Despite the financial troubles causing Americans to economise, it appears that players have to do something to take their minds off the situation and one way is to play free online games being offered by many sites, including WildTangent, EA Online, Yahoo Games, Addicting Games and Disney Games.  Online advertisers are taking advantage of this for their own marketing purposes and advertising revenue for sites has increased accordingly.  Definitely a case of what goes around comes around.

Caregiving.com is a US site that was set up in 1996 to give support to anyone who is caring for aging relative or friend.  Caregivers can go onto the site to find related articles, radio podcasts, handbooks and chat tools amongst many other services.  It has proved so popular that a new online game will be starting on 3rd November, thus providing an outlet for the stress of caring.

Funds of £950 have just been handed to Macmillan Care at the Lynn’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the UK.  In addition to the proceeds from this bingo game organized by Jim and Beverley Boon in memory of their daughter, proceeds from numerous bingo games being played all over the UK, both online bingo and live bingo, are being given in aid of breast cancer awareness month for which October has become known. 

Argentina is preparing to ban the operation of online bingo, casino and gambling sites.  A bill to do just this was presented in Buenos Aires last week.    Councillor Luis Alberto Mauri says that it is up to the government to ensure that online games are offered legally, allowing the State to collect taxes and invest in local social programs.