Auctioning adspace at Casinomeister and Got2bet

[Casinomeister]

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Editor's Note: Here is a thread that should never be forgotten. After the tsunami that killed so many people, and wracked so much havoc, Ted and I came up with an idea to action off ad space on our sites - the winner would receive that space for a year, and 100% of the proceeds to be donated. We raised $111,000 which went to Unicef thanks to Partnerlogic and a gaming community that showed a lot of heart. This was truly a high-point for everyone.
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Ted Loh and I have been busy for the past several days trying to get this together. What we are doing is auctioning off a prime banner space on our websites; the highest bidder owns this space for 12 months and 100% of the proceeds go to UNICEF.

I had set this up at eBay the other night through Mission Fish, but within minutes it was shut down and I was banned without explanation. I felt like a bonus abuser at Crystal Palace

Still no reason or response from them. I figured that since it was "casino" related, I was marked as an evil eBay dweeb.

So I said the hell with it and set it up here at Casinomeister.
http://www.casinomeister.com/cgi-bin...on/auction.pl?

I hope that all forum members will motivate your favorite casinos to participate. I also hope that if you are not bidding on the ad space, that you make a donation to UNICEF anyway. http://www.unicef.org/

If anyone has any questions about this, please don't hesitate to ask.

[spearmaster]

In my mind, this is a chance for the online gambling industry to show how much they care - and how human they are.

Bryan and I just put up the space - and he's done a good job setting this up despite the hiccups at eBay, who will soon have to answer for what I think was a really poor decision on their behalf.

Like Bryan said, I urge you to contact your favorite casino groups and let them know that this is a chance for them to assist in the effort to provide relief for tsunami victims, and get some long-term benefit back as well.

Good luck to all bidders - and thanks to all the readers for their support.

[cipher]

In my mind, this is a chance for the online gambling industry to show how much they care - and how human they are.

Bryan and I just put up the space - and he's done a good job setting this up despite the hiccups at eBay, who will soon have to answer for what I think was a really poor decision on their behalf.

Like Bryan said, I urge you to contact your favorite casino groups and let them know that this is a chance for them to assist in the effort to provide relief for tsunami victims, and get some long-term benefit back as well.

Good luck to all bidders - and thanks to all the readers for their support.

Aside from gaming, I do one hell of a lot of business with eBay. This morning I've sent an email to anyone and everyone that I conduct eBay business with to advise them of this BS stance that eBay has taken. Congratulations on your combined efforts!!!

[Hojalata]

Neat idea-- good luck guys!

[Casinomeister]

First bid is in! Thanks Croupier!! That's leading by example!!

[spearmaster]

Yeah Croupier!

Cipher - thanks They will shortly be defending themselves if what I have planned goes through

[sirius]

What if Golden Palace buys it ???

[spearmaster]

This auction is about raising funds for tsunami relief - whoever wins the bid and puts up the money makes no difference to me. It is not an issue of picking and choosing who we will and won't allow to bid.

[Casinomeister]

This auction is about raising funds for tsunami relief - whoever wins the bid and puts up the money makes no difference to me. It is not an issue of picking and choosing who we will and won't allow to bid.

What he said. Families have been destroyed, villages wiped out. According to CNN "The United Nation's Children Fund (UNICEF) first estimated children made up one-third of the death toll. But Charles J. Lyons, president of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, said that percentage, if anything, might be too low."

I think Ted and I can put our differences aside for 12 months if the highest bidder is someone we don't see eye-to-eye with. This is about helping restoring faith, hope, and basic needs to people that are really hurting right now.

[Brackis]

In my mind, this is a chance for the online gambling industry to show how much they care - and how human they are.

Bryan and I just put up the space - and he's done a good job setting this up despite the hiccups at eBay, who will soon have to answer for what I think was a really poor decision on their behalf.

Like Bryan said, I urge you to contact your favorite casino groups and let them know that this is a chance for them to assist in the effort to provide relief for tsunami victims, and get some long-term benefit back as well.

Good luck to all bidders - and thanks to all the readers for their support.

I think it is not simply the gambling industry showing compassion, but the great class and integrity with which CasinoMeister.com is run. Bravo