Gala Coral executives were able to stop worrying about their merger for one night as 600 members of the online egaming community visited the Honorable Artillery Company Gardens in London for the eGR Operator Awards.
eGR Operator Awards
The event, hosted by Canadian comedienne Katherine Ryan, awarded Ladbrokes with the eGR Operator of the Year award. Meanwhile, Gala Bingo won Bingo Operator and Mobile Bingo Product awards and William Hill took home awards for In-Play Operator and In-House Product for their Priority Access Card.
Sky Betting
Sky Betting & Gaming collected a whopping four awards throughout the night for Mobile Operator, Mobile Sports Product, Horse Race Betting Operator and Mobile Poker Product.
PokerStars
Amaya Gaming’s PokerStars won the award for Poker Operator of the Year for the second time in a row. “Winning the ‘Poker Operator of the Year’ award is a strong endorsement of our poker offering and a testament to the engaged and passionate PokerStars employees who dedicate themselves to delivering a high-quality, safe, and secure online poker experience,” said Eric Hollreiser, Vice President of Corporate Communications for Amaya. “We’re working hard to grow and build poker to ensure that we earn this award every year.” Here are all the winners:
- Operator of the Year – Gala Coral Interactive
- Sports Betting Operator – Bet365 (Sky Bet was highly commended)
- Social Operator – Bet365 (Akamon was highly commended)
- Casino Operator – Paddy Power
- Mobile Sports Product – Sky Bet
- Alternative Operator – Lottoland
- Marketing Campaign – Casumo
- Mobile Operator – Sky Betting & Gaming (mFortune highly commended)
- Rising Star – Lottoland
- Mobile Poker Product – Sky Poker
- Game of The Year – Spinata Grande (NetEnt)
- Mobile Bingo Product – Gala Bingo (Tombola highly commended)
- Affiliate of the Year – Betting Expert (Oddschecker highly commended)
- In-Play Sports Operator – William Hill
- Slots Operator – LeoVegas (Paddy Power highly commended)
- Sports Affiliate – Oddschecker (Bettingpro highly commended)
- In-House Product – William Hill (Mecca Bingo highly commended)
- Customer Services Operator – Tombola
- Bingo Operator – Gala Bingo (Jackpotjoy Intertain highly commended)
- Mobile Casino Product – Casumo
- Socially Responsible Operator – Tombola (Unibet highly commended)
- Financial Betting Operator – Binary.com
- Affiliate Programme – LeoVegas
- Horse Race Betting Operator – Sky Bet
- Poker Operator – PokerStars
- Bingo Affiliate – WhichBingo
