Winners announced for 19th Annual GGB Gaming & Technology Awards

The winners of the 19th Annual GGB Gaming & Technology Awards were announced Tuesday, and a special video presentation of the award winners will take place Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. on the Global Gaming Expo website.

The GGB Gaming & Technology Awards recognize excellence in innovation and practical application in all gaming disciplines. Hundreds of gaming products and services were entered into this prestigious competition.

“Once again, the nominations for the GGB Gaming & Technology Awards represented the best new products and services in the gaming industry,” said Roger Gros, publisher of Global Gaming Business Magazine, which administers the awards program. “As technology advances at a rapid pace, it’s often difficult for casino executives to stay current. The judges for the GGB Gaming & Technology Awards are some of the most dedicated and respected executives in the business, so their opinion carries a great deal of weight. The winners of this year’s edition beat out some amazing competition and demonstrated true innovation.”

Winners of the 19th Annual GGB Gaming and Technology Awards are:

• Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology

Gold Medal: Agilysys — rGuest Service

Silver Medal: Konami Gaming, Inc. — SYNK31

• Best Table Game Product or Innovation

Gold: Scientific Games — TableView with Chip Recognition

Silver: JCM Global — TITA System

• Best Slot Product

Gold: Everi — The Vault

Silver: Aristocrat — Cash Express Luxury Line

• Best Interactive Product

Gold: Ruby Seven Studios: SMSC Gaming Enterprise — Mystic Slots

Silver: IGT — IGT PlaySports Platform

• Best Consumer-Service Technology

Gold: Kambi — Bring Your Own Device

Silver: Everi — CashClub Wallet Core Edition

• Best Guest Health & Safety Product

Gold: Aristocrat — Reel Clear

Silver: Scientific Games — Social Distancing & Automated Game Sanitization

Judges for the awards are: Claudia Winkler, president of GHI Solutions; Rob Russell, gaming analyst, Regulatory Management Counselors, P.C.; Frank Neborsky, general manager, the Downs at Albuquerque; Gerhard Burda, president and CEO, ESCAPES Advisory Services; Cliff Paige, slot director, South Point Casino Resort, Las Vegas; and Skyelar Perkins, corporate slot director, Choctaw Casinos.

Nominations for the 2021 GGB Gaming & Technology Awards will open in Spring 2020.