February was a wild ride for the iGaming industry, with a slew of exhibitions and award ceremonies lighting up the month. From the prestigious 2023 IGA Awards to the epic 2023 Global Gaming Awards and everything in between, it was a month of glitz and glamour.
But the cherry on top was undoubtedly the long-awaited 2023 EKG Slot Awards, where the top casino games of the year were finally crowned champions.
The Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) Slot Awards Show was held at the Aria Resort & Casino on Thursday, February 23, 2023, and by all accounts, it was a night to remember. The event lasted just two and a half hours, but we’re sure the party continued long into the Las Vegas night.
This is the second time we have covered this, and if you caught our coverage of the 2022 EKG Slot Awards, it begs a simple question. Will Evolution once again dominate the live casino awards or will another live supplier step up to the plate? Well, the title of this post gives away a massive hint, but we’ll ignore that for now!
So far in 2023: Uncharacteristically, Evolution has missed out on most major iGaming awards so far this year. Bombay live won the 2023 Live Casino of the Year at the IGA Awards and Pragmatic Play scooped the Online Casino Supplier at the 2023 Global Gaming Awards. Evolution even missed out at the EGR Nordics Awards last month.
For Two Years in a Row – Evolution Scoops Two EKG Awards
This year, there were six iGaming categories which is an increase from the four last time out. The ever-dominant Evolution made it to the shortlist in four of those categories. In short, the live casino supplier was up for the best Overall Supplier of Online Content, Top Performing NEW Online Table Game, Most Innovative Online Game, and Top Performing Online Live Casino Game. Remember, Evolution won the former two awards at last year’s event. Well, as you will see in the accompanying tables/boxes, Evolution once again managed to win two awards. This time, the firm lost out in the table game category but instead won the newly introduced online live casino game category. The developer also reclaimed the overall supplier award.
The 6 iGaming Award Categories and Winners
Best Overall Supplier of Online Content
Winner – Evolution
Top Performing Online Live Casino Game
Winner – Live Blackjack from Evolution
Top Performing NEW Online Table Game
Winner – 21+ Progressive Blackjack from Bragg Gaming
Most Innovative Online Game of the Year
Winner – Break the Bounty LuckyTap from Design Works Gaming
Top Performing NEW Online Slot
Winner – 10,000 Wonders 10k Ways
Top Performing Omni-Content Slot (Online + Retail)
Winner – Triple Jackpot Gems from Everi
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Other Awards at the 2023 EKG Slot Awards
There were another 19 categories at the EKG Awards, but 15 of those were for the land-based side of things while the remaining 4 were for the Social Casino category. If you’re interested, we have provided the results of each of those awards in the table accompanying this section.
Award | Winner |
2022 Best New Social Game (Social) | Lightning Link Casino from Pixel Uniter |
2022 Top Social Company (Social) | MGM Slots Live from PlayStudios |
2022 Best New Social Game (Social) | SciPlay |
2022 Special Award for Overcoming Diversity (Social) | Murka |
Top Performing Video Poker Game (Land-Based) | Ultimate X Poker from IGT |
Top Performing Proprietary Branded Game (Land-Based) | Dragon Link from Aristocrat |
Most Innovative Game of the Year (Land-Based) | Bao Zhu Zhao Fu Red Festival from Aristocrat |
Most Improved Supplier – Premium (Land-Based) | IGT |
Best Overall Supplier of Slot Content (Land-Based) | Aristocrat |
Most Improved Supplier – Core (Land-Based) | Bluberi |
Top Electronic Table Game Supplier (Land-Based) | Interblock |
Top Performing NEW Mechanical Reel Cabinet – Premium (Land-Based) | DiamondRS from IGT |
Top Performing NEW Video Reel Core Game (Land-Based) | Bao Zhu Zhao Fu Red Festival from Aristocrat |
Top Performing NEW Cabinet – Premium (Land-Based) | Kaskada Dual Screen from Light & Wonder |
Top Performing NEW Mechanical Reel Core Game (Land-Based) | Blazing 777 Triple Double Jackpot Wild from Light & Wonder |
Top Performing NEW Video Cabinet – Core (Land-Based) | Neptune Single from Aristocrat |
Top Performing NEW Mechanical Reel Core Game (Land-Based) | Blazing 777 Triple Double Jackpot Wild from Light & Wonder |
Top Performing 3rd Party IP Branded Game (Land-Based) | Wheel of Fortune – High Roller from IGT |
Top Performing Game from an Emerging Supplier (Land-Based) | Devil’s Lock from Bluberi |
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