Gaming Industry Celebrates Inaugural G2e Asia Awards With A Packed House In The Ballroom At Mgm Cotai

Macau, 16 May 2018 – Over 350 guests celebrated the inaugural official G2E Asia Awards on Tuesday night, with Galaxy Macau taking out the top gong for Best Integrated Resort.

In what proved to be a hugely successful evening at The Ballroom at MGM COTAI, guests were treated to an evening of world class entertainment from popular Hong Kong act Drum Jam, singer Crisel and a troupe of glamorous dancing girls.

The G2E Asia Awards were attended by representatives from all sectors of the gaming industry and key government dignitaries including DICJ Director Paulo Martins Chan; Director of the Macao Government Tourist Office Maria Helena Senna de Fernandes; Acting Director of the Macao Economic Bureau Chan Tzi Wai; Founder and Chairman of the Asian Responsible Gaming Alliance and China Lottery Industry Salon, the academic leader and professor of lottery major of Beijing College of Social Administration Prof. Su Gao Jin; Chairman of LKF Group Dr Allan Zeman; Director of Galaxy Entertainment Group Phillip Cheng Yee Sing; Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility Officer Melco Resorts Entertainment Akiko Takahashi; Chief Operation Officer of MGM China Holdings John Shigley; Senior Vice President of Asian Gaming Operations, Sands China Limited Cetin Tanisman; Director and Company Secretary of SJM Holdings Dr Rui Cunha; and Vice Chairman and Executive Director of Wynn Macau Limited Linda Chen.

To see a full list of winners and nominees please click here. To view images from the inaugural G2E Asia Awards dinner, click here. 

Co-organized by G2E Asia and Inside Asian Gaming, the G2E Asia Awards recognized excellence and innovation within Asian gaming while celebrating the success and outstanding contributions of not only gaming but also the non-gaming aspects of the entertainment industry in Asia.  

A total of 12 awards categories were presented on the night with the winners representing a broad mix of the Asian gaming industry.

The award winners were:

1. BEST B2B DIGITAL PRODUCT SOLUTION
   Odds.gg – UltraPlay
    
2. BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CONTRIBUTION
   MGM China
    
3. BEST LOTTERY SOLUTION
   Lotto Instant Win (Pin Projekt)
    
4. BEST INDUSTRY RISING STARS (Maximum of 5 winners)
   Matthew Righton – SG Gaming
   Vinni Leong – Winson Group
   Mike Lei – MGM Cotai
   Maulin Gandhi – Tangam Systems
   Carlos Eduardo Coelha – MdME
    
5. BEST VIP GAMING PROMOTER
   Suncity Group
    
6. BEST B2B DIGITAL PLATFORM AND SOFTWARE SOLUTION
   Betsoft
    
7. BEST ELECTRONIC GAMING SOLUTION (Slots and ETGs)
   Duo Fu Duo Cai (SG Gaming)
    
8. BEST INDUSTRY INNOVATION
   Angel Playing Cards (Angel)
    
9. BEST TABLE GAME SOLUTION
   Perfect Pay (Walker Digital)
    
10. BEST GAMING FLOOR
    Galaxy Macau
     
11. BEST INDUSTRY SUPPLIER
    Aristocrat
     
12. BEST INTEGRATED RESORT
    Galaxy Macau
     

About G2E Asia
G2E Asia is the international gaming trade show and conference for the Asian gaming industry. Organized by the American Gaming Association (AGA) and Reed Exhibitions, G2E Asia made its debut in 2007, defining itself as the preeminent show for the Asian gaming-entertainment industry.

Visit www.g2easia.com for more.

About the American Gaming Association
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is the premier national trade group representing the US$240 billion US casino industry, which supports 1.7 million jobs in 40 states. AGA members include commercial and tribal casino operators, suppliers and other entities affiliated with the gaming industry. It is the mission of the AGA to achieve sound policies and regulations consistent with casino gaming’s modern appeal and vast economic contributions.

About Reed Exhibitions
Reed Exhibitions is the world’s leading events organizer, with over 500 events in 43 countries. In 2014 Reed brought together over seven million event participants from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa and organized by 41 fully staffed offices. Reed Exhibitions serves 43 industry sectors with trade and consumer events. It is part of the RELX Group plc, a world-leading provider of information solutions for professional customers across industries.