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Welcome to the 10th International Gaming Awards hosted by Clever Duck Media Ltd. On behalf of everyone involved with the event we welcome all our attendees from all over the World to this very special evening, celebrating and recognsing the very best the industry has to offer over the last 12 months. We hope you enjoy the evening and thank you in advance for supporting of charities.
A word from our co-founder Colin Thompson On behalf of all the Clever Duck Media Team I welcome you to the tenth year of the International Gaming Awards, hosted at the wonderful Intercontiental Hotel Park Lane. The awards is the culmination of the last twelve months efforts, innovation and hard work in the industry and congratulations to all those who have reached the finals. For the winners there is a podium appearance, a chance to thank and congratulate the whole team that has got you on stage for these magnificant awards and collect one of the most prestigous awards within the gaming industry. However the most important reason why we are all here is to support those less fortunate in taking part in the auction and raffle. Our supporting charities are Care International & Children with Cancer, we ask if you can donate any amount it will truly be
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much appreciated. Our aim this evening is for everyone to have a wonderful evening, we have lined-up some superb entertainment and along with fine dining and the odd drink or two we really do hope you have a great evening. It only leave me to say good luck to all the finalists, it really is an achievement to reach the finals given there was some 600+ entries this year, so well done to all. Let the games begin......
Colin Thompson Co-Founder IGA
(The above picture features my long time friend John Shepherd who sadly passed away last year.)
Children With Cancer
The 10th International Gaming Awards is supporting two charities this year and we are proud to offer our support to Care International along with Children with Children with Cancer UK is the leading national children’s charity dedicated to the fight against childhood cancer. Almost 4,000 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK. Our aims are to determine the causes, find cures and provide care for children with cancer. We want to help more children with cancer across the UK. That’s why we invest millions of pounds every year in essential research, and welfare programmes and raising awareness. More than 70 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer every week in the UK.
care and practical support for young cancer patients and their families. We are currently funding more than 50 research projects at centres of excellence around the UK. These projects are investigating a broad range of childhood cancers – helping us to better understand these diseases and to find more effective, less toxic ways of treating them. All applications for funding are rigorously assessed by members of our Scientific Advisory Panel, with the assistance of other leading experts from around the world. In this way we can be confident that we are funding only the most promising research.
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it can be a frightening experience for the whole family. Treatment normally starts immediately, is often given many miles from home and can last for several years.
One of the greatest medical success stories of the last century is the amazing growth in the survival from childhood cancer. Fifty years ago, only a quarter of children diagnosed with cancer survived. Today, more than 80 per cent of young patients can be successfully treated.
At Children with Cancer UK, we fund innovative welfare projects to provide better
...unfortunately the children who survive may be left with serious health and
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RECOGNISING ONE VERY SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD WHO WILL THE 10TH IGA TOP AWARD GO TO?
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very year at the International Gaming Awards we recognise one very special individual for their outstanding achievements within the gaming industry. It is that very personal part of the evening that says, “well done,” “that is truly something special” and every year we are amazed by the superb people that have come to make our industry the most innovative, diverse and truly competitive industry there is in the world. We have recognised and awarded the people that have really made a difference in making the gaming industry such an exciting industry to work in. Over the years we have awarded the outstanding contribution award to recipients from different continents and different sectors of our industry. It is a very personal award, it recognises not just the scale of the achievement but the endeavour and impact that it has made to the industry as a whole. As you watch the video presentation this
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evening which focuses on the individual achievements and lifetime within the industry we always try and make it a very special moment. We hope you enjoy the journey along with our recipient as we showcase their lifetime achievements in just a few minutes. If you think there is someone within your company, whether they run it, own it or have founded some great idea that really has made an impact on the industry we all work in then please do get in touch with us and the IGA will consider for future recognition.
RECOGNISING ACHIEVEMENTS... IGA will consider for future recognition. Some of the remarkable people we have already managed to recognise via IGA Outstanding Contribution Award have been: Pontus Lindwall CEO & President of Betsson for his achievement in developing Betsson into an international company. Isidore Partouche founder of the Partouche Group – Europe’s largest casino operator. Andrew Love - Chairman of the Ritz Club London for his lifetime of work within the gaming industry and his philanthropic activities and is a member of several charitable committees. Dr Stanley Ho - Original founder of Macau gambling and still the largest casino operator in Macau. Dr Ho received numerous honours and awards. Dr Ho known for his philanthropic generosity and active participation in the promotion of education, sports and other community services. Bertil Knutsson - former Chairman of the TCSJohnHuxley Group, founder of the company and involved in many gaming online companies. Bill Cammegh for founding the Casino Manufacuturing company that supplies casino operators inEurope, Macau, Australia and the US. Dr Lui Che-woo Founder & Chairman Galaxy Entertainment Group one of the largest casino operators in Macau. He receive multiple accolades for his work and philanthropy, including MBE from the Queen.
This evening we prepare to welcome the next member of the Outstanding Contribution Award, a club of recipients that represent the very best the industry has to offer in both online and land based sectors. So ladies and gentlemen the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Contribution Award goes to ...............
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n behalf of Care International & Children with Cancer the 10th International Gaming Awards auction will feature some truly outstanding items, such as 2 corporate hsopitality tickets to the 146th Open Golf Championship at Royal Birkdale. Follow the worlds best golfers as they play for one of the major tournaments of the year. Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and many more are scheduled to attend. The offer includes: •Official Open Championship Admission Ticket •Private garden area with putting green •Welcome desk with hospitality hosting staff Full all-day access to the Champions Club lounge •Morning offer of breakfast •Buffet style lunch from our grazing menu •Selection of canapes available •Afternoon selection of savoury snacks •Complimentary wine, beer and soft drinks When bidding please remember this is a charity auction and every $$ raised goes directly to our charities, so bid generously and remember you are helping those less fortunate.
LOVE YOUR COMPETITION!
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s we all sit down at the 10th International Gaming Awards this evening how many of us are thinking; Competition sucks, I mean, what if they do it better than us? What if they do it bigger than us? What if they win tonight? Crap!!!
your ass off on, it could be super annoying. The truth is that it means what you are doing is more than likely working. They are simply learning from you, as you should be learning from them. It goes both ways. Imitation is going to happen, like it or not.
Without competition it would be a BAD thing. If you think that you are the only one to think of that brilliant idea? Think again. Anything that’s worth doing has a form of it around already.
Keeping you on your game. A competitive market is what drives capitalism. Don’t hate the player, hate the game. Better yet: Love the game! Competition drives us to be the best we can be. It takes us out of our comfort zone and forces us to create better products and services. If you do not continue to make things better, you are not innovating. The failure to innovate leads to obsolescence. Keep making your product better and better.
Learn from the enemy. Everyone knows the saying, “Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.” This is a tactic from The Art of War. If you pay attention, your competition can teach you the biggest lessons, the lessons you learn from your competition are priceless as long as you are willing to listen, learn, and implement. Imitation is the best form of flattery. If your competition is copying things that you worked
We know it will be hard to do, but if one of your competitors is named a winner tonight then you have helped them this year to succeed, without you they would not have been as good, so they really should thank you in their acceptance speech, but don’t be too surprised if they don’t.
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HOW TO SURVIVE THE GAMING AWARDS IN DRINKING • Stay slightly less pissed than the boss. Unless you’re the boss yourself, in which case grab the bottle • If you think you’re going to win, don’t get sloshed until after your award
• Your future employees could be in the room, don’t make an utter tit of yourself • Eat your dinner, it is very expensive and will help slow down getting drunk. • Don’t rush to the stage if you win, tripping up could be very embarrassing
IN YOUR ACCEPTANCE SPEECH (IF YOU WIN A BIG ONE)
• But don’t out-funny the Presenter for the evening!
• Prepare a speech, but say it like it’s off the cuff
• Make sure the person who accepts the award is actually comfortable with public speaking
• Don’t make in jokes no one else will get • Only be funny if you actually are funny
• If you do win, be humble and try not to have a long-winded acceptance speech
IF YOU DON’T WIN • Don’t boo or heckle
•Sort out your gracious not-winning face
• Don’t rage at the judges
• Congratulate the winner
IN GENERAL • Don’t lose your trophy if you win one (going to cost you for a replacement)
• Be sociable. If you don’t know anyone else who’s going, vow to make at least two new friends that night
• Take lots of photos to remember the night/gloat to your friends the next day
• Never be the last to leave, unless you never won an award, in that case make the most of it
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