ICE Totally Gaming to launch Totally Gaming Awards

LONDON, England -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- ICE Totally Gaming, the world’s most complete gaming exhibition, has announced the launch of a new awards programme, designed for the industry, by the industry. The inaugural event will take place on Monday 23 January, the evening before ICE begins.

The Totally Gaming Awards have been designed and developed to recognise and reward innovation, as well as great products and services, from across the breadth of the industry.

Clarion Events, the organiser of ICE Totally Gaming, has worked with partner associations, including the European Casino Association (ECA) and the National Casino Industry Forum (NCiF), to create an event that acknowledges best practice and innovation in the gaming industry and provides an environment that allows its stakeholders to meet and network in style.

The Totally Gaming Awards will be staged at 8 Northumberland Avenue, one of London’s most prestigious venues, located less than 100 metres from the city’s geographical centre in Trafalgar Square.

Awards will be given across a variety of categories, including best bingo, betting, lottery, mobile and online product of 2011, best manufacturer of the year, best casino of the year and best marketing campaign of the year.

There will also be a category recognising the contribution made by the gaming media as well as an individual accolade for outstanding contribution/service to the industry. An independent panel of influential judges will deliberate and decide upon each award category.

Kate Chambers, Portfolio Director of Clarion Events, commented: “ICE Totally Gaming is the event in the calendar when the global industry gathers here in London primarily to do business but to also network and socialise.

“We are very close to our stakeholders and the message coming through loud and clear is their desire for a prestigious awards programme that is for the industry, by the industry, and in conjunction with our partner associations that is exactly what we have created. The Totally Gaming Awards will provide an ideal way to launch what is the most comprehensive and international gaming event on the planet.”