And no longer just to Kenny Thomas! Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof gave away suitcases full of $100,000 in cash to seven contestants participating in "Oprah's Big Give." From the Sacramento Bee:
"The premise is similar to the pay-it-forward idea," Gavin Maloof said. "They have to try to help as many people as possible."Giving away $700,000 is a wonderful act that shouldn't be marginalized or diminished, but for a couple of guys whose family made its fortune capitalizing on human vices, wouldn't it be cool if one of the contestants donated their suitcase to a local Gamblers Anonymous chapter or some such? Tune in this Sunday to find out. (I kid, but seriously, the Maloofs do deserve props -- they're apparently pretty good at the whole "giving money away" thing, donating $13 million to various Sacramento charities over the past decade, which is approximately $12.9999 million more than me.)
[...] "It's incredible the amount of organizations and people they were able to help," Maloof said of his experience on the show, which was previously taped. "It's an incredible, invigorating show. It was one of the greatest experiences I've had."
