Washington State Gambling Commission — Senate Work Session, January 17, 2023

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A slide presentation by the Washington State Gambling Commission for a Senate Work Session on January 17, 2023. It states the mission as protecting the public by ensuring that gambling is legal and honest, and describes the commission as a non-appropriated state agency funded with license fees and cost recovery, with an annual budget of approximately $15.5 million. The slides list operational units and roles, gambling-related offenses, and net gambling receipts of $3.9 billion for FY22. They also describe HB1132, agency request legislation on oversight and training requirements for limited authority Washington State Peace Officers and Agencies, and a uniform self-exclusion program launched in May 2022.

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              Washington State
            Gambling Commission

               Senate Work Session
                           January 17, 2023




Protect the public by ensuring that gambling is legal and honest.
OUR MISSION


 Protect the public by
ensuring that gambling
           is
  legal and honest
Accredited limited law
enforcement agency
WSGC Funding & Staffing
• Non-appropriated state agency
  funded with
  license fees
  cost recovery
• ~ $15.5 million annual budget
• Budgeted for 114 FTEs
Operational Units & Roles
Licensing        Regulation      Criminal             Electronic Gaming     Tribal Gaming
                                 Enforcement          Lab
•Background      •Agents across •Working              •Evaluate new         •Cooperative
 checks           WA              undercover           technology            regulatory
•Source of funds •Compliance     •Long-term           •Investigations        partnership
•Collect fees     checks          investigations      •Risk Analysis        •Tribal relations
•Process         •Audit          •Work with local,    •Training             •Compact negotiation
 licenses         licensees       state and federal   •Inspections           process
                 •Criminal        law enforcement     •Internal controls    •Criminal
                  investigations •Train other         •Security standards    investigations
                                  agencies             & practice
                                 •Investigations
                                  criminal
                                  complaints
                                  connected with
                                  gambling
Licensees
                                    FY 2018                        FY 2022
                          Active        Net Receipts       Active     Net Receipts
                         Licenses                         Licenses
                      Charitable and nonprofit gambling
Raffles                    966             $8,547,888       798        $15,148,816
Bingo                      247             $6,665,108       188         $4,942,185
Punchboard/Pulltabs        197            $10,794,455       157        $10,565,810
Card Room                   7                 ($84,346)     70               $43,257
Fundraising                31                  $45,683       3               $79,157
Amusement Games            30                  $85,404      20               $19,072
TOTAL                     1,478           $26,054,192      1,236       $30,798,297
                            Commercial licenses
Punchboard/Pulltabs        885            $63,191,924       713         $87,102,454
Card Rooms                 209           $249,183,786       137        $285,331,890
Amusement Games            78             $35,817,049       74          $55,566,019
TOTAL                     1,172          $338,192,759       924        $428,000,363
House-Banked Card Rooms




44 House-Banked
Card Rooms
Gambling-Related Offenses
• Theft & Identify Theft
• Money Laundering & Structuring
• Bookmaking
• Illegal Card Games/Gambling Machines
 Example: Facebook Pull-Tab Game
Gambling-Related Offenses
• Loan Sharking
• Financial Exploitation of vulnerable adults
• Internet Gambling
• Animal Fighting
• Prostitution
Example: Illegal Horse Racing
Tribal Gaming




     22 Tribes operate 28 Class III Casinos
    14 Tribes operate Sports Wagering ( )
 18 Tribes have Sports Wagering Amendments
Net Gambling Receipts: FY22
Total: $3.9 billion




                       Data Sources: Mandatory Quarterly Filings
                       (Nonprofit, Commercial), Horse Racing
                       Commission, Washington’s Lottery, Tribal net
                       receipts (estimated, class III only, as
                       authorized in Tribal Compacts)
HB1132: Agency Request Legislation
Oversight and Training Requirements for
Limited Authority Washington State Peace
Officers and Agencies.

Addresses three things regarding limited law enforcement
agencies:
  •   Training
  •   Certification
  •   Standardization
Self Exclusion & Problem
Gambling
• May 2022 uniform self-exclusion program
  launched
• December 2022: Problem Gambling Task Force
  released final report to legislature with
  recommendations
                       Questions?
 Tina Griffin, Executive Director, tina.griffin@wsgc.wa.gov
 Julie Lies, Tribal Liaison, julie.lies@wsgc.wa.gov
 Lisa McLean, Legislative & Policy Manager, lisa.mclean@wsgc.wa.gov
 Tommy Oakes, Legislative Liaison, tommy.oakes@wsgc.wa.gov


Protect the public by ensuring that gambling is legal and honest.


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