BGI Appoints New Board Member.

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2001

BGI, Inc. (OTCBB:BGII) (http://www.bgicorp.com) today announced the appointment of Mr. Paul F. McClinton to its Board of Directors.

Mr. McClinton brings with him nearly 40 years of business experience, particularly in the areas of marketing and merchandising. He currently serves as the CEO of Electronic Financial Group, a Texas-based electronic payment processing and account management software company. Since joining Electronic Financial in 1999, Mr. McClinton has been responsible for doubling the company's revenues each year, while maintaining profitable and debt-free operations.

Prior to his work with Electronic Financial, Mr. McClinton was President of several companies, including Automatic Chef Co., Specialty Foods, Inc. and Top of the Town Marketing. In 1990, he founded McClinton International Trading Corp., a commodities trading Company specializing in the import of products from Brazil.

"We are delighted to have someone with Paul McClinton's track record and merchandising expertise on our Board of Directors," commented Mr. Reid Funderburk, Chairman and CEO of BGI, Inc. "As BGI seeks to expand its market presence in the coming months, we expect his vast knowledge and insight to be a significant factor in shaping and finalizing our plans."

Mr. McClinton has also worked extensively with non-profit organizations, serving as the President of the Texas Merchandise Association, and Chairman of the National Automatic Merchandise Association. He is a former President of both the Waco Better Business Bureau and the Northwest Rotary Club, and a past Director of the Heart of Texas Boy Scouts, Waco Girl's Club and the Hankamer School of Business Alumni.

Mr. McClinton holds a degree in Business Administration from Baylor University and is a former Congressional Page.

About BGI, Inc.

Based in Austin, Texas, BGI, Inc. is a leading provider of instant cash sweepstakes games in the United States. BGI promotes the sale of prepaid phone cards with its stand alone Lucky Strike prepaid phone card dispensers and provides charitable organizations with alternative fund raising programs with its Charity Station machine. Both products feature an instant win sweepstakes with an alternative method of entry with no purchase or donation necessary. BGI has been publicly traded and fully reporting since December 1994.

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