Washington statute
RCW 9.47.120 — Bunco steering
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 9.47: Gambling, Revised Code of Washington.
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Full text of RCW 9.47.120
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.
Every person who shall entice, or induce another, upon any pretense, to go to any place where any gambling game, scheme or device, or any trick, sleight of hand performance, fraud or fraudulent scheme, cards, dice or device, is being conducted or operated; or while in such place shall entice or induce another to bet, wager or hazard any money or property, or representative of either, upon any such game, scheme, device, trick, sleight of hand performance, fraud or fraudulent scheme, cards, dice, or device, or to execute any obligation for the payment of money, or delivery of property, or to lose, advance, or loan any money or property, or representative of either, is guilty of a class B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in a state correctional facility for not more than ten years.
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Questions this section answers
Is bunco steering a felony or a misdemeanor in Washington?
Bunco steering is a Class B Felony in Washington under RCW 9.47.120.
Which Washington statute covers bunco steering?
Bunco steering is governed by RCW 9.47.120 (Bunco steering).
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