“There were quite a few nights where it was just off-the-wall jackpots. Despite fewer gamblers, visitors made larger bets that triggered big prizes. Verifying each jackpot kept the former slots department supervisor on his toes as his colleagues adapted to pandemic life. That’s what Brent White Eagle recalls of reopening the Ho-Chunk Gaming Casino in Madison after the pandemic forced a closure of more than two months in 2020. Playing blackjack at Ho-Chunk Gaming Black River Falls.