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NeoPollard Interactive Congratulates the Virginia Lottery on Stellar First Year iLottery Results
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n NeoPollard Interactive Congratulates the Virginia Lottery on Stellar First Year iLottery Results\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n Virginia Lottery Smashed Industry Records Generating Over\n \n $807 Million\n \n in Total iLottery Sales\n \n \n \n \n LANSING, Mich.\n \n ,\n \n Aug. 16, 2021\n \n /CNW/ -\n \n NeoPollard Interactive LLC\n \n (\"NeoPollard Interactive\" or \"NPi\"), jointly owned by Pollard Banknote Limited (\"Pollard Banknote\"); (TSX: PBL) and NeoGames S.A. (Nasdaq: NGMS), is pleased to congratulate the Virginia Lottery on its remarkable first year iLottery results.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n In Fiscal Year (\"FY\") 2021, which ended on\n \n June 30\n \n \n th\n \n , topline total iLottery sales exceeded\n \n $807 million\n \n in\n \n Virginia\n \n , setting a new industry record by becoming the highest grossing first year iLottery program in\n \n North America\n \n . Virginia's iLottery program  has quickly grown to represent an incredible 25% of the state's total lottery sales in just one year—a first in the U.S. lottery industry! The Lottery's traditional retail sales also increased at the same time, growing by 15% and proving again that the iLottery channel is driving significant net new revenue for lotteries and is complementary to traditional sales channels.\n \n \n In addition to record-setting sales, the Virginia Lottery's online game offerings contributed more than\n \n $90 million\n \n in revenue to the Lottery Proceeds Fund, which directly supports Virginia K-12 public schools.\n \n \n \"The overwhelming success of the online platform in\n \n Virginia\n \n demonstrates that players have been eager to engage with us where they already expected to find us,\" said\n \n Kevin Hall\n \n , Executive Director,\n \n Virginia Lottery\n \n . \"Allowing players to fully engage with us when and where they want, on any device, has created an exciting opportunity to generate additional revenues for Virginia's public schools. We look forward to...