Scientific Games awarded Missouri State Lottery Instant Ticket contract

The firm was selected following a competitive procurement process.

The three-year contract, which begins on July 1, 2011, includes seven one-year contract extension options. Revenue to Scientific Games will be based on a percentage of instant ticket retail sales.

"We are excited to continue to work with Scientific Games, who has a strong track record of growing Missouri Lottery proceeds as a result of their innovative content, comprehensive marketing analysis and excellent security," said May Scheve Reardon, Executive Director of the Missouri State Lottery. "Over our nearly 20-year history of working together, Scientific Games has helped grow Scratchers instant ticket sales from us$ 97 million, or 44% of total lottery sales in fiscal year 1992, to us$ 638 million, or 66% of total lottery sales in fiscal year 2010."

"We look forward to continuing our successful partnership with the Missouri Lottery," commented Jim Trask, President of the Printed Products Group for Scientific Games Corporation. "With the marketing plan we proposed, we believe the Lottery's growth trajectory will continue and further benefit education in the state of Missouri."

In fiscal year 2010, the Missouri Lottery generated us$ 972 million in retail sales, of which us$ 638 million were derived from instant ticket game sales. Since 1986, the Lottery has returned more than us$ 3 billion to Missouri and public education and more than us$ 6 billion to players.