SBC announced the recipients of the SBC Awards 2026 at the MEO Arena in Lisbon on Thursday, the final day of SBC Summit.
The 13th edition of the SBC Awards recognized achievements of operators, suppliers and individuals across the global betting and gaming industry. Dutch soccer legend and superstar Edgar Davids joined broadcaster Kirsty Gallacher to host the evening, celebrating excellence across 39 award categories, spanning company leadership, player protection, payments, and product innovation.
Some of the standout winners included multiple companies that won two awards apiece:
- BetConstruct AI
- Kaizen Gaming
- Pragmatic Play
- Sportradar
“One of my favourite parts of these awards is seeing the teams behind the achievements get their moment on stage.,” said SBC founder and CEO Rasmus Sojmark. “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 of our winners and finalists.”
Betsson, Kaizen Gaming, Coolbet win operator awards
It was another successful evening for Kaizen Gaming at the SBC Awards, retaining both Operator of the Year – Large and the title of Sportsbook Operator of the Year. Betsson Group also retained its Casino Operator of the Year crown.
Elsewhere in the operator categories, Coolbet was named Operator of the Year – Medium, while Vegas Legends won Operator of the Year – Small.
Novibet retained Innovation in Casino & Gaming Entertainment, while 1xBET successfully defended its Marketing Campaign of the Year title.
Pragmatic Play picks up two supplier awards
On the supplier side, Pragmatic Play secured Casino / Slots Developer of the Year – Large for a third successive year and added Live Casino Supplier to its honours. Pascal Gaming won the medium developer category, while Gameburger Studios claimed the small category.
BetConstruct AI also celebrated a double success, winning Sportsbook Supplier of the Year and Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product.
Meanwhile, Sportradar collected Marketing & Services Provider of the Year and reclaimed Live Betting Product, an award the brand previously won in 2024.
Other supplier-side winners of SBC awards include:
- Amusnet — Multi-Channel Supplier of the Year
- Digitain — Platform Provider of the Year
- Oddin.gg — Esports Supplier of the Year
- Playbook Fusion — Virtual Sports Supplier of the Year
- SOFTSWISS — Aggregator of the Year
- Stats Perform — Sports Data Product of the Year
- White Hat Gaming — White Label Supplier of the Year
Soft2Bet secured Innovation in Casino Entertainment for a third consecutive year, while SPRIBE’s Aviator won Crash Game of the Year after SPRIBE’s success in the category in 2025. Optimove secured the award for Industry Innovation of the Year, while Kanggiten collected Innovation in Mobile. Xtremepush was named Acquisition & Retention Partner.
In the payments categories, Yaspa was named Payment Solution of the Year, while OKTO Payments collected Payment Innovation of the Year. Incode secured Fraud & Compliance Solution of the Year, and EPIC Global Solutions was recognised for Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year.
Rising Star categories celebrate emerging businesses in gaming
The SBC Awards Rising Star categories recognised emerging businesses across both operators and suppliers.
Interplay tech and Megapari won Rising Star in Casino and Rising Star in Sports Betting, respectively. On the supplier side, Insightplay AI secured Rising Star in Sports Betting Innovation / Software, while TaDa Gaming collected Rising Star in Casino Innovation / Software.
The evening also celebrated leadership and workplace culture. Alea was named Employer of the Year – Supplier, while Allwyn Hellas secured Employer of the Year – Operator.
The Leader of the Year honours went to Vladimir Dokov (CEO, EGT Digital) and Alina Mihaela Popa (CCO, ICONIC21), while David Natroshvili received the Nico Jansen Vision to Reality Award.
The SBC Awards ceremony concluded the final day of SBC Summit 2026, rounding off three days of networking, business discussions and education for the international betting and gaming community in Lisbon.
View the full list of SBC Awards 2026 winners
A separate awards ceremony dedicated to the affiliate space, the Affiliate Leaders Awards, also honoured numerous winners in Lisbon.
