22 January 2018 – The most successful and innovative gaming companies are noticed at the EGR Nordic Awards. In fierce competition, LeoVegas won three awards, “Nordics Operator of the Year”, “Casino Operator of the Year” and “Sports Betting Operator of the Year”.

“We are extremely pleased to have won the Casino Operator and the Sports Betting Operator awards as these are the two main categories that define our product. Being declared as the Nordics Operator of the Year is really outstanding! To receive these awards is a receipt that we are an extremely talented team at LeoVegas that is constantly delivering. It also shows that we are the GameTech company that is leading the way within the Nordic region,” says Gustaf Hagman, Group CEO.

Nordics Operator of the Year 
LeoVegas won the award for the Nordics Operator of the Year because LeoVegas has been the driving force for innovation in all parts of the company and clearly distinguished from its competitors through a mix of high growth, innovation and strong delivery within product.

In addition, over the past year, LeoVegas has amplified its efforts in responsible gaming through the launch of www.LeoSafePlay.com – a dedicated portal for players who are at risk of developing an unhealthy gambling behaviour.

Casino Operator of the Year
This award confirms LeoVegas’ strong casino offering and the improvements made over the past 12 months. Primarily initiatives within Live Casino were highlighted with the ground-breaking “in-game deposit” feature, allowing players to make deposits without losing their seats. LeoVegas has also enhanced its live casino experience through their very own and exclusive studio, Chambre Séparée.

Sports Betting Operator of the Year 
Over the past year, LeoVegas Sport has gone from strength to strength. Today, LeoVegas Sport is available in several markets and offers the possibility to bet on over 130,000 sporting events.

Even in this category, LeoVegas is praised for the ability to differentiate itself from the others in industry and in this case through an excellent product offering, effective marketing and global reach.

LeoVegas’ passion is “Leading the way into the mobile future”. LeoVegas is Sweden’s premier GameTech company and is at the forefront of using state-of-the-art technology for mobile gaming. In 2017 the company passed the threshold for being classified as a unicorn, i.e., a start-up valued at more than USD 1 billion. A large part of this success can be credited to an extreme product and technology focus coupled with effective and data-driven marketing. Technology development is conducted in Sweden, while operations are based in Malta. LeoVegas offers casino, live casino and sport gaming, and operates two global and scalable brands – LeoVegas and Royal Panda. The company’s shares are listed on Nasdaq First North Premier, and Avanza Bank AB is the company’s Certified Adviser. For more about LeoVegas, visit www.leovegasgroup.com.

The 12th annual Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards were presented on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Affiliate Summit West 2018, which took place at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel.

The Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards are affiliate marketing’s most prestigious, competitive honor for the leaders in the space. Award winners are recognized because they are innovative leaders with vision and influence.

Below are the finalists for the Pinnacle Awards at Affiliate Summit West 2018 and the winners are in bold:

Affiliate of the Year

• Business Insider
• Greg Kim/Slickdeals
• Ziff-Davis

Affiliate Manager of the Year

• Adam Riemer
• Greg Hoffman
• Mike Nunez

Affiliate Network Employee of the Year (* new category *)

• Chad Waite/AvantLink
• Mark Walters/Awin
• Tiffany Tse/ShareASale

Exceptional Merchant of the Year

• HP
• Jane.com
• Snake River Farms

Affiliate Marketing Advocate

• Pat Grady
• Robert Glazer
• Sarah Bundy

OPM/Agency of the Year

• Acceleration Partners
• Apogee
• PartnerCentric

Tool/Service of the Year

• Mediarails
• PerformanceMarketingJOBS.com
• Slack

Affiliate Marketing Legend

• Carolyn Tang Kmet

Nominations for the Pinnacle Awards are open publicly, and then the Affiliate Summit Advisory Board votes on the nominations to determine the winners. The Affiliate Marketing Legend is not given every year, and it is selected by Affiliate Summit Co-CEOs, Missy Ward and Shawn Collins.

The AskGamblers Team proudly declares the first ever AskGamblers Awards live and invites players to vote for the Best New Casino and Best New Online Casino for the year 2017.

The AskGamblers team never rests. Their latest project called the AskGamblers Awards allows players and iGaming aficionados to have their voice be heard and help choose the best casinos for the year 2017 in three categories: Best Casino of the Year, Best New Casino of the Year and Player’s Choice. In addition to the casino categories, there will also be an award for the Affiliate of the Year.

The vote given by the AskGamblers judges will be combined with the vote of players to ultimately declare the winners in the two Best Casino categories. The fate of the Player’s Choice award, however, will rest solely in players’ hands.

Denis Ristić, Product Owner at AskGamblers, explains: “It is extremely important to us to hear the opinion of players, which is why the Player’s Choice award will entirely depend on their experience and preferences. We can’t wait to find out which casino is the absolute player favourite!”

The casinos nominated in the Best Casino of the Year category are as follows: BitStarz Casino, Cashmio Casino, Casilando Casino, Casumo Casino, Loki Casino, PlayFrank Casino, Royal Panda Casino, ShadowBet Casino, SlotsMillion Casino, Trada Casino, Videoslots Casino and Viks Casino.

The casinos nominated in the Best New Casino of the Year category are: AstralBet Casino, BabeCasino, Casimba Casino, DealersCasino, Fantasino Casino, Gunsbet Casino, Highroller Casino, Joreels Casino, King Billy Casino, LuckyNiki Casino, MalinaCasino and PlayOJO Casino.

The winners will be announced at the end of January and they will be presented on several prominent
places on the AskGamblers website. You can vote for your favourite casinos of 2017 here.

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