Kaizen Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Sportradar and BetConstruct AI were the standout winners at the SBC Awards 2026, each securing two awards at this year’s ceremony at the MEO Arena in Lisbon.
Held on Thursday, 1 October, the final day of SBC Summit, the ceremony marked the 13th edition of the awards, recognising the achievements of operators, suppliers and individuals across the global betting and gaming industry.
Dutch 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.
Rasmus Sojmark, Founder and CEO of SBC, said: “One of my favourite parts of these awards is seeing the teams behind the achievements get their moment on stage. 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.”
It was another successful evening for Kaizen Gaming, 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.
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.
Digitain was named Platform Provider of the Year, SOFTSWISS secured Aggregator of the Year, and Amusnet collected Multi-Channel Supplier. White Hat Gaming picked up the title for White Label Supplier of the Year.
Stats Perform was awarded Sports Data Product, while Oddin.gg secured Esports Supplier of the Year, and Playbook Fusion collected Virtual Sports Supplier.
Soft2Bet secured Innovation in Casino Entertainment for a third consecutive year, while SPRIBE’s Aviator won Crash Game of the Year, following 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.
The 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 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.
