JAY-Z, The Weeknd & More Help Raise Over $20 Million At REFORM Casino Gala

JAY-Z and a mob of celebrities helped raise over $20 million for a second consecutive year at REFORM Alliance's annual Casino event.

On Saturday night, September 13, REFORM Alliance co-chairs, including Hov, Meek Mill, and Michael Rubin, held the organization's 2nd annual Casino Night Event at the Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City. With Kevin Hart as the emcee of the night, a slew of VIP guests from the entertainment and sports worlds descended upon the casino to play in a blackjack tournament, eat a lavish dinner, participate in a live auction, and enjoy a rare performance from Grammy-award winning artist The Weeknd.

The Weeknd blessed the stage for 40 minutes and delivered numerous hits, including “Timeless,” “Starboy,” "Reminder," “Blinding Lights,” “The Hills,” and more. After his set, the event continued with an exciting blackjack tournament featuring surprise performances by DJ Khaled, Ice Spice, Travis Scott, Chase B, and Quavo. JAY-Z, Taylor Rooks, French Montana, and Tyrese Haliburton were semi-finalists, but guest Andrew Ramus took home the $1 million prize.

The black-tie event was packed with special guests, including Beyoncé, Machine Gun Kelly, Latto, Jaime Foxx, Fabolous, Yo Gotti, Ne-Yo, The-Dream, Tiffany Haddish, Micah Parsons, Jayson Tatum, Devin Booker, Karl Anthony Towns, and Jordyn Woods. The celebrities were able to join in on a live auction that helped raise most of the funds. Among the prizes were a round of golf with Tom Brady at Michael Jordan’s private Grove XXIII golf club, an exclusive concert from Megan Thee Stallion, 1 of 1 paintings by George Condo and Rashid Johnson, plus an Audemars Piguet timepiece made exclusively for JAY-Z from his personal collection.

Check out more scenes from the invite-only event below.