The Global Gaming Awards Shortlist is out now

r months of anxious waiting and speculation, the Global Gaming Awards 2016 shortlist has been announced, with many of the industry’s key players being recognised.

The shortlist has been completed following a lengthy and complex process, potential nominees have been analysed and deliberated on by the nominations panel of eight industry experts as well as the Gambling Insider editorial team.

This will be the third edition of the Global Gaming Awards. The shortlisted companies now face a monthlong wait to find out if they will be taking any of the highly-valued awards home this year, as the winners will be announced at the Global Gaming Expo that takes place in Vegas in September. The 2016 Global Gaming Awards luncheon and presentation ceremony will take place in the Titian Ballroom at the Venetian Palazzo Congress Center on Monday 26 September, kicking off this year’s G2E Vegas show.

Now that the compiling of this year’s shortlist has been completed, it is over to the panel of 60 judges, which includes the top executives of some of the industry’s most powerful companies across all sectors, to cast their vote on all 12 categories. It will be these votes and these votes alone that will determine the winners in each category. KPMG Gibraltar will adjudicate the voting process, ensuring that the winners are the companies and individuals that receive most commendation from their peers. There are 10 nominees per category.

The Awards are about recognising the achievements made on both the land-based and digital sides of the industry in the last 12 months. MGM Resorts enjoyed the most success at last year’s Awards, taking the prizes of Land-Based Operator of the Year, Customer Loyalty Program of the Year and Responsible Business of the Year. The operator is back to defend its titles in all three categories.

Other winners at last year’s show included Microgaming, IGT and Scientific Games. All three have made the shortlist in more than one category again.

Finishing off this year’s ceremony will be a brand new category, as the North America Executive of the Year award is introduced, placing the leading executives of the North American gaming industry together, such as NYX Gaming Group CEO Matt Davey and DraftKings CEO Jason Robins.

You can read all about this year’s Awards and a detailed description of every nominee in every category online and in the Global Gaming Awards 2016 Shortlist magazine, which recently went to press and will be distributed at G2E Vegas.

To view the entire Global Gaming Awards Shortlist, or for all other Global Gaming Awards information visit www.globalgamingawards.com