In case you didn’t know our beloved online poker site Everest Poker is a subsidiary of GigaMedia Limited, originally based in Singapore and is now a competitor in the global market in the online gaming world.

Known for more than it’s rapidly expanding Everest Poker online gaming site, GigaMedia has been involved in major projects with SEGA, XLGames, and Electronic Artsall major publishers in the console video game market.

And with a track record like that it’s not hard to believe that Everest Poker would be included among the greats in its poker endeavor as well.

On November 13, in a press release from GigaMedia, it was disclosed that Everest Poker was awarded the title Poker Operation of the Year from eGaming Review, the annual gaming review conference held in London.

Everest has fast been growing as one of the leaders in the industry and was this year’s “felt sponsor” in the WSOP. It currently serves a large percentage of the online gaming population of Europe and has a formidable share in the Asian market as well.

The trend is expected to increase and Everest has been touted as being the first “truly multilingual poker room,” by marketwatch.com and is applauded for its innovative offerings to the international poker community.