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Pollard Banknote Welcomes Industry Leader May Scheve Reardon as Vice President of Government Relations
Pollard Banknote Welcomes Industry Leader May Scheve Reardon as Vice President of Governm...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Pollard Banknote Welcomes Industry Leader May Scheve Reardon as Vice President of Government Relations\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 July 20, 2022\n \n \n /CNW/ -\n \n Pollard Banknote Limited\n \n (TSX: PBL) (\"Pollard Banknote\") is very pleased to announce that\n \n May Scheve Reardon\n \n will be joining Pollard Banknote as Vice President, Government Relations, heading up government relations and legislative affairs efforts.  Prior to joining Pollard Banknote, Ms. Reardon served as the Director of the Missouri Lottery for 13 years, where she provided exceptional leadership both to the Lottery and within the lottery industry. In 2019, she was elected to the Public Gaming Research Institute (\"PGRI\") Lottery Industry Hall of Fame in recognition of her outstanding contributions.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n As Director of the Missouri Lottery, Ms. Reardon increased the Lottery's annual contributions to public education from\n \n $250 million\n \n to over\n \n $400 million\n \n and started many new initiatives including the introduction of cashless sales for lottery, the establishment of a highly successful Million Dollar Retailer Club, and new measures to fight illegal gaming in the state.\n \n \n Ms. Reardon has also held numerous other leadership positions within the industry including serving as President of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (\"NASPL\") and the Multi-State Lottery Association (\"MUSL\"), which operates Powerball on behalf of its member lotteries.  In these roles, her impressive accomplishments include:\n \n \n \n Helping to start the industry-wide API initiative to expand lottery distribution including future in-lane lottery sales.\n \n \n Working to improve industry relations with the National Association of Convenience Stores and the National Gaming Association.\n \n \n Spearheading national government relations efforts to protect states' rights to utilize the internet for lottery sales.\n \n \n Lead...