Backgammon Masters is going to help the victims of the earthquake in China by matching five dollars for every dollars that's donated from a month's worth of tournament buy ins that range from $4.50 to $200 dollars. They are also going to be holding special Backgammon and Blackjack tournaments where all of the prize money will be going directly to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF.

Backgammon Masters is raising the stakes for either people with their offer to donate five dollars for every dollar that's given by players after online casino Poker Stars offered to match their player's donations 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,” read a statement from BackgammonMasters.com.


“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.”




- 2008-06-11