I have a good friend who used to run "Casino Nights" in Santa Barbara for non-profits. He sold it about 6 months ago...
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Game's up, says DOJ to casino nights
California (regulation) - Roger W. Hoskins, Modesto Bee - Local charities were scrambling this week after the state Department of Justice announced a crackdown on gaming events sponsored by nonprofit agencies. One such event is the Cattle Baron's Ball, which last year brought in $150,000 for the local American Cancer Society. Cheryl Brunk, community services director for the Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties unit of the society, said the ball accounts for about one-eighth of the group's fund-raising. "We do utilize the whole concept of funny money," she said. "It's not like you're having any kind of a financial exchange." At this point, she said, the society will wait to see what unfolds; the next ball isn't until August. "If it's not going to work, then we'll have to see what we can do."
(Dead link: http://www.modbee.com/local/v-dp_morning/story/11348401p-12095796c.html)
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Game's up, says DOJ to casino nights
California (regulation) - Roger W. Hoskins, Modesto Bee - Local charities were scrambling this week after the state Department of Justice announced a crackdown on gaming events sponsored by nonprofit agencies. One such event is the Cattle Baron's Ball, which last year brought in $150,000 for the local American Cancer Society. Cheryl Brunk, community services director for the Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties unit of the society, said the ball accounts for about one-eighth of the group's fund-raising. "We do utilize the whole concept of funny money," she said. "It's not like you're having any kind of a financial exchange." At this point, she said, the society will wait to see what unfolds; the next ball isn't until August. "If it's not going to work, then we'll have to see what we can do."
(Dead link: http://www.modbee.com/local/v-dp_morning/story/11348401p-12095796c.html)
