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C.R.S. § 18-20-110 — Cheating game and devices.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

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

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-20-110

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. § 18-20-110Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) It is unlawful for any person playing any licensed game in licensed gaming premises to: (a) Knowingly conduct, carry on, operate, or deal or allow to be conducted, carried on, operated, or dealt any cheating or thieving game or device; or (b) Knowingly deal, conduct, carry on, operate, or expose for play any game or games played with cards or any mechanical device, or any combination of games or devices, which have in any manner been marked or tampered with or placed in a condition or operated in a manner the result of which tends to deceive the public or tends to alter the normal random selection of characteristics or the normal chance of the game which could determine or alter the result of the game. (2) Any person violating any provision of this section commits a class 6 felony; except that, if the person is a repeating gambling offender, the person commits a class 5 felony.

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Is cheating game and devices a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: cheating game and devices ranges from a Class 6 Felony to a Class 5 Felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-20-110.

Cheating game and devices — standard offense: Class 6 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-20-110(2)) · Cheating game and devices — repeating gambling offender: Class 5 Felony (C.R.S. § 18-20-110(2))

Which Colorado statute covers cheating game and devices?

Cheating game and devices is governed by C.R.S. § 18-20-110 (Cheating game and devices).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.