Monday, November 15, 2010

Casino News Media: EGR Awards 2010 Shortlist, by Greg Tingle

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It's that time of the year again.

PartyGaming, Betfair, 888 Holdings and William Hill Online have received the most amount of nominations in the sixth annual eGaming Review operator awards set to take place at London’s HAC on 24th November.

888 and WHO are leading the pack at the moment with 11 nominations, PartyGaming 9, while Betfair received 7 green lights from a panel of independent judges including John O'Malia, chairman of the judges and consultant and board director at Mangas Gaming, John O’Reilly, former head of remote betting and gaming at Ladbrokes and Hilary Stewart-Jones, partner at betting and gaming at Berwin Leighton Paisner.

The blue ribbon operator of the year award will this year be battled between PartyGaming, Betfair, Bet365, WHO, 888, Unibet, Gamesys and Betsson. Bwin (set to merge with PartyGaming in 2011, won the award in 2009.

The award for the most socially responsible operator of the year 2010 will be between Betsson, PartyGaming, Virgin Games, Ladbrokes, Betfair, 888, Paf, WHO and Gamesys, while the one-to-watch award will be won from Metro (Megaming), Mandalay Gaming Group, BetPack, Jackpot Games, FriendBet, Genesys Gaming, Betboo and Vision Media Services.

Tickets for the awards which will take place at The Artillery Garden at The HAC on Wednesday 24th November 2010. Tickets prices for 2010 include all drinks, a three course dinner and surprise entertainment happening at the after party.

What do winners say of the event?

The EGR Awards evening is a must attend event for the online gaming industry. Behind the EGR Awards is a long list comprising of winners, the finalists, first stage entries and many others in the industry - collectively a testament to the industry’s electrifying pace of development. The EGR Awards are more than about celebrating the achievements of the finalists and the winners: they are a great endorsement for the achievements of the online gaming industry." John Shepherd, Director of Corporate Communications, PartyGaming Winner of Poker Operator of the Year 2009

“The most glamorous and entertaining industry event: the Oscars without teary speeches or inflated egos. Our EGR Award sparkles that little bit brighter than any other…” Pierrick Leveque, Head of Acquisition, Virgin Games Winner of Affiliate Programme of the Year 2009

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