Caesars Entertainment announced Thursday morning it had donated 250,000 pounds of food, an equivalent of approximately 208,000 meals to food banks and charities.
“During these extraordinary circumstances, we are dedicated to assisting our local communities across the country that are heavily impacted," Tony Rodio, CEO of Caesars Entertainment said in-part in a statement.
The company also announced it had donated thousands of gloves, masks and hand sanitizers to local hospitals, first responders and local charities.
“We will continue to seek ways to give back to our neighbors who are in need as part of our commitment to help put this unprecedented situation we are all facing behind us,” explained Rodio. In Las Vegas, approximately 116,000 pounds of perishable food items were donated to Three Square Food Bank.