Online Casino Gambling News - by Gamblers Lodge

The latest casino sponsored charity fund raising drive is the Charity Shootout UK tour, sponsored by Golden Palace online casino. Set to begin on December 4, 2004 during the halftime of Aston Villa’s home game against Liverpool, the proceeds will seek to raise money for charities worldwide, including the NSPCC, which works to end child cruelty. In addition, Golden Palace online casino will give away 100,000 pounds to one lucky winner of the shootout contest at the culmination of the charity drive. The second stop on the tour is on the very next day – Sunday the 5^th – at the home game of Crystal Palace vs. Charlton Athletic, which also happens to mark the start of the tour within the London area.

The idea for the charity tour was conceived by the online casino after it successfully won an eBay auction for the soccer ball David Beckham fired over the goal during the 2004 Euro playoff game. The casino paid 28,000 euros for the ball, which it now says it plans to use as a means for raising charity money. Surprisingly enough, Golden Palace online casino also purchased the notorious Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich on eBay for a figure of $28,000. It plans to use the icon to raise money for charity as well.

Throughout the tour, three draw winners will each have a chance to kick the Beckham ball through a target to win 100,000 pounds in front of a packed stadium and a television audience exceeding the millions. Golden Palace online casino hopes the event will draw enough attention to bring in money for the charity fund raising happening alongside the competition.

If you are a UK football fan, you should have no trouble finding out the status of the tour as it continues through the year. In addition, the online casino news industry will be following the tour, keeping fans and gamblers abreast of the shootout’s status.