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Release Date: November 14, 2007 
Last Update: November 15, 2007 
Contact: Todd Gardner 517-335-6736
Agency: Charitable Gaming

Big Money hotspot - Adrian sells third winner!
Big Money Bingo

Lansing, MI November 14, 2007 - Adrian is the place to be for Big Money Bingo wins! The small town had its third Big Money Bingo jackpot winner on November 8.

Janet Parrill won $64,392 when she bingoed 47 balls at the Local Union 334 UAW Bingo where the 68-year-old winner said she buys just two Big Money Bingo cards per week.

She plans to split her winnings with a friend, they always split their prizes. Parrill plans to invest her share of the money.

To date, 14 Michigan players have won big playing Big Money Bingo. Two other lucky Adrian players, Bobbie DeLaCruz and Jackie Alcorta, claimed their prizes in June. Over $1 million in jackpot money has been claimed since the game launched in March.

The Big Money Bingo game is played at hundreds of locations throughout Michigan. For more information or to find a participating Big Money Bingo game, visit www.michigan.gov/cg or www.bingobonuszone.com.

Big Money Bingo, developed by Scientific Games (NASDAQ: SGMS), is authorized by the Charitable Gaming Division of the Michigan State Lottery. The game is a linked progressive bingo game that is available at select charitable bingo locations throughout the state. The Big Money Bingo jackpot starts at $10,000 and grows each day until it is won. The progressive draw begins with 49 balls drawn and if not won, the number of balls drawn increases by one each week.

In 2006, over $74 million raised through charitable gaming activities was contributed to support community projects and programs such as, schools, libraries, scholarships, school athletic programs, fire departments, youth camps, crisis centers, disabled citizens, medical research, senior citizen programs, soup kitchens, and many more. Without the funding derived from charitable gaming, many of these invaluable community projects would not exist.

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