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Seattle tests expanded outdoor alcohol zones during World Cup events, potentially reshaping state liquor laws

Melissa Santos

8d ago· 2 min readenNews

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Seattle is testing expanded alcohol service zones during World Cup fan events and at Pike Place Market under a new state law. These temporary looser rules allow people to carry alcoholic drinks beyond traditional roped-off beer gardens. The experiment may lead to longer-term relaxation of Washington's liquor laws, potentially reshaping outdoor drinking across the state.

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Seattle is experimenting with looser rules around drinking, both for the World Cup and beyond.

Expanded alcohol service zones at World Cup fan events and Pike Place Market are temporary for now. But they may lead to a longer-term relaxation of the state's liquor laws.

A new state law approved last year lets people roam more freely with drinks at several of Seattle's World Cup fan celebrations, rather than being confined to smaller, roped-off beer gardens.

At Pike Place Market, businesses are taking advantage of the new law to let people carry alcoholi

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New alcohol rules at fan zones and Pike Place may help reshape outdoor drinking across Washington.

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