For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
means a game played for entertainment in which:
The contestant actively participates;
The outcome depends in a material degree upon the skill of the contestant;
Only merchandise prizes are awarded;
The outcome is not in control of the operator;
The wagers are placed, the winners are determined, and a distribution of prizes or property is made in the presence of all persons placing wagers at such game; and
The game is conducted by a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, no person other than a bona fide member of the organization takes any part in the management or operation of the game, including the furnishing of equipment, and no part of the proceeds thereof inure to the benefit of any person other than the organization conducting such game, or the game is conducted as part of any agricultural fair as authorized under Chapters 15.76 and 36.37 RCW or the game is conducted as a part of and upon the site of:
means a game in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random and at the time and place of the game, when the game is conducted by a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization as defined in this section which does not conduct or allow its premises to be used for conducting bingo on more than three occasions per week, and no person other than a bona fide member or an employee of the organization takes any part in the management or operation of the game, and no person who takes part in the management or operation of the game takes any part in any management or operation of any game conducted by any other organization or any other branch of the same organization and no part of the proceeds thereof inure to the benefit of any person other than the organization conducting the game.
means any organization duly existing under the provisions of Chapter 24.12, 24.20, or 24.28 RCW, any agricultural fair authorized under the provisions of Chapter 15.76 or 36.37 RCW, or any nonprofit corporation duly existing under the provisions of Chapter 24.03 RCW for charitable, benevolent, eleemosynary, educational, civic, patriotic, political, social, fraternal, athletic or agricultural purposes only, or any nonprofit organization, whether incorporated or otherwise, which has been found by the Washington State Gambling Commission to be organized and operating for one or more of the aforesaid purposes only, or any corporation which has been incorporated under USC Title 36 and whose principal purposes are to furnish volunteer aid to members of the armed forces of the United States and also to carry on a system of national and international relief and to apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods and other national calamities and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same, all meeting the requirements of, and, when necessary, being licensed by the Washington State Gambling Commission, pursuant to the provisions of the laws of the state of Washington, Chapter 9.46 RCW.
means any contest, game, gaming scheme or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that skill of the contestants may also be a factor therein.
means a fishing contest, with the payment or giving of an entry fee or other consideration by some or all of the contestants; wherein the contestants compete with each other for a prize or prizes, whether money, merchandise or other thing of value; the prize or prizes is or are awarded based upon the lawful catching of fish by any one or more of the contestants; and such contest is conducted by a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization.
A person engages in "gambling" or a "gambling game" or "gambling activity" if he stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event, not under his control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that he or someone else will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome.
does not include pari-mutuel betting as authorized by Chapter 67.16 RCW, bona fide business transactions valid under the law of contracts, including, but not limited to, contracts for the purchase or sale at a future date of securities or commodities, and agreements to compensate for loss caused by the happening of chance, including, but not limited to, contracts of indemnity or guarantee and life, health or accident insurance. In addition, a contest of chance which is specifically excluded from the definition of lottery under this section shall not constitute gambling.
means a scheme for the distribution of money or property by chance among persons who have paid or agree to pay a valuable consideration for the chance. For the purpose of the ordinance codified in this section, the following activities do not constitute valuable consideration as an element of a lottery:
Listening to or watching a television or radio program or subscribing to a cable television service;
Filling out and returning a coupon or entry blank or facsimile which is received through the mail or published in a bona fide newspaper, or magazine, or in a program sold in conjunction with and at a regularly scheduled sporting event, or the purchase of such a newspaper, magazine or program;
Sending a coupon or entry blank by United States mail to a designated address in connection with a promotion conducted in this city or state not more than once a year over a period of not more than 90 days;
Visitation to any business establishment to obtain coupon and entry blank;
Mere registration without purchase of goods or services;
Expenditure of time, thought, attention and energy in perusing promotional material;
Placing or answering a telephone call in a prescribed manner or otherwise making a prescribed response or answer; or
Furnishing the container of any product as packaged by the manufacturer, or a particular portion thereof, but only if furnishing a plain piece of paper or card with the name of the manufacturer or product handwritten on it is acceptable in lieu thereof; provided, that where any drawing is held by or on behalf of the city retail outlets in connection with business promotions authorized under subsections (D) and (E) of this definition, no such city retail outlet may conduct more than one such drawing during each calendar year, and the period of the drawing and its promotion shall not extend for more than seven consecutive days; provided further, that if the sponsoring organization has more than one outlet in the city, such drawings must be held in all such outlets at the same time except that a sponsoring organization with more than one outlet may conduct a separate drawing in connection with the initial opening of any such outlet.
for the purpose of this chapter and unless it otherwise clearly appears from the context in which it is used, means and includes natural persons of either sex, associations, firms, co-partnerships and corporations, whether acting by themselves or by servants, agents or employees, and the singular number shall be construed to include the plural, and the masculine pronoun to include the feminine.
means a game in which tickets bearing an individual number are sold and in which a prize or prizes are awarded on the basis of a drawing from the tickets by the person or persons conducting the game, when the game is conducted by a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, no person other than a bona fide member of the organization takes any part in the management or operation of the game, and no part of the proceeds thereof inure to the benefit of any person other than the organization conducting the game. The selling price of the tickets for a raffle shall remain consistent with the regulations regarding gambling in Chapter 9.46 RCW as those ticket prices may subsequently be modified by the state legislature.
For the purpose of this chapter the term "social card game" shall have the same meaning as it has under Chapter 9.46 RCW now or as hereafter amended and under the rules of the Washington State Gambling Commission. Pursuant to WAC 230-40-010 currently written or as hereafter amended, the city authorizes the following card games: poker, hearts, pinochle, cribbage, rummy, mahjongg (tiles), coon-can, pan, and pitch. Card games not herein authorized are prohibited.
(Ord. 99-76 § 1.01; Ord. 5-88; Ord. 6-89)