Kaizen Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Sportradar and BetConstruct AI were among the leading winners at the SBC Awards 2026, with each company securing two awards at a ceremony held at Lisbon’s MEO Arena.
Held on the final day of SBC Summit 2026, the event marked the 13th edition of the SBC Awards and recognised achievements across 39 categories covering operators, suppliers and individuals in the global betting and gaming industry.
Former Dutch football international Edgar Davids and broadcaster Kirsty Gallacher hosted the ceremony, which celebrated achievements in company leadership, player protection, payments, marketing and product innovation.
“One of my favourite parts of these awards is seeing the teams behind the achievements get their moment on stage,” said Rasmus Sojmark, founder and CEO of SBC. “We know how much work goes into building a successful business or bringing a new product to market, and tonight was an opportunity to celebrate that together. Congratulations to all our winners and finalists.”
Operator awards
- Kaizen Gaming retained both Operator of the Year – Large and Sportsbook Operator of the Year.
- Betsson Group retained the Casino Operator of the Year
- Coolbet won Operator of the Year – Medium
- Vegas Legends collected Operator of the Year – Small
- Novibet retained Innovation in Casino & Gaming Entertainment
- 1xBet successfully defended its Marketing Campaign of the Year title
Supplier awards
- Pragmatic Play won Casino / Slots Developer of the Year – Large for the third consecutive year and also collected Live Casino Supplier of the Year
- Pascal Gaming won Casino / Slots Developer of the Year – Medium
- Gameburger Studios received the small-developer award
- BetConstruct AI won both Sportsbook Supplier of the Year and Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product
- Sportradar received Marketing & Services Provider of the Year and reclaimed Live Betting Product, a category it previously won in 2024
- Digitain was named Platform Provider of the Year
- SOFTSWISS won Aggregator of the Year
- Amusnet was named Multi-Channel Supplier of the Year
- White Hat Gaming received White Label Supplier of the Year
Product and innovation awards
- Stats Perform won the Sports Data Product
- Oddin.gg was named Esports Supplier of the Year
- Playbook Fusion collected Virtual Sports Supplier of the Year
- Soft2Bet won Innovation in Casino Entertainment for the third consecutive year
- SPRIBE’s Aviator was named Crash Game of the Year, following the company’s success in the category in 2025
- Optimove received the Industry Innovation of the Year
- Kanggiten won Innovation in Mobile
- Xtremepush was named Acquisition & Retention Partner
Payments and compliance
- Yaspa won Payment Solution of the Year
- OKTO Payments received the Payment Innovation of the Year
- Incode was named Fraud & Compliance Solution of the Year
- EPIC Global Solutions won the Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year
Rising stars
The Rising Star categories recognised emerging companies across the operator and supplier sectors.
Interplay Tech won Rising Star in Casino, while Megapari received Rising Star in Sports Betting.
Among suppliers, Insightplay AI was named Rising Star in Sports Betting Innovation / Software, while TaDa Gaming won Rising Star in Casino Innovation / Software.
Leadership and culture
Alea received Employer of the Year – Supplier, while Allwyn Hellas was named Employer of the Year – Operator.
The Leader of the Year awards went to Vladimir Dokov, CEO of EGT Digital, and Alina Mihaela Popa, CCO of ICONIC21.
David Natroshvili received the Nico Jansen Vision to Reality Award.
The ceremony concluded the final day of SBC Summit 2026, which brought together the international betting and gaming community for three days of networking, business discussions and education in Lisbon.
