Eilers & Krejcik Gaming announces individual category winners for 7th annual EKG Slot Awards

2025-03-05

United States

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Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) have announced the individual category winners for the 7th Annual EKG Slot Awards. The annual event is designed “to recognize excellence in slot machine game development within the land-based casino gaming industry, iGaming, and social casino sector.” All category winners were announced last Thursday, February 27th, at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.

“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 EKG. “I would also like to thank our Board of Advisors, official voters, VIPs, and our event sponsors. It was an amazing night celebrating the industry's top games and people.”

The land-based category winners for the 7th annual EKG Slot Awards were determined by the official voting from over 120 slot directors representing over 320 casinos across the U.S. and Canadian markets and representing roughly 330,000 total slot machines. For the iGaming and Social Casino segments, winners were determined by voting from a panel of industry experts.

A complete listing of the winners for the 7th annual EKG Slot Awards is provided below.

Land-based Awards

Top Performing NEW Core Mechanical Reel Game

• 10xJackpot 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

Top Performing NEW Premium Game- Sponsored by Gaming Capital

• All Aboard - LuckyChoi - Konami
• Bank Buster- Aristocrat
• Buffalo Ultimate Stampede - Aristocrat
• Devil's LockAll In - Bluberi
• Dragon Trio - Light & Wonder
• HuffN 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

Top Performing NEW Core Cabinet - Sponsored By Grand Casino Mille Lacs

• 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

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

Top Performing 3rd Party IP Branded Game

• Casper Jackpot Wheel- Everi
• Monopoly Cash Wheel - Blazing 777 Triple DoubleJackpot Wild - Light & Wonder
• NFLSuperbowl Link — Aristocrat
• Squid Game- Light & Wonder
• Wheel Of Fortune - DiamondSpins - PinkDiamond — IGT
• Whitney Houston - IGT

Top Performing Electronic Table Game (ETG) Supplier

• Alfastreet
• GamingArts
• IGT
• Interblock
• Light & Wonder

Top Performing Game from an Emerging Supplier - Sponsored by Gaming Laboratories International

• DealOr No DealGolden Briefcase - GamingArts
• Fu Pots - Zitro
• Rail rood Riches — Sheriff - Sega Sammy
• Screaming Mansion — Velvix

Top Performing Game - EMEA

• Bell Link - Euro GamesTechnology
• Cash Connection Edition 4 - Novomatic
• Coin Trio - Fortune Trails - Aristocrat
• Dragons Law - Fortune Bags- Konami
• FuFrog - Zitro
• Jewel of the Dragon -A Prosperity Tortoise - Light & Wonder
• Magic Treasures Dragon - IGT
• Merkur Multigame - Merkur
• Red Hot Burning Xtreme Clover Link - Apex

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 - MightyPyramid- Aristocrat
• Pinata Pays Lucha Champions - AGS
• Prosperity Link Cai Yun Heng Tong - IGT
• Purple Collection Multigame - Euro GamesTechnology
• Xtension Link 1 - Ainsworth

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

Most Improved Supplier — Core

All Suppliers considered — Winner - Incredible Technologies

Most Improved Supplier — Premium

All Suppliers considered — Winner- Light & Wonder

Best Overall Supplier of Slot Content

All Suppliers considered — Winner - Aristocrat

Social Casino Awards

Social Slots Game of The Year

• GoldFish Casino - SciPlay (Light & Wonder)
• 88 Fortunes - SciPlay (Light & Wonder)
• Lightning Link Casino — Product Madness (Aristocrat)
• Jackpot Friends - Zero Gravity Games (AppLovin)
• Cash Rally - Bole Games (Netmarble)

Retail-Branded Social Casino of The Year

• Hard Rock Neverland Casino - Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment
• Choctaw SIots - RubySeven Studios/ Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
• FoxPlay Casino - RubySeven Studios/ Mashantucket PequotTribal Nation
• STN Play by Station Casinos - GAN / Red Rock Resorts
• MGM SIots Live - PlayStudios

Social Casino Operator of The Year

• Product Madness
• SciPlay
• AppLovin
• KamaGames
• Novomatic

iGaming Awards (Real-Money Online Gaming)

Top Performing NEW Online Slot Game

• 3x Ultra Diamond- AGS
• 7s Fire Blits - 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

Top Performing NEW Online Table Game

• Blackjack Poker & Pairs Surrender- IGT
. Caribbean StudPoker- Oddsworks
• DealorNo DealBlackjack - White Hat Studios
• First Person Lightning Roulette - Evolution
• Sweet 16 Blackjack - Light & Wonder
• War - AGS

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

Most Innovative Online Game - Sponsored by Socure

• Chaos Crew 2 - Hacksaw Gaming
• Gameking Video Poker Jackpot - IGT
• LuckyFi5h Finder— Inspired Entertainment
• Magic Spins - Wazdan
• NFL Big Kick LuckyTap”- Design WorksGaming
• StacKing Kong- Light & Wonder
• Stellar Bounties - Everi
• StockMarket- Evolution