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POLLARD BANKNOTE AWARDED PRIMARY CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF SCRATCHERS® BY THE CALIFORNIA LOTTERY
POLLARD BANKNOTE AWARDED PRIMARY CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF SCRATCHERS® BY THE CALIFORNIA LO...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n POLLARD BANKNOTE AWARDED PRIMARY CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF SCRATCHERS® BY THE CALIFORNIA LOTTERY\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 \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n\n WINNIPEG, MB\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Sept. 25, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ -\n \n Pollard Banknote Limited\n \n (\"Pollard Banknote\") (TSX: PBL) is pleased to announce that, following a competitive procurement process, the California Lottery (\"Lottery\") has named Pollard Banknote the primary contractor for Scratchers\n \n ®\n \n Products (\"instant tickets\") and Related Services. The contract award was formally approved by the California Lottery Commission at its\n \n September 25, 2025\n \n meeting. The new primary contract is expected to commence\n \n December 1, 2025\n \n , and includes an initial term of six years with the option to extend for up to six additional years. As the primary contractor, Pollard Banknote anticipates providing approximately 70% of the Lottery's Scratchers games over the life of the contract.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Pollard Banknote has supported the Lottery for over 25 years as a secondary supplier, providing instant tickets and related marketing services. Notably, Pollard Banknote has printed the majority of the Lottery's Crossword games, the fastest growing category in the Scratchers portfolio. The Pollard Banknote-designed\n \n Mystery Crossword\n \n ranked as the Lottery's most popular Scratchers game in 2024 and is consistently one of the Lottery's top three games in terms of sales, generating over\n \n $6 billion\n \n since its first launch. As the new primary contractor, Pollard Banknote will bring its full suite of innovative solutions to help the Lottery enhance all facets of its instant ticket business. In addition to providing outstanding games, print innovations, and licensed game promotions to responsibly attract and engage new players, Pollard Banknote will offer sales-driving retail initiatives and portfolio-wide optimization to support the Lottery's continued growth and mission to generate supplemental funding for\n \n California\n \n public ed...