eGaming Review Operator awards show took place on the 25th of November in the HAC, London. This annual event is rightly referred as the most influential event in the internet gambling world nowadays. Some of the most prominent gaming operators that are included in any online casino directory received awards in 30 various nominations. What are they and which company appeared in the top of the game? EGR 2010 gambling event winners inside.
As most internet gambling experts predicted, Betfair and Bet365 companies became unquestionable leaders with three prestigious awards each. Betfair company based in the United Kingdom is certainly a well-known name for all the British gamblers. It offers a wide range of online betting options from sportbets to casino games and poker. This year Betfair’s achievements were recognized with awards for the best Mobile Operator,best UK Sports Betting Operator and the most Innovative betting company.
Despite of the same number of awards, Bet365 got the upper hand by taking the most prestigious award for the best Operator of the Year. Bet365 is certainly one of the world’s leading internet gambling groups that works in a variety of directions- casino, poker, sports betting, bingo, online games and financing. Bet365 poker resource is considered to be the most glamorous and sophisticated compare to all the competitors. Besides being the best operator, Bet365 was also named the best casino operator (http://casino.bet365.com/ is included in the top online casino directory worldwide) and awarded for the Best Website Performance.
Among other interesting nominations is the award for the Outstanding Contribution to the Industry that finally went to Bwin. This company based in Gibraltar was launched in 1999 and currently offers a rich assortment of various betting options. This year, Bwin was also named the best European Sports Betting Operator. Another interesting award for the most quality Affiliate Program was received by Virgin Games. Virgin Games that is one of the quickly growing gambling businesses in UK was founded in June 2004. Nowadays, every British gambler is familiar with its poker, casino and bingo websites.
Award for the Socially Responsible Operator of the Year went to 888.com (UK-based online casino and online poker room). The nomination of the Slots Operator of the Year was introduced in 2010 for the first time. Considering the fact, that online slot machines drive the whole internet gambling industry, this award is considered quite prestigious. And it finally went to PartyGaming.
eGaming Review Operator awards show attracted over 800 most influential representatives of internet gambling business. Jack Whitehall who hosted the show knew how to keep the suspense going. EGR was also a wonderful charity event with some great donations made for the Great Ormond Street Hospital.
You can read a full list of EGR 2010 winners on the official website of EGRmagazine.