LANSING, July 3, 2008 - An anonymous person won Big Money Bingo on June 11th at Sheldon's Shamrock Hall in Livonia.

The winner, who won $19,859, is a child care provider from Detroit. The lucky person plays bingo 3 to 4 nights a week, and could not believe that the 46th ball called filled the card that was being played. House repairs are on the top of the list for our newest Big Money Bingo winner. Congratulations!

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. Big Money Bingo is played twice a day at noon (2 p.m. on Sundays) and 8 p.m.

For more information or to find a participating Big Money Bingo game, visit www.michigan.gov/cg or www.bingobonuszone.com.

In 2007, $73 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.