{"id":1239,"date":"2016-10-06T14:06:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2016-10-06T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T14:06:47","slug":"888-holdings-bags-the-best-digital-operator-award-at-gga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/888-holdings-bags-the-best-digital-operator-award-at-gga","title":{"rendered":"888 Holdings Bags The Best Digital Operator Award At GGA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/03\/888-holdings.jpg\" alt=\"888 Holdings\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/03\/888-holdings.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2015\/03\/888-holdings-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\">888 Holdings, the operator of the world\u2019s second largest online poker site <strong>888poker<\/strong> has won the Best Digital Operator award for the year. The award was given out as a part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalgamingawards.com\/\">Global Gaming Awards (GGA)<\/a> ceremony held recently under the aegis of this year\u2019s <strong>Global Gaming Expo (G2E)<\/strong>, an annual gaming conference and exhibition event.<\/p>\n<p>The awards recognize the best performers in the gambling industry across different categories such as Casino Product of the Year, Digital Gaming Innovation and Land-Based Gaming Innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Held on Sept. 26 at the <strong>Venetian Palazzo Congress Center in Las Vegas<\/strong>, the awards luncheon was attended by all major gaming operators. Awards in 12 categories were given out and the short-listing was done by a nomination panel comprising of eight senior industry experts. The winners were then adjudged by a panel having 60 industry veterans cutting across all functions.<\/p>\n<p>888Holdings won the coveted prize for its strong performance in the previous year. In a statement, <strong>Alex Hammond<\/strong>, Gambling Insider Editor who presented the award said <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Congratulations to 888, a first Global Gaming Award win for the operator who has made great strides in challenging the dominance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/reviews\/pokerstars\">PokerStars<\/a> in both the US and Europe in the past 12 months and in the process given the online poker industry a jolt that many believe the industry needs to return to its former glory<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>888 Holdings\u2019 chief executive officer <strong>Itai Frieberger<\/strong> accepted the award and said that he was delighted that GGA had recognized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/reviews\/888-poker\">888poker<\/a>\u2019s contributions. He reaffirmed 888 Holdings\u2019 commitment to delivering superior online poker experience.<\/p>\n<p>Other winners included gaming developer and supplier <strong>IGT<\/strong> which took the top honours in two categories \u2013 Land-Based Industry Supplier of the Year and Casino Product of the Year for its innovative <strong>PlaySpot solution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Playtech<\/strong> won the Digital Supplier of the Year award after missing it last year. <strong>Microgaming<\/strong> was declared the winner in the Digital Product of the Year category for its <strong>Quickfire<\/strong> product that enables over 400 online brands to access to more than 600 Microgaming games and third-party products.<\/p>\n<p>The Land-Based Gaming Innovation award went to <strong>Scientific Games<\/strong> for its SG Universal mobile gaming service while the Digital Gaming Innovation award was given <strong>NYX Gaming<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Group for its Witch Pickings slot product. <strong>Unibet<\/strong> picked up the Digital Acquisition Program of the Year category and <strong>GeoComply<\/strong>, a company that provides geolocation technology products won the Responsible Business of the Year award. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Maureen Sweeny<\/strong>, Chief Commercial Officer at Aristocrat Leisure the gambling technology provider, was honoured with the North American Executive of the Year award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>888 Holdings, the operator of the world\u2019s second largest online poker site 888poker has won the Best Digital Operator award for the year. 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