
Marketing RFP Issued by California State Lottery
RFP #R002925 — the largest live state lottery marketing procurement in the US. What the California decision will signal for the broader state lottery AOR cycle.

RFP #R002925 — the largest live state lottery marketing procurement in the US. What the California decision will signal for the broader state lottery AOR cycle.

State lottery AOR contracts are being rebid against new selection criteria — with AI Communications capability now a wedge issue. The 2026 operator's guide for PR agencies pitching state lottery work.

Lottery is the most under-discovered gambling category. EPR's full coverage — state lotteries, courier wars, iLottery, AOR cycles, and the AI visibility shift.

First sector-wide measurement of AI Citation Share for the US lottery industry. 28 brands, 5 AI engines, 65 prompts. The $113B category is largely absent from the answer engines.

A turnover year for US state lottery marketing — the Illinois Northstar unwind, the Powerball matrix change, and an active AOR cycle across multiple states.