Recognizing and Rewarding Expertise and Innovation in the Sports Betting and Gaming Industries

1 October 2026

6:30pm – 11:30pm

1000 Guests

MEO Arena

Welcome to SBC Awards

Now in its thirteenth year of recognising and celebrating the very best in the betting and gaming industry, the prestigious SBC Awards honour the achievements of operators and suppliers across all major disciplines, including payments, marketing, platform providers, and data.

These highly regarded awards are an annual industry milestone, eagerly anticipated each year, bringing senior industry leaders together to reflect on and celebrate outstanding achievements in a world class arena setting.

As always you can expect a night to remember as we have ensured that there will be plenty of fun and networking opportunities throughout the evening. The event falls at the perfect time to bring your colleagues and partners along for the SBC Summit in Lisbon.

The SBC Awards will take place at the MEO Arena on the final day of SBC Summit, Thursday 1st October 2026.

Our Hosts

Kirsty Gallacher

Kirsty Gallacher

Broadcaster

Edgar Davids

Edgar Davids

Dutch legend and superstar

Winners

Our Judges

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George Anestis
Online Casino Director
OPAP
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Anna Arakelyan
Websa
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James Arnold
CEO
Arnold Ash Group
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James Bennett
Group Communications Manager
EveryMatrix
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Irina Birsanescu
Marketing Director
ICONIC21
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Dr. Damir Böhm
Chief Executive Officer
Tipwin
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Daniel Burns
Partner
Oakvale Capital
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Brian Christopher
Creator & CEO
FliptheSwitch.com
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Rhea Craib
Head of Marketing
Flows
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Alessio Crisantemi
President & CoFounder
GiocoNews.it
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Michael Foster
Group Head of Gaming & Commercial Strategy
FEG
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Ivan Gojic
Chief Sportsbook Officer
Entain CEE
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Ebbe Groes
CEO
EveryMatrix
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Richard Hogg
CEO
Openbox Holdings
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Robin Hutchison
Director
Square in the Air
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Robert Kocher
Managing Director
GAMOMAT
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Arjan Korstjens
Principal
Casino Marketing Academy
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Miguel Luís
Head of Compliance
LeBull.pt
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Vladimir Malakchi
CEO
Xanada Investments
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Martin Martirosyan
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Digitain
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Tereza Melicharkova
Head Of Marketing
Elantil
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Christian Melin
Chief Product Officer
Blixx Gaming
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Liesbeth Oost
Head of ESG
JVH Gaming & Entertainment
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Ian Perrygrove
Chief Risk Officer
Kwiff
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Jovana Popović Čanaki
CEO
iGP
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Francesco Postiglione
CEO
Casumo
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Eoin Ryan
Director of Sportsbook & eGaming
BVGroup (BetVictor)
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Kimberley Waldron
Started PR
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Helen Walton
Founder & CCO
G Games
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Kajetan Strini-Brown
Director of Sports Brand & Marketing Acquisition
Tipico
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Vincenzo Armato
CEO & Founder
Adv Revolution
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Michael Baker - Mosley
Director
Triumph B2B
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Simon Westbury
Advisory
1xBet
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Gesina Kunkel
CEO
impulsQ
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Sebastian Jarosch
CEO
Mithrillium Media Ltd
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Claire Osborne
VP of Interactive
Inspired Entertainment
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Šimon Vincze
Head of Sustainable & Safer Gambling
Casino Guru
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Andrea Bellezza
Head of Business Unit
Gentoo Media
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Marc Thomas
MD
Algosport
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Rafal Stanczak
Director of Commerical Partnerships
Statscore
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Mickey Winitsky
Managing Director
SlotCatalogue
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Yoel Zuckerberg
CPO
Soft2Bet
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Cristina Turbatu
Former Chief Technology Officer
Casumo
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Svante Sahlstrom
Chief Commercial Officer
Thunderkick
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Werner Becher
CEO
Kambi
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Andrew Cochrane
Chief Commercial Officer
Soft2Bet
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Rupert Ecker
CEO
Grand Casino Kursaal Bern AG
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Laura Peretta
Head of Supplier Relations
Betsson
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Stuart Baker
Group Director of Sportsbook Products
BetConstruct
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Boris Kiknadze
CEO
FortuneJack
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Michal Glowacki
Chief Operating Officer
SB Software
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Lois Bright
Director of Africa & Middle East
The Connexus Group
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Johan Konigslehner
Director
CAOSAR AB
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Richard Veltri
Chief Revenue Officer
Sisu Group

Our Attendees

Previous events have welcomed a wide range of leading industry brands, and similar attendees are expected for October 2026.

  • 1×2 Network

  • 1xBet

  • 3 Oaks Gaming

  • Alea

  • Amarix

  • Amusnet

  • Aristocrat Interactive

  • Atlaslive

  • AvatarUX

  • BETBY

  • BETER

  • Betsson Group

  • BGaming

  • Black Cow Technology

  • Blue Ocean Gaming

  • Blueprint Gaming

  • Booming Games

  • Bragg Gaming

  • Brite Payments

  • Campeon Gaming

  • Casumo

  • CreedRoomz

  • Digitain

  • Dream Play

  • Ela Games

  • EPIC Global Solutions

  • Evoplay

  • Games Global

  • GamingMalta

  • GAMOMAT

  • Gentoo Media

  • Giacoma – Dalla, Anthony

  • Hacksaw Gaming

  • Hub88

  • iGate

  • iGP

  • impressario Casino

  • Infront Bettor

  • JohhnyBet

  • Kalamba Games

  • Lottofy

  • Mascot Gaming

  • Medier

  • MindwayAI

  • N1 Partners

  • Novibet

  • Octoplay

  • Oddin.gg

  • Payhound

  • PAYSTRAX

  • Paytently

  • Peter & Sons

  • Playnetic

  • Playtech

  • Pragmatic Play

  • Relax Gaming

  • RubyPlay

  • Slotcatalog

  • SOFTSWISS

  • SpinOro

  • Stars Partners

  • SYNOT Games

  • Totogaming

  • VegasLegends

  • WINBET ONLINE

  • Yaspa

  • Yggdrasil

  • Omnigame

  • Atom

  • Spinwise

  • Flashscore

  • OpenBet

  • iGaming Academy Limited

  • Megabet Plus