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GSN CELEBRATES MOTHER'S DAY ALL WEEK LONG

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GSN CELEBRATES MOTHER'S DAY ALL WEEK LONG

Multi-Platform Mother's Day Celebration Kicks Off with a Week of Bonus BINGO AMERICA, a Special 'GSN LIVE' Guest, a Weekend of Games and Tournaments on GSN.com and a Mother's Day Full of WHAMMY-Filled Fun

(Santa Monica, CA) - Friday, May 2, 2008 - GSN celebrates moms with a week-long tribute to the most important women in our lives, culminating in a very special, seven-hour Mother's Day WHAMMY-THON Sunday, May 11 from 9AM to 4PM/8AM to 3PM C.

Kicking off GSN's Mother's Day celebration, BINGO AMERICA™ is doubling its daily cash prizes to $100* for every verified "Bingo" on their free BINGO AMERICA game cards all week. From May 5 through May 9, BINGO AMERICA's home audience can tune in every weeknight at 7PM E/6PM C for a chance to win twice the dough per show and give mom a Mother's Day gift she'll never forget.

Then, on Friday, May 9, GSN LIVE™ welcomes every mother's favorite "son-in-host" Todd Newton (of GSN'S WHAMMY!™) to the set for a special Mother's Day-themed event from Noon to 3 PM/11AM to 2PM C. Newton, along with GSN LIVE hosts Fred Roggin and Heidi Bohay, will delve into his experiences on WHAMMY! in advance of GSN's seven-hour Mother's Day WHAMMY-THON!

Beginning Sunday, May 11 at 9AM/8AM C, join host Newton for seven WHAMMY!-packed hours of exhilarating fun. And tune in at Noon/11AM C for a very special, celebrity-mothers episode of WHAMMY! starring prairie mom, Karen Grassle (Little House on the Prairie), George Costanza's doting mother, Estelle Harris (Seinfeld), and Dharma Montgomery's outrageously new-age mother, Mimi Kennedy (Dharma & Greg). Playing for personal charities benefiting the Sierra Club, AMFAR and Oakwood School for Children, these maternal TV icons pressed their luck to the limit in their bid for "Big Bucks."

Commemorating GSN's week-long Mother's Day memorial, GSN.com will be running a special tournament in Solitaire Rush beginning Wednesday, May 7 in which players will be able to compete against other players in the popular card game while voting for their favorite, classic TV mothers. And for moms looking to slip out for a little "me-time" this weekend, GSN.com is ready with a variety of Mother's Day-themed casual games and tournaments, including Hearts, Luxor, Bookworm, Chuzzle and Royal Flush, as well as a SwapIt! tournament benefiting The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Double prize amount is only available for episodes airing from May 5 through May 9, 2008.

NO PURCHASE OR TEXTING NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Bingo America Home Viewer Sweepstakes is not a traditional bingo game. It is a seeded "instant-win" daily sweepstakes. Void where prohibited. Open only to legal U.S. residents, 18 and older. Game cards are available at www.GSN.com/bingo . Prize claims must be received at www.GSN.com/Bingo by 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time the day after the applicable episode has aired and are subject to verification. Standard text message rates apply to Bingo Bonus Round entry requests/messages from/to a mobile phone (if available). Specific start and prize claim dates/time apply to each daily sweepstakes. Home viewers are not eligible to win the same prizes awarded to in-show contestants. See Official Rules at www.GSN.com/bingo for complete details, including additional eligibility requirements, card availability times, prize claim deadlines, odds of winning, and prize descriptions/restrictions.

About GSN
GSN is a trusted industry-leading game content provider that distributes game show programming through its 68-million subscriber television network and its casual and online competitive entertainment games site, GSN.com. As the premier television network for games, GSN encourages its viewers to play every day by putting winning within reach for everyone by inviting them to participate and play along through popular original game shows, free downloadable games and skill cash game tournaments. GSN is distributed throughout the U.S. and Canada by all major cable operators, satellite providers and telcos. The company is jointly owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Media Corporation. For further information, visit GSN's press website at corp.gsn.com.

Media Contact: Cindy Ronzoni, GSN 310.255.6933/ cronzoni@gsn.com

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