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Renowned US-based gaming operator, Penn Interactive Ventures (PIV), has recently announced that it has inked a long-term deal with Lightning Box, an Australian-based slots developer. The partnership deal which was struck through Penn National Gaming (PNG), Penn Interactive Ventures’ digital subsidiary, will see to the launch of a number of new titles on PNG online casinos and this will begin as early as this year.

During the initial stages of the rollout of the new titles, they will be limited to social casino platforms. However, the ultimate goal for both companies is to penetrate the real-money space which they will gradually migrate to. Penn Interactive Ventures has been quite busy in the past couple of years – this particular deal represents a small but relevant piece of a larger expansion that has involved partnerships and major deals with a number of land-based and digital operators.

Lightning Box has also been extending its reach to the American space with Penn being among its growing list of partners. The company has already accrued a ton of experience in both the free-to-play and paid platforms and this makes it a perfect partner for Penn.

“Lightning Box’s gaming content is proven across real-money and social gaming platforms. And with its already established U.S. credentials, we look forward to working together for the foreseeable future,” said Penn Interactive Ventures’ Managing Director, Chris Sheffield.

As far as what the deal has in store for customers goes, a decent number of Lightning Box’s titles will be availed on Penn National Gaming online library sometime this year. The first and one of the most popular Lightning Box games titled Chilli Gold will be going live on Penn’s online casino library in the third quarter of 2018. Chilli Gold will then be followed by Respin Rhinos, Dolphin Gold, Silver Lion and many other titles from the slots developer’s 50-title library.

All the titles mentioned above will launch on three of Penn Interactive Venture’s social casino platforms namely: Viva Slots, Big Bonus Slots, and Hollywood Casino. As mentioned earlier, all these will be free-to-play products.

Renowned top software provider Quickspin has recently partnered with Competition labs to introduce all-new slot tournaments as part of Quickspin’s latest attempt towards driving player retention. This new feature will now be offered to players by both platforms with the players being allowed to compete in tournaments that feature event-oriented prizes and rewards.

The new tool will also give online casino operators the opportunity to offer competitions via online slots tournaments while using the unique gaming events to drive points. For instance, players can get points every time a scatter appears or they win with a wild symbol. Furthermore, the tournaments are customizable which means that different operators can tweak their offerings and align them with what the players want to see.

Also, players can monitor their standings and progress in real-time on the in-game leaderboard – this is a holistic feature that will require no additional operator integration or development to work. It is also worth noting that the leaderboard features a decent number of custom themes including season-oriented ones and others that fall in line with an operator’s ongoing promotions.

“We are all very proud to be bringing our new Tournaments feature, which piles on the excitement with an added layer of interactivity that we are sure players will love. Our Achievements Engine and Achievements Races underline our flair for implementing gamification, and the new Tournaments feature is a natural extension of our expertise,” Daniel Lindberg, the Quickspin CEO said.

Founded in 2011, Quickspin has grown and evolved rapidly to the established top software development studio it now is. In fact, as far as real money gaming and social casino games go, Quickspin is the go-to software provider for several big players in the casino industry. This is proven by the fact that the company has licenses in multiple jurisdictions and the numerous agreements it has signed with leading gaming operators. In 2016, Quickspin was acquired by Playtech, a move that would further elevate the company’s already marvelous reputation.