To: bigbuk who wrote (99534 ) 4/15/2002 11:37:01 AM From: bigbuk Respond to of 150070 JJ MORE PRESS >> BGII LOL Monday April 15, 9:54 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: BGI Inc. BGI Announces Seizure of 69 Charity Station Machines in El Paso AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2002--BGI Inc. (OTC BB:BGII - news) today announced that late Friday evening the Texas Attorney Generals Office with the help of the El Paso police department seized 69 of the Company's Charity Station machines that were leased to the Veterans of Foreign Wars. ``Every year millions of dollars are given away using sweepstakes games, including sweepstakes games used by Charities to help with fundraising. We regret that BGI's charity customers must be impacted by these seizures because the sweepstakes they chose to help with fundraising involve a video machine,'' said Reid Funderburk, Chairman of BGI Inc. ``We look forward to determining the legality of our fundraising sweepstakes programs in court, based on the merits, so our customers can go on raising money for their worthy causes without fear of legal action.'' About BGI Inc. BGI Inc. (http://www.bgicorp.com) is a gaming company that designs, distributes and markets sweepstakes-driven gaming products. The Company's primary product -- the Charity Station -- combines entertaining, interactive games with various sweepstakes incentives, and are extensively used by non-profit organizations as a means of fund raising. These unique products are placed by the Company's charity customers in non-profit venues, social clubs and other non-casino venues. BGI Inc. was founded in 1994 and has offices in Austin, Texas. The Company currently trades on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol BGII. ``Safe Harbor'' statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: These statements made by BGI Inc. (BGII) may be forward looking in nature, particularly as related to the business plans of the Company within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, and are subject to the safe harbor created by these sections. Actual results may differ materially from projected statements. BGI Inc. believes that its primary risk factors include, but are not limited to the need for substantial financial requirements; the need to develop effective internal processes and system; changes in the overall economy; continued and future strategic alliances; changes in technology, the number and size of competitors and the mix of products and services offered in its markets; and changes in the law and regulatory policy and the enforcement of such laws and policies. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: BGI Inc., Austin Lynda Kirby, 512/335-0065 www.bgicorp.com