Charnes v. Central City Opera House Ass'n

QUINN, Chief Justice.

The question in this case is whether a fundraising event conducted by a nonprofit organization constitutes legally permissible or legally impermissible “gambling” as defined in section 18~10-102(2)(d), 8B C.R.S. (1986), when the participants in the event use “scrip money” in card and other wagering games with the objective of winning additional “scrip money” to be used ultimately for bidding on various items auctioned off diming the fundraising event. In Central City Opera House Association v. Charnes, 743 P.2d 58 (Colo.App.1987), the court of appeals held that the…