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Washington state offers a number of casino and wagering opportunities. A number of Washington casinos controlled by local Native tribes are cleverly situated close to thoroughfares or cities. Twenty-seven Washington casinos are owned in American Indian lands. All of Washington’s casinos provide slot machine games, roulette, chemin de fer, craps, and electronic poker. Other gaming tables, including (but not limited to) punto banco, poker in various forms, off-track betting, keno, and bingo are playable at a number of casinos. The gambling age changes by casino, with a handful permitting wagering at eighteen, and others not until twenty-one. A couple of other casinos operate in Washington, as well, including card rooms, or so-called mini-casinos. There are several horse tracks in Washington, and wagering is available at all of them.

Twenty-four of Washington’s 27 native casinos also provide a computerized type of scratch off lotto tickets. These machines have a five-dollar cap and function using cards purchased at the casino, as opposed to cash. The min pay out on these machines is by law seventy five percent, set by the state. Washington casinos are not legally obligated to announce pay outs on video slots.

Washington casinos range from small freestanding operations to large vacation destinations with hotels, restaurants, spas, and shows. Some of the Washington casinos with vacation destinations could make a fine starting point for a longer vacation, permitting you to experience the natural wonder of Washington and make short junkets into large cities for sightseeing. Las Vegas type displays and productions are available at a few Washington casinos.

Washington’s gambling rules permit a fair amount of allowance with regard to approved wagering in Washington casinos, as well as for charitable gaming. Online wagering, however, is banned in Washington and is a class C felony. Internet horse wagering is allowed in some circumstances. No cost or play money online gaming is still allowed. Washington casinos did not speak out on the new restrictions, certainly because they unquestionably are positioned to benefit from them.

Washington casinos can be a fun deviation or day junket for Washington residents, an outstanding way to have a night on the city, or an interesting break on a Washington trip. Why, one of the many Washington casino vacation destinations might even be a getaway in itself. Washington’s gambling restrictions permit exciting, legal, wagering all over the state in all of the many fine Washington casinos, so you are certain to find one you’ll love, whether you like the nickel slots or high-stakes poker.