WINNIPEG, MB, Feb. 18, 2021 /CNW/ - Pollard Banknote
Limited (TSX: PBL) ("Pollard Banknote") is pleased
to announce that its subsidiary, Next Generation Lotteries ("NGL"),
has signed a five-year contract with Denmark's Landbrugslotteriet ("Lottery"),
following a competitive tender process. Under this agreement, NGL
will deliver its Player Account Management solution, Lottery
Platform, retail solution, and Class Lottery raffle through a
cloud-based installation to the Lottery. The solution NGL will
provide uses a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, which
will benefit the Lottery by offering greater flexibility, as well
as reduced costs and a shorter time to market. This contract makes
Landbrugslotteriet NGL's second customer in Denmark as it currently provides eInstant game
content to Danske Spil.
"We are excited to introduce our state-of-the art raffle
solution to the Lottery's players. This new win, which follows
shortly after our successful bid in response to Norsk Tipping's
eInstants RFP, reflects the strength of our solutions and our
modern approach to lottery product development," said Hans Vigmostad, Chief Executive Officer, NGL.
"We are delighted to enter into a long partnership with NGL. We
launched a detailed RFP process to ensure that we would find the
best supplier for our future platform, products and services. We
believe that we have found exactly that with NGL," said Gitte
Tvilling, CEO, Landbrugslotteriet. "Their team offers a dedicated
approach and a highly competitive technology stack and brings the
market knowledge and commercial insight needed to take us to the
next level and expand on our current market position. We look
forward to our future journey together."
Under this new contract, NGL will deliver to Landbrugslotteriet
the same robust raffle solution that is in operation at Loteries de
Catalunya where, combined with technical excellence and a deep
understanding of players' needs, NGL's Raffle solution has
contributed to a 48% increase in sales in this product category
alone.
Landbrugslotteriet has, for over 100 years, been focused on
preserving and supporting Danish landscapes, nature, and wildlife
by distributing money to support open agriculture and animal
protection in Denmark. NGL is determined to repeat the
success of Loteries de Catalunya with Landbrugslotteriet, and help
the Lottery responsibly meet its ambitious goals to grow its
returns to the good causes they support.
About Next Generation Lotteries
NGL, a Pollard Banknote Company, is a leading, full-solution
provider of lottery management and iLottery technology for
world-wide lottery markets. NGL offers lottery games and services
using state-of-the-art technologies that easily integrate with
diverse systems across all sales channels, creating a truly
omni–channel offering that increases lottery revenues and returns
to good causes. With ISO 27001, ISO 9001, and WLA Security
Control Standard certifications, as well as numerous lottery
audits, NGL's solutions guarantee the highest levels of security
and reliability. NGL is a true industry veteran—providing lottery
focused solutions since 1996 when it built the first-ever internet
solution for a national lottery. For more information, please visit
our website at www.nextgl.com.
About Pollard Banknote
Pollard Banknote is a leading lottery partner to more than 60
lotteries worldwide, providing high quality instant ticket
products, licensed games, Schafer Systems and Fastrak retail
merchandising solutions, and a full suite of digital offerings,
ranging from world-class mkodo game apps to comprehensive player
engagement and iLottery solutions, including strategic marketing
and management services. The company is a proven innovator and has
decades of experience helping lotteries to maximize player
engagement, sales, and proceeds for good causes. Pollard Banknote
also provides pull-tab tickets, bingo paper, and its Diamond Game and Compliant Gaming electronic
games and devices to charitable and other gaming markets in North
America. Established in 1907, Pollard Banknote is owned
approximately 66.7% by the Pollard family and 33.3% by public
shareholders, and is publicly traded on the TSX (PBL). For more
information, please visit our website at
www.pollardbanknote.com.
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SOURCE Pollard Banknote Limited