Mr Green crowned Nordics Operator of the Year 2017

Mr Green was crowned Operator of the Year at last night’s EGR Nordics Awards, capping off a stellar evening for the firm which also saw it collect the Marketing Campaign prize.

The Stockholm-listed firm beat seven competitors for the biggest prize of the prestigious ceremony, which took place at the Corinthia Hotel in Malta yesterday.

Mr Green was one of just two firms to scoop more than one award, with 10 different winners in the 12 categories.

Betsson was the other big winner on the night, collecting the Customer Services Operator award, while its NordicBet brand won Sports Betting Operator of the Year.

Other victors included LeoVegas, which earned the gong for Casino Operator, and RakeTech, which won Affiliate of the Year

Paf, which recently opened its new solar-powered headquarters, fittingly won the Socially Responsible Operator award.

Elsewhere, Casumo won the Mobile Operator award and Global Gaming picked up the prize for In-house Innovation.

Global Gaming CEO Stefan Olsson said: “It is an honour to have won such a competitive and prestigious category at the EGR Nordics Awards, an event which acknowledges the companies setting the standards in the region.

“We strive to achieve the highest levels of innovation so can take great pride in Ninja Casino being recognised as the leader in this field.

“This is just the start of what promises to be a breakthrough year for a product we believe will make a big impact in the industry.”

In the supplier categories, Playtech won the Casino Platform Supplier award, SBTech won Sports Betting Supplier, while NetEnt scooped the gong for Casino Content Supplier.

NetEnt’s chief product officer Simon Hammon said:“We are thrilled to win Casino Content Supplier of the Year.

“NetEnt has had a fantastic year of releases to the market.”They have proven to be highly successful from a commercial perspective and impressive in terms of their mix of mechanics, design, and features.

“This was also recognized with the recent success of Guns N’ Roses being named Game of the Year at the Operators Awards. We look forward to building on these achievements with an even bigger and better year in 2017.”

Full list of winners