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CITY OF MARYSVILLE
Marysville,Washington
ORDINANCE NO.~5 ~Ol
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,
WASHINGTON,PROHIBITING ELECTRONIC SCRATCH
TICKET GAMES AND MACHINES AND AMENDING
ORDINANCE NO. 2324 AND CHAPTER 5.26 OF THE
MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE,WASHINGTON
DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section I.Ordinance No. 2324 and Chapter 5.26 of the Marysville Municipal Code
are hereby amended by amending Chapter 5.26 MMC to read as follows:
Chapter 5.26
Prohibited Gambling Activities
5.26.010 State law applicable.
5.26.015 Definition.
5.26.020 Violation - Penalty.
5.26.010 State law applicable.
Any license issued under the authority of state law to engage in any legal activity shall
be legal authority to engage in the gambling activities for which the license was issued
throughout the city,except that the city, in accordance with RCW 9.46.295, as the same now
exists or may hereafter be amended, prohibits the following gambling activities within city:
(I)The conduct or operation of social card games as a commercial stimulant as
defined in RCW 9.46.02 I7 and 9.46.0282.
(2) The conduct or operation of electronic scratch ticket games or electronic scratch
ticket machines.
5.26.015 Definition.
"Electronic scratch ticket game "or"electronic scratch ticket machine"means a scratch
ticket lottery game,together with its respective operating system or systems, that is played in
an electronic environment.A game has a specific set of rules including: The theme and types
of symbols used; the total number of tickets in the game; the ratio or mix of winning and
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losing tickets; the prize structure,including number and dollar value of each prize; and the
price of a single ticket. The game is played by use of computer hardware and software to
manufacture, store,distribute,sell, and display scratch tickets to players. An electronic scratch
ticket game or electronic scratch ticket machine includes: The licensed systems that are
connected to an electronic central accounting,auditing, and communication computer system
within the commission's control; a cashless transaction system;player terminals with video
displays that allow players to purchase chances and obtain game result information; a
manufacturing computer that securely creates the finite set of chances used in the scratch
ticket portion of the system; and a central computer containing an electronic accounting
system. The electronic scratch ticket game or electronic scratch ticket machine contains
preexisting scratch tickets that are dispensed in an electronic format to players through the
player terminals on an on-demand basis.
5.26.020 Violation - Penalty.
Any violation of this chapter shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable
by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment of up to six months.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction,such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of any other section,subsection,sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
ordinance.
Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect February 28,_,
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PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this )4#,day of
Fek]l"v.0 ICj_'2005.
CITY OF MARYSVILLE
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DENNIS KENDALL, Mayor .
ATTEST:
BY.=======--=----=----=-__GERRY BECKER,City Clerk
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Approved as to form:
Date of Publication:_
Effective Date (5 days after publication):_
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