The 13th SBC Awards ceremony has recognised leading betting and gaming companies following the conclusion of SBC Summit 2026 in Lisbon. Kaizen Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Sportradar and BetConstruct AI each secured two awards at the event, which took place at MEO Arena.
Former Netherlands football international Edgar Davids and broadcaster Kirsty Gallacher hosted the ceremony. Awards were presented across 39 categories, covering areas such as operators, suppliers, leadership, player protection, payments, marketing and product development.
Kaizen Gaming Defends Two Operator Titles
Kaizen Gaming retained both Operator of the Year – Large and Sportsbook Operator of the Year. Betsson Group also held onto Casino Operator of the Year, while Coolbet won Operator of the Year – Medium and Vegas Legends claimed the small-operator award.
Novibet successfully defended Innovation in Casino & Gaming Entertainment, while 1xBet again received Marketing Campaign of the Year.
Pragmatic Play collected Casino / Slots Developer of the Year – Large for a third straight year and added Live Casino Supplier of the Year. Pascal Gaming won the medium developer category, with Gameburger Studios taking the small-developer award.
BetConstruct AI received Sportsbook Supplier of the Year and Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product. Sportradar matched the two-award result, winning Marketing & Services Provider of the Year and Live Betting Product. The latter marked a return to the category after its previous win in 2024.
Awards Span Platforms, Payments and Data
Several other companies earned recognition for products and services supporting the wider industry. Digitain won Platform Provider of the Year, while SOFTSWISS took Aggregator of the Year. Amusnet received Multi-Channel Supplier of the Year and White Hat Gaming won White Label Supplier of the Year.
Stats Perform was named Sports Data Product winner, while Oddin.gg took Esports Supplier of the Year. Playbook Fusion won Virtual Sports Supplier of the Year, and Soft2Bet secured Innovation in Casino Entertainment for the third consecutive year.
SPRIBE’s Aviator claimed Crash Game of the Year, following its victory in the same category in 2025. Optimove won Industry Innovation of the Year, Kanggiten received Innovation in Mobile and Xtremepush was named Acquisition & Retention Partner.
Payments and compliance also featured prominently. Yaspa won Payment Solution of the Year, while OKTO Payments received Payment Innovation of the Year. Incode took Fraud & Compliance Solution of the Year, and EPIC Global Solutions won Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year.
Emerging Firms and Industry Leaders Recognised
The Rising Star awards highlighted newer businesses across the operator and supplier fields. Interplay Tech won Rising Star in Casino, while Megapari received Rising Star in Sports Betting. Insightplay AI took Rising Star in Sports Betting Innovation / Software, and TaDa Gaming won Rising Star in Casino Innovation / Software.
Employer awards went to Alea in the supplier category and Allwyn Hellas among operators. Vladimir Dokov, CEO of EGT Digital, and Alina Mihaela Popa, CCO of ICONIC21, were named Leaders of the Year.
David Natroshvili received the Nico Jansen Vision to Reality Award.
The summit brought together the international betting and gaming community for networking, business discussions and education.
The SBC Awards have now reached their 13th year, recognising companies and individuals across major areas of the betting and gaming sector.
Source:
“SBC Awards 2026 Winners Announced in Lisbon”, lcb.org, October 6, 2026