Shots for slots: Columbus casino offers free slot money to vaccinated
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Hollywood Casino will host a vaccine clinic Saturday in partnership with Columbus Public Health to help bring COVID-19 vaccines to the city’s west side.
‘The vaccination rate in the casino’s zip code is only around 36% which is lower than the rest of the county. This clinic gives us the opportunity to take the vaccine to that neighborhood so we can reduce barriers and protect more people,” Columbus Health Commissioner Dr. Mysheika Roberts said in a press release.
As an incentive, the casino will also give those 21 and older who get their shot at the event $10 in slot money.
“[Columbus Public Health] brought some of their stats, and figures saying that the zip code that we’re presently in is actually the lowest vaccinated zip code in the city,” said Hollywood Casino Columbus marketing manager Steve Newsome. “So we said, we have our event center, we have a ton of space to be able to host this event. So we invited them in and decided to throw a $10 free slot play carrot to it as well.”
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