In re $13,561.50

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The Brandywine Lions Club (appellant) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County which denied the appellant’s petition for the *452return of $13,561.50 which was seized by Commonwealth law enforcement officers during a raid of a “Monte Carlo” gambling night held by the appellant.

The Pennsylvania State Police and Delaware County law officers, after learning when the alleged gambling operation would take place, successfully infiltrated and observed the operation. After determining that illegal gambling was occurring, a coordinated raid of the two law…