LANSING, December 26, 2007 - A second lucky
winner has won a Big Money Bingo prize playing at the Lion's Club in Warren!
Karima Yousif claimed $47,082! The lucky Sterling
Heights woman said she plays Bingo once a week, and normally play three Big
Money Bingo cards. She plans to go shopping with her windfall.
The first Warren Lion's Club winner, Connie Moons
of Warren, won $79,840 on Oct. 18.
The Warren Lions Club charitable games benefit
the Lion's cause, which focuses on sight and hearing issues.
To date, 16 Michigan players have won big playing
Big Money Bingo. Over $1.25 million dollars has been claimed, with an average
jackpot of $83,567.
The Big Money Bingo game is played at numerous
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.