Winners of the EGR Operator Awards

Just like the film industry has the Oscars, the Gaming industry has the EGR Operator Awards. This is given yearly by E-Gaming magazine.

The highest awards are gongs for the most favored poker, casino, mobile, slots and bingo operator of the year. The awards began in 2010, and in this write-up are the biggest winners of the award as of now. Just like an Oscar for “Best Picture” is given out, an equivalent is awarded to the Game of the Year, alongside Operator of the Year which is the other major award. Some other noteworthy awards after the ceremony are the Socially Responsible Operator and ECG Rising Star of the Year in this wonderful ceremony.

Winners of the 2018 EGR award

Bet365, William Hill and Sky Betting all left with 2 awards each at the ceremony this year. In the meantime, the crown of Operator of the year was worn by GVC Holdings.

GVC Holdings as Operator of the year

Lightening Roulette by Evolution Gaming as Game of the Year

Rising star: SuprNation

Sky Gaming and Betting as Socially Responsible Operator

Product Rank Group as Mobile Casino

  • bet365 as Mobile Casino product
  • Bet365 as Sports betting operator
  • Tombola as Bingo Operator
  • PartyPoker by GVC Holdings as Poker Operator
  • William Hill as slots operator
  • William Hill as mobile operator
  • Lottoland as Lottery operator
  • Gambling.com Group as affiliate of the year
  • Sky Betting and Gaming as Employer of the year

Winners of the 2017 EGR award

Those who win the EGR operator awards have always been announced and Bet365 had a wonderful year, again. Also, Elk Studios with their Wild Toro receive the honor bound Game of the year award. Lottoland who are known to set the pace in the industry received the award for new Lottery operator of the year.

  • Bet365 as Operator of the year
  • Wild Toro by Elk Studios as Game of the Year
  • Rising star PlayOJO as Socially Responsible Operator
  • Bet365 as Mobile sports product
  • LeoVegas as Mobile Casino product
  • Sky Betting and gaming as Sports betting operator
  • Tombola as Bingo Operator
  • PartyPoker by GVC Holdings as Poker Operator
  • Kindred as slots operator
  • Sky betting and gaming as mobile operator
  • Lottoland as Lottery operator
  • Easyodds as affiliate of the year

Winners of the 2016 EGR award

There was a repeat of winners like bet365 that had already won best Sports Betting Operator three times in a row before, PokerStars as Best Poker Operator and Paddy Power as best Casino operator.

  • Unibet as Operator of the year
  • Guns n’ Roses by NetEnt as Game of the Year
  • Hero gaming as rising star
  • Unibet as Socially Responsible Operator
  • Paddy Power Betfair as Casino Operator
  • Bet365 as Sports betting operator
  • Tombola as Bingo Operator
  • Pokerstars as Poker Operator
  • Mr Green as slots operator
  • Sky betting and gaming as mobile operator
  • Oddschecker as affiliate of the year

Winners of the 2015 EGR award

This year, the big winners for Operator of the year were Gala coral interactive and EGR game of the year being taken by NetEnt’s Spinata Grande. Winners who repeated were bet365 for Sports Betting Operator and PokerStars for Poker Operator.

  • Gala Coral Interactive as Operator of the year
  • Spinata Grande by NetEnt as Game of the Year
  • Lottoland as rising star
  • Product madness as Socially Responsible Operator
  • Paddy Power as Casino Operator
  • Bet365 as Sports betting operator
  • Gala Bingo as Bingo Operator
  • Pokerstars as Poker Operator
  • LeoVegas as slots operator
  • Sky betting and gaming as mobile operator
  • Bettingexpert as affiliate of the year

Winners of the 2014 EGR award

This year saw William Hill dominating as both Casino operator of the year and operator of the year. Evolution Gaming, experts in Live casino with their immersive Roulette took home the award for Game of the year.

  • William Hill as Operator of the year
  • Immersive roulette by Evolution gaming as Game of the Year
  • Colossus Bets as rising star
  • Paf as Socially Responsible Operator
  • William Hill as Casino Operator
  • Bet365 as Sports betting operator
  • Tombola as Bingo Operator
  • Pokerstars as Poker Operator
  • Mr Green as slots operator
  • Sky betting as mobile operator
  • Oddschecker as affiliate of the year

Winners of the 2013 EGR award

The big winners were 888.com with their Poker operator of the year, Operator of the year, Casino operator of the year awards which they won without much competition.

  • 888.com as Operator of the year
  • Big Bad Wolf by Quickspin as Game of the Year
  • Casumo as rising star
  • House of Fun as Socially Responsible Operator
  • 888.com as Casino Operator
  • Bet365 as Sports betting operator
  • Tombola as Bingo Operator
  • 888.com as Poker Operator
  • Paddy power as slots operator
  • Sky betting and gaming as mobile operator
  • Affiliates United as affiliate of the year

Winners of the 2012 EGR award

In this year, Operator of the year went to Skybet though William Hill received both the Slots operator of the year and the Sports betting operator of the year.

  • Skybet as Operator of the year
  • mFortune as mobile operator
  • Akamon Entertainment as rising star
  • Mr Green as Socially Responsible Operator
  • Betsson as Casino Operator
  • William Hill as Sports betting operator
  • Tombola as Bingo Operator
  • 888Poker as Poker Operator
  • William Hill as slots operator

Winners of the 2011 EGR award

William Hill was Operator of the year this year and the other awards were scattered around with the Rising Star award given to mFortune.

  • William Hill as Operator of the year
  • Betfair as mobile operator
  • mFortune as rising star
  • Bwin as Socially Responsible Operator
  • 32Red as Casino Operator
  • Bet365 as Sports betting operator
  • Gamesys Jackpot Joy as Bingo Operator
  • 888Poker as Poker Operator
  • Gamesys Jackpot joy as slots operator

Winners of the 2010 EGR award

Bet365 reigned this year as they were awarded the Casino Operator of the year and the Operator of the year awards. The award for Sports Operator was divided into two, one for Betfair for the UK and Bwin for the remainder of Europe.

  • Bet365 as Operator of the year
  • 888.com as Socially Responsible Operator
  • Paddy Power Betfair as Casino Operator
  • Betfair as Sports betting operator for UK
  • Bwin as Sports betting operator for rest of Europe
  • Tombola as Bingo Operator
  • PKR as Poker Operator
  • Party Gaming as slots operator