Jim Tressel, Troy Smith to attend fraternity Casino Night - OSU

Some Ohio State students will be putting on their poker faces this weekend.

Alpha Tau Omega is hosting Casino Night 2013, hold in a Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom in a Ohio Union on Friday, and deduction will be donated to a Tressel Family Fund for Cancer Prevention Research during The James Cancer Research Hospital.

“It’s a approach for us to give behind to a community, to yield a venue for college students and relatives and university staff, alumni, (ATO’s) alumni and university alumni a ability to come behind and see a mass that Greek life can bring, what fraternities and sororities can minister to a Ohio State community,” pronounced Joshua Glocer, Casino Night co-chair and fourth-year in domestic science.

Former OSU football manager Jim Tressel is approaching to attend a event, as good as former OSU actor Troy Smith — accompanied by his Heisman trophy.

“Students and relatives will have a eventuality to take a design with Tressel and Smith, and his Heisman,” Glocer said.

In an email to The Lantern, Tressel pronounced he is “really looking brazen to being with Troy Smith and my ATO brothers to lift income for The James Cancer Hospital.”

Tressel pronounced one of his friends has been treated during The James.

“The Casino Night eventuality is always one of a highlights of a year during a Ohio Union Archie Griffin Ballroom,” Tressel said.

The eventuality will underline a far-reaching accumulation of casino-style games, including poker, blackjack, roulette and craps, Glocer said.

Each member in a eventuality will accept a yet-to-be-determined series of chips to gamble on a games with a idea of earning some-more chips, Glocer said. Once participants are finished betting, they will income in their chips for raffle tickets.

The prizes embody giveaway haircuts, golf passes, sporting events tickets, purses and more, Glocer said.

“We have an Evan Turner jersey, signed, so that’s flattering sweet,” Glocer said.

Turner used to play men’s basketball during OSU though now plays for a Philadelphia 76ers. Turner was drafted No. 2 altogether in a 2010 NBA draft.

In further to a prizes, there will be a integrate of special guest during Casino Night.

ATO aims to sell 1,200 tickets for a eventuality and lift roughly $30,000. Last year’s eventuality lifted $25,000 and had 900 people attend, according to a eventuality website.

The infancy of a income lifted by a eventuality comes from sheet sales, Glocer said.

Glocer estimated that ATO would need to make a sum of $50,000 on a eventuality to have adequate left over to accommodate a concession aim after covering costs.

Betsy Malone, a third-year in biomedical engineering, was wakeful of a eventuality and would wish to go if not for report conflicts.

“I consider it’s unequivocally cool. we know it sounds like a fun event, I’ve never been to it since we always have things on a weekend of it, though I’d wish to go if we could,” Maione said.

Brian Rhea, a fourth-year in biochemistry, pronounced he was understanding of a goals behind Casino Night.

“Anything is good, as prolonged as people are donating income to a cause, that’s improved than spending a income on beer, or cigarettes or anything else,” Rhea said.

Casino Night is a black-tie and non-alcoholic event, Glocer said.

Tickets can be purchased from an active member of a companionship or from a website.

Tickets cost $20 for an OSU tyro or $50 for a singular non-student ticket. OSU students who wish a Casino Night T-shirt compensate an additional $5 with their sheet purchase. Non-OSU integrate tickets can be purchased for $80, according to a eventuality website.