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If you want to see exactly what we’re experiencing up here, you can go to the local paper’s website at www.inforum.com, which is kept very up to date.  You can also see two different “floodcams” down the street from us, the City of Fargo cam at    http://www.cityoffargo.com/Flood09/FloodWatchWebCam.aspx and the Bank of the West cam:

Jared Alexander

BetAmerica Player Representative

Wanted to update you on Player Services. We are now operating remotely, but are able to quickly respond to requests submitted through our online request form located at http://www.betamerica.com/betamerica/contact.shtml. You can also call us toll free 866-607-7929, but the system cant reach us directly, so it will take a voice mail message. We’re picking up messages throughout the day, and will then get back to you. Remember, our Player Services hours are from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Eastern time.

Jared Alexander

BetAmerica Player Representative

I just wanted to add that the whole community up here has been quite amazing as it reacts to this crisis.  The Red River has risen to 40 feet above normal levels.  Flood level is at 18 feet!  So, literally thousands of volunteers have been helping make sandbags and build dikes around the city to protect it from the rising waters of the Red River.  There is also a new earthen dam which was built over the last week or so along the eastern edge of Downtown right on Second Avenue which protects the core business district.  Our office is only about 200 feet from this dike, which is at 43 feet.  The National Weather Service the waters may crest as high as 43 feet, but we hoping it doesn’t get there!

But hats off to the thousands of volunteers who have made millions of sandbags to protect against the flood waters.

Jared Alexander

BetAmerica Player Representative