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The Monaco iGaming Awards - Prize Winners

This is the first edition of Monaco iGaming Exchanges



Last night, the first prize-giving ceremony to reward the industry's best iGaming operators, covering eight different categories, took place in the elegant surroundings of the Blue Gin Bar at the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel.

Online gaming experts and industry insiders, as well as trade and general-interest journalists, followed strict criteria when voting for sites: reputation, registration, ease of use, bonus prizes, look and feel, graphics and navigation.

An overall vote from key figures in online gaming via IGA Magazine's Internet portal was also taken into account.

In addition, users of the comparison site RueDesJoueurs.com voted for the winner of the Special Award for the 'Most Responsible Operator 2010'.

The 2010 award winners are:
Best online sports betting operator: BWIN
 
Best online horse race betting operator: PMU
 
Best online poker operator: WINAMAX
 
Best online casino gaming operator: 888
 
Best mobile online betting and gaming operator: BWIN  
 
Best online gaming television campaign: PMU
 
Best online gaming operator of the year: BWIN
 
RueDesJoueurs.com Special Award for the 'Most Responsible Operator 2010': PMU  

Analysis by Francis Merlin, Managing Director, MiE

Who is the biggest winner at the ceremony?
PMU, with three awards and six nominations, while Bwin received three awards from only three nominations.
 
Which categories was PMU nominated in?
Best operator of the year, sports betting, horse race betting, mobile betting, television campaign and most responsible operator.
 
What makes PMU's results remarkable?
Historically, PMU is an online horse race betting operator. Online gaming has only been legal in France since June of this year. In four months, PMU has succeeded in appearing in the top three of six categories, from a total seven.
 
And Bwin can be considered the other main winner in this competition?
Bwin is basically the world leader in online gaming and its three awards are a fitting testament to its status.

What about poker? 
The result shows how well Winamax has done, with a clear edge compared with some world leaders.
 
What is special about the award for most responsible operator?
The recipient of the award is decided solely by users of the RueDesJoueurs site. The idea follows one of the key points of France's legislation for online gaming - player protection, especially as regards the risks of addiction.

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Keywords · Sportel Monaco · iGaming · awards · Bwin

Name: Virginie Zeghdar
Organization: Monaco iGaming Exchanges
Email:
Phone: +377 93 30 41 38
URL: http://www.igaming-monaco.com/

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    Name: Virginie Zeghdar

    Organization: Monaco iGaming Exchanges

    Email:

    Phone: +377 93 30 41 38

    URL: http://www.igaming-monaco.com/

     

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