Gaming & Technology Awards announced

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Global Gaming Business magazine today announced the winners of the Sixth Annual Gaming & Technology Awards. The Gaming & Technology Awards are the industry's standard in this field, recognizing excellence in innovation and practical application in all gaming disciplines. The awards were presented to the winners today at the International Casino Exposition (ICE) in London.

The winners of the Sixth Annual Global Gaming Business Gaming and Technology Awards are:

2008 Global Gaming Business Gaming & Technology Awards

Best Consumer Service Technology

1st IGT EZ Pay Smart Card

2nd Bally Technologies iVIEW Media Server

3rd Las Vegas Gaming Inc. PlayerVision

Honorable Mention:

Paltronics AV Logica (AVL) Suite of Products

Multimedia Games Bonus Revolution

Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology

1st IGT sb Floor Manager

2nd Aristocrat Ace Interactive Gaming Solution V4.0

3rd Bally Technologies GameMaker Scheduler

Honorable Mention:

Sona Mobile Gaming System

Resort Advantage Title 31 eSubmission-Automated FinCEN e-Filing

Best Slot Product

1st Aristocrat Viridian Gen7

2nd IGT Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade Slots

3rd WMS The Wizard of Oz

Honorable Mention:

Bally Technologies Fireball

Bally Technologies Quick Hit Platinum

Judges for the Gaming & Technology Awards were: Robert Russell, editor of the Michigan Gaming Law Newsletter, and principal with Regulatory Management Counselors; James Wortman, Director, Gaming Education and Research Institute, Conrad Hilton College at the University of Houston; Charles Lombardo, slot consultant and former senior vice president of slot operations for Seminole Gaming and Caesars Palace; and Claudia Winkler, president, GHI Solutions Inc. in Las Vegas. Nominees for the award were evaluated during the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) on November 13-15, 2007 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

"These judges are considered the leaders in their fields, and these awards reflect the accepted industry standards of excellence," said Roger Gros, publisher of Global Gaming Business magazine, which administers the awards program.

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 Weekly, 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.