- More Than 22,700 Players Donate to Full Tilt Poker's 'Aid for Haiti'Campaign
Players at Full Tilt Poker helped raise more than US$500K, in support ofrelief efforts for Haiti, through the 'Aid for Haiti' campaign. More than22,700 Full Tilt Poker players made donations in the aftermath of the 7.0magnitude earthquake that occurred on Tuesday, January 12th.
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All funds raised were donated to the Red Cross(http://american.redcross.org) , Doctors Without Borders(https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org) and UNICEF(https://secure.unicefusa.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6680&6680.donation=form1).Each player who registered for an 'Aid for Haiti' tournament donated theirtournament entry fee to the cause. Additionally, players contributed through'no play' tournaments, which allowed them to donate without playing, and bydonating directly to the Full Tilt Poker 'Aid for Haiti' account.
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Players donated more than US$290,000 in the space of seven days. Tofurther aid relief efforts, Full Tilt Poker has pledged to match all fundsraised, bringing the current total to over US$580,000.
Players can continue to support this worthy cause by transferring anyamount of money, starting at US$5, to the 'Aid for Haiti' account.
For information on how to transfer funds, and more details on the 'Aidfor Haiti' campaign, please see http://www.fulltiltpoker.com/aid-for-haiti.
About Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker(TM) is the host of a worldwide virtual poker cardroomservice. It is not in the business of betting or wagering and does notparticipate in the games as a player. It merely provides a service to thosewho wish to test their skills against others for fun, prizes or money. It isduly regulated and licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission and in theUnited Kingdom by the Alderney Gambling Control Commission. With innovativegraphics, superior customer service and a safe, secure interface, thesoftware is geared to enhance and personalize the online poker experience.Although virtual poker is legal where the games are hosted and played, it maynot be legal where individual players are located. Players at all skilllevels may download the software at http://www.fulltiltpoker.com but it istheir responsibility to determine if participating in the games is permittedunder the laws of the jurisdiction where they are located.
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