“Because of the casino we’ve been able to do so much for our community in terms of scholarships and donations. Twenty-five years later, the Foundation’s board president, George Weems, described its relationship with the casino, its only donor, as excellent.
(Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune) (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune) Alisyn Risner, left, wells up with emotion upon being surprised with the news on Friday, April 29, 2022, as her mother Michele Risner looks on. The children of three employees at the Ameristar Casino in East Chicago, IN, were each given $20,000 by the casino to be used towards college expenses.
