The winners from the eGaming Awards

Betfair took away top prize at the third annual eGaming Awards held at the Natural History Museum last Friday night.

At the glittering industry awards bash, the great and the good of the online gaming world gathered together to celebrate another great year.

Alongside Betfair as Operator of the Year, Everest Poker won Poker Operator of the Year, 888 won Casino Operator of the Year and Sportingbet won European Sportsbook Operator of the Year.

Meanwhile Mark Blandford, chairman of this year’s judge’s panel, was honoured as the debut winner of the Outstanding Contribution award.

In the commendation, eGaming Review said of Mark Blandford’s place in online gaming: “His knowledge of the industry, its workings, its personalities, and its potential is unrivalled. From a small online acorn to the gaming giant that it was before the US authorities intervened, he helped take Sportingbet to the very heights.”

Scott Longley, editor of eGaming Review, added: “As with previous years, we think the quality of the candidates for the Awards on the short-lists points to the strength and depth of the industry as a whole.”

The full list of winners:

Innovation of the year: Sky Bet

Online marketing campaign of the Year: Gala Coral

Offline marketing campaign of the Year: Unibet

Affiliate Programme of the Year: Chipleader

New channels and Mobile Operator of the Year: Sporting Index

Bingo Operator of the Year: JackpotJoy

Start-up Operator of the Year: Racingworld Technology

Socially Responsible Operator of the Year: Svenska Spel

Green Operator of the Year: Sky Bet

Hotshot Operator of the Year: Everest Poker

Land-links Partnership of the Year: 888

European Sportsbook of the Year: Sportingbet

Casino Operator of the Year: 888

Poker Operator of the Year: Everest Poker

Outstanding Contribution to online gaming: Mark Blandford

Operator of the Year: Betfair