Lawrence Ho, Co-Chairman and CEO of MPEL commented:

"We saw a niche existed in Macau for a world-class contemporary and non-traditional luxurious hotel casino aiming to provide a six-star experience to VIP customers," said Ho. "Crown Macau is actually a collective result from various designers, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the designers and architects who helped to bring my ideas and vision to reality. Needless to say, this award also proved that all our efforts did not go in vain,"

James Packer, Executive Chairman of Crown Limited, Co-Chairman of MPEL commented:

"We are delighted that Crown Macau has received this international accolade. It is indeed an honor for Crown Macau to receive this prestigious award."

Flip Dötsch, Holland Casinos commented:

“Holland Casino is very proud of the nomination for Socially Responsible Casino Operator of the Year. Holland Casino has adopted the tenets of Responsible Gaming Policy (RGP) within its strategy, in order to render the organization's place 'at the centre of society' visible to all. In practice, RGP means that a company gives form and substance to its social role by helping to resolve one or more social issues. It is therefore an inherent part of the government's remit to Holland Casino, which may be summarized as: to protect the player, to prevent and reduce problem gambling and to fight illegal gambling and crime. The Responsible Gaming Policy provides an excellent example of how Holland Casino fulfils its social responsibility. While Holland Casino offers every opportunity for those who wish to engage in casino gaming, it also takes measures to counter the potential adverse effects of gaming”.

Luke Alvarez, co-CEO of Inspired Gaming Group commented:

”The Gaming Awards' status as the pre eminent platform for recognising excellence within our industry makes them a natural choice for Inspired to show case our innovations of the past year, and to celebrate the hard work of all at the company. The awards do a fantastic job in raising a substantial amount of money for worthy and deserving charities, and Inspired is proud and honoured to form part of this special occasion”.

Pieter Remmers, Assissa Consultancy Europe commented:

"They have a very long (since 1990 and the first with a  comprehensive policy) and outstanding history in the field of Social   Responsibility and their activities are much appreciated in the whole world and followed by a great number of Operators in a lot of Jurisdictions”.

Nikolas Shaw, Director Opera House Casino commented:

"delighted to have received nominations for the awards. It is a great creditation to the business and the town of Scarborough".

Lavrentiy Gubin, Storm International BV commented:

“Storm was the first gaming company in Russia implementing (at the end of 2006) a Responsible Gaming Program, which attends to the needs of gambling addiction.
The company was the first in Russia to raise and enforce the minimum age to enter a Storm property to 21 (Russian law allows minimum 18).Also our company created a Responsible Gaming Fund (www. responsible. ru/eng/index), which goal is to spread the principles of responsible gaming among all gaming operators in CIS”.

Andrew Cammegh, Cammegh Ltd commented:

"Slingshot 2 - a product that took 3 years to develop and uniquely features a ball which remains in view at all times. Certainly innovative!". “The Gaming Industry is a fast moving and exciting industry, with operators and suppliers alike focused on capturing and maintaining a customer base by providing innovative, and quality products & services. By winning the Gaming Awards 2008 category for 'Innovation' we feel we received some valuable recognition in addition to our commercial success for the hard work and investment we have committed into developing Slingshot 2, a GLI 11 approved and precision engineered automatic roulette wheel, especially considering the notable and internationally respected competition”.

Carta Mundi, commented: 

“ We, as a group are extremely honoured to have been nominated and feel ourselves in illustrious company. We are probably the company with the longest heritage and our standards and quality in the very specialist field of Playing Cards is unrivalled the world over. It is always special to be recognized by those you serve as worthy of such an accolade and will display the Nominee logo with pride”.

Tanni Hanna, Founder and Managing Director Games World Co commented:

“Mr Hanna and his team would be delighted to attend the Awards ceremony because the main focus of the event is to support truly deserving charities”.

Jose Ramon Ortzar, Country Manager Groupe Codere commented:

 “Codere’s leadership in the private gaming sector in the Spanish-speaking market and expressed the companies appreciation of this recognition which encourages us to continue to strive and excel”.

Phil Martin, Editor Casino Review commented:

 "Anyone who picks up an award in any walk of life invariably begins their thank you speech with the words 'its a great honour', but it is indeed a great honour to be acknowledged in this way by a business which is well served by both the printed and online media."

Gavin Isaacs, COO  Bally Technologies commented:

“We feel very honoured and excited to have won two awards. We are only just re-inventing ourselves in Europe so this is a great start”.

Vahe Baloulian, CEO Red Planet Gaming commented:

"As the only online gaming company to have received a recognition from the Gaming Awards 2008, we feel very honored. To be a part of these prestigious awards was a huge thrill".

Diana Hewitt, Ballagio commented:

“Hopefully, you will be world renown after the awards this year. Your concept for honouring those in the gaming profession and adding a charity flair to the presentation is a wonderful match”.

Anette Jauch, Marketing Director Atronic International commented:

“We feel extremely honoured that King Kong Cash has been chosen by the International jury. The King Kong Cash linked gaming concept has been very popular with players in the international market and its great that a panel of gaming experts recognised it’s potential”.

Tim parker, sales director at progressive gaming commented:

“We are delighted to have been awarded the Gaming Awards best technology manufacturer for 2008.  The timing is ideal as at this years ICE exhibition we have showcased new and exciting technology such as our RFID technology for roulette, which has been very well received by customers. To receive the recognition at the Gaming Awards for our achievements is fantastic and I would like to thank everyone who voted for us”.

Paul Herzfeld, CEO Casinos Austria commented:

"We feel very excited and exhilorated to have won the award for the best Casino Operator in Europe. It is a wonderful recognition and we are very proud".