JUDGING |
The judging process is as follows:
• EGR’s team of independent, external judges is updated each year and is selected to bring a diverse range of in-depth egaming expertise to the judging process.
• All judges are required to sign a disclaimer form to keep all submitted information and the winners confidential.
• The full list of judges is published however we do not specify the judges for each specific category.
Greg Avioli, executive vice president, b Spot
Christy Keenan, chief of gaming research and content, SuperLobby
Adam Krejcik, principal, Eilers & Krejcik Gaming
Stephen Murphy, co-founder and CEO, Boom Fantasy
Frank Pracukowski, director of administration, Foxwoods Interactive
Geoff Reinhardt, social casino subvertical lead, Facebook
Rich Roberts, president, Sportech Digital
Jim Ryan, CEO, Pala Interactive
Chris Sheffield, managing director and senior vice president, Penn National Gaming
Marcus Yoder, vice president, business development regulated markets, Gamblit Gaming
2. Categories are allocated
• Groups of three judges are allocated categories which are aligned to their specific market knowledge and avoid conflict of interest.
• A head judge is nominated in each group.
• Each group of judges has no access to the submissions or results of categories they are not involved in judging.
3. Shortlisting
• A panel of independent, external judges decides on the shortlists prior to the submissions being sent to the final judges.
4. Final judges receive submissions
• The judges read and analyse the submissions.
• Each judge allocates a score to each individual criteria per category, as well as a brief summary of their thoughts on each submission.
5. Scores are submitted
• Once the above is complete, judges submit their scores.
6. Winners and Highly Commendeds are chosen
• A conference call is arranged for each category wherein the judges’ scores and comments are discussed in order to select a winner.
• When the decision to choose a winner is tight, our lead judge will make the final call, however a Highly Commended can also be awarded in this instance.
• EGR does not contribute or have a vote within this process.
• The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony.
7. Submission feedback
• We do not share individual scores and comments, however explanations for the winner of each category will be provided on request.