I can envision the statue now: a trophy with a Barbie doll made up to look like Casino Night on it. (Now that's cheesy.)
These smack of a series of awards given by Casino Player magazine, in much the same categories, over the years. I would, therefore, fully expect "best casino comic" to be Danny Gans, "best casino magician" to be Lance Burton, etc. because no one can dispute that they are the best in their fields.
But I think with regards to "best blackjack player" and "best poker player", GSN is going to show a clear preference toward those who have appeared on their casino programming. Which isn't fair, because in poker particularly, there are a lot of fine players who have never graced GSN with their presence.