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r.• w <br /> osioeiruniA <br /> 44 'WWI <br /> Ordinance No. 2406-99 <br /> An Ordinance increasing the taxation rate on card rooms, amending section 6 of Ordinance No. <br /> 1023-84 as amended(EMC 3.36.060). <br /> Whereas,the State legislature has greatly expanded the definition of social card games, <br /> augmenting the number of tables,the amounts that may be wagered and the number of games <br /> which may be played; and <br /> Whereas,the enhanced definition of card games,which heretofore limited players,tables, and <br /> wagering amounts,has now been expanded to include higher betting limits between players,the <br /> number of participants in each game,and the number of tables permitted in each licensed <br /> establishment; and <br /> Whereas,under the enhanced definition of card games, wagering is now permitted against <br /> licensed gaming operators who act as a"house-bank"with significantly higher wagering limits; <br /> and <br /> Whereas,the City currently imposes a tax rate of three and one-half percent of the gross receipts <br /> received from card games while the State law authorizes up to twenty percent; and <br /> Whereas,the City Council finds that while some jurisdictions prohibit card rooms,many of <br /> those that do allow them impose a higher tax than Everett in the ten percent range; <br /> Now,Therefore,The City Of Everett Does Ordain: <br /> Section 1: Section 6 of Ordinance No. 1023-84, as amended, (EMC 3.36.060) which reads as <br /> follows: <br /> Section 6: Tax on Cardrooms <br /> There is hereby levied upon and shall be collected from and paid by every person, <br /> association, or organization social card games, a tax of in an amount of 3.5 percent of the gross <br /> revenue received from the conducting of social card games. <br /> Is hereby amended as follows: <br /> Section 6: Tax on Card Rooms <br /> There is hereby levied and shall be collected from and paid by every person, association, <br /> or organization conducting social card games as defined in RCW 9.46.0282, a tax from the <br /> conducting of such card games as follows: <br /> A. Every person, association, or organization conducting player-funded banked card <br /> games exclusively on an establishment by establishment basis: Five(5)percent of the gross <br /> revenue received from conducting such card games; <br /> 1 <br />