Playtech scoops headline trophy at eGR B2B Awards
Software supplier clinches Platform of the Year as Net Entertainment leads the way with three awards
Playtech scooped the Platform of the Year trophy at last night’s eGaming Review B2B Awards on an evening which saw Net Entertainment claim a hat-trick of gongs.
The Israeli software supplier followed up last year’s success with the headline award, while also taking home Poker Network of the Year .
Net Entertainment took home awards for RNG casino supplier, mobile supplier and slots provider, while the firm was also highly commended in the live casino supplier category in what was a successful evening for the Swedish gaming supplier.
“We are very proud to receive so many prestigious awards again this year, all showcasing the core of our business,” Per Eriksson, CEO at Net Entertainment, said. “To win mobile supplier of the year two years in a row feels extra special.”
The event, which was held at The Pavillion, Tower of London, also saw Evolution Gaming pip Net Ent to win the live casino supplier award for the fifth year in a row and the firm’s UK MD Helen Hedgeland said the prize capped-off a great year.
“We are all immensely proud,” Hedgeland said. “It’s a particularly exciting time for the casino egaming industry, especially as we are now also seeing mobile-led operators enter the market.”
One such mobile-led supplier, Realistic Games, fended-off a strong Microgaming challenge to take home the innovation in mobile award and also won the innovation in slots provision trophy.
888’s bingo platform Dragonfish won two awards “ bingo network and white label partner “ and Bettorlogic won the innovation in sports betting software with Colossus Bets highly commended in the category.
This year’s hotly-contested software rising star award went to Bit8 while FSB Technology was highly commended. NYX Gaming Group took home the special achievement award.
Last night’s winners in full:
Affiliate software “ Income Access
Bingo network “ Dragonfish
Innovation in RNG casino software “ Williams Interactive (Highly Commended: NextGen Gaming)
Social gaming supplier “ Quickspin
IT supplier “ Ardenta
Binary solution “ SpotOption
Innovation in mobile “ Realistic Games (Highly Commended: Microgaming)
Poker network “ Playtech
Acquisition and Retention partner “ Initial Rewards
Innovation in sports betting software “ Bettorlogic (Highly Commended: Colossus Bets)
Skill games supplier “ GameAccount Network
Best customer service “ OpenMarket
Mobile payments solution “ Skrill (Highly Commended: Boku)
RNG casino supplier “ Net Entertainment (Highly Commended: Williams Interactive)
Innovation in in-play betting “ SBTech
Fraud & compliance solution “ Featurespace
White label partner “ Dragonfish
Lottery software supplier “ GTECH (Highly Commended: NYX Interactive)
Poker software “ Microgaming
Innovation in payments solutions “ PayPal
Mobile services provider “ OpenMarket
Bingo supplier “ Bede Gaming
Innovation in slot provision “ Realistic Games (Highly Commended: NYX Interactive)
Corporate services provider “ WH Partners
In-play betting software “ OpenBet
Live casino supplier “ Evolution Gaming (Highly Commended: Net Entertainment)
Mobile supplier “ Net Entertainment
Sports data provider “ PERFORM
Datacentre of the year “ Continent 8 Technologies
Services rising star “ Odobo
Marketing and PR provider “ Square in the Air (Highly Commended: Fresh 8 Gaming)
Recruiter of the year “ Pentasia
Mobile gaming software “ Quickspin
Sports betting supplier “ OpenBet (Highly Commended: Kambi Sports Solution)
Slot provider “ Net Entertainment (Highly Commended: Quickspin)
Payments company “ SafeCharge
Special achievement “ NYX Gaming Group
Software rising star “ Bit8 (Highly Commended: FSB Technology)
Platform of the year – Playtech