(1) A request for payment from the parimutuel pool may be made by submitting a valid claim form to the association mutuel department under the following conditions:
- (a) A verifiable parimutuel ticket is lost or damaged; or
- (b) The association has withheld payment or refused to cash a parimutuel wager.
- (2) The association mutuel department will investigate the claim and make a determination as to whether there is sufficient information to identify the parimutuel ticket as a winning ticket.
- (3) If the claim is denied, the claimant will be informed of the denial and that they may challenge the decision to the executive secretary.
- (4) If the executive secretary denies the claim, the claimant may request a hearing before the commission as provided in WAC 260-08-675.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.020 and 67.16.040. WSR 08-17-049, § 260-48-550, filed 8/14/08, effective 9/14/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 67.16.040. WSR 96-10-014, § 260-48-550, filed 4/19/96, effective 6/11/96.]