BWI: A 34 year old, Hits Jackpot of Rs. 42 Lakhs with Playwin’s Keno Game

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Source: Playwin
Thursday, June 04, 2009 01:20 PM IST (07:50 AM GMT)
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A 34 year old, Hits Jackpot of Rs. 42 Lakhs with Playwin's Keno Game


Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Thursday, June 04, 2009 -- (Business Wire India) -- Mr. Irshad Darvesh (34) always believed that lady luck would smile at him and on May 20th, 2009 his belief came through for him. Winning a jackpot of Rs 42 Lakhs after playing the Keno game of Playwin, the lotto & gaming company of the Essel Group - Irshad is now among the 3000 plus lakhpatis Playwin has created.

Irshad, a cloth retailer by profession, would regularly try his luck at the Playwin outlet in Mazgaon and on May 20th 2009 the winning numbers 01,28,31,38,40,43,56,61,62,65 matched the ones on his ticket. Father to two children, brother to two sisters, Irshad, has decided to help his family with the amount won. The current economic climate will now have no impact on this newly crowned lakhpati as he prepares to make his and his family's long treasured dreams come true.

According to Irshad, "I had once heard a saying that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Now I clearly understand what it means. I consider myself very lucky to win this Jackpot and with this winning amount I wish to spend it on my sister's marriage, secure my family and live my life to the fullest. I am very happy with this win as I would be able to fulfill my dream of sending my parents for Hajj."

Commenting on the jackpot win, Mr. Gurpreet Bakshi, Vice President, Marketing, Pan India Network Ltd. averred," Playwin has always advocated and operated standing strong on their principles of transparency. It brings us immense pleasure to witness people like Mr. Irshad Darvesh win our lotto and pursue their dreams with the winning amount. We hope to see the trend continue and give shape to people's long cherished wishes. We have been constantly trying to reach people from every segment of society, and have got a really good response from them."

Till date Playwin has announced 67 crorepatis and over 3,000 lakhpatis from all over India making it one of the most successful forms of gaming within a short span of 7 years since its establishment. Playwin has distributed over Rs.6, 500 crore as prize money till date.

Playwin has always recognized its responsibility towards the wider communities they operate in. 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 Ltd.

Playwin is the lotto & gaming brand of Pan India Network Ltd., part of the 2.4 Billion Dollar Essel Group of Companies. 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.

For more information on Playwin -

Please visit: www.myplaywin.com or call 1800 22 92 92/ 93 93.


CONTACT DETAILS
Gautam Thawani, Brand Manager - Marketing, Pan India Network Pvt. Ltd, +91 9819018905, gautamt@playwin.esselgroup.com

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