Inside Asian Gaming announces categories for IAG Academy IR Awards

Inside Asian Gaming recently announced the upcoming IAG Academy IR Awards, to be held at The Ballroom at Hilton Manila, Newport World Resorts, on the evening of Wednesday 13 September.

The IAG Academy IR Awards – the first since 2021 due to Macau pandemic restrictions in 2022 – will comprise 20 award categories separated into four divisions: Resort, Gaming, Corporate and Industry.

This will be immediately followed at the end of the evening by a special Hall of Honor ceremony honoring individuals in the Asia-Pacific Integrated Resort industry who have made or are making important industry contributions (more details below).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now more than four years since a genuine Asia-Pacific industry awards was held, with an associated live Gala Dinner and Asian-based organizers. With the pandemic now well and truly in the rearview mirror, IAG recognized that the time had come to create a new and credible awards ceremony for the Asia-Pacific IR industry.

The IAG Academy IR Awards will be a live in-person event with a black-tie gala dinner, held alongside the two-day IAG Academy Summit. Organizer Inside Asian Gaming is an Asian born and bred company with an in-depth knowledge of the people and companies who have made the industry in this part of the world what it is today. IAG has the credibility and convening authority to organize the most prestigious, credible and recognized Awards for the Asia-Pacific Integrated Resort industry.

More details such as the call for members of the Judging Panel and for public nominations for individual awards will be released in the near future.

The 2023 IAG Academy IR Awards categories are:

Division 1: RESORT OFFERINGS
Elements of Asia-Pacific based Integrated Resorts other than gaming.

Best Overall Architectural Impact of an IR
Best IR Resort Attraction
Best Overall Retail Offering by an IR
Best Overall F&B Offering by an IR
Best Hotel Attached to an IR

Division 2: GAMING OFFERINGS
Gaming elements of Asia-Pacific based Integrated Resorts.

Best Slot Solution
Best Electronic Table Game (ETG) Solution
Best Table Game Solution
Best Membership Program
Best Gaming Floor

Division 3: CORPORATE AWARDS
Elements that relate to overall governance and activities of companies that operate Asia-Pacific based Integrated Resort businesses.

Best CSR Initiative
Best Overall CSR Program
Best Legal and Compliance Program
Best Integrated Resort Workplace
Best Corporate Image

Division 4: INDUSTRY AWARDS
Elements relating to the wider industry of and serving Integrated Resorts in the Asia-Pacific region.

Best Industry Solution
Best Industry Innovation
Best Industry Supplier
Best Regional Asia-Pacific Integrated Resort (outside Macau or Singapore)
Best Integrated Resort

HALL OF HONOR
Honoring individuals in the Asia-Pacific Integrated Resort industry who have made or are making important industry contributions.

Rising Stars
Three industry performers will be recognized for their contributions and potential. They must be turning 40 or younger in the year of the Awards (date of birth 1 Jan 1983 or later).

Industry Icons
As in 2021, three industry icons will be inducted, bringing the total number of industry icons to six, as there were no Awards in 2022 due to the pandemic.

Outstanding CEO
To be awarded to an industry CEO (or highest management officer in an industry organization) in recognition of their innovation, creativity, leadership and original thinking.

Industry Legends
To be awarded from 2024, with one of the then-pool of Industry Icons being voted as an Industry Legend.

More information on the awards categories including a detailed description of each is available at https://iagacad.com/ir-awards-awards-categories/.

Nominations close strictly at midnight Manila time on Wednesday 16 August 2023.

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