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Instant Win Gaming (IWG) has expanded its Rocket Jackpots multi-state progressive jackpot network with the addition of the Kentucky Lottery and Pennsylvania Lottery. Announced Nov. 3, the expansion brings the program to four participating lotteries, joining the North Carolina Education Lottery and Virginia Lottery, which launched the network earlier this year.
Rocket Jackpots combines multi-state progressive jackpots with IWG’s InstantFuse technology, which temporarily merges two separate jackpots into one larger prize during scheduled daily events. The expansion gives players in Kentucky and Pennsylvania access to the same jackpot program already available through the two original lottery partners.
How InstantFuse combines two progressive jackpots
Rocket Jackpots features two independent multi-state progressive jackpots: the Power Jackpot and the Boost Jackpot. Both prizes grow separately during regular gameplay, with contributions building their respective prize pools across participating lotteries.
During scheduled periods known as Power Boost Hours, IWG’s InstantFuse technology combines the two jackpots into a single, larger prize called the Power Boost Jackpot. Once the scheduled period ends, the combined prize separates into the original Power and Boost jackpots, which resume growing independently until the next Power Boost event.
This approach creates a recurring daily opportunity for players to pursue a larger combined jackpot rather than relying solely on a single progressive prize that grows continuously.
IWG uses proprietary technology to expand lottery network
Rocket Jackpots operates through IWG’s proprietary InstantRGS (remote game server), which allows the company to introduce the program in additional lottery jurisdictions without requiring development support from its existing online lottery platform providers.
Those providers supply the digital infrastructure that lotteries use to offer online games. By running Rocket Jackpots through its own technology, IWG can expand the network without requiring participating lotteries’ platform providers to make additional development changes.
IWG also serves as the program’s jackpot manager, overseeing the settlement of prize money across participating lotteries. This arrangement allows the company to administer the shared jackpot funds as the network expands across state lines.
IWG sees daily jackpot events as a player engagement tool
IWG Executive Vice President Jason Lisiecki welcomed Kentucky and Pennsylvania to the program, saying the company is excited to bring Rocket Jackpots to more players.
In the Nov. 3 announcement, Lisiecki highlighted InstantFuse as a departure from traditional progressive jackpots. Rather than offering only a prize that grows until someone wins, the technology creates scheduled periods when two jackpots merge into a larger prize opportunity.
He also said the recurring events combine anticipation and the potential for bigger prizes to support player engagement and retention. IWG hopes to extend that experience to more lottery players as Rocket Jackpots continues to expand.
The addition of Kentucky and Pennsylvania marks another step in IWG’s expansion of its multi-state progressive jackpot offerings in the US lottery market.
