The Red Hawk Casino in California will be hosting a Grand Opening celebration today to mark the official opening of the casino. The celebration will feature a $100,000 Celebrity Charity Blackjack Tournament as well as celebrity music performances.

The casino will host a special red carpet entry at 6pm for invited guests, celebrities and dignitaries. At 8pm the $100,000 Celebrity Charity Blackjack tournament will take place on the main floor. All players in the tournament must give a minimum of $5,000 to donate to charity. The winning celebrity will be given $30,000 to donate to their favorite charity.

Guests of the casino will be able to watch the tournament as it will be broadcast throughout the property. Erik Estrada, Perry King, Colleen Shannon, Brad Miller, Linda Blair and John O’Hurley are just a few of the celebrities set to participate. There will also be a drawing for the casinos first Red Hawk Rewards Club $1 million winner. After the tournament Kevin Bacon and his brother Michael, known as The Bacon Brothers, will perform a collection of their own music.

Peter Fordham the General Manager of the Red Hawk Casino commented: "Our Grand
Opening celebration will be an extraordinary event, marking Red Hawk's official opening. We have an amazing line-up of entertainment that will culminate at Midnight when we make one of our Red Hawk Rewards Club members our first millionaire."


- 2009-01-22