Security and Accuracy

Printing a Lottery Ticket

Security remains at the centre of Loto-Québec’s concerns during the production of lottery tickets. In view of this concern, the Corporation has retained Scientific Games, a company with offices in Montréal, which is a world leader in the field of lottery tickets printing.

Printing a Scratch Ticket

Throughout the process of printing scratch tickets, security is of prime importance.

First, lithographic presses print the graphic portion of the ticket. Next, inkjet printers are used to print the variable elements of each ticket. The ticket coverings are added by flexographic presses, which in particular allow for printing a varnish, "scratchable" ink, and colour.

Throughout this process, a team of technicians oversees quality control. Analyses are carried out at all stages of production to evaluate the intrinsic security of the tickets. In particular, the team of specialists evaluates the variable information, the overprinting and the finished product.

The evaluation process involves two techniques: physical and chemical.

In addition, Scientific Games manufactures its own security inks, which results in better compatibility between the inks and the printing process, and above all are intended to reduce the potential for ticket forgery.