The missing case of the crorepatis

February 9, 2009

PUBLICATION : MID – DAY
EDITION : Delhi
DATE : 04.02.09
PAGE NO : 1 & 4

Lottery winners find it difficult to handle the sudden fame after bagging a handsome jackpot amount; disappear to unknown places, change phone numbers and prefer a life of anonymity

By: Hemal Ashar

brand-new-crorepatis-midday-mum1V FOR VICTORY: Tulsiram Bandu Chintale after receiving his winning cheque of Rs 1.04 crore. PIC/BIPIN KOKATE

While the Oscar spotlight continues to be trained on filmmaker Danny Boyle and the cast of his blockbuster movie Slumdog Millionaire, real-life millionaires shun the spotlight, preferring to lead a life of anonymity after winning a huge sum in a lottery. Many of them often change their contact numbers and shift homes as well.

Playwin Super Lotto’s latest millionaire Tulsiram Bandu Chintale, 50, who was presented with a Rs 1.04 crore cheque on January 31 for winning the lottery, has left for his village Kannurwadi in Karnataka for a month.


Playwin continues to create more Millionaires

February 2, 2009

Playwin’s 60th 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 60th 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.