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Help Relief Efforts in the Philippines Through Online Gambling

Added: November 18, 2013

In case you have not heard the news, over the past couple of weeks the Philippines has been dealing with major devastation left when a typhoon hit the islands on November 7th and destroyed people's lives and houses. Several thousands have been reported dead, and millions have been displaced and no longer have a place to call home. The world has been trying to join efforts to help the Filipino people rebuild their infrastructure and the lives of those who were affected, and several entities within the online gambling industry are also responding to the call.

If you have been around the online gambling world for a while then the names PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker should not be strangers to you. They are two of the largest online poker companies in the world and they provide online gambling services everywhere, including the Philippines and even have offices there. The companies have expressed deep concern for the situation in South East Asia and have decided to post a relief campaign that everyone in our industry can join.

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker announced that they will match player donations dollar for dollar so that more money can get to the Philippines and help the relief efforts in their community. All donations coming from players will be matched by the companies and they can be done through an account on the site or a bank account deposit. They have set up a charity group called 'Helping Hands' and all donations will be delivered to the Philippines through it.

It does not matter if you can only donate $1, that will mean that $2 will be going to help someone over there that would not have had anything to begin with. For detailed information on donations visit one of the following websites:www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/philippines-appeal/ or www.careinternational.org.uk/pokerstars-helping-hands-philippines.

Please remember that no donation can be too small and that everything will help these people rebuild their entire lives. The online gambling industry is no stranger to the South East Asian countries, and it is especially in solidarity with the Philippines during these times of struggle as the Filipino people have provided solid support to online gambling businesses. We hope that they are able to raise a significant amount of money to make a difference in these people's lives now that they have lost everything. We will keep you posted on any developments on this case.