Global Gaming Business magazine today announced the winners of the Seventh Annual Gaming & Technology Awards. The 2009 Gaming & Technology Awards are the industry's standard in this field, recognizing excellence in innovation and practical application in all gaming disciplines. The awards will be presented to the winners at next week's Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas. The winners of the Seventh Annual Global Gaming Business Gaming and Technology Awards are:
| BEST CONSUMER SERVICE TECHNOLOGY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | Bally Technologies | iView Display Manager | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | WMS Gaming | BLUEBIRD2 Slot Cabinet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | IGT | Delivery Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honorable Mention: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GameLogic | PlayAway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aristocrat | SpeedMedia Content Delivery Mgr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BEST PRODUCTIVITY-ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY
| 1st | IGT | sbX Media Manager | 2nd | Bally Technologies | Download Configuration Manager | 3rd | MEI | EASITRAX Soft Count | | Honorable Mention: | Synectic Systems | Synergy Integration, Command & Control Software | Cummins-Allison Corp. | MPS 4100 Multi-Pocket Currency Sorter | | BEST SLOT PRODUCT
| 1st | Bally Technologies | GameMaker HD Reel Slot Multi-Game stepper device | 2nd | WMS Gaming | 3 reel Mechanical Hot Shot Super Jackpot Multi-Game | 3rd | IGT | S AVP and G 20 Upright with Round Top LCD And Dynamic Buttons | | Honorable Mention: | Aristocrat | Hit The Heights | Bally Technologies | DualVision Two Player Video Gaming Device | | BEST TABLE GAME PRODUCT OR INNOVATION
| 1st | Shuffle Master | i-Table | 2nd | TCSJOHNHUXLEY | Touch Table MultiPLAY Roulette | 3rd | Bally Technologies | TableView Real-Time Table Rating & Player Tracking | | Honorable Mention: | IGT | Table iD Lucky Draw | DEQ Systems Corp. | The Lucky Player Jackpot | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"For the first time, we included an award for table game product or innovation, and the response was tremendous," said Roger Gros, publisher of Global Gaming Business magazine, which administers the awards program. "The number of entries this year surpassed any previous year, once again validating that the Gaming & Technology Awards are the 'gold standard' in the casino industry."
Judges for the awards were: Claudia Winkler, president, GHI Solutions Inc. in Las Vegas; Rob Russell, gaming analyst, Regulatory Management Counselors P.C.; James Wortman, director of the Gaming Education and Research Institute, at the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College; Charles Lombardo, consultant and former vice president of slot operations for Seminole Gaming; and Peter Johns, director of slot operations, casino division for MGM Grand Macau.
Global Gaming Business is the leading trade magazine published monthly focusing on the casino gaming industry worldwide. Global Gaming Business is an official publication of the American Gaming Association and Global Gaming Expo (G2E). Global Gaming Business also publishes GGB News, a comprehensive weekly e-news magazine; Tribal Government Gaming, an annual publication covering Indian gaming; Casino Design, an annual magazine covering design and construction trends in gaming; RD&E, an annual report on the non-gaming amenities in the casino and resort industries; and Casino Connection, two monthly magazines for employees and executives of the Atlantic City and Nevada gaming industries.