GONEGAMBLING NEWSLETTER - 11 May 2012

Hi GG Member,

I don't know whether to be proud or sad, but I've stumped the GG members!

You may recall that nearly two weeks ago, I posted a forum competition where I'd give 5,000 GG's to the first member who could accurately guess the make and model of my first car. One person (the first to post!) came close, but no one got it right. I decided to up the ante and offer 10,000 GG's...and I allowed for a second guess. Still no one managed to come up with the right answer!

I honestly didn't think this one would be so tough!

So now, to put everyone out of their misery, I'm gonna give you the answer: My very first car was a bright, shiny, yellow Toyota Celica. She was a sweet little thing, given to me by my mother (who was sick of either schlepping me around or me begging for and borrowing her car!). I remember the day I got the car-I'd gone to breakfast with my mom and my grandparents. After breakfast, mom told me we had to stop by her office for her to pick up some papers (of course, I was annoyed that we weren't doing something fun!). As we pulled into the garage, there it was...my precious little Celica with a great big bow on it! OMG, OMG, OMG!!! I knew right away that baby was mine!

I couldn't wait to get in and drive it away-she was mine, all mine! Just one problem, though. She had a manual transmission and I didn't know how to drive stick! Now this wonderful gift was beginning to feel like a cruel hoax!

I put my family through hell trying to learn to drive stick. First, my grandfather gave it a try-he taught me to drive in the first place. After two hours, the most patient man I've ever known, threw in the towel. Then my mother gave it several good tries...and came up with swear words that to this day I'd never heard before! Mom and I really didn't get on very well during the weeks I was attempting to learn to drive this car! Finally, my uncle came swooping in. No one in my family believed he'd have a shot in hell in getting me to learn to drive this car, but he was determined! I realized at that point, my uncle was probably my last hope and somehow everything seemed to click! I had mastered the stick and now the world was my oyster...so long as I could drive there!

Sadly, my little Celica would only be with me a very short while (about six months), due to a truly tragic event, but the memories of my family doing everything possible to get me driving her will be some of my most prized memories.

I'll have some more forum competitions for you this weekend. Hopefully, you all will fare better!

GIFTING

Ugh...my giant headache! It seems that every six months or so, I have to remind members about the do's and don'ts of Gifting. Looks like it's that time again, so here goes:

If you run short on GG's, there is a special forum where you can do your begging. DON'T beg in the main forum! It will only get members snapping at you and likely a vacation by me. And if someone is kind enough to Gift you, remember to say thank you...and pay it forward when you're in a position to help others.

Pretty simple stuff and it's just good karma. :)

CHARGEBACKS REARING ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN

Back in January, I wrote about the damage people do to online casinos when they charge back their deposits.

Well, this week, I received an email from one of our sponsors making me aware that one of our long-time members has initiated over 35 chargebacks against them. Once I got over the shock, pure anger set in.

Just as we look after our members at GoneGambling, we look after those casinos who so generously support the site. Knowing that one of our members has done something so egregious puts a knot in my stomach. In penalties alone, the casino is out thousands of dollars...not to mention the actual cost of all of those deposits.

I just want to take a moment to remind members that there is NO excuse for a chargeback!!! If I find any member taking such action, they're done...tossed off the site without the hope of returning.

At the end of the day, charging back is theft, plain and simple. We're not going to support this sort of behavior under any circumstance.

TOURNAMENT NEWS

Since Jeff put the fix on things, it appears the Tournaments are running smoothly and winners are being paid as they should be. Good job, Jeff!

I'll have a couple Tournaments lined up for you for this weekend. Check the forum Friday for all the details!

SWEEPSTAKES STUFF!

Drone1000 has been begging for it, so to put the poor boy out of his misery, Jeff has set up a wonderful GG-only Sweepstakes! There's no casino stuff up for grabs-only GG's (600,000 of them to be accurate!). Of course for every entry you make, you can not only win the big GG's in the end, but also additional entries and GG's!

MEMBER OF THE WEEK

Our newest MOTW is celebrating her fourth anniversary as a member at GG this month and everyday she seems to get more into things around the site. I'm talking about Kristi, better known as klh374 around the site. It's easy to get to know Kristi, from her forum posts and in chat-always friendly and funny. Just the way we like it around here! Enjoy your bling, Kristi!

SOUPER ONION'S GAME OF THE WEEK

Souper Onion has whooshed in with a very special GoneGambling GG points-only Sweepstakes!

Up for grabs is 600,000 GG's! Your single GG entry can win you THOUSANDS of GG's!!!

Thanks, Souper Onion--you're the best!

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Don't forget to get your picks in for Eliminations! We're nearing the end of the road for both American Idol and Dancing With the Stars. Remember-it won't cost you a single GG and there's over a MILLION GG's in total up for grabs!

As always, have a great week and win BIG!!!

Greedygirl

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