Oggs.com Global Online Casino Awards 2008 - Nominees Revealed

London, UK (PRWEB) December 23, 2008 -- eCOGRA recognised Oggs.com, a leading independent online casino reviews (http://www.oggs.com)website revealed today the shortlist of nominees for its annual Global Online Casino Awards (http://www.oggs.com/best-online-casinos-2008.php), covering many categories and territories worldwide. The prepared list of the best online casinos by region, best new online casinos of 2008, best new online slots and best online casino groups is now in its 5th year. Results of the winners will be published at the end of the year.

Past winners of these top accolades voted upon by some of the gambling industry's leading online casino moderators and players include in 2007, Virgin Online Casino, 32Red Online Casino and Intertops Online Casino (http://www.oggs.com/best-online-casinos-2007.php).

This year the quality of online casinos and gaming has improved significantly due to the greater power of the web and increase in bandwidth, allowing better graphics, audio and community being at the forefront of what online gamers now have to hand and expect.

In a year when finding an online casino which will allow all US citizens to play at has been so difficult the nominees include some who have although being recognised as best of breed in 2008 have decided to pull out of the US online gaming market this year. In their place new respectable operations like the nominee Rushmore Casino, in the Best New Online Casinos category has entered and allowed all US players to play in its US Online Casino (http://www.oggs.com/us-online-casinos/).

Oggs.com and its reviewers take into account not only style, speed and ease of use, but also important areas like customer service, cash-out facilities and trustworthiness. Indeed their site is renowned for its quality and fair summations, pointing out the good and not so good when it matters.

Global Online Casino Awards Nominees 2008

Best Online Casino 2008 (US Residents) - Allslots, Club USA, iNetBet, Intertops, Jackpot City

Best Online Casino 2008 (UK Residents) - 32 Red, Canbet, Ladbrokes, Paddy Power, Virgin

Best Online Casino 2008 (EU Residents) - 32 Red, Bet 365, Ladbrokes, Intercasino, Roxy Palace

Best New Online Casino 2008 - Players Palace, Red Flush, Rushmore

Best New Slots - Cashapilla, Elvis Multistrike, Hulks Ultimate Revenge, Tomb Raider - Secret of the Sword, Triple Fortune Dragon, King Kong, My Slot

Best Online Casino Group - Belle Rock Entertainment, Club World Casinos, Fortune Lounge, Jackpot Factory, Wagershare

The winners will be revealed at the end of the year and displayed on Oggs.com - Best Online Casinos 2008 (http://www.oggs.com/best-online-casinos-2008.php) page and at its US facing online casino directory sister site Casinotabs.com (http://www.casinotabs.com)

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