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RCW 9.46.0305 — Dice or coin contests for music, food, or beverage payment

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Chapter 9.46: Gambling—1973 Act, Revised Code of Washington.

Full text of RCW 9.46.0305

Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.

RCW 9.46.0305Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session
The legislature hereby authorizes the wagering on the outcome of the roll of dice or the flipping of or matching of coins on the premises of an establishment engaged in the business of selling food or beverages for consumption on the premises to determine which of the participants will pay for coin-operated music on the premises or certain items of food or beverages served or sold by such establishment and therein consumed. Such establishments are hereby authorized to possess dice and dice cups on their premises, but only for use in such limited wagering. Persons engaged in such limited form of wagering shall not be subject to the criminal or civil penalties otherwise provided for in this chapter.

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