Over the last year or so, we've been receiving the regular newsletter "Gameside News & Views" from a Michigan poker promotion company called UMichiganPoker LLC UMichiganPoker.com. Charity poker events have spread like crazy across the state over the last few years and I urge anyone running a bingo to look into it.
The articles in Gameside News & Views are very informative about the Michigan poker scene, and I encourage anyone out there involved with a nonprofit organization to read them. Running Hold Em events (each qualifying organization is entitled to up to 4 licenses per year)is a great way to raise substantial funds for your nonprofit. A nonprofit that is already running a bingo should also consider hosting a Hold Em night on occasion. Each poker event if run properly, can generate upwards of a $1,000 to your nonprofit organization. This can be a great source of additional fundraising revenue outside of your regular bingo events.
A bingo probably already has bingo workers who can help work the event, and probably even has some potential poker players amongst their bingo players. For information on setting up a Hold Em event, see Gameside News & Views 4-part series "How to Host a Holdem Fundraiser" beginning with their November, 2007 newsletter Gameside News & Views Archives.
