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SPARTAN POKER: LOOKING THROUGH A CHARITABLE LENS WORDS BY MANTHRA KOLIYER
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partan Poker is one of the most esteemed poker platforms in the country. The brand is known for its high GTD tournaments, and player friendly interface. The poker giant is actively involved in charitable activities as well. Gutshot spoke to Jasmine Rozani, a philanthropist, travel enthusiast who has taken voyages to serene places like Europe, Japan, Dubai among others. This gorgeous looking other half of Amin Rozani, Group CEO, Spartan Poker, is kind-hearted and her multi-faceted personality reflects well in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities which she has been involved in for the last
For how long has Spartan Poker been involved in charitable work? We started right from the first year of the company’s inception in late 2014. As a business, Spartan was in the process of building roots but we knew we wanted to contribute to society in any way possible. We began on a small scale like providing school supplies to disadvantaged children in Kolkata and then towards relief work and supplies during the 2015 Chennai floods. As the years went by, we have tried to do activities at varying scales to benefit the young and elder demographic in the country. We are fortunate and extremely grateful that whenever we have done online events for these charities, our players have supported us wonderfully every single time. This allows us to add to the contribution.
by actress Ishita Sharma, MukkaMaar provides self defense and other developmental courses for young girls. Entities like this allow Spartan Poker an opportunity to do our bit towards helping the community. How is Spartan Poker planning on supporting social causes in the future? As a brand, we have always supported a number of social causes. The ongoing project is with MukkaMaar, activities dealing with orphanages and underprivileged children usually during festival times like Diwali, Eid and Christmas among others. Spartan Poker has always been a generous benefactor of charitable causes. We look forward to celebrating such initiatives and are overwhelmed that we could bring the philanthropic side of this brand to the limelight.
Tell us a little about the NGO that Spartan Poker is associated with and how it was chosen? It was through common friends that we were introduced to this NGO. Our long term association with an entity like MukkaMaar has been very rewarding. Founded GUTSHOT
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