Colorado legal term
Simulated gambling device in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Simulated gambling device” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Simulated gambling device” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Simulated gambling device" means a mechanically or electronically operated machine, network, system, program, or device that is used by an entrant and that displays simulated gambling displays on a screen or other mechanism at a business location, including a private club, that is owned, leased, or otherwise possessed, in whole or in part, by a person conducting the game or by that person's partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, or contractors; except that the term does not include bona fide amusement devices, as authorized in section 44-3-103 (47), that pay nothing of value, cannot be a (C.R.S. § 18-10.5-102)
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