SBC Awards 2026 Announces Final Shortlist

SBC has revealed the shortlist for the 13th SBC Awards, with winners set to be announced on October 1 at Lisbon's MEO Arena during the closing night of SBC Summit 2026. This year's ceremony will recognise achievements across different categories, covering casino operators, game suppliers, payments, compliance, software, marketing, data and technology.

Kanggiten received the highest number of nominations with nine, followed by Betsson Group and Sportradar with seven each. Kaizen Gaming secured six nominations, while BetConstruct AI, Evoplay, GR8 TECH, Playtech, and Soft2Bet were shortlisted in five categories.

Operator Categories

Casino Operator of the Year

• 1win

• 1xBet

• Allwyn Hellas

• Betsson Group

• Campeón Gaming

• Codere Online

• Coolbet

• Kaizen Gaming

• LeoVegas

• Mr Vegas – Immense Group

• NOVIBET

• RocketPlay

• WinSpirit Casino

Operator of the Year – Large Organisation

• 1xBet

• Betsson Group

• Codere Online

• Kaizen Gaming

• LeoVegas Group

• Megapari

• NOVIBET

• Tonybet

Operator of the Year – Medium Organisation

• Alpha Affiliates

• Betinia

• Boomerang Bet

• Brazino777

• Campeón Gaming

• Campobet

• Coolbet

• Linebet

• N1 Partners

• Nesine

• RETABET

• Spinbetter

• Tooniebet

• VL Partners

Operator of the Year – Small Organisation

• AP33

• BETANDYOU

• interplay tech

• Lebull

• Lottofy

• Megabet Plus

• Omnigame

• reactivaction

• The Stakehouse

• Vegas Legends

Sportsbook Operator of the Year

• 1xBet

• Allwyn Greece

• Betsson Group

• Campeón Gaming

• Codere Online

• Kaizen Gaming

• Linebet

• Megapari

• NOVIBET

• Superbet Brasil

Marketing Campaign of the Year

• 1xBet

• Allwyn Greece

• Bally's

• BAR 1 Betting

• BC Ventures

• Betsson Group

• Control F5

• Kaizen Gaming

• Luckia

• MelBet Partners & Affiliates

• RETABET

• SportPesa Kenya

• Superbet

Rising Star in Sports Betting (Operator)

• Handshake Clubs

• Interplay tech

• BetRepublic

• Megapari

• Playdoit

• PricedUp

Rising Star in Casino (Operator)

• Blockbuster Partners

• CASINOANDYOU

• Impressario Casino

• interplay tech

• Jackpotter

• Lebull

• LuckyHills

• Mega Riches

• Omnigame

• reactivaction

Innovation in Casino & Gaming Entertainment (Operator)

• Allwyn Hellas

• Betinia

• Betsson Group

• Campobet

• interplay tech

• Kaizen Gaming

• Lebull

• NOVIBET

• Playdoit

• RocketPlay

Employer of the Year (Operator)

• Allwyn Hellas

• Bally's

• Betsson Group

• Campeón Gaming

• Immense Group

• LeoVegas Group

• Megabet Plus

• Omnigame

• Parimatch

• Stars Partners

• Vegas Legends

Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year

• Allwyn Hellas

• Betsson Group

• BGaming

• EPIC Global Solutions

• Flutter Entertainment

• Flutter UKI

• Gaming1

• Hub Affiliations

• iGaming Ontario

• Kaizen Gaming

• Mindway AI

• SIGA – Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority

• Stars Partners

• Wazdan

Supplier Categories

Employer of the Year (Supplier)

• 01.tech

• 7777 gaming

• Alea

• Altenar

• Amusnet

• BETBY

• BGaming

• EvenBet Gaming

• Evoplay

• Fast Track

• GR8 TECH

• Playtech

• SOFTSWISS

• SPRIBE

• St8

• White Hat Studios

Casino / Slots Developer of the Year – Large Organisation

• 1spin4win

• Amusnet

• BGaming

• Blueprint Gaming

• EGT Digital

• Endorphina

• Evoplay

• Greentube

• IGT PlayDigital

• Pateplay Ltd.

• PG SOFT

• Play'n GO

• Playson

• Playtech

• Pragmatic Play

• Push Gaming

• Relax Gaming

• Stakelogic

• TaDa Gaming

• Wazdan

Casino / Slots Developer of the Year – Medium Organisation

• 3 Oaks Gaming

• Amigo Gaming

• Belatra

• CT Interactive

• ELA Games

• Fazi

• GameArt

• GammaStack

• GAMOMAT

• KingMidas Games

• Mancala Gaming

• Onlyplay

• Pascal Gaming

• PETER & SONS

• PopOK Gaming

• R. Franco Digital

• Spadegaming

Casino / Slots Developer of the Year – Small Organisation

• Caleta Gaming

• DSTPLAY

• Fastspin

• Fortune Factory Studios

• Funky Games

• Gameburger Studios

• Kendoo

• Lambda Gaming

• Million Games

• NGM GAME

• Slingshot Studios

• 18 Peaches

• 7777 Gaming

• Vivid Gaming

Crash Game of the Year

• SPRIBE – Aviator

• Aviatrix – Aviatrix

• Belatra Games – Goose Boom Bang!

• Delasport – Betiator

• Evolution – Red Baron

• Evoplay – Uncrossable Rush

• Fazi – XSpins

• Funky Games – Cash or Crash 2

• Galaxsys – Maestro

• ICONIC21 – Crash Live

• Million Games – Chicken X

• Onlyplay – CosmoX

• Pascal Gaming – Avinho R10

• Riddec Games – Orbital Rush

Acquisition & Retention Partner

• Better Collective

• Blask

• Fast Track

• Gamanza Engage

• Golden Whale

• GR8 TECH

• Optimove

• ReferOn

• Soft2Bet

• Sportradar

• SYNOT Games

Aggregator of the Year

• Alea

• EGT Digital

• Games Global

• GR8 TECH

• Hub88

• Kanggiten

• Notix.Games

• NuxGame

• QTech Games

• Relum

• SlotMatrix by EveryMatrix

• SoftGamings

• SOFTSWISS

• St8

White Label Supplier of the Year

• BetConstruct AI

• BlueOcean Gaming

• Cubeia

• DSTGAMING

• Inplaysoft

• K36

• Kanggiten

• Matchbook

• SkillOnNet

• SoftGamings

• TrueLabel

• White Hat Gaming

Sportsbook Supplier of the Year

• Altenar

• BETBY

• BetConstruct AI

• Delasport

• Digitain

• DSTGAMING

• FIRST

• Gamingtec

• GR8 TECH

• Kanggiten

• OpenBet

• SoftGamings

• SOFTSWISS

• Sportingtech

• Sportradar

• Uplatform

Platform Provider of the Year

• Altenar

• BetConstruct AI

• BGaming

• Broadway Platform

• Digitain

• EveryMatrix

• Evolution

• GammaStack

• GR8 TECH

• Playtech

• Pragmatic Solutions

• Soft2Bet

• SOFTSWISS

• Sportingtech

• Sportradar

Esports Supplier of the Year

• BETBY

• BETER

• DATA.BET

• FeedConstruct

• GRID

• Kanggiten

• Oddin.gg

• Uplatform

Technology, Innovation and Payment Categories

Rising Star in Sports Betting Innovation / Software

• BetHero

• BetStarters

• Conduet

• DATA.BET

• Engage Games

• Gmonitor

• InsightPlay AI INC

• OddsMarket

• OpticOdds

• ShotQuality

• Symphony Interactive

• TAPPP

• The Mill Adventure

• Turbo Stars

• WSF Odds

Live Betting Product

• Abelson Sports

• Delasport

• Exefeed

• FeedConstruct

• Genius Sports

• Huddle

• Kanggiten

• LSports

• Oddin.gg

• OpticOdds.com

• ShotQuality

• Sportradar

• TAPPP

• WSF Odds

Live Casino Supplier

• BetGames

• CreedRoomz

• ElCasino

• ENJOY Gaming

• Evolution

• ICONIC21

• Imagine Live

• Playtech

• Pragmatic Play

• Stakelogic Live

• Vivo Gaming

• Winfinity

Sports Data Product

• Abelson Sports

• B1 | Be One

• BETER

• Exefeed

• FeedConstruct

• LSports

• OpticOdds

• ShotQuality

• Sportradar

• Stats Perform

Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product

• BetConstruct AI

• Betting Hero

• Galaxy Gaming

• Gmonitor

• Pateplay

• Playtech

• Sportradar

• Stellar Bets

• TG Lab

• TVBET

• ZITRO DIGITAL

Virtual Sports Supplier

• B1 | Be One

• Eurovirtuals

• Highlight Games

• Kiron Interactive

• PG Gaming Ltd

• Playbook Fusion

Multi-Channel Supplier

• AGS

• Amusnet

• BETCORE

• EveryMatrix

• Evoplay

• Hub Affiliations

• InTarget

• QTech Games

• ReelLink

• Skilrock Technologies

Marketing & Services Provider of the Year

• Basher Agency

• BC Ventures

• Betandeal

• Betting Hero

• Income Access

• JACKPOT VISION SRL

• Kadam

• Optimove

• PEAKY ADS

• Press Box PR

• Receptional

• Smart Social

• Sportradar

• Vegas Kings

• Xtremepush

Innovation in Mobile

• 1x2 Network

• Booming Games

• EvenBet Gaming

• INSTASOFT

• K36

• Kanggiten

• LOW6

• NGX

• Onlyplay

• Playbook Fusion

• Pragmatic Play

• Soft2Bet

• TG Lab

• Wazdan

Innovation in Casino Entertainment (Supplier)

• Aviatrix

• BetGames

• EGT Digital

• ELA Games

• EngageSuite by EveryMatrix

• Evoplay

• Hub Innovation

• ICONIC21

• Inplaysoft

• INSTASOFT

• Kanggiten

• Onlyplay

• ReelLink

• Soft2Bet

• SPRIBE

• TaDa Gaming

• Vindral V-Track

Rising Star in Casino Innovation / Software (Supplier)

• 18Peaches

• Bigpot Gaming

• Broadway Platform

• DSTGAMING

• ELA Games

• EXCO Game Studio

• Fastspin

• Felix Gaming

• INSTASOFT

• Kanggiten

• Kendoo

• NGX

• PETER & SONS

• RankRadar

• Riddec Games

• TaDa Gaming

• Vivid Gaming

Industry Innovation of the Year

• Amelco

• BETBY

• BetConstruct AI

• Booming Games

• Delasport

• Flows

• Genius Sports

• Hub88

• LSports

• Optimove

• Pretty Technical

• ShotQuality

• Soft2Bet

• Solas Compliance

• Stats Perform

• Xtremepush

• ZingBrain AI

Payment Solution of the Year

• 0xProcessing

• Akurateco

• Bilderlings Pay

• FinteqHub

• Juspay

• Kanggiten

• Neoflow

• PayAdmit

• PAYMODUM LIMITED

• PayPal

• ProntoPaga

• Trustly

• Worldpay

• XBO.com

• Yaspa

Payment Innovation of the Year

• Andaria

• FLEXIFAI

• MiFinity Limited

• OKTO PAYMENTS

• Orchestr

• Pay4Fun

• PayDo

• Paysecure

• RTGS.global

• SPAYZ.io

• TrustLinq

Fraud and Compliance Solution of the Year

• BizAcuity Solutions Private Limited

• ChargeForwards

• Continent 8 Technologies

• GBG

• GeoComply

• Incode

• Kyte

• LEGITIMUZ

• OpenBet

• SEON

• Shufti Pro

• Sift

• Signicat

• Sumsub

The winners across all categories will be announced on October 1, 2026, during the SBC Awards ceremony at the MEO Arena in Lisbon, marking the closing evening of SBC Summit 2026. The Affiliate Leaders Awards will take place one day earlier, on September 30, at the same venue.

The SBC Awards are part of the wider SBC event calendar, which earlier this year also included SBC Summit Malta in St. Julian's.