Chapter 5.26
PROHIBITED GAMBLING ACTIVITIES
Sections:
5.26.010 State law applicable.
5.26.010 State law applicable.
Any license issued under the authority of state law to engage in any legal activity shall be legal authority to engage in the gambling activities for which the license was issued throughout the city, except that the city, in accordance with RCW 9.46.295, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, prohibits the following gambling activities within city:
(1) The conduct or operation of house-banked social card games or non-house-banked social card games with a Class F endorsement as a commercial stimulant as defined in RCW 9.46.0217 and 9.46.0282.
(2) The conduct or operation of electronic scratch ticket games or electronic scratch ticket machines. (Ord. 3320 § 1 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2562 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2324 § 1, 2000).
5.26.015 Definition.
“Electronic scratch ticket game” or “electronic scratch ticket machine” means a scratch ticket lottery game, together with its respective operating system or systems, that is played in any electronic environment. A game has a specific set of rules including: the theme and types of symbols used; the total number of tickets in the game; the ratio or mix of winning and losing tickets; the prize structure, including number and dollar value of each prize; and the price of a single ticket. The game is played by use of computer hardware and software to manufacture, store, distribute, sell, and display scratch tickets to players. An electronic scratch ticket game or electronic scratch ticket machine includes: the licensed systems that are connected to an electronic central accounting, auditing, and communication computer system within the commissions’s control; a cashless transaction system; player terminals with video displays that allow players to purchase chances and obtain game result information; a manufacturing computer that securely creates the finite set of chances used in the scratch ticket portion of the system; and a central computer containing an electronic accounting system. The electronic scratch ticket game or electronic scratch ticket machine contains pre-existing scratch tickets that are dispensed in an electronic format to players through the player terminals on an on-demand basis. (Ord. 2562 § 1, 2005).
5.26.020 Violation – Penalty.
Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by imprisonment in jail for a maximum term fixed by the court of not more than 90 days, or by a fine in an amount fixed by the court of not more than $1,000, or by both such imprisonment and fine. (Ord. 2951 § 4, 2014; Ord. 2562 § 1, 2005; Ord. 2324 § 1, 2000).