Mega Money Jackpots now live with Pennsylvania and Virginia Lotteries
Instant Win Gaming (IWG), a leading gaming provider eInstant for NASPL / WLA lotteries, congratulates Pennsylvania and Virginia Lotteries on launching the industry's first multi-state eInstant Progressive Jackpot.
This new multi-state progressive jackpot, branded as Mega Money Jackpots, will deliver multi-million dollar prizes to eInstant players in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Nominated eInstants from each participating lottery contribute a small percentage of their sales to fund i Mega Money jackpots.
IWG acts as jackpot manager and administers the settlement of jackpot prizes through participating lotteries.
In time, the Pennsylvania and Virginia lotteries plan to have additional US lotteries linking eInstants to Mega Money Jackpots which will further increase the chances of a progressive prize.
Mega Money Jackpots is powered by IWG's InstantJackpots. Since all functionality is contained within IWG's InstantRGS (remote game server) development support was requested from both lotteries' iLottery platform vendor. And the additional lotteries may join regardless of which iLottery platform provider they have contracted with.
Rhydian Fisher, CEO of IWG, said: “Progressive jackpots have been very popular with eInstant players in both Pennsylvania and Virginia. Now, with the opportunity for higher prizes that comes from joint play on two successful lotteries, Mega Money Jackpots allow for even bigger jackpot prizes and more excitement for the player. Congratulations to both lotteries for paving the way for this next chapter in eInstant gaming.”
Stephanie Weyant, Pennsylvania Lottery's executive assistant director of marketing and products, he has declared: “We are thrilled to work alongside the Virginia Lottery and IWG to launch Mega Money Jackpots. The ability to offer higher jackpot prizes will certainly appeal to our players and translate into additional revenues.”
Scott Kenyon, Strategic Games Manager at Virginia Lottery, he has declared: “As the first U.S. lottery to launch progressive jackpot eInstants, the Virginia Lottery has continued to partner with IWG to champion even more online innovations. This multi-state partnership with the Pennsylvania Lottery highlights these efforts, setting an example for other iLottery jurisdictions. We believe the Mega Money Jackpots will be enthusiastically embraced by our players, supporting the Virginia Lottery's mission to raise revenue for the K-12 public education project."
