- Legal status
- Not available
- Last verified
- October 28, 2026
The law
- Law
- RCW 9.46.240
- Statute
- Wash. Rev. Code § 9.46.240
- Applies to
- RCW 9.46.240 Gambling information, transmitting or receiving. (1) 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 . (2) This section shall not apply to such information transmitted or received or equipment or
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- Official text
What this means for players in Washington
Access. 37 of the 38 casinos whose terms we have read exclude Washington, either completely or for Sweeps Coins play. If a sweepstakes casino still lets you register from Washington, that is a reason for caution, not an opportunity: an operator ignoring the state's position is unlikely to be careful with your prize either.
Coins and pending prizes. There is no single rule. Operators leaving a state usually set a deadline for redeeming Sweeps Coins and then close accounts. The deadline is in the notice the operator sends, not in the law. If you have a balance, redeem it now and keep the confirmation.
Why “not available” rather than “banned”. Washington has no statute that names sweepstakes casinos. The state's authorities treat them as unlicensed gambling under existing law, and operators have responded by leaving. The practical result for a player is the same.
What remains legal
We do not list alternatives on this page. Which forms of gambling are licensed in Washington — a lottery, tribal or commercial casinos, sports betting — is a separate question we have not researched to the standard of the rest of this page. The authority to ask is the Washington State Gambling Commission. What we can say: a site that offers “sweepstakes” or “social” casino play with cash prizes to residents here is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Are sweepstakes casinos legal in Washington?
In practice, no. No Washington law names them, yet after action by state authorities the casinos we track do not take players from the state. What the authorities did is set out above.
Does this page link to sweepstakes casinos?
No. We do not link to or promote sweepstakes casinos on pages for states where they are banned or unavailable.
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