The 2025 Winners of the Asia-Pacific Gambling Industry Awards Announced
The Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific 2025’s winners have been revealed.
Winners of Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific announced. © TheDigitalWay, Pixabay
Key Facts:
- Manila recently hosted the Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific 2025
- The event was held as part of the SiGMA Asia Summit in the Philippines capital
- 10 awards, decided through merit alone, were given out at the ceremony
Manila, the Philippines’ capital city, recently hosted the Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific 2025. The Global Gaming Awards is the gambling industry’s most renowned and prestigious awards ceremony. In addition to the Asia-Pacific event, there are the Americas and EMEA events.
Details About the Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific 2025
Gaming America and Gambling Insider presented the ceremony. Winners were revealed during a lavish luncheon that was part of the SiGMA Asia Summit. All of the nominees who made the shortlist were chosen based on merit alone. Rigorous decision-making processes determine the nominees and eventual winners.
The companies that made the shortlist did so thanks to thorough research carried out by the team at Gambling Insider. Also contributing were a number of independent experts from the gambling industry and self-nominations, which were carefully evaluated for consideration.
To determine the winners of the Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific 2025, a panel of more than 30 senior executives was put together. All the members of this panel have many years of experience working in the Asia-Pacific region and a wealth of relevant industry knowledge. They included:
- Joe Pisano, Founder and CEO of Jade Entertainment and Gaming Technologies
- Shirley Tam, Chief Casino Marketing Officer at INSPIRE Entertainment Resort
- Cheryl Tigao, Director of Slots at Hann Casino Resort
- Betty Zhao, Senior Vice President of International Operations at Aruze Gaming Global
Award Winners
Mariya Savova, the Event Manager of the Global Gaming Awards, offered congratulations to all winners as well as all companies that were shortlisted for an award. She said:
We’re thrilled to have returned to Manila for this year’s edition of the Global Gaming Awards Asia-Pacific. The Philippines is one of the fastest growing and forward-thinking gaming markets in Asia, with strong momentum across both the land-based and online sectors.– Mariya Savova, Global Gaming Awards Event Manager Comments on 2025 Asia-Pacific Awards, Gambling Insider
She also talked about how the dedication, leadership and innovation of the companies shortlisted for awards helped to lead the industry forward. Lastly, she said the response to the 2025 event has been amazing and that the Global Gaming Awards is grateful to all its supporters.
The winners of the five operator and supplier categories are as follows:
- Casino Operator of the Year: Galaxy Entertainment Group
- Casino Supplier of the Year: Light & Wonder
- Digital Operator of the Year: DigiPlus & Casino Plus (joint winners)
- Digital Casino Supplier of the Year: Evolution
- Digital Sports Betting Supplier of the Year: BetConstruct
The five other awards and their winners are as follows:
- Integrated Resort of the Year: Galaxy Macau
- Casino Product of the Year: Aristocrat Gaming – Big Fu Cash Bats
- Table Game Product of the Year: Angel Group – Smart Table System
- Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year: Okada Manila
- Executive of the Year: Daisy Ho, SJM Holdings’ Chairman & Executive Director
The first event of 2025, the Europe, Middle East & Africa ceremony, was held in Barcelona in January. The recent Asia-Pacific event was the second. The third will be the Americas ceremony, which is scheduled for Monday, October 6th and will be hosted in Las Vegas.
