One of the biggest events concerning the gambling industry throughout the world was held in Las Vegas last month. The Global Gaming Awards honored innovative, successful and newly established companies in a variety of categories.
Some of the companies that created the most media buzz was Microgaming with its ward for digital product for 2014. Microgaming Software Systems Ltd. is based in Isle of Man and is said to be the first company to establish an online casino back in 1994.
There were 120 companies, which were elected for the awards, and experts from 50 of the leading online gambling operators gave their votes for a winner in each category. KPMG International from Gibraltar suited as a mediator to watch over the voting process for the awards. KPMG International is a consultancy firm which has clients in over 150 countries around the world.
Why Did Microgaming Won Digital Product of the Year Award?
Ten companies were nominated for the award for best Digital Product of the Year, which was finally received by Microgaming. It is said that the reason why Microgaming won this year’s digital product award is the sequel of its video slot Terminator. The game launch was in June this year and has been very popular. The introduction video of the slot game shows the connection with the real movie, the main characters and the story-line.
As the judge’s board consisted of other leading companies in online gambling, the Microgaming team at the Global Gaming Awards was extremely happy to receive the award as it resembled recognition from the competition.
The CEO of the company added “we’ve had a busy year releasing some epic games to the industry, including our Terminator 2™ online slot in June, followed by our Jurassic Park™ online slot in August.” He expressed his gratitude to the hardworking developers’ team of the company and said the award was all thanks to them.
Other Winners from the Event
Another impressive representation was made by the US-based MGM Resorts International which received three awards this year. The Land-Based Operator, Responsible Business and Customer Loyalty Program of the year were the categories MGM won first spot. The second best company in terms of winning multiple prizes was the Italian GTech that took home the awards for innovation and for best online supplier in the industry.
The Digital Gaming Innovation of the Year award was given to NetEnt – a developer company offering a wide range of online casino game software globally. Other winners worth mentioning are 888 and IGT.
The Global Gaming Awards was held in conjunction with the G2E – Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. It was hosted in Titian Ballroom of the Venetian Palazzo Congress Center and was sponsored by the industry’s news agency – Gambling Insider and the NYX Gaming Group.
