Today Gaming America and Gambling Insider hosted the Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas 2023 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.
The Global Gaming Awards are regarded as the most prestigious in the gaming industry due to the strict shortlisting and voting processes.
“As we reflect on 10 years of the Global Gaming Awards, we realize how much the gaming industry has changed and evolved,” said Mariya Savova, Event Manager of the Global Gaming Awards.
“Yet we have seen some companies win one or more of our awards either every year, or almost every year, demonstrating that they are true industry leaders.
“Congratulations to this year’s winners and huge well done to all those who were shortlisted – nomination alone is still a massive achievement,” she added.Today’s biggest winner was Aristocrat Gaming, winning all categories it was nominated in – Land-Based Industry Supplier of the year, Land-Based Product of the year (for Neptune Single Stratus Sign Package), and Slot of the year (for Jackpot Carnival).
Kambi claimed the Sportsbook Supplier of the year award for the second year running, while Everi took home the Payment Solution award for its CashClub Wallet, and Acres won its first ever Global Gaming Award – Product Innovation of the year for its Cashless Casino solution.
Evolution’s Live Craps was the winner of Digital Product of the year while GeoComply took home the Digital Industry Supplier award.
On the operator side, MGM Resorts International’s MGM Rewards was again crowned Customer Loyalty Program of the year.
The Land-Based Operator award went to Wynn Resorts while iGaming market leader BetMGM won the Digital Operator award.
Circa Resort & Casino took home the North American Property of the year award for the third year running, and Baha Mar – the LATAM & Caribbean Property of the year.
The Responsible Business of the year award went to the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians and for the first time in the history of the Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas, we have a two-time winner of the American Executive of the year category – Amy Howe, CEO of FanDuel, received the recognition this and last year.
The winners were chosen by a panel of 100 C-level industry executives, including Siobhan Lane, CEO – Gaming at Light & Wonder, Richard Schwartz, CEO of Rush Street Interactive, Carsten Koerl, CEO & Founder of Sportradar, Lana Rivera, President of Graton Resort & Casino, Janie Dillard, Senior Executive Director of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, to name a few.
The voting process was independently adjudicated by KPMG in the Crown Dependencies to ensure full fairness and transparency.
BetConstruct was the Lead Partner of this year’s Global Gaming Awards Las Vegas, and category sponsors included: IGT, Interblock, Table Trac, EGT, Aristocrat Gaming, Continent 8 Technologies, Bragg Gaming, Light & Wonder, Play’n GO, NOVOMATIC, Anaxi, SPRIBE, bet365, the Sigma Foundation and Kambi.
You can see the full Shortlist here and re-watch the presentation ceremony on the official Global Gaming Awards website.
Below is a full list of this year’s winners and runners-up:
Land-Based Operator of the year
Winner: Wynn Resorts
Runner-up: Hard Rock International
Third: MGM Resorts International
Digital Operator of the year
Winner: BetMGM
Runner-up: DraftKings
Third: FanDuel
Land-Based Product of the year
Winner: Aristocrat Gaming – Neptune Single Stratus Sign Package
Runner-up: Light & Wonder –Kascada Dual Screen
Third: Interblock – Pick2Win Craps
Digital Product of the year
Winner: Evolution – Live Craps
Runner-up: OpenBet – BetBuilder
Third: OneComply – Licensing and Compliance Management Platform
Land-Based Industry Supplier of the year
Winner: Aristocrat Gaming
Runner-up: Light & Wonder
Third: Everi
Digital Industry Supplier of the year
Winner: GeoComply
Runner-up: Evolution
Third: Continent 8 Technologies
Customer Loyalty Program of the year
Winner: MGM Resorts International – MGM Rewards
Runner-up: Caesars Entertainment – Caesars Rewards
Third: Hard Rock – Unity
Property – North America of the year
Winner: Circa Resort & Casino
Runner-up: Choctaw Resort & Casino – Durant
Third: Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel
Sportsbook Supplier of the year
Winner: Kambi
Runner-up: Sportradar
Third: OpenBet
Property – LATAM & Caribbean
Winner: Baha Mar
Runner-up: Atlantis Paradise Island
Third: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana
Product Innovation of the year
Winner: Acres Manufacturing – Cashless Casino
Runner-up: IGT – Wheel of Fortune Omnichannel WAP Jackpot
Third: Gift & Go – Gifting Software
Slot of the year
Winner: Aristocrat Gaming – Jackpot Carnival
Runner-up: Bluberi – Devil’s Lock
Third: Light & Wonder – Huff N’ More Puff
Payment Solution of the year
Winner: Everi – CashClub Wallet
Runner-up: Sightline
Third: Paysafe
Responsible Business of the year
Winner: The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Runner-up: Hard Rock International & Seminole Gaming
Third: Caesars Entertainment
American Executive of the year
Winner: Amy Howe - CEO, FanDuel
Runner-up: Jason Robins - CEO, Chairman & Co-Founder, DraftKings
Third: Peter Arceo, Chief Gaming Officer, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
