Inside Asian Gaming is pleased to announce the Official Nominations for the 2025 IAG Academy IR Awards.
The Official Nominations have been selected following the closure of the Call for Candidates period, with all winners to be announced at a gala dinner to be held in the Manila Ballroom, Newport World Resorts, on the evening of Tuesday 9 September 2025.
The IAG Academy IR Awards form part of the IAG EXPO, which also comprises social networking event Manila After Dark on the evening of Monday 8 September, the IAG Academy Summit on 9 and 10 September and the first-ever IAG Exhibition on 9 and 10 September.
IAG Vice Chairman and CEO Andrew W Scott said, “We have a fantastic array of Official Nominees for the 2025 Awards representing the very best of the best of the IR industry across the Asia-Pacific region. I can’t wait to be in Manila on the night of September 9 to see who the winners are.”
The 136 Official Nominations – from a total of 276 Public Nominations received – are divided across the 23 primary categories and three Hall of Fame categories as follows:
(FOR OPERATORS)
1. Best Visual Appeal of an IR
- Crown Resorts for Crown Sydney
- Galaxy Entertainment Group for Galaxy Macau
- Marina Bay Sands for Marina Bay Sands
- Sands China for The Londoner Macao
- SJM Resorts for Grand Lisboa Palace
2. Best IR Resort Attraction
- City of Dreams Macau for House of Dancing Water
- INSPIRE Entertainment Resort for Aurora
- Marina Bay Sands for SkyPark Observation Deck
- MGM China for Macau 2049
- Resorts World Sentosa for Oceanarium
3. Best Overall Retail Offering by an IR
- Galaxy Entertainment Group for Galaxy Promenade
- Marina Bay Sands for Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands
- NUSTAR Resort Cebu for The Mall
- Sands China for Shoppes at Venetian
- Wynn Palace for The Shops at Wynn Palace
4. Best Overall F&B Offering by an IR
- Galaxy Entertainment Group for Galaxy Macau
- Marina Bay Sands for Marina Bay Sands
- Melco Resorts & Entertainment for City of Dreams Macau
- Sands China for The Venetian Macao
- SJM Resorts for Grand Lisboa
5. Best Hotel in an IR
- Capella at Galaxy Macau
- Crown Sydney
- Hotel Okura Manila at Newport World Resorts
- Londoner Court at The Londoner Macao
- The Marina Bay Sands hotel
- Aristocrat for Dragon Link
- Aruze for Triple Treasure Pot
- IGT for Rising Rockets Link
- Sega Sammy for Super Burst Link
- Light & Wonder for Dragon Trio
7. Best ETG Solution
- Alfastreet for V8
- Interblock for Dragon SicBo
- Jumbo Technology for S-27
- Light & Wonder for Quartz Nova
- Spintec for Charisma Roulette
8. Best Table Game Solution
- Angel for Angel Hybrid Smart Table System
- Konami Gaming for Synkros
- Light & Wonder for GM ATLAS
- Tangam for Table Games Yield Management
- Walker Digital Table Systems for Perfect Pay
9. Best System Solution
- Angel for Angel Hybrid Smart Table System
- IGT for IGT ADVANTAGE
- Konami for SYNK Vision
- Light & Wonder for Engage AI
- Mongterang for iBonus
10. Best Sports Betting Solution in an IR
- MacauSLOT at Grand Lisboa
- MegaSportsWorld at Winford
- Tabcorp at The Star Sydney
11. Best Poker Room in an IR
- MGM COTAI Poker Room
- Newport World Resorts Poker Room
- PokerStars at Okada Manila
- The Venetian Macao Poker Room
12. Best IR Membership Program
- Galaxy Entertainment Group for Privilege Club
- MGM China for Mlife
- Newport World Resorts for Epic Rewards
- Sands China for Sands Rewards
13. Best IR Gaming Floor
- Bloomberry Resorts for Solaire Resort Entertainment City
- Galaxy Entertainment Group for Galaxy Macau
- Marina Bay Sands for Marina Bay Sands
- MGM China for MGM COTAI
- Sands China for The Londoner Macao
- Aristocrat for International Women’s Day
- Galaxy Entertainment Group for GEG Youth Sci-tech Empowerment Program
- Melco Resorts for Simple Acts of Kindness
- MGM China for POLY MGM Museum
- Newport World Resorts for Original Pilipino Performing Arts (OPPA) Foundation
15. Best Overall CSR Program
- FBM for FBM Foundation
- Galaxy Entertainment Group for Community at Heart, Empathy in Action
- Marina Bay Sands for Sands Cares
- Melco Resorts & Entertainment for CSR at Melco
- MGM China for Create a Better Tomorrow Today
16. Best Technological Innovation
- Angel for Angel Hybrid Smart Table System
- Light & Wonder for Engage AI
- MGM for MGM Theatre – L-ISA Immersive Audio System
- Mongterang for iTax
- Tangam for Table Games Yield Management
17. Best Workplace
- Angel
- Aristocrat
- Light & Wonder
- Marina Bay Sands
- Melco Resorts & Entertainment
18. Best Overall Marketing Program
- Aristocrat
- Bloomberry Resorts
- Galaxy Entertainment Group
- Marina Bay Sands
- MGM China
- Angel for Table Game Supplies
- Aristocrat for Dragon Link
- Light & Wonder for CANVAS
- Paltronics for Paltronics Jackpot Display and Management Products
- Spintec for ETG solutions
20. Best IR or Supplier Innovation
- ACP Gaming for ACP Display Audit Device
- Angel for Angel Hybrid Smart Table System
- Aristocrat for MarsX Slim Cabinet
- GameWorkz
- IDX Games for X-Signage
21. Best Industry Supplier
- Angel
- Aristocrat
- IGT
- Light & Wonder
- Walker Digital Table Systems
22. Best Regional Asia-Pacific IR
- City of Dreams Mediterranean
- Crown Sydney
- INSPIRE Entertainment Resort
- Newport World Resorts
- Solaire Resort Entertainment City
23. Best Integrated Resort
- Galaxy Macau
- Marina Bay Sands
- MGM COTAI
- The Londoner Macao
- Studio City
HALL OF FAME
Rising Stars
Awarded to three industry performers turning 40 or younger in the year of the Awards (date of birth 1 Jan 1985 or later), who have demonstrated consistent leadership and innovation, with great potential for more to come. Previous IAG Academy Rising Star Award winners are ineligible.
- Matthew Ankenmann (Tangam)
- Michael Barsin (Ainsworth)
- Maksim Gojković (Spintec)
- Gabriel De Jesus Adlawan (Light & Wonder)
- Eren Kereci (Tecnet)
- Prasanth Kumar (Angel)
- Jayden Lam (LT Game)
- Fresh Lo (Wynn)
- Luke Middleton (Konami)
- Meisy Ng (APE)
Industry Icons
Awarded to three senior industry executives who have demonstrated consistent contribution to the overall growth and success of the industry with lasting results, through great leadership, innovation and/or other activities, and who have gained the respect of their industry peers.
- David Croft (Tangam)
- Trevor Hammond (NUSTAR)
- Stephen Ho (MacauSLOT)
- Michael Hu (Interblock)
- Keijiro Kan (Angel)
- Richard Longhurst (Galaxy)
- Panos Makridis (MGM)
- Kylie Rogers (Paltronics)
- Chen Si (INSPIRE)
- Harold Tsakmaklis (Crown)
Industry Legend
One person will be voted as this year’s Industry Legend from official nominees chosen by a select committee of the Judging Panel (itself appointed by the Chairman of the Judging Panel).
- Dennis Andreaci
- Tom Arasi
- Ken Jolly
- Michael Mecca
- George Tanasijevich
The official nominations listed above will soon be uploaded to https://iagexpo.com/nominations/, where more information on the awards categories including a description of each is available.
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