PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 24, 2026--
Comedy heavyweight DL Hughley will take the stage at Rivers Casino Philadelphia for a one-night-only performance on Thursday, July 23, at 8 p.m. Known for his fearless humor and insightful takes on current events, Hughley will perform live in The Event Center. Tickets, starting at $39, are on sale now.
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A veteran of stand-up, television and radio, Hughley rose to prominence as the original host of BET’s “ComicView” and as one of the standout performers in “The Original Kings of Comedy.” He has since built a successful career that spans comedy specials, bestselling books and his nationally syndicated radio show, “The D.L. Hughley Show.”
Hughley is recognized as one of the most prolific voices on the social media front, amassing over three million followers on both Instagram and Facebook. The Hollywood Reporter has consistently placed Hughley among the top five comedians in its social media popularity rankings. Hughley is also the host of his own podcast, “Uncertain with DL Hughley.”
Hughley continues to dominate the stand-up stage, producing specials for Netflix, Showtime and HBO. His 11th stand-up special, “D.L. Hughley: Contrarian,” is currently available on Netflix.
For tickets and more information, please visit RiversCasino.com/Philadelphia.
ABOUT RIVERS CASINO PHILADELPHIA
Located along the Delaware River waterfront in Fishtown, Rivers Casino Philadelphia features more than 1,500 slots, 70 table games, 47 hybrid and automated gaming seats, a 28-table poker room, and a designated sportsbook area for live sports betting. The casino offers $10 blackjack 24 hours a day, seven days a week; plus, select table games with a $5 minimum are available daily. Dining options in the casino’s Marketplace include Rita’s Italian Ice, Dunkin’, Sapore Slice and a grab-and-go deli. The casino also offers an array of distinctive restaurants and bars — among them are Sapore, a welcoming Italian kitchen; Mian, featuring authentic Asian cuisine; and FLIPT, which serves classic burgers and shakes. Guests can enjoy riverfront views, live performances in The Event Center, free parking, and daily promotions and giveaways. Riversuites at The Battery is the casino’s luxury boutique hotel. For additional information and current offers, please visit RiversCasino.com/Philadelphia.
DL Hughley will perform at Rivers Casino Philadelphia on Thursday, July 23, at 8 p.m.
Venezuelans in the U.S. are rushing to organize donation drives Thursday after devastating earthquakes that officials say killed at least 188 people and injured hundreds more in their home country.
Oscar Torres and thousands of others spent the last 24 hours keeping up with a flurry of messages posted to a WhatsApp group that connects people in Venezuela with their families. He lives in Doral, Florida, a city outside Miami that's home to the largest Venezuelan population in the U.S.
“Already this morning, I was looking at the group in Doral and everybody’s pitching in — money, medicine, water. First, necessity items,” said Torres, a sales manager who moved to the U.S. from Venezuela in 1995. “They’re talking about making the first shipment ASAP.”
The 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes Wednesday night caused severe damage to the country’s main airport in the capital of Caracas, which could hamper efforts to get aid into the country quickly. The quakes were among the strongest in Venezuela in more than a century.
In photos of the aftermath, injured children, animals and civilians covered in dust and blood were pulled out of concrete rubble.
In addition to those killed and injured, thousands more were missing — leaving many families members in the U.S. scrambling for updates. More than 770,000 Venezuelans live in the U.S., with large communities settling in Texas and Utah, in addition to Florida.
In the Houston area, home to a large Venezuelan community, residents used community Facebook groups and other social media to spread the word about local donation sites. First aid and medical supplies such as gauze, bandages, antiseptics, disposable gloves, face masks, syringes, thermometers and blood pressure monitors all were in demand.
Many of the sites are in Katy, a suburb about 30 miles (48 km) west of downtown Houston that’s earned the nickname “Katyzuela" because of the high concentration of Venezuelans. Local resident Daniel Arenas translated a Spanish-language post into English and shared it Thursday on his LinkedIn page hoping people across Houston would step up and donate.
“I came to this country ten years ago, built a life here, but my heart is still in Venezuela,” Arenas said. “It’s devastating what’s happening over there. They don’t have the resources to handle this.”
Arenas, a maritime industry consultant, said that his wife is concerned about her aunt, who lives in a high-rise apartment in Caracas and sent a distraught message on WhatApp after the quakes hit.
“She was crying and screaming and saying she was in pain but not sure from where,” Arenas said. “She said she lost everything. She was desperate.”
Arenas said his wife was later able to reach her aunt.
In Florida, local officials in Doral and advocacy groups spread the word online and during news conferences about the need for aid donations.
Torres planned to contribute money for those efforts. He still has uncles and cousins who live in Caracas and Valencia, another hard-hit Venezuelan city. He said some of them were injured as they fled buildings during the quakes.
“Their homes are destroyed and a few buildings have collapsed," Torres said. "Thankfully, I don’t know anyone who passed away.”
Bynum reported from Savannah, Georgia. Marcelo reported from New York.
Residents help to remove rubble from a collapsed building in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026, a day after successive powerful earthquakes struck the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Patients lie outside a hospital evacuated after it was damaged in an earthquake in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)
People sleep in the streets a day after an earthquake and several aftershocks struck Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Residents walk among the rubble of building damaged in earthquakes the previous day in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)
Volunteers are seen packaging supplies, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Cody Jackson)
