With a legacy rooted in social responsibility, our commitment echo’s the centuries-long tradition of charitable and social games embraced not only by the Catholic Church but also by other charities in the U.S. and Europe. Humanitarian Gaming is dedicated to giving back while empowering those who wish to play social games, with safeguards to prevent excess spending, while fostering a sustainable revenue stream for charities.
First played in 1530 in Italy, charitable games of all types were played and grew in popularity, spreading into France in 1770 and then to the United Kingdom in 1880. Finally, the United States embraced charitable games beginning in 1929, which applicable games touching all 50 states and supporting literally thousands of charities.
Charitable Bingo and social games have generated literally billions of dollars throughout the United States and other countries with the Catholic Church being one of its largest beneficiaries (In the US).
Charitable Bingo and social games have helped fund everything from building/repairing churches and schools, to scholarships, the purchase of fire trucks, police equipment, funding youth groups, veterans’, wildlife management, the homeless, and food shelves. And the list goes on and on.
THE BEST PART OF LINKED BINGO?
It is the ONLY GAME where the prizes, as they become larger, become easier to win! Think about that. Humanitarian Gaming wants people that play to win, while at the same time, help their communities!!
HOW DOES HUMANITARIAN GAMING WORK ?
LOCALLY OWNED
Humanitarian Gaming will help bring on local partners, local people from your chosen jurisdiction and will hire people to help market and manage the game. So immediately – we create jobs.
GAME INTEGRITY
The bingo game that will be offered has been tested, approved, and certified by Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) – the gold standard in the gaming world. GLI certifies the integrity of the game.
TRANSPARENCY
The bingo and social games provided are a “closed loop system”. Meaning, all monies in and all monies out are accounted for. They can also be audited by government agencies at any time. The government agencies and the charities have real time access online to their “dashboard” to see what’s going on with the games – during every minute and every second of every day.
RECURRING REVENUE
Once the games are set up the revenue keeps coming in. These games are not only recession proof, but they are COVID/pandemic proof as well. They generate revenue that the government and the charities can rely on without fail. Each day, to each week, to each month and for each year – for decades to come – just like in the United States and other countries around the world.
REVENUE FOR THE CHARITY FROM DAY 1
As soon as the games make money – the charity makes money. Humanitarian Gaming does not need to make a certain amount of profit before the community benefits – which means there will not be any “half finished” projects! The Charitie(s) ALWAYS get paid – without fail! And they get paid daily, weekly, or monthly – depending on each jurisdiction’s laws and/or regulations.
TAXES FOR THE JURISDICTION FROM DAY 1
All jurisdictional agencies have full transparency to the games, and they can receive payment on profits immediately – just like the Charitie(s).
The games have been developed as a responsive web page so anyone can play. The bingo game plays just like traditional bingo – but instead of having people show up at a specific time and place – they can now all show up online through the responsive web page.
The latest technology used to play the same game that was first started in 1530. The game that has been loved and has helped those in need around the world for almost 500 years!
HOW MUCH CAN CHARITIES MAKE?
THAT DEPENDS ON SEVERAL THINGS. AND LIKE THE GAMES, THOSE THINGS ARE TRANSPARENT
– How many people are exposed to the games?
– How much people pay to play? And remember – this is HUMANITARIAN GAMING. We don’t want large donations – we want small donations from a lot of people. Small donations with a lot of people add up to large prizes and large profits for the charities to help people and fulfill their missions.
– How much are the games taxed?
EVERY JURISDICTION IS DIFFERENT, SO THE OUTCOMES ARE DIFFERENT. BUT THE THINGS YOU CAN COUNT ON CONSISTENTLY ARE
– The company running the games will have local ownership.
– New jobs.
– Game integrity.
– Transparency.
– Recurring Revenue that can be relied upon.
– Profits to do good for the community.
HOW DO WE START ?
HUMANITARIAN GAMING DOES EVERYTHING ABOVE BOARD.
WE NEED THE FOLLOWING
– An understanding of what type of license, if any, we will need.
– The cost for that license – if any.
– A complete understanding of the rules we will be working under.
– An understanding of taxes levied – if any. Remember – these are games being
hosted by certified nonprofit organizations.
– What charities will be involved and what percentage they will receive.
– The cost to market the games properly.
THAT IS WHAT IS NEEDED TO START !
WHAT’S THE NEXT STEP TO GET STARTED IN YOUR JURISDICTION ?
QUESTIONS ?
John Smolic, Chairman, Humanitarian Gaming International
EMAIL: jsmolic@humanitariangaming.com
PHONE: 412-848-6903
ADDRESS: 500 Calle Modesta, #LC-3, San Juan PR 00924.
Office Phone: 939-545-4848