The last quarter of the year seems to be the season for awards from
various publications, and this week eGaming
Review published its shortlist of top online gambling sites from
which its winners for 2005 will be selected.
The shortlist includes many household brands in the industry and includes
Bodog, Ladbrokes, PartyGaming, Sportingbet, William Hill and 888.
The eGaming Review Industry Awards 2005 will take place on November
4th in London, UK.
Gibraltar-based PartyGaming will be fighting it out with UK-based
Ladbrokes for poker operator of the year, alongside PokerRoom, PokerStars
and the Sportingbet-owned Paradise Poker.
UK-based Sportingbet will go head-to-head with Costa Rica-based Bodog
for the title of sports betting operator (US-focused) of the year,
with strong competition from BetCRIS, Pinnacle Sports and BetonSports.
The final awards will be decided by an independent panel of experts
from within the egaming and leisure industries, which will meet next
month.
Winners will be revealed at a function to be hosted at The Brewery
in central London on November 4.
Here's a selection of the nominees in the most important categories:
Best free-play poker site of the year
- Bodog
- Full Tilt Poker
- Holdem Poker
- Poker Stars
US Market hotshots
- Bet Cris
- Full Tilt Poker
- VIP Management
- World Winner
European hotshots
- B2B Poker
- BetandWin
- Bet 365
- Expekt
Best Poker operator of the year
- Ladbrokes
- PokerRoom
- Poker Stars
- Paradise Poker
- PartyPoker
Operator of the Year
- 888.com
- Bodog
- Ladbrokes
- PartyGaming
- Sportingbet
- William Hill