BGI Announces Seizure of 33 Charity Station Machines in Rio Grande City, Texas.Business Editors AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2002 BGI BGI Barclays Global Investors BGI Bainbridge Graduate Institute BGI Bureau Gravimétrique International BGI Borland Graphic Interface (File Name Extension) BGI Bridgetown, Barbados - Grantley Adams International Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :BGII BGII Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (computer game) ), today announced that the Rio Grande City police department seized 33 of the Company's Charity Station machines on June 8, 2002, 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 on the merits adj. referring to a judgment, decision or ruling of a court based upon the facts presented in evidence and the law applied to that evidence. A judge decides a case "on the merits" when he/she bases the decision on the fundamental issues and considers , so our customers can hopefully resume 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 OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. under the symbol BGII. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 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. |
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