Men's Basketball Casino Night Set For Oct. 25
9/15/2025 7:11:00 PM | Men's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Purdue Fort Wayne men's basketball program has announced the date of the program's annual fundraiser "An Evening with Mastodon Basketball Casino Night" presented Dan and Leah Palmer. This year's event will be held Saturday, October 25 at the La Vetta Luxury Event Venue in downtown Fort Wayne.
"An Evening with Mastodon Basketball" will begin with a cocktail hour from 6-7 p.m. and the main event from 7-10:30 p.m. There will be heavy hors d'oeuvres and an opportunity to meet the men's basketball staff and student-athletes. Packages include markers for the gaming tables, which will include poker, blackjack, roulette and craps. There will also be multiple televisions broadcasting the evening's college football games, a Las Vegas style band and photo booth.
Featured auction items include:
• Luxury Box at Churchill Downs
• VIP Final Four Experience in Indianapolis
• VIP Fort Wayne SWAT Team Experience
• VIP Behind the Scenes Indy 500 Experience
• Memphis Grizzlies Experience w/ John Konchar
• Bench Experience vs. Grand Canyon, Ohio State, Utah or Notre Dame
• Charter Walleye Fishing Trip on Lake Erie
• Fly Fishing Trip at private Rockwell Springs Trout Club
• Lake & Beach House Vacations
• NBA Officials Game Experience
Sponsors of the event include: STAR Financial, CME Construction, Christopher James, Mike Thomas Associates, Lutheran Health, Eleos Hospice Care, Premier Truck Rental, 3BG, Minnick Enterprises, Game One, OPS, Sturges Property Group, First Merchants Bank, Northern Lakes Insurance and the ObiCai Restaurant Group.
"An Evening with Mastodon Basketball" will begin with a cocktail hour from 6-7 p.m. and the main event from 7-10:30 p.m. There will be heavy hors d'oeuvres and an opportunity to meet the men's basketball staff and student-athletes. Packages include markers for the gaming tables, which will include poker, blackjack, roulette and craps. There will also be multiple televisions broadcasting the evening's college football games, a Las Vegas style band and photo booth.
Featured auction items include:
• Luxury Box at Churchill Downs
• VIP Final Four Experience in Indianapolis
• VIP Fort Wayne SWAT Team Experience
• VIP Behind the Scenes Indy 500 Experience
• Memphis Grizzlies Experience w/ John Konchar
• Bench Experience vs. Grand Canyon, Ohio State, Utah or Notre Dame
• Charter Walleye Fishing Trip on Lake Erie
• Fly Fishing Trip at private Rockwell Springs Trout Club
• Lake & Beach House Vacations
• NBA Officials Game Experience
Sponsors of the event include: STAR Financial, CME Construction, Christopher James, Mike Thomas Associates, Lutheran Health, Eleos Hospice Care, Premier Truck Rental, 3BG, Minnick Enterprises, Game One, OPS, Sturges Property Group, First Merchants Bank, Northern Lakes Insurance and the ObiCai Restaurant Group.
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