SB 6523-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Increases the minimum age for gambling to twenty-one.

Provides that it is unlawful for a person under the age of twenty-one to engage in the wagering activities allowed by chapter 9.46 RCW when such activities are conducted in any portion of a facility under the ownership or management control of the holder of a license issued by the liquor control board if: (1) Alcohol for on-site consumption is sold anywhere in the facility; or

(2) The on-site consumption of alcohol is allowed anywhere in the facility. A violation of this provision is a misdemeanor.

Provides that it is unlawful for any person twenty-one years of age or older to assist, participate with, or knowingly allow a person under the age of twenty-one years to engage in any wagering activity allowed by this chapter when such activities are conducted in any portion of a facility under the ownership or management control of the holder of a license issued by the liquor control board if: (1) Alcohol for on-site consumption is sold anywhere in the facility; or

(2) The on-site consumption of alcohol is allowed anywhere in the facility. A violation of this provision is a gross misdemeanor.