The gambling world has caught a lot of flak in recent times for all of the negative things that have happened. We have even outlined many of these situations on PokerUpdate that resulted in players being cheated out of money, people being robbed, and many other negative storylines. All of those stories take a back seat though to the desire to help people who really need it, and that’s on full display with the efforts being undertaken to help those affected by the typhoon that struck the Philippines last week.
These efforts are being undertaken by many sites, most notably by the Rational Group. The parent company of Pokerstars and Full Tilt Poker will match all donations made by players. The money that is being donated will be given to CARE, which is noted as a very good, non-partisan, non-political organization that donates 90% of all money taken in to those who need it. Only 10% goes toward operating expenses, which is exceptionally good, so anyone worrying if their money will be going to a good organization should not be worried.
Calvin Ayre also announced the efforts that are going to be untaken by his charitable organization. The Bodog founder has pledged to match all donations from the gambling industry up to $1,000,000. This includes any money given from sites. So if you take advantage of the first offer from Pokerstars, you can make sure that not only your money makes it, but actually 3x what you donated, which is huge for the recovery effort. Calvin Ayre is also going to be donating $200,000 of his own money to the relief effort, so it’s clear that he is serious about trying to make a large difference and help those who really need it right now.
