OpenTable’s new rules have a Seattle business leader calling foul

By: Jerry Cornfield

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: April 15, 2026

Words: 600

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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A Seattle business leader contends a major online restaurant reservation service is making changes this week that may violate Washington’s consumer protection laws and he wants the attorney general to get involved.

The president of the Seattle Latino Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has asked state Attorney General Nick Brown to assess if the revised agreement terms OpenTable is implementing Thursday “unfairly restrict restaurant choice and competition.”

Marcos Wanless, the chamber’s founder, contends the …

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