网上赌场慷慨捐赠震后的日本

　　日本的大地震以后大地震后的海啸，摧毁了日本很多城镇，还有数万人丧失了生命。日本的此次地震和海啸彻底震惊了世界。网上赌场业也迅速将数百万美元的援助资金慷慨捐赠给慈善机构，以帮助那些无家可归和流离失所的日本灾民。

　　至少有两个网上赌场纷纷上前救济。首先是宣布捐助的是一个在线老虎机游戏比赛，比赛中产生的所有收益都捐给了日本的灾区。比赛时间为期三天，进入前五名的选手可以分享高达50000美元的总奖金池。总奖金将会捐给日本的红十字会。有5000名玩家参加者比赛游戏，他们希望可以尽自己的能力帮助震后的日本。

　　第二个宣布的网上赌场是日本的枫叶赌场。该赌场慷慨地向日本红十字会捐赠了5万日元，并敦促其他赌场做同样的事情。MapleCasino.com赌场经理说：“尽管有数不清的哀痛，但日本人民必须勇敢站起来，一起面对惨痛的现实和处理巨大的损失”。

　　网上赌场业对日本震后表现出来的慷慨行为是让人值得钦佩的。面对大灾难，必须全民团结一致。

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　　Gambling Industry Rallies to Help Japan

　　The earthquake that hit Japan last week and the subsequent tsunami that wiped out entire towns, killing tens of thousands in its path, left the world stunned at the utter devastation.  Millions of dollars in aid have poured in to charities who will help the homeless and displaced, and the online gambling industry is also doing as much as it can to help.

　　At least two online casinos have stepped forward to help out with relief to these charities. The first was Jackpot City Casino who announced that it would be running an online slots tournament, appropriately named Help Japan, with all proceeds going to Japan. The three day tournament was free to enter and the top five players shared a total prize pool of 50,000 loyalty points. A maximum of 5,000 players could take part in this online slot event, and Jackpot City Casino was ready to fill the entire number for such a good cause.

　　The second announcement this week by an online casino came from Maple Casino which promised to generously donate 50,000 Yen to the Japanese Red Cross, with the casinos urging other casinos to do the same. “There is untold horror, pain and suffering with immense loss in a multitude of facets which the Japanese people now have to deal with,” said the casino manager of MapleCasino.com. “The magnitude of life that has been lost is tragic and the earthquake and following tsunami victims also have loved ones to mourn.”

　　We can only say kudos to those online casinos who stepped up and did their best, and to those players supporting these sites, knowing that their money is going to a good cause.

　　If you want to identify with the Japanese, over and above making a generous donation, check out online slot games that depict traditional Japanese themes.

　　These include Vegas Technology’s Cherry Blossoms, as well as a relatively new iSlot by Rival Gaming called Japan-O-Rama. VMS Software has put out a game called Samurai Master, and you shouldn’t overlook Net Entertainment’s Geisha Wonders.