Colorado Revised Statutes
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-10-103 (2026)
Gambling - professional gambling - offenses
✓ current as of July 2026
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
CO-LEGleg.colorado.gov
JustiaTitle on Justia
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
(1) A person who engages in gambling commits a petty offense.
(2) A person who engages in professional gambling commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 478, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-10-103. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3208, § 338, effective March 1, 2022. L. 2023: (2) amended, (HB 23-1293), ch. 298, p. 1791, § 42, effective October 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1978–1989 · leading case: Brownlee v. State, Dep't of Revenue, Exec. Dir., 686 P.2d 1372 (Colo. Ct. App. 1984).
Brownlee v. State, Dep't of Revenue, Exec. Dir., 686 P.2d 1372 (Colo. Ct. App. 1984). “8) and that the plaintiff engaged in gambling in violation of § 18-10-103(1), C.R.S. (1978 Repl.Vol. 8), engaged in professional gambling in violation of § 18-10-103(2), C.”
United States v. Mosko, 654 F. Supp. 402 (D. Colo. 1987). “C.R.S. § 18-10-103(2). A “repeating gambling offender” is [A]ny person who is convicted of an offense under section 18-10-103(2) or sections 18-10-105 to 18-10-107 within five years after a previous misdemeanor conviction under these sections .”
Charnes v. Cent. City Opera House Ass'n, 773 P.2d 546 (Colo. 1989). “The Opera House Association and the Brown Palace Hotel obviously are “persons” for purposes of the statutory proscription in section 18-10-103, which forbids a “person” from engaging in gambling or professional gambling, but clearly are not “natural persons” for purposes of the…”
People ex rel. Brown v. Dist. Court, 585 P.2d 593 (Colo. 1978). “On April 7, 1978, the defendants Dave Pinelli, Phil Pinelli and Tom Harkness were indicted for professional gambling and conspiracy pursuant to sections 18-10-103 and 18-2-201, C.R.S. 1973.”
People v. Miller, 604 P.2d 36 (Colo. 1979). “8), and professional gambling, sections 18-10-103(2) and 18-10-102(8), C.”
Cent. City Opera House Ass'n v. Charnes, 743 P.2d 58 (Colo. Ct. App. 1987). “For purposes of the offenses set out in § 18-10-103, C.R.S. (1986 Repl. Vol. 8B), “gambling” is defined in § 18-10-102(2), C.”
People ex rel. Brown v. Dist. Court, 585 P.2d 593 (Colo. 1978). “On April 7, 1978, the defendants Dave Pinelli, Phil Pinelli and Tom Harkness were indicted for professional gambling and conspiracy pursuant to sections 18-10-103 and 18-2-201, C.R.S. 1973.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-10-103(1) — 2 cases
Brownlee v. State, Dep't of Revenue, Exec. Dir., 686 P.2d 1372 (Colo. Ct. App. 1984). “8) and that the plaintiff engaged in gambling in violation of § 18-10-103(1), C.R.S. (1978 Repl.Vol. 8), engaged in professional gambling in violation of § 18-10-103(2), C.”
Charnes v. Cent. City Opera House Ass'n, 773 P.2d 546 (Colo. 1989). “The Opera House Association and the Brown Palace Hotel obviously are “persons” for purposes of the statutory proscription in section 18-10-103, which forbids a “person” from engaging in gambling or professional gambling, but clearly are not “natural persons” for purposes of the…”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-10-103(2) — 3 cases
United States v. Mosko, 654 F. Supp. 402 (D. Colo. 1987). “C.R.S. § 18-10-103(2). A “repeating gambling offender” is [A]ny person who is convicted of an offense under section 18-10-103(2) or sections 18-10-105 to 18-10-107 within five years after a previous misdemeanor conviction under these sections .”
Brownlee v. State, Dep't of Revenue, Exec. Dir., 686 P.2d 1372 (Colo. Ct. App. 1984). “8) and that the plaintiff engaged in gambling in violation of § 18-10-103(1), C.R.S. (1978 Repl.Vol. 8), engaged in professional gambling in violation of § 18-10-103(2), C.”
People v. Miller, 604 P.2d 36 (Colo. 1979). “8), and professional gambling, sections 18-10-103(2) and 18-10-102(8), C.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.