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Commission initiates rulemaking to evaluate equipment‑assisted card delivery (self‑dealing) poker tables

Washington State Gambling Commission · March 12, 2026

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Summary

The commission voted to initiate rulemaking to examine equipment‑assisted card delivery tables after petitioner Cassie Thomas described a prototype that automates card delivery (maintains dealer, preserves deck integrity, reduces ~17 seconds per hand). Staff clarified initiation allows evaluation and testing, not approval of a specific device.

The Gambling Commission on March 12 voted to initiate rulemaking to evaluate equipment‑assisted card delivery (self‑dealing) poker tables after hearing from petitioner Cassidy (Cassie) Thomas, a dealer with roughly 25 years of experience.

Thomas said she developed a working prototype that automates the under‑table delivery of pre‑packaged card…

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