Online gambling meets political protest. Launched in the February 2003, Marchtowar.com allowed users to place $5 bets on the time and date when the US invasion of Iraq would begin. The winner was paid in pre-paid gasoline cards, all proceeds went to humanitarian agencies working with civilian casualties. Several thousand dollars was raised, and the project was featured by a range of media outlets including the Chicago Tribute, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, and Village Voice.
(source: web.media.mit.edu/~tad/htm/marchtowar.html)