Central City Opera House Ass'n v. Charnes

HODGES, Justice.*

Defendant, Department of Revenue, appeals a declaratory judgment by the trial court finding that plaintiffs’ proposed charitable fund-raising activity involving casino-type gambling is legal. We affirm the judgment.

The plaintiff, Central City Opera House Association, sought a declaratory judgment because it wished to hold a charity fund-raising benefit at the Brown Palace Hotel. The hotel agreed to donate the use of its premises, charging the Association only for meals and alcoholic beverages provided to the participants at the benefit.

Under the Association’s plans for the…