Campus Activities Board hosts CABsino after its cancelation in 2020

students play casino games in the Student Center Atrium

CAB’s annual casino night event saw its highest attendance number ever. The event was canceled last year because of COVID-19, but this year it was back with a vengeance.

overhead view of Student Center Atrium as band warms up and casino dealers set up

The swing band warmed up as casino table dealers prepared their tables ahead of the event.

CAB raffled off over $5,000 in prizes ranging from a KitchenAid mixer to a Nintendo Switch to Browns tickets.

Students who dressed in the 1920s theme of the event received an extra $50 to use for gambling.

students holding mocktail drinks in the Plaza

In the Plaza, event attendees could find mocktails and cotton candy “glitter bombs” that dissolved in the drinks.

CAB members Jaren Hodgson, left, and Claudia Cromly pose with a 1920s-era Model A Ford.

one student takes a photo of two other students next to Model A Ford

The Model A Ford was parked in the Plaza from Wednesday until the end of the event on Friday.

vase with feather in it on cocktail table, with casino games in the background

Event attendees could play casino games like Blackjack, Texas Hold ‘Em and more on the first and third floors of the Student Center.

man in Plaza smiling with mocktail drink in hand

On his first day, Dr. Flapp Cockrell, CSU’s new Vice President for Campus Engagement, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, stopped by the event and grabbed a mocktail.

six people dressed in 1920s outfits, wearing masks

Fitting with the 1920s theme, students wore flapper dresses, feathers, or simply fancy outfits.

girls dressed as flappers, wearing masks

Abiding by CSU’s policy, the event required all students to wear masks while inside the Student Center.

swing band plays music from Student Center upper atrium

The swing band played throughout both sessions of the event.

By ERIC SEITZ

The Campus Activities Board welcomed nearly a thousand students into the Student Center-turned-casino on September 24.

“After a year of virtual events, it was great to see an amazing turnout at CABsino with 992 attendees between the two sessions,” said event planner Carley Barnett.

CABsino is an annual casino event where students receive fake money to gamble with to earn tickets that they enter for chances to win one of over $5,000-worth in prizes.

Each year has a specific theme, and this year’s was titled “It’s a Roaring Good Time,” highlighting an art deco, 1920’s-era style.