Gaming Awards

Evolution’s MONOPOLY Live crowned Game of the Year at EGR Operator Awards

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3 years ago

October 30, 2019

Evolution’s MONOPOLY Live crowned Game of the Year at EGR Operator Awards

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Evolution Gaming, leading provider of Live Casino solutions, has announced that MONOPOLY Live, the special edition of its popular Dream Catcher game, has been named Game of the Year at the EGR Operator Awards 2019.

Evolution beat thirteen other shortlisted companies to win the prestigious award, which recognises the game studio or operator that has produced the stand-alone game that has made the biggest impact over the last twelve months. Evolution received its award at the at the EGR Operator Awards 2019 Ceremony at Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Created via sublicense from Scientific Games and available exclusively from Evolution, MONOPOLY Live is a unique live online game show based on one of the world’s most popular games, complete with augmented reality, 3D Bonus rounds built around the adventures of MR. MONOPOLY, and with the chance of big ‘multiplier’ wins. Scientific Games holds rights to the MONOPOLY brand through a license agreement with Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS).

Speaking after the award’s ceremony, Evolution’s Chief Product Officer Todd Haushalter said: “We are honoured to win this award for MONOPOLY Live and it has been a true pleasure to work with one of the world’s best-loved brands to create such a unique game.”

Haushalter continued: “Winning back-to-back EGR Game of the Year awards is something we never dreamed of. We make games we think players will love and that we want to play ourselves and that is always our focus. However, to be once again honoured by our peers in the industry with this award is so very special and something that motivates us all for 2020 and beyond. A huge thank you to everyone at Evolution that made this a reality.”

The Game of the Year category winner was voted for by operators shortlisted for one of the Operator Awards and the voting process was officiated by Deloitte.

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GAMOMAT’s Chief Design Officer Sabine Müller lands “Industry pride of the Year” at 2022 Women in Gaming Diversity Awards

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5 days ago

September 20, 2022

Hunor Pal

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At last Thursday’s Women in Gaming, Diversity Awards GAMOMAT’s Chief Design Officer Sabine Müller landed the Industry Pride of the Year award.

Müller was recognised for her vision, innovative approach and success which has made her an outstanding role model who inspires women to choose a career in the Land based Gaming or iGaming industry. This award was chosen by an esteemed judging panel from the finalists of the seven categories on the night.

The ceremony was held at London’s prestigious Savoy Hotel on 15th September where they honoured excellence in promoting diversity and inclusion within the gaming industry. This year marked the 12th edition of the awards which began life as ‘Women in Gaming Awards’ but made the move to add the Diversity element to reflect the positive changes in the gaming industry.

Further to acknowledging businesses, the Women in Gaming, Diversity Awards also celebrates individuals for outstanding devotion to enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion.

With over 15 years’ iGaming experience, Sabine has been responsible for product innovation, branding and marketing at GAMOMAT since 2019.

GAMOMAT Development GmbH’s Chief Design Officer Sabine Müller said: “I’m incredibly proud to have won the Industry Pride of the Year Award at this year’s Women in Gaming, Diversity event. Our industry offers a vast array of opportunities for women wanting to work within a hugely rewarding environment and being able to inspire more people to carve a path within it brings great joy.”

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The winners of CEEG Awards 2022 have been announced on 16 September at The Ritz-Carlton Budapest

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6 days ago

September 19, 2022

George Miller

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The winners of the 2022 edition of the CEEG Awards have been revealed after a final secret vote by the attending participants of CEEGC 2022

On the 16^th of September, the Central and Eastern European industry stakeholders gathered for the 7^th edition of CEEGC Budapest. Besides the panel discussions and networking, the participants also engaged in a secret vote to determine the winners of the CEEG Awards 2022, an award ceremony that aims to reward the hard work of companies (gaming software suppliers, operators, and service providers) that are active in the Central and Eastern European region. The Central and Eastern European Gaming Awards are the most important gaming industry awards in the region.

“We are delighted to offer a yearly opportunity for the CEE and Balkans industry professionals to collect the applauses for their hard work. With this occasion, I would like to congratulate all the winners and all the shortlisted companies who are among the top leaders of the industry in the region,” stated Zoltán Tűndik, Co-Founder and Head of Business at Hipther Agency.

Below you will find the winners at the 2022 edition of the CEEG Awards which were announced on 16 September in Budapest.

BEST ONLINE CASINO IN CEE 2022: PRINCESS CASINO
ONLINE CASINO – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN CEE 2022: BETANO
BEST SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR IN CEE 2022: SUPERBET
SPORTS BETTING – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN CEE 2022: STANLEYBET
BEST LOTTERY SERVICE PROVIDER IN CEE 2022: SZERENCSEJÁTÉK ZRT.
BEST ONLINE CASINO PROVIDER IN CEE 2022: WAZDAN
RISING STAR – ONLINE CASINO TECHNOLOGY IN CEE 2022: ENDORPHINA
ONLINE CASINO INNOVATOR IN CEE 2022: EVOPLAY
BEST SPORTS BETTING PROVIDER IN CEE 2022: ALTENAR
RISING STAR – SPORTS BETTING TECHNOLOGY IN CEE 2022: BETCONSTRUCT
BEST SPORTS BETTING INNOVATION IN CEE 2022: GIG (GAMING INNOVATION GROUP)
RISING STAR – VIRTUAL SPORTS / FANTASY SPORTS IN CEE 2022: GLOBAL BET
BEST VIRTUAL SPORTS / FANTASY SPORTS PROVIDER IN CEE 2022: GLOBAL BET
BEST ESPORTS SERVICE PROVIDER IN CEE 2022: ODDIN.GG
BEST TESTING LABORATORY IN CEE 2022: GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL(GLI)
BEST PAYMENTS SERVICE PROVIDER IN CEE 2022: PAYSAFE
BEST INDUSTRY PRESS IN CEE 2022: VIXIO – GAMBLINGCOMPLIANCE
BEST AUXILIARY IGAMING SERVICE PROVIDER IN CEE 2022: ALL-IN GLOBAL
BEST HOSTING PROVIDER IN CEE 2022: NETSHOP INTERNET SERVICES
BEST SUPPORT FOR RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING IN CEE 2022: AMUSNET INTERACTIVE (FORMER EGT INTERACTIVE)

Congratulations to all the winners!

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BETSSON WINS 3 AWARDS AT THE WOMEN IN GAMING DIVERSITY AND EMPLOYEE WELLBEING AWARDS

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1 week ago

September 16, 2022

George Miller

BETSSON WINS 3 AWARDS AT THE WOMEN IN GAMING DIVERSITY AND EMPLOYEE WELLBEING AWARDS

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The three prestigious awards were won in London on 15th September 2022

Betsson Group is proud to have won three awards at last night’s Women in Gaming Diversity and Employee Wellbeing Awards. These awards are an annual appointment to recognise and reward those companies within the iGaming industry that are truly championing diversity and equality.

Betsson has won the ‘Company of the Year’ award, the ‘Best Diverse Place to Work’ award, and the ‘Innovation in Employee Engagement’ award.

Company of the Year
The Company Diversity award recognises that Betsson has clearly demonstrate a holistic and long-term commitment to equality whether it by gender, race or sexual orientation and have delivered significant progress in creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for all their employees.

Best Diverse Place to Work
When deciding on this one, the panel of judges based their outcome on a set of values showing that the company has a committed, effective, motivated and diverse workforce. They looked at all the nominees and gave their highest scores based on how the company managed to break apart apart from the competition and how that has benefitted the business and its people. They also looked at examples of Employee wellbeing and how Betsson is making a real cultural change within its workplace for the benefit of all.

Innovation in Employee Engagement
In our modern world employee engagement is key to a successful business, and Betsson was selected as the winner of this award as it showed examples of how it engages their workforce in innovative ways. Judges looked at how Betsson defines employee engagement and why it is so important for that company to engage their people – the novel ways that Betsson manages to do this and how it measures the success of such engagement.