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Wash. Rev. Code § 9.46.0217 (2026)

"Commercial stimulant."

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"Commercial stimulant," as used in this chapter, means an activity is operated as a commercial stimulant, for the purposes of this chapter, only when it is an activity operated in connection with an established business, with the purpose of increasing the volume of sales of food or drink for consumption on that business premises. The commission may by rule establish guidelines and criteria for applying this definition to its applicants and licensees for gambling activities authorized by this chapter as commercial stimulants.
[ 1994 c 120 s 1; 1987 c 4 s 6. Formerly RCW 9.46.020(5).]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2003–2013 · leading case: Edmonds Shopping Ctr. Assocs. v. City of Edmonds, 71 P.3d 233 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003).
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Edmonds Shopping Ctr. Assocs. v. City of Edmonds, 71 P.3d 233 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “The conduct or operation of social card games as commercial stimulants as defined in RCW 9.46.0217 and 9.46.0282 shall be prohibited.”
Edmonds Shopping Ctr. Ass'n v. City of Edmonds, 71 P.3d 233 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “The conduct or operation of social card games as commercial stimulants as defined in RCW 9.46.0217 and 9.46.0282 shall be prohibited.”
State v. Lau, 300 P.3d 838 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “) Under RCW 9.46.0217, a “commercial stimulant” is an activity “operated in connection with an established business, with the purpose of increasing the volume of sales of food or drink for consumption on that business premises.”
State Of Washington v. William Lau (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “sdemeanor for "[a]ny person or association or organization operating any gambling activity" to: (1) Employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; or (2) Make any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement…”
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