-03-062 (Order 623), § 230-14-080, filed 1/14/08, effective 2/14/08; 07-17-058 (Order 614), § 230-14-080, filed 8/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]