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Pollard Banknote Receives Print Industry Award for First-Ever Transparent Instant Ticket
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nPollard Banknote Receives Print Industry Award for First-Ever Transparent Instant Ticket\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\nCanada NewsWire\nWINNIPEG, Oct. 7, 2019\n\n\n\nWINNIPEG, Oct. 7, 2019 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote Limited  (TSX: PBL) (\"Pollard Banknote\") is proud to announce that it is the recipient of an Award of Recognition from the Printing Industries of America (PIA) for its Clear Play™ instant ticket innovation. This award is a testament to Pollard Banknote's long history of envisioning new products and bringing them to market to drive sales that support good causes for lotteries around the world. Other Pollard Banknote products such as Scratch Tab™, Scratch FX®, scented inks, and complex designs have been recognized with PIA awards in the past. Like these products, Clear Play™, the lottery industry's first-ever transparent ticket, was the only lottery industry product selected from among thousands of submissions from around the world, demonstrating the quality of Pollard Banknote's products in both the lottery industry and the wider print industry. \n\n \n \n\n \nThe PIA's annual Premier Print Awards—the world's most prominent international print competition—recognizes the leading print products in various categories. Among more than 22,000 submissions, Pollard Banknote's Clear Play™ innovation was recognized as one of the highest quality products in the category of specialty printing (Miscellaneous Specialties—Other).\nPollard Banknote developed Clear Play™ in response to the need for new physical features that enable instant tickets to stand out at retail. Cutting through the cluttered retail environment is an ongoing challenge that is particularly important for instant tickets, a product category in which sales depend on triggering impulse purchases. \nClear Play™ is printed on recyclable transparent plastic. This material gives the tickets a distinctive look and feel that allows light to shine through, bringing graphics and colors to life. The transp...