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Caesars Entertainment Gives Back to Las Vegas Team Members Over the Holidays as Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Reopens
Penn & Teller Joined Additional Caesars Entertainment Performers, Leaders and Volunteers to Distribute 20,000 Turkeys and Cookies to Las Vegas Team Members in
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[{"type":"text","content":"Penn & Teller Joined Additional Caesars Entertainment Performers, Leaders and Volunteers to Distribute 20,000 Turkeys and Cookies to Las Vegas Team Members in Contactless Drive-Thru at the Rio\n\n\nLAS VEGAS, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In advance of the Christmas holiday, Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR) (\"Caesars Entertainment,\" \"Caesars\" or \"the Company\") leaders and volunteers plan to distribute 20,000 frozen turkeys and festive cookies to Las Vegas Team Members in a contactless drive-thru outside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino throughout the week. Additionally, Caesars Entertainment has resumed hospitality and gaming operations at the Rio today, December 22, in accordance with directives from Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak and the Nevada Gaming Control Board, as the Company's final property to reopen in Las Vegas. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n**For sound bites, high-res photos and b-roll, click here**Photo credit: Aaron Garcia / Kabik Photo Group\nIn the spirit of holiday giving, Caesars invited Las Vegas Team Members to pick up a frozen turkey and cookies from December 21-24. On December 22, Penn & Teller, Piff the Magic Dragon, as well as performers from Chippendales, WOW – The Vegas Spectacular, X Burlesque and X Country, joined Caesars Entertainment Regional President Gary Selesner and Senior Vice President and Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino General Manager Steve Ellis at the holiday distribution while the resort reopened its doors that morning. Christmas music and decorations created a festive atmosphere as Team Members drove through the Rio parking lot for the contactless giveaway.\n\"In two weeks, Penn & Teller will celebrate its 20th anniversary at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino,\" said Penn Jillette. \"As the longest-running headliners in Las Vegas, part of that success is owed to our amazing colleagues at Rio, and we are pleased to join today to thank them and all of my hard-working Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas co-workers.\" \n\"This holiday distribution to our Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas Team Members is a token of our sincere appreciation for their dedication this year,\" said Caesars Entertainment Regional President Gary Selesner. \"We are hopeful this gift will help make this time of year a little brighter and provide some holiday cheer for our Team Members and their families.\"\n\"It is an i...