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Eilers & Krejcik Gaming unveils full list of 7th Annual EKG Slot Awards nominees

2025-01-29

United States

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Gaming market research and consulting firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) has announced the official award category nominees for the 7th Annual EKG Slot Awards, designed to recognize excellence in slot machine game development within the casino gaming industry.

"We are very excited to announce the official nominees for the 7th annual EKG Slot Awards," said Todd Eilers, Principal at Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, LLC. "This event continues to grow, and the list of nominees is very impressive and includes some amazing new games. We look forward to hosting a fun and exciting event to honor and recognize the winners in each category."

A complete listing of the EKG Slot Awards categories is provided below. All nominees are listed in alphabetical order.

Land-based Awards

1. Top Performing NEW Core Video Game

• Dynamite Pop Red Rush - Everi

• Huff N Even More Puff - Light & Wonder

• Lucky Honeycomb Fortune Pots - Konami

• Railroad Riches – Sheriff - Sega Sammy

• Rakin Bacon Odyssey - AGS

• Rising Rockets Emperor - IGT

• San Fa Pandas - Ainsworth

• Sharks Lock - Bluberi

• Stack Up Pays Island Riches – Incredible Technologies

• Triple Treasure Pot - Heavenly Wealth – Aruze Gaming Global

• Whisker Wheels Karma Kat - Aristocrat

2. Top Performing NEW Core Mechanical Reel Game

• 10x Jackpot Wild – Seas - Everi

• Bang Bam Boom - Light & Wonder

• Blazin’ Grand Signature - Everi

• Diamond Reels - AGS

• Double Blazing 777 2x3x5x - Light & Wonder

• Double Diamond Deluxe Multi-Line Nudge - IGT

• Hot Hit Rainbow Riches 7s Free Games - IGT

• Liberty Diamond - AGS

3. Top Performing NEW Premium Game

• All Aboard - Lucky Choi - Konami

• Bank Buster - Aristocrat

• Buffalo Ultimate Stampede - Aristocrat

• Devil’s Lock All In - Bluberi

• Dragon Trio - Light & Wonder

• Huff N Puff Money Mansion - Light & Wonder

• Mystery Of The Lamp Mystical Gardens - IGT

• Pinata Pays Mariachi Party - AGS

• Smokin Hot Stuff Link - Fired Up Fat Stacks - Everi

• Tiger & Dragon Cash On Reels - IGT

4. Top Performing NEW Core Cabinet

• A Star Raptor - Ainsworth

• Beacon+ - Bluberi

• Dimension 43x3 - Konami

• Dynasty Sol - Everi

• Genesis Atmos - Sega Sammy

• Landmark 7000 Transparent - Light & Wonder

• Prism Element – Incredible Technologies

• Spectra UR49 - AGS

5. Top Performing NEW Premium Cabinet

• Beacon Elite - Bluberi

• Diamond RS Premium - IGT

• Dynasty Dynamic - Everi

• Dynasty Sol Sync - Everi

• Horizon - Light & Wonder

• King Max - Aristocrat

• Player Classic Reserve – Everi

• Skyrise - IGT

6. Top Performing 3rd Party IP Branded Game

• Casper Jackpot Wheel - Everi

• Monopoly Cash Wheel - Blazing 777 Triple Double Jackpot Wild - Light & Wonder

• NFL Superbowl Link – Aristocrat

• Squid Game - Light & Wonder

• Wheel Of Fortune - Diamond Spins - Pink Diamond – IGT

• Whitney Houston - IGT

7. Top Performing Electronic Table Game (ETG) Supplier

• Alfastreet

• Gaming Arts

• IGT

• Interblock

• Light & Wonder

8. Top Performing NEW Video Poker/Keno Game

• Mega Hot Poker - IGT

• Multipliers Rising Poker - IGT

• Power Stacks Poker - IGT

• Winner's World 2.5 - Aristocrat

9. Top Performing Game from an Emerging Supplier

• Deal Or No Deal Golden Briefcase - Gaming Arts

• Fu Pots - Zitro

• Railroad Riches – Sheriff - Sega Sammy

• Screaming Mansion – Velvix

10. Top Performing Game - EMEA

• Bell Link - Euro Games Technology

• Cash Connection Edition 4 - Novomatic

• Coin Trio - Fortune Trails - Aristocrat

• Dragons Law - Fortune Bags - Konami

• Fu Frog - Zitro

• Jewel of the Dragon - A Prosperity Tortoise - Light & Wonder

• Magic Treasures Dragon - IGT

• Merkur Multigame - Merkur

• Red Hot Burning Xtreme Clover Link - Apex

11. Top Performing Game – Latin America

• Fantastic Dragons Fire – Aruze Gaming Global

• Impera Line HD Multigame 6 - Novomatic

• Link Zone - Merkur

• Lion Link Wealth of the Dragon - Light & Wonder

• Mighty Hammer Link Up - Zitro

• Mo Mummy - Mighty Pyramid - Aristocrat

• Pinata Pays Lucha Champions - AGS

• Prosperity Link Cai Yun Heng Tong - IGT

• Purple Collection Multigame - Euro Games Technology

• Xtension Link 1 - Ainsworth

12. Most Innovative Land-Based Game

• Big Catch Bass Fishing - Gaming Arts

• Bingo Frenzy Stampede Shark - Konami

• Diamond Reels - AGS

• Honey Bomb - Bluberi

• Huff N More Puff Money Mansion - Light & Wonder

• Project Moon - Everi

• San Fa Dragons - Ainsworth

• Stack Up Pays Island Riches – Incredible Technologies

• Super Burst - Cartin' Gold - Sega Sammy

• Tiger & Dragon Cash on Reels - IGT

• Triple Treasure Pot - Heavenly Wealth – Aruze Gaming Global

• Whisker Wheels Karma Kat - Aristocrat

13. Most Improved Supplier – Core

• All Suppliers considered

14. Most Improved Supplier – Premium

• All Suppliers considered

15. Best Overall Supplier of Slot Content

• All Suppliers considered

Social Casino Awards

16. Social Slots Game of The Year

• Gold Fish Casino - SciPlay (Light & Wonder)

• 88 Fortunes - SciPlay (Light & Wonder)

• Lightning Link Casino - Pixel United (Aristocrat)

• Jackpot Friends - Zeroo Gravity Games (AppLovin)

• Cash Rally - Bole Games (Netmarble)

17. Retail-Branded Social Casino of The Year

• Hard Rock Neverland Casino - Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment

• Choctaw Slots - Ruby Seven Studios / Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

• FoxPlay Casino - Ruby Seven Studios / Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation

• STN Play by Station Casinos - GAN / Red Rock Resorts

• MGM Slots Live - PlayStudios

18. Social Casino Operator of The Year

• Pixel United

• SciPlay

• AppLovin

• KamaGames

• Novomatic

iGaming Awards (Real-Money Online Gaming)

19. Top Performing NEW Online Slot Game

• 3x Ultra Diamond - AGS

• 7s Fire Blitz - White Hat Studios

• Breaking Bad Collect Em and Link - Playtech

• Buffalo Gold Collection - Aristocrat

• Cash Machine Jackpots - Everi

• Diamond Cash Almighty Buffalo - Greentube

• Hyper Gold All In - Games Global

• Mystery of the Lamp Treasure Oasis - IGT

• Triple Stones - Gamecode

• Ultimate Fire Link Cash Falls China Street - Light & Wonder

20. Top Performing NEW Online Table Game

• Blackjack Poker & Pairs Surrender - IGT

• Caribbean Stud Poker - Oddsworks

• Deal or No Deal Blackjack - White Hat Studios

• First Person Lightning Dice - Evolution

• Sweet 16 Blackjack - Light & Wonder

• War - AGS

21. Top Performing Online Live Casino Game

• Adventures Beyond Wonderland - Playtech

• Live Dealer Blackjack En Espanol - Evolution

• Live Dealer Crazy Time - Evolution

• Mega Fire Blaze Roulette - Playtech

• Mega Roulette - Pragmatic Play

22. Most Innovative Online Game

• Chaos Crew 2 - Hacksaw Gaming

• Gameking Video Poker Jackpot - IGT

• Lucky Fish Finder – Inspired Entertainment

• Magic Spins - Wazdan

• NFL Big Kick LuckyTap™ - Design Works Gaming

• StacKing Kong - Light & Wonder

• Stellar Bounties - Everi

• Stock Market - Evolution

23. Best Overall Supplier of Online Content

• All Suppliers considered

24. Most Improved Supplier of Online Content

• All Suppliers considered

25. Top Performing Omni-Channel Slot Game (Retail & Online)

• All Aboard Dynamite Dash - Konami

• Cash Machine Jackpots - Everi

• Devils Lock - Bluberi

• Fu Dai Lian Lian Panda - Aristocrat

• Platinum 8x8x8x - AGS

• Prosperity Link Wan Shi Ru Yi - IGT

• Rich Little Hens Founding Feathers - Light & Wonder

• San Fa Pandas - Ainsworth

Hall of Fame

The EKG Slot Awards Hall of Fame Inductees are to be announced in the coming weeks.

• Hall of Fame Inductee – Game Development

• Hall of Fame Inductee – Slot Operations

Interested parties in sponsorships for the 7th Annual Slot Awards Show may get in touch via email.

The EKG Slot Award categories are determined by EKG principals and the EKG Slot Awards Board of Advisors. Individual award winners will be determined by utilizing a data-driven approach to include both proprietary game performance data as well as a survey of qualified slot managers for land-based categories.

For award categories where proprietary data is not available, the award winner will be solely determined by the survey responses. For the Social Casino and iGaming segments, winners will be determined by a panel of industry experts combined with EKG proprietary data.