A Brief History of American Games Lottery Services

American Games’ history began in the 1970s with the operation of a respected Nebraska printing company called Precision Service and Supply. As the company grew, a division called Precision Games soon emerged that specialized in pull tab tickets and sheet-fed Bingo paper. In 1985, this division emerged as a whole new company, American Games.
Within two years, the company gained the attention and confidence of state lottery jurisdictions. As a pioneer in pull tab product development, the company was privileged to work with Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Massachusetts for the introduction of pull tabs to those states’ players and lottery personnel.

Nearly two decades since opening our doors, American Games has over 200 employees and a solid customer base covering nearly 40 U.S. states as well as a number of overseas clients.

Clients
American Games is proud to have produced billions of pull tab tickets for United States lotteries and foreign clients.

Over its first decade, American Games was – and continues to be – entrusted with the responsibility of producing pull tabs for numerous state lotteries. Notable clients have included Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri and Rhode Island. Foreign clients have included lottery and marketing groups in England, Sweden, Azerbaijan, Lithuania, the Philippines, Brazil and the Dominican Republic.

Innovative Product Development
American Games’ position as an industry trendsetter has been reinforced by the development of our Pull Tab Vending Machines (PTVMs).

Years of research and development were dedicated to perfecting an attractive, user-friendly, fully accountable and secure PTVM. In 1997, American Games introduced a series with report printing capability and the potential to upgrade for prize validation, dial-up and networking capabilities in response to state lottery needs. Ease of service and maintenance make our PTVMs ideal for both individual proprietor and multi-location lottery applications. We are now also producing Instant Ticket Vending Machines (ITVMs) as well.

American Games also produces the highly rated AccuCounter™ pull tab counting machine, which brings additional efficiencies to product management.

The Future
The future of American Games has never been brighter.

In January 2002, the company joined forces with Pollard Banknote Limited, a worldwide gaming industry giant with clients all over the globe and nearly a century of security printing experience. By combining American Games’ pull tab and ticket vending expertise with Pollard Banknote’s experience as a major provider of scratch off tickets and other lottery services, our clients will have access to wider spectrum of products and services, backed collectively by many decades of product development and a singular vision of quality and innovation.

In this new age, American Games is committed more than ever to developing products that blend high-tech methods with pride in craftsmanship and quality.