Aristocrat Gaming was the big winner again this year in the annual EKG Slot Awards. The company won 10 awards in all, including Best Overall Supplier of Slot Content, a three-peat for Aristocrat in the category.

Aristocrat was also named Most Improved Supplier – Premium for the second year in a row. Additionally, the company repeated wins in the Top Performing Premium Game category for Dragon Link Happy & Prosperous and in the Top Performing Core Video – Reel Game category for Buffalo Gold Revolution.

The company’s new MarsX Portrait cabinet won both the Top Performing NEW Cabinet – Core and Top Performing NEW Cabinet – Premium categories.

Aristocrat’s Dragon Link Golden Gong was also named Top Performing NEW Premium Game; Crazy Rich Asians was named Top Performing 3rd Party IP Branded Game; and the runaway hit Buffalo Link was named Top Performing Proprietary Branded Game.

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Aristocrat’s Pixel United won the Most Improved Social Casino Game category with its Lightning Link Casino by Product Madness.

“We are honored and humbled to be recognized for the innovative work we do on behalf of the gaming industry. These awards are a celebration of the hard work, dedication, and commitment to partnership of the Aristocrat team and our innovate game designers who create amazing products. We are grateful to our customers for their encouragement and support,” Hector Fernandez, CEO of Aristocrat Gaming, said.

The EKG Slot Awards is produced by Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) and recognizes excellence in slot game development in the casino gaming industry.

Eilers & Krejcik Gaming has acquired assets of Fantini Research, including its gaming news publications and virtual trade show business.

Fantini Research was founded in 2000 by Frank Fantini and has grown into the leading source of business and investing news for the gaming industry. Fantini Research publications include the daily Fantini’s Gaming Report, weekly Public Policy Review, and monthly National Revenue Report and monthly National Sports Betting & iCasino Revenue Report.

“We are very excited about the opportunity to add Fantini Research publications as well as the company’s virtual trade show to the list of services we can provide to our customers. We have been partnered with Fantini for over 10 years and we have been a consumer of their reports for over 20 years. Frank Fantini has assembled an outstanding team that is truly dedicated to covering the gaming industry better than any other news outlet,” Todd Eilers, Principal of Eilers & Krejcik Gaming, said.

“We are equally excited to have achieved this transaction with Eilers & Krejcik Gaming. Todd has proven to be an excellent businessman as well as an analyst and consultant. This sale is both a great opportunity for our team members and assures the continuation of the outstanding services that Fantini Research has provided to its target market of investors and C-suite executives,” Frank Fantini said.

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Fantini Research will continue to operate under the Fantini Research brand and will be a separate division of Eilers & Krejcik Gaming. Ashley Diem will assume the role of Executive Editor and Publisher of Fantini Research and will manage the day-to-day operations. Frank Fantini will remain in a consulting capacity and will assist in the integration of Fantini Research. Fantini and Eilers will continue to co-publish the EILERS-FANTINI Slot Survey and EILERS-FANTINI Game Performance reports.