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LYCOS DEBUTS ALL-NEW BINGO ZONE® TO CELEBRATE GAMESVILLE'S 12TH ANNIVERSARY Now features all-new design and real cash prizes WALTHAM, Mass. - June 23, 2008 - Lycos, Inc., a leading provider of social publishing, media and search services, today announced "the cash is back" in a new version of an old favorite with the all-new Bingo Zone® on Gamesville.com, one of the web's premier destinations for casual, massively multi-player online games and game shows. Now in its 12th year, Gamesville is one of the web's friendliest online communities, where users meet and compete to win real cash prizes, for free. Bingo Zone was the first game launched by Gamesville in 1996, and the web's first "free bingo game for real cash prizes." Bingo Zone uses essentially the same rules as ordinary bingo. Because Bingo Zone is advertiser-supported, it is always free to play, yet pays winners real cash. Prizes start at $1 and increase by $1 periodically until someone wins. Games last roughly six minutes, followed by a brief commercial break, and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. On its opening day, more than 20 percent of Gamesville members played the new Bingo Zone. "Bingo Zone was 'casual games' before that term ever existed," said Christopher Cummings, senior product manager for Gamesville. "A truly social online experience, Bingo Zone combines the interactivity of a game show with the popularity of social networking and the community spirit and joy that comes when friends and family win real cash." In addition to progressive cash prizes, the new Bingo Zone now includes:
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Welcome to Gamesville.com, part of the LYCOS Network and the web's premier destination for FREE online "Game Shows" for REAL prizes! Like TV game shows, Gamesville game shows are free to play, give winners prizes, and are supported by sponsors. But unlike TV--where only a handful of players play while the rest of the world watches--at Gamesville, everybody plays. Sit down, relax, and have a good time! Looking for money-saving tips? Call Caroline! Get a bunch of ninjas for your iPhone and iPod Touch. But whatever you do, don't poke the penguin...