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Wash. Rev. Code § 9.46.0225 (2026)

"Contest of chance."

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"Contest of chance," as used in this chapter, means any contest, game, gaming scheme, or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that skill of the contestants may also be a factor therein.
[ 1987 c 4 s 8. Formerly RCW 9.46.020(7).]
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Cited in 4 cases, 2009–2020 · leading case: Rousso v. State, 204 P.3d 243 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009).
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Rousso v. State, 204 P.3d 243 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “See RCW 9.46.0225 ("`Contest of chance,' as used in this chapter, means any contest, game, gaming scheme, or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that skill of the contestants may also be a factor therein.”
Rousso v. State, 149 Wash. App. 344 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “See RCW 9.46.0225 (“ ‘Contest of chance,’ as used in this chapter, means any contest, game, gaming scheme, or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that skill of the contestants may also be a factor therein.”
Idaho v. Coeur D'Alene Tribe, 49 F. Supp. 3d 751 (D. Idaho 2014). “280(1) (defining a "contest of chance” to mean “a contest, game, gaming scheme, or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that the skill of the contestants may also be a factor”); Haw.Rev.Stat. § 712-1220(3)…”
Benson v. Double Down Interactive, LLC (W.D. Wash. 2020). · cites it 2× “” RCW 9.46.0225. 23 24 1 There is a stark and obvious difference between Double Down’s games, which are 100% 2 based on chance, and other app-based games that involve “micro-transactions” to continue play.”
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