(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. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-225, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]