Pollard Banknote Limited announced it has been named the new primary supplier of scratcher ticket printing and services for the Virginia Lottery. The five-year contract is set to begin October 28, 2014, and includes provisions to extend the agreement for up to five additional years. The estimated contract value is USD 20,250,000 over the first five years.

The Virginia Lottery will benefit from Pollard Banknote's proven ability to develop unique instant game strategies and concepts. This new contract allows the Lottery to take full advantage of the company's expansive portfolio of innovative and propriety products, including proven sales-driving play formats like the Pollard PlayBook(R), and cutting-edge ticket print enhancements such as Scratch FX(R) that make tickets stand out in stores. Pollard Banknote also offers a growing range of interactive and technology-enabled products that can both help the Lottery broaden its player base by engaging a wide variety of consumer segments, and optimize instant ticket sales at retail.