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Vol. 8 • No. 31 • August 9, 2010, Featured Articles, GOODS & SERVICES
Leading Technology Awards to be presented at G2E
The 8th Annual Gaming and Technology Awards will be presented once again at G2E in November. A call for nominations went out today for products and services that will be recognized as the “best of show” at G2E. At left, Bally receives a first-place award from last year's program.
The industry’s most prestigious technology awards will again be presented at the industry’s largest and most important trade show and conference, Global Gaming Expo (G2E). Global Gaming Business magazine has announced that the 8th Annual Gaming and Technology Awards will be presented on the main entertainment stage at G2E on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. G2E runs from November 16-18, 2010 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Roger Gros, publisher of Global Gaming Business, says the awards program is a perfect fit with G2E. “Global Gaming Expo is the place where technology companies debut their new products and services,” he says. “By presenting the awards at G2E, the Global Gaming Business Gaming & Technology Awards are able to convey ‘Best of Show’ winners at G2E.”
Courtney Muller, the gaming industry vice president of Reed Exhibitions, the organizer of G2E, says the presence of the awards program at G2E demonstrates the organization’s commitment to excellence in the technology field. “The Gaming & Technology Awards have long been recognized as the top honor for gaming equipment suppliers,” she says. “By partnering with Global Gaming Business on this program, G2E is able to recognize the most innovative and progressive companies developing new technology today.”
Nominations are now being accepted in four categories:
• Best Consumer-Service Technology
• Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology
• Best Slot Product
• Best Table-Game Product or Innovation
Judges for the awards are: Claudia Winkler, president, GHI Solutions Inc. in Las Vegas; Rob Russell, gaming analyst, Regulatory Management Counselors, P.C., Israel Posner, executive director, Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey; Frank Neborsky, vice president of slot operations, Mohegan Sun; and Peter Johns, director of slot operations, casino division for MGM Grand Macau.
Deadlines: Companies wanting to participate must submit a nomination form. Please submit a nomination form and no more than one page of marketing material (MS Word document or PDF) to the Global Gaming Business offices by October 1, 2010. Judges will evaluate the nominees and winners will be announced at the Gaming & Technology Awards program at G2E on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.
Nominations should be submitted to Global Gaming Business via email to Sales Director David Coheen (dcoheen@ggbmagazine.com), via fax at 702-248-1567 or via mail at 6625 S. Valley View Blvd. Suite 422, Las Vegas, NV 89118.
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