Cedar Park, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 03/15/2010 -- Social gaming startup Strategic Design Network, Inc. has acquired Payout Hub, a supplier of cash tournament infrastructure to casual and social games. Payout Hub works with flash games and portals and is iPhone ready and anxious to meet the needs of application developers who want to add skills based gaming contest functionality to their applications.

With Apple's recent announcement of [3.3.17], a new revenue source is opened to iPhone developers. "3.3.17 Your Application may include promotional sweepstake or contest functionality provided that You are the sole sponsor of the promotion and that You and Your Application comply with any applicable laws" http://www.tuaw.com/2010/02/19/app-store-rules-changed-to-allow-sweepstakes-and-contests/

Payout Hub offers an API which can enable any iPhone application for skills based tournaments with many attractive features to application developers. From authentication, to security and winner management Payout Hub takes the work out of the developer’s hands.

Simple Integration – Payout Hub is easy to implement and usually takes less than an hour.

Managed Payouts – Payout Hub handles all payments to players when they win cash prizes. The developer doesn’t have to worry about the legalities and payment logistics.

Complete Customization – Publishers can leverage the JSON feed or inject their own CSS style sheets for complete customization of the Payout Hub look and feel, or to embed it into 3rd party platforms such as Flash.

JSON API – Using the JSON API, publishers with dynamic applications can create rich, highly customized user experiences.

SDN is eager to bring Payout Hub technology to iPhone applications. To stay updated on the latest from Strategic Design Network and its family of applications visit us at http://www.sdnnow.com and http://www.payouthub.com. Follow us on Twitter under SDNI and PayoutHub and find us on Facebook.