Ivanka Trump attended the Michael Rubin REFORM Alliance Casino Night in Atlantic City on Saturday evening, arriving with her husband Jared Kushner and drawing attention for a shimmering silver gown. The charity gala, hosted at the Ocean Casino Resort, brought together entertainment and sports figures to support the organisation’s work on probation and parole reform.
Organisers described the event as a VIP gathering with roughly 300 guests approved by the board and high ticket prices, with reports that entries began at $50,000 and play in the tournament cost $100,000. The Reform Alliance, co-founded by Jay‑Z, Meek Mill, Michael Rubin, Robert Kraft, Clara Wu Tsai and Daniel Loeb, says it aims to "transform probation and parole by changing laws, systems and culture to create real pathways to work and wellbeing."
Photographs from the evening show Ivanka Trump in a scoop‑neck, mesh silver gown paired with matching open‑toe heels. She posed with several attendees, including Michael Rubin and Robert Kraft, and was photographed at a casino table handling green chips alongside Rubin. Jared Kushner wore a black tuxedo.
The event included high‑profile entertainment and guests. Reports named Jay‑Z and Beyoncé among the headliners and said The Weeknd performed a full set. Celebrity attendees cited in coverage included Ashley Graham, Latto, Emma Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden, Travis Scott and Kevin Hart. The 2023 REFORM Alliance Casino Night raised about $24 million, surpassing that year’s $20 million goal; in that gala Jay‑Z reportedly donated a custom watch that drew a winning bid of $1.5 million.
The Atlantic City appearance comes days before a planned state visit to the United Kingdom by President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump. Buckingham Palace announced that the president and first lady will be guests of the king and queen from Wednesday, Sept. 17, to Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, and that the couple will stay at Windsor Castle during the visit.
The palace outlined a programme that includes a wreath‑laying at the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II, a morning reception with the Prince and Princess of Wales, and a formal welcome by the king and queen. A royal salute, a carriage procession through the Windsor estate and an inspection of a guard of honour are scheduled. The visit will include a State Banquet at Windsor Castle at which speeches by the president and the king are planned. Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said he intends to boycott the banquet to register his disagreement over the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Officials also announced diplomatic staffing changes ahead of the visit. Media reports said the U.K. ambassador to Washington, Lord Mandelson, was asked to step down amid reported links to Jeffrey Epstein; James Roscoe, deputy head of mission at the British embassy in Washington, was named interim ambassador.
Buckingham Palace noted that the visit breaks with recent convention and drew comparisons with previous presidential engagements in Britain. The palace’s release referenced past visits by U.S. presidents who were received at royal residences, including Ronald Reagan, who stayed overnight at Windsor in 1982, and the return‑visit arrangements of George W. Bush and Barack Obama. The palace said the state visit programme will include military and ceremonial elements such as three State Colours in one procession and a flypast by U.K. and U.S. aircraft.
Organisers of the REFORM Alliance have framed the casino night as a major fundraising vehicle for advocacy and legislative work on criminal justice reform. The Alliance’s founders and celebrity supporters have used the event both to raise money and to spotlight the organisation’s stated mission as they pursue changes to probation and parole systems in the United States.