Playwin continues to create more Millionaires

Playwin’s 60^th millionaire presented with his winning cheque at a grand ceremony in Mumbai

Mumbai, January 28, 2009: Playwin gave Panvel resident, Mr. Tulsiram Bandu Chintale, a reason to rejoice this New Year when Mr. Rajesh Bhasin, Chief Financial Officer, Playwin, Pan India Network Pvt. Ltd. handed over the cheque to him in a grand cheque handover ceremony today.

Till date Playwin has announced 65 crorepatis and over 2,800 lakhpati’s from all over India, making it one of the most successful forms of gaming within a short span of 6 years since its establishment. Playwin is fast changing perception about lotto and is now widely accepted by all SEC classes barring exceptions.

Mr. Tulsiram Bandu Chintale, (50 years of age) is a civil contractor by profession. Hailing from Panvel, he is Playwin’s 60^th crorepati and his luck struck with the winning numbers 01, 16, 21, 34, 39, 41. According to Mr. Chintale, “This jackpot win has truly changed my life around. I can now fulfill my long cherished dream of buying a flat in Mumbai and also own a plot of land in my hometown of Kannurwadi in Karnataka. I also intend to set some money aside to start a new business as well as put away some for my children’s education.” Mr. Chintale lives with his wife and four children in a rented house in Panvel.

This winning ticket was sold from Managal Murti Playwin Centre, Panvel. The owner of Managal Murti Playwin Centre Mr. Hemant Agarwal also got extra commission of Rs. 1.04 lakhs for selling this winning ticket.

Commenting on the occasion, Mr. Rajesh Bhasin (CFO), Pan India Network Pvt. Ltd averred, “We at Playwin are very happy to give away the winning cheque to Mr.Chintale. It is heartening to see that in the wake of a persistent financial downturn, Playwin’s jackpot winners are making their dreams come true with their winning amounts.” He added that, “The jackpot win is a product of sheer perseverance on the part of its winners combined with an element of luck.Standing on the pillars of transparency, we at Playwin always advocate responsible gaming and hope that this year we witness many more bumper wins.”

With a winner created every five seconds, Playwin creates around 400,000 winners everyday which gives ample testimony to the fact that Playwin is not only the most popular platform for gaming, but the most credible one as well.

About Pan India Network Pvt. Ltd.

Playwin is the lotto & gaming brand of Pan India Network Pvt. Ltd., part of the $ 2.4 Billion Dollar Essel Group of Companies. Pan India Network Pvt. Ltd. is in the business of providing infrastructure, data communication, marketing support and service to facilitate a secure online lotto network. Playwin has three big lotto games Thunder Ball, Thursday Super Lotto, & Saturday Super Lotto. The biggest jackpot hit from the Playwin is of Thursday Super Lotto game, amounting Rs. 17.29 crore & won by a resident of Kolkata on May 25, 2006.

Now players can play Playwin lotto games by sending SMS short-codes to 57575 or by visiting www.myplaywin.com site or by simply downloading GPRS based application on their mobile by sending sms “Playwin” to 57575.

“It is perseverance which makes them win”

Rajesh Bhasin, chief financial officer, Playwin, talks about lottery-winning crorepatis

Parizaad Khan

How many crorepatis has Playwin created?

Playwin started in 2002 and since then, there have been 76 jackpot winners. Out of these, 64 people have won more than Rs2 crore. The biggest amount so far has been won by Jaiprakash Jaiswal, a Kolkata-based scrap dealer, who won Rs17.29 crore in 2006.

What do winners usually do with the money?

Most of the lottery winners have been from the lower economic strata, so the win changes their life overnight. I heard about a sweeper at Mumbai’s KEM Hospital who won about Rs2 crore in the lottery a few years ago. He has bought flats in Mumbai and two cars, one of which is a BMW. I have heard of others who have started businesses or bought multiple flats. Many have invested and lead a retired life. When they win the money, many say that they will give some portion of the money to charity, invest in their children’s education and buy a home.

Are they bothered by relatives for money?

Most of them change their mobile numbers and are not contactable after they get the money. Many do not like to publicize what they are doing with the winnings, as they are bothered for money by relatives and other people.

Are the winners’ people who buy lottery tickets regularly or are the tickets a one-off purchase?

I ask the winners this question, and most of them buy tickets week on week—two, three or even sometimes ten tickets a week, for a year or two years. It is perseverance which makes them win, but of course, there is some element of luck as well.

What are your weekly ticket sales?

We have the Saturday Super Lotto and the Thursday Super Lotto, for which the guaranteed prize money us Rs2 crore. There is also the Thunder Ball which happens every Tuesday and Fast Lotto games which take place twice a day. Sales for all these games is Rs70lakh to Rs1 crore every week.

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