LANSING, August 8, 2008 - Katrina Emery of Flint won $54,949 playing Big Money Bingo!

Emery, who has been playing bingo for over 10 years, achieved the coverall in 52 balls. The lucky winner plans to use the money to purchase a house. Prior to her Big Money Bingo jackpot, the largest amount Emery had ever won was $500.

The 35-year-old won her fortune at the Bruin Club Bingo at Ben Agree Hall.

Congratulations, it pays to play Big Money Bingo!

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.