CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 20:17
GAMING FRAUD (IMPROPER BET REDUCTION)
The elements of the crime of gaming fraud (improper bet reduction)
are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. reduced the amount wagered or canceled a bet, including a
pinching bet,
4. after acquiring knowledge of the outcome of the game or other
event which was the subject of the bet.
[5. and that the defendant’s conduct was not legally authorized by
the affirmative defense[s] in Instruction[s] ___.]
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
proven each of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt, you should find
the defendant guilty of gaming fraud (improper bet reduction).
After considering all the evidence, if you decide the prosecution has
failed to prove any one or more of the elements beyond a reasonable doubt,
you should find the defendant not guilty of gaming fraud (improper bet
reduction).
History
COLJI-Crim. (2025), Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee. The committee's page: "The 2025 edition was published online on February 25, 2026." © 2025 Supreme Court of Colorado for the State of Colorado.
Provenance
- Source
- www.coloradojudicial.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- crim-2026-02-25
- Content hash
990cd96d2a25d4edb4cad83d7dbea726f9eb70eed3e684d0c1ba3566cc85c1af
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