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Pollard Banknote Celebrates 50 Years! of Maryland Lottery Success
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Pollard Banknote Celebrates 50 Years! of Maryland Lottery Success\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 March 30, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Pollard Banknote Limited\n \n (\"Pollard Banknote\") (TSX: PBL) congratulates the Maryland Lottery (or \"the Lottery\") on the remarkable success of\n \n 50 Years!\n \n , its 50\n \n th\n \n anniversary scratch-off ticket and its first at the\n \n $50\n \n price point. The milestone game has achieved sales of more than\n \n $29 million\n \n since its launch on\n \n February 20, 2023\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The game's success is partly attributable to its historic cash prizes and striking design.\n \n 50 Years!\n \n launched with more than 1.3 million prizes, including three\n \n $5 million\n \n top prizes—the largest scratch-off prizes the Lottery has ever offered. The 4\" x 11\" game was designed in-house by Pollard Banknote's Creative Services team and features dazzling artwork that leverages Pollard Banknote's Spectrum Scratch FX® print innovation to its fullest.\n \n \n The commemorative game is also part of the Lottery's 50\n \n th\n \n Anniversary Cash Bash second-chance promotion, which offers player loyalty program members one entry for every\n \n $50\n \n worth of eligible tickets entered into their accounts. Five drawings will be held over the next several months to award 100 cash prizes, and the promotion culminates in September with a celebratory event at the Maryland State Fair, where one second-chance finalist could win up to\n \n $5 million\n \n .\n \n \n \"Planning for our 50\n \n th\n \n anniversary generated great creative energy from our product development and sales teams, and it was the perfect occasion to launch our first\n \n $50\n \n ticket,\" said Maryland Lottery and Gaming Director\n \n John Martin\n \n . \"We knew we wanted this ticket to be a standout and serve as a centerpiece of our anniversary celebration, and Pollard Banknote delivered that for us—the artwork captures the...