CO · jury_instructions
COLJI-Crim. 20:18
GAMING FRAUD (MANIPULATION)
The elements of the crime of gaming fraud (manipulation) are:
1. That the defendant,
2. in the State of Colorado, at or about the date and place charged,
3. with the intent,
4. to cheat,
5. manipulated a component of a gaming device in a manner
contrary to the designed and normal operational purpose for
the component, including varying the pull of the handle of a
slot machine,
6. with knowledge that the manipulation affected the outcome of
the game or with knowledge of any event that affected the
outcome of the game.
[7. 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 (manipulation).
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 (manipulation).
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
66574a5944677b313da6ef30a48434f0a2e1859ba4f8f37f47a19fc00b305a45
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