CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – (PRESS RELEASE) -- PokerPro, PokerTek's revolutionary poker table, won the Platinum Award for the Most Innovative Technology Product for 2005. Casino Journal presented this award at the Gaming Technology Summit, the premier technology conference, on May 25, 2006, at the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas, NV.
This award recognizes the most innovative and creative technology products and services in the gaming industry. Hundreds of new products released in 2005 were eligible for this award and were voted on by a panel of industry experts. The top honors were chosen based on the product's role in a casino, the casino's benefit of the investment, and the new software and technology advancement it brought to the industry.
"For PokerPro(TM) to win first place as the most innovative technology product of 2005 is a great honor for our company," said James Crawford, President of PokerTek. "This award was selected by both operators and our peers in the gaming industry and further validates the innovation and hard work that we have put into making PokerPro(TM) the most profitable poker table in the industry."