Fifth annual event honoured ongoing success within the industry and also raised over £3,000 for the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
Friday 3rd February 2012
iGaming Business (iGB) has announced the winners of the 23 prizes that were on offer at its fifth annual iGB Affiliate Awards, which took place on the first day of last week’s London Affiliate Conference (LAC) 2012.
The iGB Affiliate Awards are ‘a yearly tribute to honour the ongoing success within the industry’ and also gave the industry a chance to donate over £3,000 to the Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
There were 230 nominated companies for this year’s prizes and each accolade was judged by a panel consisting of independent experts according to a set of strict criteria that included customer services, innovation and strategies.
Some of the highlights included Oddschecker.com taking home the Best Affiliate Overall prize while Nigel Ridgway from bet365.com snagged the Best Affiliate Manager Overall accolade. Bet365.com also bagged the Best Affiliate Program Overall honour with Income Access receiving the Best iGaming Affiliate Network award. A full list of the winners is available at www.iGBAffiliateAwards.com
“The Best Poker Affiliate award is a great achievement,” said Dominik Kofert, Chief Executive Officer for PokerStrategy.com, which took home the Best Poker Affiliate prize for a third year in a row.
“While this award is a confirmation of our hard work in 2011, we will not slow down. We will continue to try and meet your expectations this year and hopefully win this award for the fourth time in a row.”
Other winners at the event included ComeOn! with the Best Newcomer Affiliate Program prize, Goal.com receiving the Best Newcomer Affiliate award, Neteller pocketing the Best Payment System decoration and Richard Skelhorn taking home the Outstanding Achievement In The iGaming Affiliate Industry accolade.