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Celebrity dealers on hand for charity casino night

2009-02-03 12:07:52

A charity casino evening being held to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation will feature a number of celebrity dealers, it has been reported.

According to Vindy.com, former WBA lightweight boxing champion Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini will be among the famous faces overseeing the gaming tables for the evening, with the event set to take place at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown, Ohio on March 20th.

Mancini, who held the lightweight world title between 1982 and 1984, is one of Youngstown's most famous sons along with fellow boxer and reigning WBC and WBO middleweight titlist Kelly 'The Ghost' Pavlik.

It is not known whether the latter will be in attendance.

Tickets to the event cost $65 and visitors will have the opportunity to take part in a wide variety of casino games, including blackjack and no-limit Texas hold'em.

Each ticket comes with $10 worth of casino chips to play with.