37 GAMBLING DEVICES (CHEYENNE ELKS) v. State

THOMAS, Chief Justice.

The key issue which we address in this case is a claim of exemption from the Wyoming statutes prohibiting gambling, which is premised on the ground that the accused activities consisted of “raffles or bingo conducted by charitable or nonprofit organizations.” The appellants also argue at length a claim that the trial court erred in refusing to take judicial notice of the claimed fact that the Elk’s Lodge is a nonprofit organization. The district court ruled that certain accused machines, devices and paraphernalia were either gambling devices per se or used for gambling,…