The event rewards gambling companies active in the Asia-Pacific region and, just as it was last year, the event will be held virtually. The Awards will consist of nine categories, just as they did in their opening year. Since 2014, the Global Gaming Awards have been, and continue to be, the most trusted and prestigious Awards in the gaming industry.
There are three Global Gaming Awards events a year. The first event of the year is held in London in February, focusing on operators and suppliers across Europe and Africa. The Asia-Pacific event is second on the calendar, followed by our flagship Global Gaming Awards event in Las Vegas, which this year will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
The Global Gaming Awards are the most reputable in the industry due to their strict nomination and voting processes. Each company and individual is always nominated based on merit, and the reason for nomination is always released in the public domain.
Furthermore, winners are chosen by a panel of over 30 C-level industry execs, with the judging process adjudicated by KPMG in the Crown Dependencies. This adjudication process is to ensure full fairness and transparency. As always, the Global Gaming Awards will be powered by Gambling Insider. All members of the Judging Panel for the Global Gaming Awards Asia 2023 will be specialists in the Asian market, as they were for the inaugural year. For the upcoming Awards, supplier Light & Wonder has bagged the most nominations with four, while NagaCorp, Wynn Macau, Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Interblock and Alfastreet have all received three nominations. Nominations will, once again, cover nine categories.
These include:
- Casino Operator of the year
- Casino Supplier of the year
- Integrated Resort of the year
- Casino Product of the year
- Table Game of the year
- Corporate Social Responsibility of the year
- Digital Operator of the year
- Digital Supplier of the year
- Executive of the year
Each company and individual is always nominated based on merit, and the reason for nomination is always released in the public domain
Included in these nominations is the coveted Executive of the year Award. The nominees for this Award are listed below:
- Francis Lui, Vice Chairman, Galaxy Entertainment Group
- Daesik Han, Chairman and CEO, Hann Philippines Inc
- Linda Chen, Vice Chairman, President and Executive Director, Wynn Macau
- Thomas Arasi, President & COO, Bloomberry Resorts and Solaire Resort & Casino
- Ken Jolly, VP & Managing Director – Asia, Light & Wonder
- Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, CEO, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
- Pansy Ho, Co-Chairperson & Managing Director, MGM China
The Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific 2023 will be live streamed on 29 May at 5pm Macau time. The full Shortlist can be found on the Global Gaming Awards and Gambling Insider websites. The event’s Lead Partner is BetConstruct and other sponsors include Digitain, Interblock Gaming, Upgaming, Light & Wonder, Pragmatic Play and Spribe.
