Personally I find it quite boastful of anybody who feels they have to announce to the world how much they have donated to any charity.Hi all,
The team at Ruby Royal would like to thank Casinomeister for their initiative in setting up the Haiti Relief fund. On behalf of Ruby Royal staff members, we donated $500 to help those victims in need. We would like to personally thank all those who also donated to the relief fund.
This Friday, 22nd of January, we are offering a $50 free chip for ALL players that deposit $50 or more. For every player that claims this bonus, we will donate $10 to the Casinomeister Haiti relief fund. The bonus will only be available this Friday so log into your Ruby Royal account and lookout for the bonus called $50 FREE HAITI RELIEF.
I will liaise directly with the team at CM and we will announce on Monday the final amount we managed to collect, we are offering this to all our customers, not just Casinomeister members so Im really hoping players will do their bit.
Please PM should you have any questions
Regards
Derek
In the case of Ruby Royal it was very short sighted of them to offer this promotion. When I first read this post, the first thing that came into my mind was that this is just a PR stunt. IMO the casino probably thought this could generate some good publicity for them.
Players who have 50 credits to purchase who are unsure where to play, will probably decide to deposit at Ruby because of the donation factor. Therefore the casino must of known this could generate further revenue from players.
Furthermore by posting this promotion on this thread they have advertised it, thus resulting in even more revenue from other players who may not have known about it.
It is hard to be critical of anybody who makes an offer of donations, because at least they are doing something. But profiting at the expense of others suffering is just not right.
Ebay does a similar thing, whereby you can donate a percentage of your sales to charity. However the big difference here is it is not a promotion, it is done all year round, Ebay do not profit from it, and the customer selects the percentage he would like to donate. The customer is not lured into making any donation either. It is a personal choice.
The customers should be telling the casino how much they wish to donate, not the other way round. All they have to do is have a charity box on their site so customers can donate when they want to, and how much they want to.
Naturally this might mean some players are donating from a positive bankroll, which means theres nothing in it for the casino. (As they won't have a chance of winning it back) Thats why you will never see this idea implemented!
Mike
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