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C.R.S. § 18-20-108 — Use of device for calculating probabilities.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Article 20: Offenses Related to Limited Gaming, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Use of device for calculating probabilities

Full text of C.R.S. § 18-20-108

Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

C.R.S. § 18-20-108Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session

(1) It is unlawful for any person at a licensed gaming establishment to use, or possess with the intent to use, any device to assist: (a) In projecting the outcome of the game; (b) In keeping track of the cards played; (c) In analyzing the probability of the occurrence of an event relating to the game; or (d) In analyzing the strategy for playing or betting to be used in the game, except as permitted by the Colorado limited gaming control commission. (2) Any person issued a license pursuant to article 30 of title 44 violating any provision of this section commits a class 6 felony and any other person violating any provision of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

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Is use of device for calculating probabilities a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: use of device for calculating probabilities ranges from a class 2 misdemeanor to a class 6 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-20-108.

Use of calculating device by licensee: class 6 felony (C.R.S. § 18-20-108(2)) · Use of calculating device by non-licensee: class 2 misdemeanor (C.R.S. § 18-20-108(2))

Which Colorado statute covers use of device for calculating probabilities?

Use of device for calculating probabilities is governed by C.R.S. § 18-20-108 (Use of device for calculating probabilities).

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