Published
Land-BasedLotteryIndustry

Minnesota Lottery awards Pollard Banknote $28m scratch game printing contract

Pollard Banknote has been granted a scratch game printing and related services contract by the Minnesota State Lottery, with an estimated total value of $28m.

pollard banknote minnesota lottery gambling insider web image

As per the terms of the agreement, Pollard will provide at least 70% of the Lottery’s scratch games per year. The initial contract term is set to last four years, with an option to extend for an additional two years.

Pollard Senior Director of Sales and Marketing Byron Peterson said: "We are thrilled that the Minnesota Lottery has once again chosen us to be their primary partner for scratch games and related services.

"Having served as the Lottery's primary scratch games partner for over a decade, we have worked to provide players across Minnesota with best-in-class scratch games and retail initiatives that foster engagement and growth.

“We are excited to continue our partnership with the Lottery to deliver exciting products that create memorable experiences, ultimately benefitting residents throughout the state."

The deal comes as an extension of the existing agreement between Pollard and the Minnesota Lottery. After first partnering in 2007, scratch game sales in Minnesota grew by a significant 136%.

The Lottery’s game sales amounted to $615.6m in FY2021, representing a 92.6% year-on-year increase, generating upwards of $188m in returns to the state.

Minnesota Lottery ED Adam Prock said: "We are very excited to extend our strong partnership with Pollard Banknote.

"Throughout our time working together, the company's expertise has helped us to maximise revenue in support of programs that benefit all Minnesotans.

"We are pleased this agreement will allow us to continue to collaborate and bring engaging scratch games to our players."

Premium+ Connections
Premium

RISK

 
Premium

Imagine Live

 
Premium

PIN-UP Partners

 
Premium

Digitain

 
Premium

GammaStack

 
Premium

Lynon

 
Premium

1xBet Partners

 
Premium

Revsharks

 
Premium

Galaxsys

 
 
Premium

Sport Generate

 
Premium Connections
Consultancy

SCCG Management

Executive Profiles
Zeal Network SE

Stefan Tweraser

VIP Play

Les Ottolenghi

Scientific Games

Keshav Pitani

Social & App

Spribe CEO exclusive: Simplicity is the foundation

Spribe CEO David Natroshvili speaks to Gambling Insider abou...

Redefining iGaming: A history of crash games

Crash games is a growing vertical that has taken gambling by...

A certain something: What makes crash games special?

Crash games. They’re simple, they’re easy to learn and,...

Smarter innovation to shape the future

Spribe CCO Giorgi Tsutskiridze discusses the past, present a...

Facing Facts: The corner of quarterly contemplation

With Q1 reports out across the industry, Gambling Insider co...

Taking Stock: A guide to key stock prices across the industry

Gambling Insider tracks prices from some of the industry’s...

15 years of Gambling Insider: From the Founders

Over the last 15 years, Gambling Insider magazine has interv...

15 years of Gambling Insider: The Awards over time

Global Gaming Awards Event Manager Mariya Savova gives us he...