- Players with a Michigan Lottery account have a chance to receive online bonus offers. Learn all about the online bonuses Michigan Lottery offers below, listed by activation requirements. All bonus activity can be found in the MY BONUSES section of your account. Offers activated by signing in to your Michigan Lottery account.
- For example, 5X Cashword, launched in February 2020, delighted players with a brand-new play style and app-based second chance promotion, resulting in 10-week sales that were 47% higher than.
Launched on February 4, 2014, the Wild Time app is available online and allows players to play for fun or participate in a second-chance promotion. By using the app to enter non-winning tickets, players have the opportunity to win Players Club reward points or instant game cash coupons, which are redeemable at any retailer. A mobile version for Android users can be found at the Google Play Store, and an iPhone and iPad version is available for download at the Apple Store.
Developed in collaboration with Pollard Banknote, the Wild Time app builds on the remarkable success generated by previous interactive second-chance apps used to support Bingo, Cashword, and many of the Lottery’s licensed properties. The Wild Time interactive game features a format that gives players visiting the website the full experience of Wild Time’s attention-grabbing animation and entertaining sound effects.
“The launch of the Michigan Lottery’s interactive Wild Time app is the latest in the Lottery’s continuing effort to provide players with the very best products that this industry has to offer, and Pollard Banknote is proud to provide the tools needed to support that initiative,” said Doug Pollard, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Pollard Banknote. “Based on the incredible success the Lottery has experienced with its Cashword and Bingo apps, we are confident that players and retailers in Michigan will respond just as enthusiastically to the increased playability of this popular game.”
“With the introduction of this exceptional new game, Pollard Banknote has once again proven itself to be the partner of choice when it comes to innovation,” said Tom Weber, Chief Deputy Commissioner, Michigan Lottery. “This fun, new app gives users more chances to play and win, and allows potential players to familiarize themselves the popular Wild Time brand by providing the option to play for fun. We look forward to continuing our partnership with Pollard Banknote to leverage current technology and develop more of these ground-breaking products for our players to enjoy, which ultimately benefits the State of Michigan.”
Pollard Banknote and its predecessor companies have been the primary instant ticket supplier to the Michigan Lottery since 1986. In fiscal year 2013, the Michigan Lottery provided $734.3 million to the State School Aid Fund. Established in 1972, the mission of the Michigan Lottery is to support State education programs with the highest integrity. It accomplishes this by providing highly entertaining products through a dynamic public business enterprise built upon honesty, customer satisfaction, and teamwork.
Second Chance is a hand-picked game's promotion offered by the Michigan Lottery – Its more of another chance to win. This promotion is designed specifically for those players who purchased non-winning instant game tickets. The second chance promotion began on 04 February 2014 and is scheduled to end on 01 February 2021. Select non-winning Michigan Lottery in-store Bingo, Cashword, and Wild Time instant game tickets offer players a second chance to win. Players could earn coupons, drawing entries, giveaways, and more through the second chance games offered by the Michigan Lottery. There are two play modes to choose from. Try out the games for fun. Second Chance is a hand-picked game's promotion offered by the Michigan Lottery – Its more of another chance to win. This promotion is designed specifically for those players who purchased non-winning instant game tickets. The second chance promotion began on 04 February 2014 and is scheduled to end on 01 February 2021.
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 Oasis-branded electronic ticket machines to charitable and other gaming markets in North America. Established in 1907, Pollard Banknote is owned approximately 67.5% by the Pollard family and 32.5% 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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Doug Pollard
Co-Chief Executive Officer
dpollard@pbl.ca
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John Pollard
Co-Chief Executive Officer
jpollard@pbl.ca