On Monday 23th June, Parliamentary Secretary Jose Herrera received the winners of two prestigious awards held at the Pavilion, Tower of London.

Parliamentary Secretary Jose Herrera said that the Maltese winners of the eGR B2B awards show that local talent can compete both locally and internationally. He said that through innovation and professionalism, Bit8 and WH partners have established themselves in their own field.

“They are both recognized not just locally but internationally. The Maltese Government is supportive towards Maltese entrepreneurs that invest through innovation. The above ties with the Government’s strategy of making Malta a leader in the gaming sector”, said Dr Herrera.

José Herrera added that these two awards show the importance of the industry in Malta.

“The results obtained in the eGR B2B Awards 2014 show the importance of the industry in the local context. As the person politically responsible from the industry, I am doing my utmost to keep it sustainable both in terms of promotion but also in terms of legislation”, said Dr Herrera.

The eGaming Review B2B Awards were created five years ago. They reward the best service providers in the online gaming industry, recognizing the achievements of suppliers from across all the major eGaming disciplines, such as betting and gaming software, networks, mobile, payments, recruitment, IT and infrastructure. Bit8 won the award for “Software Rising of the Year”. This prize rewards the best performing software platform. WH partners won the award for “Corporate Services Providers of the Year”. This recognises the best performing firm offering legal advice to clients engaged in igaming and gambling industries.

Parliamentary Secretary Jose’ Herrera was accompanied by the executive Chairman of the LGA, Mr Joseph Cuschieri.