Best casino award goes to 888.com

Online casino 888.com has scooped the Best Online Casino of the Year prize at the first ever 2005 eGaming Awards.

The casino, which launched in 1997, also won the Best Overall Online Gaming Operator of the Year award.

The website was praised by judges for its "unparalleled reach and marketing effort in the casino sphere"" and its ""complete control of the value chain"".

John Anderson