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Wash. Rev. Code § 9.46.222 (2026)

Professional gambling in the third degree

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(1) A person is guilty of professional gambling in the third degree if he or she engages in, or knowingly causes, aids, abets, or conspires with another to engage in professional gambling as defined in this chapter, and:
(a) His or her conduct does not constitute first or second degree professional gambling;
(b) He or she operates any of the unlicensed gambling activities authorized by this chapter in a manner other than as prescribed by this chapter; or
(c) He or she is directly employed in but not managing or directing any gambling operation.
(2) This section shall not apply to those activities enumerated in RCW 9.46.0305 through 9.46.0361 or to any acts in furtherance of such activities when conducted in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Professional gambling in the third degree is a gross misdemeanor subject to the penalty established in RCW 9A.20.021.
[ 1994 c 218 s 13; 1991 c 261 s 12.]

Notes:

Effective date—1994 c 218: See note following RCW 9.46.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2009–2023 · leading case: Internet Comm. & Ent. Corp. v. State, 201 P.3d 1045 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009).
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Internet Comm. & Ent. Corp. v. State, 201 P.3d 1045 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “The legislature stated the act's purpose as follows: The public policy of the state of Washington on gambling is to keep the criminal element out of gambling and to promote the social welfare of the people by limiting the nature and scope of gambling activities and by strict…”
Internet Cmty. & Ent. Corp. v. Washington State Gambling Comm'n, 148 Wash. App. 795 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “221 (describing elements of second degree professional gambling and designating that crime as a class C felony); RCW 9.46.222 (describing elements of third degree professional gambling *804 and designating that crime as a gross misdemeanor).”
Maverick Gaming LLC v. United States of Am. (W.D. Wash. 2023). · cites it 2× “See 18 Wash. Rev. Code § 9.46.222 In authorizing sports betting on a limited basis, the Washington 19 legislature emphasized that “[i]t has long been the policy of this state to prohibit all forms and 20 means of gambling except where carefully and specifically authorized and…”
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