- Does not
allow commercial casinos
- Allows
State &/or Interstate Lottery
- Only
allows Bingo for bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations, unless
specifically approved and licensed
- Allows
sports pool, golfing sweepstakes, and bowling
sweepstakes
-
Permits unlicensed Turkey
shooting
contests for wagers of money by bona fide charitable or nonprofit
organizations. Others, if
licensed.
RCW
9.46.0237
"Gambling."
as used in this chapter,
means staking or risking something of value upon the outcome of a
contest of chance or a future contingent event not under the person's
control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that the person
or someone else will receive something of value in the event of a
certain outcome.
Gambling does not include fishing derbies as defined by this
chapter, parimutuel betting as authorized by chapter 67.16 RCW, bona
fide business transactions valid under the law of contracts, including,
but not limited to, contracts for the purchase or sale at a future date
of securities or commodities, and agreements to compensate for loss
caused by the happening of chance, including, but not limited to,
contracts of indemnity or guarantee and life, health, or accident
insurance.
RCW
9.46.180
Causing person to violate
chapter.
Any person who knowingly
causes, aids, abets, or conspires with another to cause any person to
violate any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a class B
felony subject to the penalty in RCW 9A.20.021.
RCW
9.46.240
Gambling information, transmitting or
receiving.
Whoever knowingly transmits
or receives gambling information by telephone, telegraph, radio,
semaphore, the internet, a telecommunications transmission system, or
similar means, or knowingly installs or maintains equipment for the
transmission or receipt of gambling information shall be guilty of a
class C felony subject to the penalty set forth in RCW 9A.20.021.
However, this section shall not apply to such information transmitted or
received or equipment installed or maintained relating to activities
authorized by this chapter or to any act or acts in furtherance thereof
when conducted in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and in
accordance with the rules adopted under this chapter.
[N.B. This section was amended
by Washington SB 6613 to add the prohibition of the use of
the internet or other telecommunications systems and to increase the
penalty to that of a class C (five year) felony from a gross
misdemeanor. The change became
effective June 7, 2006.]
