CROWN POINT | A campaign fundraiser invitation sent out by Mayor David Uran, sporting the Super Bowl logo and the Vince Lombardi Trophy, has caught the attention of the National Football League and the Indiana Gaming Commission.

The fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday night at SS Peter and Paul Macedonian Cultural Center in Crown Point. Admission is by ticket.

The fundraiser will go on as planned, but Uran, after discussion with a NFL representative, has agreed to not use the images going forward. And, after a discussion with the Indiana Gaming Commission, the Super Bowl squares intended as a benefit for the Go Red for Women charity campaign will be replaced by a silent auction.

Uran said the NFL contacted him Friday about the use of the logo and trophy image, and since that conversation, he has not been contacted by the league.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said that organization's legal department was aware of the invitation for Uran's fundraiser and was looking into it. He could not comment specifically about the invite, but said, in general, the Super Bowl logo is the property of the NFL, and images of the Vince Lombardi Trophy are protected as well.

The Super Bowl logo and the trophy were prominently displayed on the invitation to the fundraiser, which is advertised as a "Super Bowl pre-party."

Uran said the invitation was designed by his printer, who picked up the NFL-trademarked images from a free-use Web site and thought their use was in good legal standing.

The invitation also announced Super Bowl squares would be available for purchase for $20 apiece, with all proceeds to benefit the Go Red for Women campaign against heart disease with the American Heart Association. The invite said autographed sports items would be awarded as prizes. However, Uran said after talking with representatives from the state gaming commission, he will not sell the squares Saturday.

"We will be in full compliance," Uran said.

Larry Delaney, deputy director of the commission's charity gaming division, said the only charity gaming a political candidate can conduct is a raffle offering a door prize. He said the gaming commission must issue a license for such a raffle.

Admission to Saturday's fundraiser ranges from $100 for one event ticket and a TV raffle ticket to $5,000 for a table of eight. Each $5,000 table will have a professional athlete seated at the table, and the donor will receive a VIP pass for an autograph session featuring appetizers and cocktails.