The lights were dimmed, the walls were festooned with baseball star Justin Morneau's number (33), and the dealers were at their tables for the Colorado Rockies first baseman's Casino Night.
The former Minnesota Twin's sixth annual event, held in the atrium of International Market Square in Minneapolis, featured hors d'oeuvres and cocktails, a silent auction and an evening of gambling (with fake money) for a good cause: helping children and adults with arthritis.
Event emcees Rena Sarigianopoulos and Eric Perkins opened the event, which raised more than $125,000 for the Arthritis Foundation's Upper Midwest Region.
![From left, Colorado Rockies' first baseman and co-host, Justin Morneau, Casino Night co-host and planning committee member, Krista Morneau , Maddie Mauer, and Twins' first baseman, Joe Mauer. ] (SPECIAL TO THE STAR TRIBUNE/BRE McGEE) **Justin Morneau (left, Colorado Rockies' fist baseman, co-host of Casino Night), Krista Morneau (center left, Casino Night co-host, planning committee member, Justin Morneau's wife), Maddie Mauer (center right, Joe Mauer's wife), Joe Mauer (right, Twins' first base](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/3ZMWSE72H44RTASRW5ZPEEVEO4.jpg?&w=1080)
