Three shortlisted for Gambling Industry Journalist of the Year award

GIJOTY to be contested between the finest the gambling industry specialist press has to offer; shortlist comprises an independent, an iGB writer, and one from Next.io

The organisers of The Gambling Book Awards are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Gambling Industry Journalist of the Year award (GIJOTY), because you can’t beat a catchy acronym.

The shortlist is:

Jake Pollard, Gaming&Co newsletter
Jess Marquez, iGB
Zak Thomas-Akoo, Next.io

The award, the brainchild of Fintan Costello and Jon Bruford, co-hosts of The Gambling Files podcast, aims to reward excellence in industry journalism with meaningful prizes.

Awarded during the European Casino Awards as part of the Gambling Book Awards, the main prize is £4000 to the winner, with £1000 for each of the runners-up.

The ECA event is on January 19th at the Renaissance Barcelona Fira hotel.
“There are some terrific writers in the gambling industry, and some solid journalism. Launching this as part of the Gambling Book Awards just made sense to us as fans of great writing,” said Fintan Costello, co-founder of the awards. Jon added: “Sponsorships are available.”

More information:
www.gamblingbookawards.com
Email: info@gamblingbookawards.com

Notes for editors:

The Gambling Files podcast has been covering the gambling industry for over four years and 240+ episodes. The podcast covers all aspects of the industry from law and regulation to responsible gambling practice and much more. The podcast has a following and listener group comprising largely C-level, founders, owners and partners within the industry. It is available from all good podcast outlets, including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Fintan Costello is currently a non-executive director and board advisor in the gambling industry. He is recognised as ‘the hair’ of this project.

Jon Bruford has been covering the gambling industry as a journalist for over 20 years, and has been podcasting within it for more than five years. He’s the bald one.

*Swishness determined by organisers