CHERYL KATER, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED, a Kentucky corporation, Defendant-Appellee., 886 F.3d 784

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HOLDINGS: [1]-The virtual chips, as alleged in the complaint, permitted a user to play the casino games inside the virtual casino; [2]-Without virtual chips, a user was unable to play the various games; [3]-Based on the reasoning in the Bullseye decision, the casino's chips fall within section Wash. Rev. Code § 9.46.0285's definition of a thing of value; [4]-Since the casino, as alleged in the complaint, constituted an illegal gambling game, plaintiff could recover the value of the thing so lost from the casino owner; [5]-She stated a cause of action under Washington's Recovery of Money Lost at Gambling Act.