Appvion's Gaming Product Offerings

Direct Thermal Gaming

Discover the innovative world of Appvion’s direct thermal gaming solutions. Our products provide the gaming industry with durable solutions that last and are ideal for pre-printing fine detail. With exceptional resistance properties, our gaming solutions are a top choice for lottery tickets, coinless slots, sports betting, online lottery, kiosks, and other gaming applications.

Appvion’s Gaming Portfolio

Appvion’s direct thermal gaming grades are industry-leading, offering OEM-approved products wherever high durability and functionality are required. Our gaming solutions’ crisp imaging ensures a quality feel, reliable barcode scannability, and rich, dark image quality, providing superior image performance for end-users.


  • Exceptional Press Printing

    Our direct thermal gaming portfolio offers outstanding press printing performance, delivering rich, dark images for both standard and high-speed printers. Additionally, our gaming products are top coated and back coated with protective barrier coatings for superior handling, durability, and resistance.

  • Superior Handling Capabilities

    Our direct thermal gaming products are engineered with top-quality materials science and innovation. We use water-based coatings to back coat and top coat our gaming products, providing them with superior handling properties, unparalleled durability, and resistance.

  • Reliable Image Output

    Our direct thermal gaming products offer high-precision and high-performance imaging capabilities. Our top-coated thermal paper products are engineered with cutting-edge direct thermal technology, producing sharp and consistent barcode scannability, while ensuring reliable press printing performance.

Explore our product naming convention

Understanding Appvion’s product and brand descriptions will make it fast and easy to identify the ideal solution for your application. You can also contact an Appvion label specialist for more information.  

Alpha®

Alpha® is a non-top-coated label facestock for use in economy applications where the label service life is short or the environment is clean and controlled.

  • SUBSTRATE: Paper

    DATASHEET: Download the PDF to learn more

    CALIPER (mils): 3.8

    BASIS WEIGHT (g/m2): 87.6

    IMAGE LONGEVITY: Low

    APPLICATIONS:

    • Sports Betting
    • Tote/Wagering
    • Receipts Requiring Graphics / Logos

Alpha® Plus

Alpha® Plus is a top-coated product for use in applications requiring moderate resistance to handling.

  • SUBSTRATE: Paper

    DATASHEET: Download the PDF to learn more

    CALIPER (mils): 3.2

    BASIS WEIGHT (g/m2): 72.5

    TOP-COATED: X

    BACK-COATED: X

    IMAGE LONGEVITY: High

    APPLICATIONS:

    • Lottery
    • Sports Betting
  • SUBSTRATE: Paper

    DATASHEET: Download the PDF to learn more

    CALIPER (mils): 3.2

    BASIS WEIGHT (g/m2): 80.1

    TOP-COATED: X

    BACK-COATED: X

    IMAGE LONGEVITY: High

    APPLICATIONS:

    • Lottery
    • Sports Betting
    • Tote/Wagering

Résiste®

Résiste® is a top-coated label facestock best suited for applications where extended image life is required in normal environments or resistance to oils and grease is needed.
  • SUBSTRATE: Paper

    DATASHEET: Download the PDF to learn more

    CALIPER (mils): 3.3

    BASIS WEIGHT (g/m2): 80.3

    TOP-COATED: X

    BACK-COATED: X

    IMAGE LONGEVITY: High

    APPLICATIONS:

    • Lottery
    • Sports Betting

Royale®

Royale® is a top-coated direct thermal product for use in specific coinless slot machine (TITO: ticket-in-ticket-out) applications requiring a high-definition image and image life.
  • SUBSTRATE: Paper

    DATASHEET: Download the PDF to learn more

    CALIPER (mils): 4.4

    BASIS WEIGHT (g/m2): 94.7

    TOP-COATED: X

    IMAGE LONGEVITY: High

    APPLICATIONS:

    • Casino — Coinless Slots