House-banked card game licensees may use approved debit card reading devices on house-banked card games to sell chips to players in accordance with WAC 230-15-506. Licensees must use debit card reading devices that:
- (1) Are approved and documented in internal controls; and
- (2) Execute all transactions in accordance with all applicable state and federal electronic funds transfer requirements including, receipting and fee disclosure requirements; and
- (3) Provide real-time accounting reports for each debit card reading device to include patron transaction history by date and time; and
- (4) Do not interfere with gaming system interfaces and device operations; and
- (5) Do not accept signature debit, credit, and EBT cards; and
- (6) Are not used for the purchase of live gaming vouchers that can be used for other authorized gambling activities at the card room; and
- (7) Do not execute a transaction for funds that exceed the available amount of funds from the linked bank account; and
- (8) Provide a daily monetary transfer limit per patron that does not exceed the limits in WAC 230-15-506. A fee charged by the gaming establishment or system provider associated with a transfer does not contribute to the transfer limit; and
- (9) Employ data encryption that meets or exceeds current industry standards for all data that is transmitted.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 23-11-108, § 230-15-507, filed 5/19/23, effective 6/19/23.]