House-banked card room licensees may operate progressive jackpot prizes with certain approved house-banked card games.
- (1) To participate in a progressive jackpot, a player places a separate wager, part of which accrues to the progressively increasing prize.
(2) The company that owns the rights to the approved game rules must determine or establish the:
- (a) Winning patterns or combinations of cards to win the progressive jackpot prize(s); and
- (b) Pay tables to include a description of any fixed payouts, odds-based payouts, or percentage-based payouts of the total prize amount displayed.
- (3) Licensees must offer a primary jackpot prize and may also offer secondary jackpot prizes.
- (4) Licensees must conspicuously and prominently disclose at the gaming table all prizes available and how they are won.
- (5) Licensees must ensure that they closely control progressive jackpot games and account for all the funds collected.
- (6) Licensees may take a portion of each progressive bet to be retained in the progressive account for the purposes of reseeding primary and secondary jackpot prizes after they are won.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 9.46.070. WSR 21-11-057, § 230-15-680, filed 5/14/21, effective 6/14/21; WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-680, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]