Charity Event

River City Group and Gordon House would like to sincerely thank all of the cash and Silent Auction donors that participated in raising money to further responsible gambling practices via the GIGSE Charity Event.  We raised US $124,000 in cash pledges and another US $9000 in Silent Auction bids to bring our 2006 Charity Donation total to US $133,000!  Great job everyone!

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Continuing to build on two successful years' of fundraising of over US $ 75,000 for worthy causes, the River City Group is putting together ideas for another "unique" and fun event as part of the Charity Event to both entertain and raise funds for a worthy industry beneficiary that supports responsible gaming efforts on an international level.

We're up to US $124,000 in cash donations!  See below for list of donors.

Details of the Velcro Drag Racing Grudge Match-Ups

Beneficiary GIGSE 2006 has designated Gordon House, based in the United Kingdom, as this year's recipient of our industry fundraising efforts.  Gordon House is a provider of both the GamAid and GamStop programs and has over 30 years' experience in providing specialized support and treatment to acutely addicted gamblers.

Pledge

Contact Sue Schneider if you wish to make a pledge in advance of the main fundraising efforts in 2006.  Donors may have their names listed on this page if they approve.

Donate Silent Auction Items

Again the 2006 Charity Event will include a "Silent Auction" of donated items in the Exhibit Hall.  All registered attendees will have the opportunity to bid on the items with the proceeds going to Gordon House.

If you have a unique item, such as use of a vacation home for a week, etc, please contact Rosalee Echele, our Auction Coordinator, for more details.  And if you've never attended a Silent Auction, just let us know and we'll educate you.

Current List of Items Available for Bidding at the Silent Auction:

• I-Gaming Starter Package donated by E-Commerce Park N.V., e-Management N.V. and PricewaterhouseCoopers Netherlands Antilles.  This is a package valued at US $37,500.
• Ten (10) Hours of Legal Assistance donated by The Casino Law Group and Cory Aronovitz.  Valued at US $3,000.
• Ben Roethlisberger Autographed Pittsburgh Steelers Jersey donated anonymously valued at US $750.
• Jermaine Dye Autographed Chicago White Sox Jersey donated anonymously valued at US $750.
• Signed and Numbered Michael Godard "Royal Flush" Limited Edition Art Print donated by Vaughn Warrington (Life is Intoxicating Gallery) and valued at US $1,225.
• NETELLER Golf Vest-Golf Balls-Golf Flask plus NETELLER Ski Jacket plus money clip of US $ 500 donated by NETELLER and valued at US $1,000.
• One (1) Year subscription for ieSnare Fraud Screening donated by iovation Inc. and valued at US $30,000 to US $250,000 depending on volume.
• 3 Day/2 Night stay at Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel donated by Stations Casino valued at US $150.
• Isle of Man "souvenir pack" including Celtic jewelry donated by MannBenhamn Limited Isle of Man Commercial Lawyers valued at US $120.
• 10 hours of legal advice on European Gaming Law issues donated by Justin Franssen and Dr. Paul Bavelaar of Van Mens en Wisselink Attorneys valued at Euro 3,000 (approx US $3788).
• 1GB iPod Nano in a football skin donated by LiveHive valued at US $200.
• 3 Burner I-1000 series BBQ Grill donated by BeefEater Sales International valued at US $599.

Remember this is all for Charity!

Current Pledges

PartyGaming - US $25,000
Crystal Gaming - US $25,000
BetOnSports - US $20,000
Bodog.com - US $10,000
Playtech - US $5,000
River City Group - US $5,000
Excapsa - US $5,000
Microgaming - US $3,000
CryptoLogic - US $3,000
Unibet - US $2500
Cyber World Group - US $2000
Sportingbet - US $2000
Vegas Partner Lounge - US $1800
Betfair - US $1750
Casino City - US $1500
CasinoMeister - US $1200
Games Marketing - US $1000
IGW Software - US $1000
WinwardCasino.com - US $1000
Trident Gaming PLC - US $1000
RealTime Gaming - US $1000
SportsInteraction.com - US $1000
World Gaming - US $1000
FireOne Group - US $1000
777Mobile - US $1000
eCOGRA - US $500
Clarion ATE - US $500
Catania Consulting Group, Inc - US $250

Details of the Velcro Drag Racing Grudge Match-Ups

All delegates of GIGSE will be given $1000 of play money with which to "bet" on their favorite to win each Grudge Match-Up.  On Thursday at 4:00 pm, part of the exhibit hall will transform into a velcro racing track and participants will don velcro boots and race against each other.  There will be "celebrity" bookies to make odds and attend to the brackets for the races.  This year's celebrity bookies are Melvyn Lenzan, Trading Director of Easybets and grudge match veteran, Alan Weinrib who will be representing Sportsspread.com.

The confirmed Grudge Match-Ups are:

• Nancy Krause of River City Group vs. Kerry Mills of TrustMarque in the Girls Just Want To Have Fun Match-Up
• Michael Corfman of Casino City vs. Ken Dreifach of Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, formerly of the New York Attorney General's Office
  
• Patrick Mosbach of WireCard vs. Metod Topolnik of PayinPayout in the Battle of the German Payment Processors
  
• Bryan Bailey of CasinoMeister vs. Michael Caselli of OnlineCasinoNews.com in the Battle of Make Believe Grudges
• Charles Palmer of Mfuse vs. Yishai Habari of 777Mobile.com in the Battle of the Mobile Gambling Maestro's
• Wulf Hambach of Hambach and Hambach vs. David Collins of Berwin Leighton Paisner
• Murray Marshall of the Kahnawake Mohawks vs. Michael Ellen, Chief Inspector of the Alderney Gambling Control Commission in the Battle of the Jurisdictions
• And our Headliners: Noam Lanir, CEO of Empire Online vs. Mitch Garber, CEO of Party Gaming