Aid to China’s earthquake victims made possible by the Backgammon Masters
By bluepanjeet on Jun 6, 2008 in *Ideas Meets Improvements
The recent earthquake in china has led to a number of charity programs for the victims of the earthquake. One of these programs recently initiated is the Backgammon operators aiding survivors of the earthquake in China. The said program promised to offer a match up of $5 for every $1 donated from a month?s worth of tournament buy-ins from $4.50 to $200. The dynamic is this, participating players in the backgammon and blackjack tournaments will donate all of the prize money to the United Nations Children?s Funds or UNICEF whose priority is to aid and give assistance to children who are victims by the Sichuan earthquake.
backgammon and blackjack masters have increased the ante by matching up $5 for every $1 just for the spirit of good will. Backgammon Masters said that it does not really matter how much is spent on the donation as long as companies help the victims by doing everything they can to raise the awareness about the devastation of earthquake stricken china. The group feels that responsible gaming is by making charitable donations to make community outreach programs possible and feasible as a common occurrence. backgammon and blackjack tournaments will be offered all month long, around the clock so that anytime a member logs in from anywhere in the world, they be able to register and start playing immediately for this great charitable cause.
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Full text of the Press Release
BackgammonMasters Online BlackJack, Poker and Backgammon Operator is generously aiding survivors of the earthquake in China.
http://www.BackgammonMasters.com has offered to match $5 for every $1 donated from a months worth of tournament buy-ins ranging from $4.50 to $200. Players will participate in backgammon and blackjack tournaments where all of the prize money will go directly to the UNICEF organization whose main focus of attention and assistance is on child victims of the quake.
BackgammonMasters raised the ante by offering to match $5 on every $1 in the spirit of good will efforts made by companies such as PokerStars who offered to match dollar for dollar. ?It doesn?t really matter how much is invested in the donation, as long as companies are doing what they can to help, and to raise awareness. We feel that it is important to encourage charitable gaming and to make this type of community outreach in the online casino world a common occurrence. Some people may be surprised that we are doing this but we?ve always known that casino owners and players have huge hearts and pockets?, said BackgammonMasters CEO.?
Perhaps the real reason that BackgammonMasters is so quick to help in China is also due in part to the Chinese dice game offered on the site also known as Perudo in Latin Markets, in addition to the fact that the Asian Market makes up a substantial percentage of their traffic.
Backgammon and blackjack tournaments will be offered all month long, around the clock so that anytime a member logs in from anywhere in the world, they be able to register and start playing immediately for this great cause. Players can also add additional winnings from other games to a special donation account that has been setup for each player by Backgammon Masters in the cashier.
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By jeprocks on Jun 7, 2008 | Reply
Very neat and creative! Smart talaga masters…ang galing mag strategy
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By bluepanjeet on Jun 9, 2008 | Reply
hehe mga sugarol ba naman ng Backgammon haha e di wais din ang mga loko LOL
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