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There is levied upon all persons, associations and organizations who have been duly licensed by the Washington State Gambling Commission in accordance with Chapter 9.46:

A. To conduct or operate bingo games, raffles and amusement games, a tax on raffles at the rate of five percent of the gross receipts from a raffle less the amount awarded as cash or merchandise prizes, a tax on bingo games computed at the rate of four percent of the gross receipts from a bingo game, less the amount awarded as cash or merchandise prizes and a tax on amusement games at the rate of two percent of the gross receipts from the amusement game less the amount awarded as prizes; provided, that no tax shall be imposed by this subsection on bingo games, or amusement games when such activities or any combination thereof are conducted by any bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization as defined in RCW 9.46.0209, which organization has no paid operating or management personnel and has gross receipts from bingo games, raffles or amusement games, or any combination thereof, not exceeding $5,000.00 per year less the amount awarded as cash or merchandise prizes; provided further, no tax shall be imposed on the first $10,000.00 of gross receipts less the amount awarded as cash or merchandise prizes from raffles conducted by any such bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization;

B. To utilize punchboard or pull-tabs as a commercial stimulant operator, a tax computed at the rate of four percent of the gross receipts received in the conduct of such activity;

C. To utilize punchboard or pull-tabs as a bona fide charitable or nonprofit organization, a tax computed at the rate of eight percent of the gross receipts from the operation of the games less the amount awarded as cash or merchandise prizes;

D. To conduct or operate any social card game, a tax of 9.17 percent of the gross revenue received from the conduct or operation of said game or games. Said tax shall be reduced to 8.33 percent effective January 1, 2015. Said tax shall again be reduced to 7.50 percent effective January 1, 2016. (Ord. 1430 §1, 2014; Ord. 1394 §1, 2012; Ord. 1275 §1, 2006; Ord. 1072 §1, 1997; Ord. 850 §1, 1988; Ord. 638, 1981; Ord. 362 §1 (part), 1974).