Modbee.com | The Modesto Bee: "Game's up, says state DOJ to charities' casino nights
By ROGER W. HOSKINS
BEE STAFF WRITER
Last Updated: October 14, 2005, 04:17:50 AM PDT
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.'"
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