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he 3rd Annual EKG Slot Awards is produced by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, LLC and is designed to recognize excellence in slot machine game development within the land-based casino gaming industry and interactive gaming sector. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, EKG did not host a live in-person event. Instead, EKG announced award winners earlier this week via social media.
“On behalf of everyone at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, I would like to congratulate all of the individual award winners as well as this year’s Hall of Fame Class, said Todd Eilers, Principal at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, LLC. I would also like to thank our Board of Advisors, Official Voters, and our Event Sponsors.”
The land-based category winners were determined by official voting from over 100 qualified slot directors representing over 300 casinos across the U.S. and Canadian markets and representing roughly 300,000 total slot machines. For the Social Casino and iGaming segments, winners were determined by voting from a distinguished panel of social casino industry experts.
A complete listing of the winners for 2020 EKG Slot Awards is provided below.
Land-based Awards – 2020
Top Performing NEW Video Reel Core Game
• Buffalo Chief – Aristocrat – 2020 Winner
• Diamond Trails Safari Winnings – Konami
• Drop & Lock – Deep Sea Magic – Scientific Games
• Money Storm Classic Hits – IGT
• Red Silk – AGS
• Roller Wheel Jungle Roll – Incredible Technologies
• Wicked Wheel Panda – Everi Holdings
Top Performing NEW Mechanical Reel Core Game
• 3x Wild Diamonds – IGT
• Dancing Drums Reels – Scientific Games – 2020 Winner
• Jixing Gaozhao – Aristocrat
• Triple Wild Dragon – Everi Holdings
Top Performing NEW Premium Game
• All Aboard – Dynamite Dash – Konami
• Cash Express Luxury Line Buffalo – Aristocrat – 2020 Winner
• Fortune Coin Boost – IGT
• Golden Wins Deluxe – AGS
• Hong Kong Double Deluxe – Incredible Technologies
• The Vault Egypt Gems – Everi Holdings
• Willy Wonka – Everlasting Gobstopper – Scientific Games
Top Performing NEW Cabinet – Core
• A Star Curve – Ainsworth
• Empire Flex – Everi Holdings – 2020 Winner
• Infinity Summit – Incredible Technologies
• Orion Curve – AGS
• Twinstar Matrix – Scientific Games
Top Performing NEW Cabinet – Premium
• Dimension 49j – Konami
• Infinity Pilot – Incredible Technologies
• Mars X – Aristocrat – 2020 Winner
• Orion Starwall – AGS
• Peak Slant 49 – IGT
• Twinstar J43 Motion Wheel – Scientific Games
Top Performing Core Video Reel Game
• Buffalo Gold Revolution – Aristocrat – 2020 Winner
• Dancing Drums – Scientific Games
• Fortune Coin Free Games – IGT
• Rakin Bacon – AGS
• Super Charged 7’S – Quick Spin – Ainsworth
• Wheel Of Prosperity Dragon – Aruze
• Wicked Wheel Fire Phoenix – Everi Holdings
Top Performing Core Mechanical Reel Game
• 88 Fortunes Diamond – Scientific Games
• Buffalo Gold – Aristocrat
• Cash Machine – Everi Holdings – 2020 Winner
• Quick Hit Triple Blazing 7s Super Wheel – Scientific Games
• Red Hot Tamales – IGT
Top Performing Premium Game
• Colossal Diamonds – AGS
• Dancing Drums Explosion – Scientific Games
• Dragon Link – Happy And Prosperous – Aristocrat – 2020 Winner
• Jin Ji Bao Xi – Rising Fortunes – Scientific Games
• Lightning Link – High Stakes – Aristocrat
• Smokin Hot Stuff Wicked Wheel – Everi Holdings
• Wheel Of Fortune – Exotic Far East – Cash Link – IGT
Top Performing 3rd Party IP Branded Game
• Game Of Thrones – Winter Is Here – Aristocrat
• Smokin Hot Stuff Wicked Wheel – Everi Holdings – 2020 Winner
• The Price Is Right – Triple Showcase Showdown – IGT
• Wheel Of Fortune – Exotic Far East – Cash Link – IGT
• Wizard Of Oz – Munchkinland – Scientific Games
Top Performing Proprietary Branded Game
• All Aboard – Dynamite Dash – Konami
• Crazy Money Deluxe – Incredible Technologies
• Dollar Storm – Ninja Moon – Aristocrat
• Dragon Link – Happy And Prosperous – Aristocrat – 2020 Winner
• Jin Ji Bao Xi – Rising Fortunes – Scientific Games
• The Vault Egypt Gems – Everi Holdings
• Ultimate Fire Link – China Street – Scientific Games
Top Performing Electronic Table Game (ETG)
• Baccarat – Interblock
• Baccarat Maximum Fortune – Sega Sammy
• Casino Wizard – Gaming Arts
• Craps – Aruze
• Fortune Cup – Konami
• Roulette – Alfastreet
• Roulette – IGT
• Roulette – Interblock – 2020 Winner
Top Performing Video Poker game
• All Star Poker 2 – IGT – 2020 Winner
• GameKing – IGT
• Match Card Draw Poker – Scientific Games
• Super Star – IGT
• Ultimate X – IGT
• Winners World – Aristocrat
Top Performing Interactive Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM)/Skill
• Bust-A-Move – Next Gaming
• Cannon Beards Treasure – Gamblit Gaming – 2020 Winner
• Sweet Spot Golf – Gameco
Top Performing Game from an Emerging Supplier
• Dice Seekers Heroes and Villains – Gaming Arts – 2020 Winner
• Flags of Fortune – Castle Hill
• Fortune Feast – Bluberi
• Fruit Jackpots Progressive – Lightning Gaming
• Money Party Link Fruity Fruity – Novomatic
• Wealth Rush Incredible Coins – Sega Sammy
Most Improved Supplier – Core
Everi – 2020 Winner
All Suppliers Considered
Most Improved Supplier – Premium
Aristocrat – 2020 Winner
All Suppliers Considered
Best Overall Supplier of Slot Content
Aristocrat – 2020 Winner
All Suppliers Considered
Social Casino Awards
Best Use of Land-Based Content in a Social Slot Game
• 88 Fortunes featuring Scientific Games content – SciPlay
• DoubleDown Casino featuring IGT content – published by Double Down Interactive
– 2020 Winner
• High 5 Casino featuring High 5 Games content – published by High 5 Games
• Lightning Link featuring Aristocrat content – published by Product Madness
Top Social Casino Company
• Aristocrat – 2020 Winner
• Bole Games
• Playtika
• Zynga
iGaming Awards (Real-Money Online Gaming)
Best New Online Slot
• Extra Chili — Big Time Gaming – 2020 Winner
• Fortune Coin — IGT
• Hypernova Megaways — Reel Play
• Rise Of The Mountain King — Scientific Games
Top Performing Online Slot
• 88 Fortunes – SG Digital – 2020 Winner
• Bonanza – Big Time Gaming
• Cleopatra – IGT
• Divine Fortune – NetEnt
Hall of Fame – Class of 2021
Hall of Fame Inductee
Game Development – Scott Olive
Slot Operations – Charlie Lombardo