Page 5 - Mississippi/Louisiana Gaming News - Spring, 2023

Nearly 620 associates featured in this issue!
PENN scholarship program to help MS STEM students
WYOMISSING, Pa. — PENN Entertainment has expanded its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Scholarship Program in partnership with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). As a result, Jackson State University in Mississippi is among three new participating universities. The other two are Prairie View A&M University in Texas and Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana.
Through this initiative, PENN has committed to dedicate more than $4 million over five years to fund STEM scholarships with HBCUs in states where it operates, as well as create internship opportunities at the company.
“As a company at the forefront of technology, we launched this program as a way to increase access
to STEM opportunities for HBCU students and create real-world, hands-on learning experiences,” said Justin Carter, senior vice president of regional operations for PENN Entertainment and chairman of the company’s diversity committee. “The addition of these three esteemed universities deepens our widespread support for HBCUs and expands our efforts to champion diversity, equity and inclusion in the communities where we operate.
In Mississippi, PENN owns and operates five properties: 1st Jackpot and Hollywood Casino in Tunica; Ameristar Casino Hotel in Vicksburg; and Boomtown Casino Biloxi and Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast in Bay St. Louis.
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Expanding In The New Year
Bok Homa Casino in Sandersville celebrated its 12th anniversary recently with a major announcement. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Chief Cyrus Ben (above) showed those in attendance an artist’s rendering of a 6,500-square-foot expansion project that will get started in 2023. In addition to a new sit-down restaurant and larger sportsbook, Bok Homa Casino will increase its gaming floor and administrative offices.
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LARRY GREGORY
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