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.
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