Chapter 6A.24
GAMBLING
Sections:
6A.24.020 House-banked social card games prohibited.
6A.24.140 Causing person to violate rule or regulation as violation – Penalty.
6A.24.150 Violations relating to fraud or deceit – Penalty.
6A.24.170 Working in gambling activity without license as violation – Penalty.
6A.24.180 Gambling information – Transmitting or receiving as violation – Penalty.
6A.24.010 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter the words and terms used shall have the same meaning as each has under Chapter 218, Laws of 1973, 1st Ex. Sess. and Chapter 9.46 RCW, each as amended, and under the rules of the Washington State Gambling Commission, WAC Title 230, unless otherwise specifically provided or the context in which they are used herein clearly indicates that they be given some other meaning. (Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.24.020 House-banked social card games prohibited.
It is unlawful for any person to allow any premises or facilities to be used for, or for any person to participate in, or to conduct as a commercial stimulant or otherwise, any house-banked social card game. (Ord. 2001-26 § 1)
6A.24.140 Causing person to violate rule or regulation as violation – Penalty.
Any person who knowingly causes, aids, abets, or conspires with another to cause any person to violate any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to Chapter 9.46 RCW originally and as amended shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the city jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. (Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.24.150 Violations relating to fraud or deceit – Penalty.
Any person or association or organization operating any gambling activity who or which, directly or indirectly, shall in the course of such operation:
(1) Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(2) Make any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made not misleading, in the light of the circumstances under which said statement is made;
(3) Engage in any act, practice or course of operation as would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person; shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the city jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. (Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.24.160 Defrauding or cheating other participant or operator as violation – Causing another to do so as violation – Penalty.
No person participating in a gambling activity shall in the course of such participation directly or indirectly:
(1) Employ or attempt to employ any device, scheme or artifice to defraud any other participant or any operator;
(2) Engage in any act, practice, or course of operation as would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any other participant or any operator;
(3) Engage in any act, practice, or course of operation while participating in a gambling activity with the intent of cheating any other participant or the operator to gain an advantage in the game over the other participant or operator;
(4) Cause, aid, abet, or conspire with another person to cause any other person to violate subsections (1) through (3) of this section.
Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by imprisonment in the city jail for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. (Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.24.170 Working in gambling activity without license as violation – Penalty.
Any person who works as an employee or agent or in a similar capacity for another person in connection with the operation of any activity for which a license is required under Chapter 9.46 RCW originally and as amended or by rule of the Washington State Gambling Commission created in Chapter 9.46 RCW without having obtained the applicable license required by the Washington State Gambling Commission under RCW 9.46.070(16) shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by not more than one year in the city jail or a fine of not more than $5,000, or both. (Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.24.180 Gambling information – Transmitting or receiving as violation – Penalty.
Whoever knowingly transmits or receives gambling information by telephone, telegraph, radio, semaphore or similar means, or knowingly installs or maintains equipment for the transmission of receipt of gambling information, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to such information transmitted or received or equipment installed or maintained relating to activities as enumerated in RCW 9.46.030 or to any act or acts in furtherance thereof when conducted in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 9.46 RCW originally and as amended and in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. (Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.24.190 Revenue.
Any revenue collected from such tax shall be used primarily by the city of Wenatchee for the purpose of the enforcement of the provisions of Chapter 9.46 RCW, the rules and regulations of the Washington State Gambling Commission, and this chapter. (Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)
6A.24.200 Severability.
If any provisions or section of this chapter shall be held void or unconstitutional, all other parts, provisions, and sections not expressly so held to be void or unconstitutional shall continue in full force and effect. (Ord. 2419 § 1.01, 1980)