March 2020 Volume 2 Issue 3

GET READY TO ROCK SALES

The Lottery is celebrating the 50th anniversary of ■ Encourage your players to follow the lottery ’s iconic First Avenue music venue with on social media to see how they can sign up the First $50 scratch game — a $5 ticket that offers a for the chance to win a pair of tickets to an $100,000 top prize. upcoming show at First Avenue. The First $50 scratch game is loaded with $50 prizes! Remember, your business receives a 1 percent cashing bonus on all prizes paid out at your location, so it pays to cash your players winning tickets! With the influx in $50 prize winners, the more you pay out, the more extra cash customers will have to spend at your business!

Here are some tips to help your sales rock on this spring:

■ Display the point-of-purchase materials that you received in the March new game kits in high-traffic areas. The First $50 sticker will make a starry- eyed impression on the front of your counter. Place the double- READY TO ROCK sided tower topper on top of the ticket dispenser, or near your $100,000? register to grab your customer’s attention.

■ Point out to your players that the overall odds of winning a prize by playing the First $50 ticket are 1 in 3.63!

■ Tell your players that the party continues at mnlottery.com where they can enter non-winning tickets for the chance to win $1,000 cash, First Avenue merchandise, or concert tickets. LUCK THAT LASTS A LIFETIME Winning is fun. Winning over and over is so much more fun.

Lucky for Life offers two lifetime prizes: the top prize is $1,000 a day for life and the second prize is $25,000 a year for life.

LUCKY FOR LIFE FAST FACTS

■ Cost: $2 per play

■ Top prize: Match all five numbers and the Lucky Ball to win $1,000 a day—that’s every single day— for life.

■ Second prize: Match the first five numbers to win $25,000 a year for life.

■ Drawings: Monday and Thursday at approximately 9:38 p.m.

■ Retailer bonus: $10,000 for selling a $1,000 a day for life winning ticket; $5,000 for selling a $25,000 a year for life winning ticket.

■ Approximate odds: 1 in 30,821,472 to match the first five numbers and the Lucky Ball; 1 in 1,813,028 to match the first five numbers; 1 in 7.8 to win a Lucky for Life prize.

Encourage your customers to try Lucky for Life today. NEW RETAILER CHOMPS AT THE BIT TO PROMOTE LOTTERY It hasn’t even been two months since The Reef Bar in Duluth became a lottery retailer and they have wasted no time getting in the game to promote lottery at their business.

Dan Landgren, who has co-owned the small-town college bar for more than 20 years, says lottery was a natural fit for them. “We were looking for another revenue stream and lottery has been a great way to help increase business,” he said.

The Reef Bar offers a full-service bar, banquet facility, game room and pull tabs so adding lottery to their lineup was a no-brainer.

“We found out pretty quickly that most of our regular pull tab customers are into lottery games as well,” said Landgren. However, Landgren says the most popular lottery game at the bar has been Progressive Print-N-Play Bingo tickets. “With pull tabs there are only three lines to play, but with the Progressive game, it keeps you going so much longer. My customers are even bringing in their own Bingo markers to use to play the tickets,” he explained. Adding, “It’s been really fun to watch.”

Lottery sales rep Carole Borndal says Dan has really embraced the Lottery. “We’ve already done some sampling and have a couple promotions in the works for this summer.”

Dan has gone above and beyond to help educate his customers that they now sell lottery. He posted a web banner on their website, has a variety of indoor signage, regularly promotes lottery on Facebook and Twitter and recently added a Ms. PAC-MAN® standee next to their vintage PAC-MAN and Ms. PAC-MAN arcade games.

“Any time you can cross merchandise lottery with another product in your store, is a win-win,” said Borndal. “The sign really stands out and helps call attention to the fun, new scratch game that seems to fit well in this establishment.” Ms. PAC-MAN® & ©BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc

Landgren agrees, saying the Ms. PAC-MAN standee “certainly catches peoples’ attention. It’s been a fun ride so far, we’re just going along with it and excited to see where it goes.” WELCOME, RETAILERS! Thank you for saying I’MN to the Minnesota Lottery! We’re thrilled to have you join our network. Sadi’s Smoke Shop / Duluth Holiday #3550 / Amstar Gas Station / Golden Valley

Four Corners / Detroit Lakes Holiday Stationstores / Luverne Amro / St. Paul

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Division St. Arco / North St. Paul Duquette General Store / Kerrick Dino Mart #1 / East Bethel

Jack’s House / Brainerd Expressway Madelia / Madelia Noor Gas Station / Maplewood

Moose Lake Municipal Liquor Store / Larry’s Super Market / Pelican Rapids Mr. Adam’s Tobacco & Grocery / Moose Lake Medicine Lake Gas / Golden Valley Minneapolis Northeast Tobacco / Minneapolis My Store / Waskish Peterson Drug & Gifts / Mountain Lake Scoreboard Sportswear Inc / St. Paul Northdale Oil / Clearbrook BP Gas Inc / Stillwater Super One Foods #578 / International Old Town BP / Stillwater Falls Pine River Family Market / Pine River Bear’s Den / Bruno The City Market / Minneapolis St. Clair BP / St. Clair Super Gas USA / Burnsville Randhangurung Corporation / Vadnais Wells Liquor Depot / Wells Heights #931 / North Branch Superday / Inver Grove Heights

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LET’S NETWORK! For help with accounting services, ticket status inquiries, ticket orders, point-of-purchase mate- SAY I’MN. rials, lost or stolen tickets, Retailer Service Portal assistance and lottery equipment relocation/ You’re invited to join us at the Upper Midwest and removals contact: Energy Convention at the St. Paul RiverCentre: Lottery Customer Support Monday – Friday 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. March 31 1-888-568-8379 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. 651-635-8273 April 1 For help with lottery equipment issues and 9 a.m.-12 p.m. lottery equipment communication issues contact: Stop by our booth #424 to get sales tips and answers to your lottery IGT Hotline questions. It’s a great opportunity to learn about retail trends, hear 1-888-487-9200 24 hours a day; 7 days a week about exciting new products and concepts, and play Plinko for some awesome lottery swag. We hope to see you there! MARCH IS PROBLEM GAMBLING AWARENESS MONTH

The Minnesota Lottery continues to be an advocate for responsible gambling by providing support for initiatives to address problem gambling.

During the month of March, the Minnesota Lottery is releasing three new videos to help increase awareness that help is available for problem gambling. Look for the new videos on the our Retailer Services Portal, social media channels, or mnlottery.com.

If you are concerned that gambling is becoming more than a game for you or someone you know, please contact the free, confidential, 24/7,Minnesota Problem Gambling Helpline:

1-800-333-HOPE (4673) or 1-800-522-4700 (if outside of Minnesota)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Minnesota’s Problem Gambling Program, a division of the Minnesota Department of Human Services www.getgamblinghelp.com

Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance www.northstarproblemgambling.org PRESORTED STD US POSTAGE PAID Detroit Lakes, MN Permit No. 14

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This publication is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling (651) 635-8273 or (888) 568-8379.

APRIL SNEAK PEEK

ON SALE APRIL 7, 2020

Next month the Lottery begins its 30th anniversary celebration! To kick off the party, we are launching a glittery 30th Anniversary scratch game that is guaranteed to be a showstopper at your business. With a $100,000 top prize and an overall payout of 70 percent, this ticket will add some sparkle to your scratch game lineup!

$500,000 Riches / $20 30th Anniversary / $5

SLINGO® / $3 Wild Wins / $2

Wild Wins includes three different scenes of Minnesota’s fury friends. Encourage your players to try all three — and let them know every time they say I’MN Minnesota’s wildlife wins since a portion of every dollar played goes back to support our environment. © 2001-2020 GAMING REALMS, PLC. www.gamingrealms.com.