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Haiti Help Happening

The online casino gambling industry has really stayed on the ball this month in responding to the situation in Haiti. Haiti’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked the foundations of Port au Prince and destroyed the vast majority of the city. As the world watched the initial footage in horror, several key members of the gambling industry found a great way to respond – organizing fundraising events targeted at the gambling community. Many key online casinos are leading fundraising efforts for Haiti – and any that weren’t have surely responding after a strong prompting from former Bodog founder Calvin Ayre’s that the industry start raising charity funds.

After Ayre released a very public message of encouragement it wasn’t long before many of the online casinos and poker gambling sites began announcing special charity tournament events that enable the individual poker players to easily do their part in supporting the vast amounts of relief work that will be necessary in Haiti in the coming weeks, months, and years. Ayre in particular is really leading by example and using Bodog’s prime position in the international poker market, as well as his industry celebrity status to generate media attention – all with the intention of raising $1 million in Haiti relief funds that will be donated to Oxfam.

In addition to Ayre, Poker Stars and Full Tilt have already jumped on the boat of online casinos and poker sites raising charity funds. Party Poker just announced a new tournament event for its players. Doyles Room is also donating all tournament fees for a set period of time, and other poker rooms and gambling sites have also begun to announce their charity fundraising efforts that will empower their players with an effective and easy way to donate to Haiti relief.