LAS VEGAS, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Gaming Business magazine today announced the winners of the Seventh Annual Gaming & Technology Awards. The 2009 Gaming & Technology Awards are the industry's standard in this field, recognizing excellence in innovation and practical application in all gaming disciplines. The awards will be presented to the winners at next week's Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas.

The winners of the Seventh Annual Global Gaming Business Gaming and Technology Awards are:

    BEST CONSUMER SERVICE TECHNOLOGY

    1st   Bally Technologies   iView Display Manager
    2nd   WMS Gaming           BLUEBIRD2 Slot Cabinet
    3rd   IGT                  Delivery Games

    Honorable Mention:
    GameLogic                  PlayAway
    Aristocrat                 SpeedMedia Content Delivery Mgr


    BEST PRODUCTIVITY-ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGY

    1st   IGT                  sbX Media Manager
    2nd   Bally Technologies   Download Configuration Manager
    3rd   MEI                  EASITRAX Soft Count

    Honorable Mention:
    Synectic Systems           Synergy Integration, Command & Control Software
    Cummins-Allison Corp.      MPS 4100 Multi-Pocket Currency Sorter


    BEST SLOT PRODUCT

    1st  Bally Technologies    GameMaker HD Reel Slot Multi-Game stepper
                               device
    2nd WMS Gaming             3 reel Mechanical Hot Shot Super Jackpot
                               Multi-Game
    3rd IGT                    S AVP and G 20 Upright with Round Top LCD And
                               Dynamic Buttons

    Honorable Mention:
    Aristocrat                 Hit The Heights
    Bally Technologies         DualVision Two Player Video Gaming Device


    BEST TABLE GAME PRODUCT OR INNOVATION

    1st Shuffle Master         i-Table
    2nd TCSJOHNHUXLEY          Touch Table MultiPLAY Roulette
    3rd Bally Technologies     TableView Real-Time Table Rating & Player
                               Tracking

    Honorable Mention:
    IGT                        Table iD Lucky Draw
    DEQ Systems Corp.          The Lucky Player Jackpot

"For the first time, we included an award for table game product or innovation, and the response was tremendous," said Roger Gros, publisher of Global Gaming Business magazine, which administers the awards program. "The number of entries this year surpassed any previous year, once again validating that the Gaming & Technology Awards are the 'gold standard' in the casino industry."

Judges for the awards were: Claudia Winkler, president, GHI Solutions Inc. in Las Vegas; Rob Russell, gaming analyst, Regulatory Management Counselors P.C.; James Wortman, director of the Gaming Education and Research Institute, at the University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College; Charles Lombardo, consultant and former vice president of slot operations for Seminole Gaming; and Peter Johns, director of slot operations, casino division for MGM Grand Macau.

Global Gaming Business is the leading trade magazine published monthly focusing on the casino gaming industry worldwide. Global Gaming Business is an official publication of the American Gaming Association and Global Gaming Expo (G2E). Global Gaming Business also publishes GGB News, a comprehensive weekly e-news magazine; Tribal Government Gaming, an annual publication covering Indian gaming; Casino Design, an annual magazine covering design and construction trends in gaming; RD&E, an annual report on the non-gaming amenities in the casino and resort industries; and Casino Connection, two monthly magazines for employees and executives of the Atlantic City and Nevada gaming industries.

SOURCE Global Gaming Business