Pollard Banknote Limited (TSX: PBL) has announced a partnership with Instant Win Gaming (IWG) to expand its iLottery offering by incorporating IWG’s eInstant game portfolio. Through this agreement, IWG’s InstantRGS remote game server has been integrated with Pollard Banknote’s Catalyst™ Gaming Platform, which serves as the backbone of its iLottery solutions.
The integration was completed within a matter of weeks, a timeline attributed to Catalyst’s cloud-native, modular, and API-first architecture. This streamlined process underscores Pollard Banknote’s stated commitment to accelerating speed to market for its lottery clients. Earlier this year, Catalyst was also implemented with a U.S. lottery operator just ten months after initial scoping, marking what Pollard describes as the fastest full iLottery program rollout in U.S. history.
The partnership means Pollard Banknote’s iLottery clients will gain access to IWG’s extensive suite of eInstant titles, broadening content options in a segment where demand for digital lottery games continues to grow. Both companies highlight the technical expertise and collaborative approach that enabled the swift integration, positioning them to support lotteries seeking enhanced player engagement through diversified digital content.
“We’re excited for this new partnership, which will allow even more lotteries to benefit from IWG’s highly successful game portfolio,” said Shannon DeHaven, Vice President, Digital Engagement, Pollard Banknote. “IWG’s library of proven, lottery-focused eInstant games make an excellent complement to our own offerings from the Pollard Digital Games Studio. Further, due to InstantRGS’ architecture, new product innovations from IWG are easy to deploy – an additional benefit to our Catalyst clients. By working directly together, our teams completed the integration in just a few weeks—avoiding project delays and the complications that many lotteries are currently experiencing when an intermediary aggregation platform is involved. This reflects our shared commitment to modern, flexible technology platforms designed for ease of integration.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Pollard Banknote to offer our portfolio of eInstant games to clients of their state-of-the-art Catalyst platform,” said Jason Lisiecki, Executive Vice President, Instant Win Gaming. “Our games always generate high player engagement, which in turn creates significant transaction volume. Through our many years of experience, we’ve found that direct-to-wallet integrations—just like the one enabled by Catalyst—consistently deliver the lowest operational latency, resulting in a much smoother and more responsive player experience. Catalyst’s cloud-native, modular, and API-first architecture, combined with the professionalism and technical expertise of the Pollard Banknote team, made the integration process seamless.”
