THE WINNERS
The Global Gaming Awards are powered by leading gaming publication Gambling Insider and brought to the industry in partnership with the American Gaming Association, Reed Exhibitions and G2E Vegas. They were created to recognise and reward innovation and achievement across both the digital and land-based gaming sectors, with awards presented across 12 industry-wide categories.

Land-Based
Operator
of the year
MGM Resorts International
Digital
Operator
of the year
888 Holdings for 888poker.com
Casino
Product
of the year
IGT - PlaySpot
Digital
Product
of the year
Microgaming - Quickfire
Digital
Acquisition Program
of the year
Unibet
Customer
Loyalty Program
of the year
MGM Resorts International
Land-Based
Industry Supplier
of the year
IGT
Digital
Industry Supplier
of the year
Playtech
Land-Based
Gaming Innovation
of the year
SG Interactive - SG Universe
Digital
Gaming Innovation
of the year
NYX Gaming Group
Responsible
Business
of the year
GeoComply
North
America Executive
of the year
Maureen Sweeny
THE EVENT
The Global Gaming Awards 2016 was held in the Venetian Ballroom on the 26th September
THE NOMINATION PANEL
Seven industry experts assist in bringing together the shortlist
ALEX PRATT
Head of sport & gaming division
iGaming Business
AKIYOSHI TSURUOKA
General Manager
Gaming Capital Management Inc
ROBIN HUTCHISON
Business Director
Square in the Air
STEVE DONOUGHUE MBA
CEO
GamingConsultant.co.uk
Paul Speirs-Hernandez
President
Steinbeck Communications
Victor Rocha
Owner & Editor
Pechanga
Itsik Akiva
Head Way Consulting
Gaming Consultant
Sarah Jones
President
Red Square Gaming
THE JUDGES
Sixty highly experienced judges from all corners of the industry
Joseph Cuschieri
Executive Chairman
Malta Gaming Authority
Alan Fagan
Group Sales Director, EMEA
ESPN
Vladimir Dokov
Managing Director
EGT
Gavin Isaacs
CEO
Scientific Games Corp
Aideen Shortt
Industry consultant
Partner Consultant
Akiko Takahashi
EVP & Chief Officer, HR/Corporate Social Resp
Melco Crown Entertainment
Antonios Kerastaris
CEO
Intralot
Ben Lee
Managing Partner
iGamiX
Bobby Soper
President & CEO
Mohegan Sun
Chris Grove
Partner
Naras Advisors
Chris Harrison
Industry Head
Google
Cristina Romero de Alba
Partner
LOYRA
Debra Nutton
EVP
Wynn Resorts
Geoff Freeman
President & CEO
American Gaming Association
Isabelle Andres
CEO
BetClic Everest Group
Jamie Odell
CEO
Aristocrat
John Connelly
CEO
Interblock
Kobus Paulsen
Chairman
Secure Trading
Micki Oster
Dispute Resolutions Officer
Kahnawake Gaming Commission
Mor Weizer
CEO
Playtech
Per Eriksson
CEO
NetEnt
Roger Raatgever
CEO
Microgaming
Sheila Morago
Executive Director
Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association
Steve Rittvo
Chairman
The Innovation Group
Tom Jingoli
CAO & Senior VP
Konami
Vahe Baloulian
CEO
BetConstruct
Valerie Spicer
Executive Director
Arizona Indian Gaming Association
Laura Scanlan
Client Partner, RMG & Social Casino EMEA
Facebook
Charles Gillespie
Owner
Gambling.com
David Lopez
CEO
American Gaming Systems
Davin Jacobson
Head of Affiliation
Ladbrokes
Ed Ware
CEO
32Red
Fredrik Elmqvist
CEO
Yggdrasil
Gerhard Burda
Acting Chief Product Officer
Inspired
Itai Frieberger
CEO
888
Jennifer Innes
Managing Director
Betting Jobs
Jeremy Thompson-Hill
CEO
OpenBet
Joel Leonoff
CEO & President
Paysafe Group
John Haddock
CEO
Betfred
Matt Davey
CEO/Owner
NYX Gaming Group
Peter Greenhill
Head of Egaming Equiom
Equiom Group
Rob Dowling
CEO
Pentasia
Armin Karu
Chairman of the Board
Olympic Entertainment Group
Tristan Sjoberg
Executive Chairman
TCS John Huxley
Vaughan Lewis
Analyst
Morgan Stanley
Jan Jones Blackhurst
Executive VP
Caesars Entertainment
Bill Lerner
Principal
Union Gaming Group
Danny Gladstone
CEO
Ainsworth Game Technology
Bernard Marantelli
CEO
Colossus Bets
Peter Nolan
Gaming Consultant
Warren Jacobs
MD
ActiveWin
Carsten Koerl
CEO & Founder
Sportradar
Ginny Shanks
Executive Vice President & Chief Administrati
Pinnacle Entertainment
Alexander Tucek
CEO
Casinos Austria International
Dermot Smurfit
CEO
GameAccount Network
Robin Le Prevost
CEO
Le Prevost Consultancy
Stjepko Cordas
CEO
Nsoft
Walter Bugno
CEO
IGT International
Anna Sainsbury
CEO
GeoComply
Tom Gregory
COO
Cashflows Group
Rohin Malhotra
Managing Director
Boofel Enterprises