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Washington · RCW 9.46.0305
Quote checked October 14, 2026 Text match only; current legal status and enforcement not verified.
“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.”
This section doesn't print a penalty of its own. Other parts of the Revised Code of Washington may set one; we haven't looked them up, so we don't state one here.
“2009 c 357 s 1; 1987 c 4 s 25.”
The earliest year in this note is 1987. That's the earliest year the note prints. It doesn't establish when this wording was enacted, took effect or first appeared.
Our reading
Here a gambling law grants permission instead of banning something. In a Washington restaurant or bar, people can roll dice or flip or match coins to settle who pays for the coin-operated music or for food and drinks served and eaten there. The place can keep dice and dice cups on hand for that limited purpose.
Written by Silly Rules from the quoted text above. It's a plain reading, not legal advice. We haven't researched how courts read this section or how often anyone enforces it.
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