Kaizen Gaming, Pragmatic Play lead double winners at SBC Awards 2026
Lisbon's MEO Arena hosted the 13th SBC Awards, with Kaizen Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Sportradar and BetConstruct AI each picking up two trophies.
The betting and gaming industry gathered at the MEO Arena in Lisbon on Thursday for the 13th edition of the SBC Awards, staged on the closing day of SBC Summit, according to SBC Americas.
Four names topped the night's results: Kaizen Gaming, Pragmatic Play, Sportradar and BetConstruct AI all walked away with two awards apiece, out of 39 categories covering leadership, player protection, payments and product development.
Former footballer Edgar Davids and broadcaster Kirsty Gallacher presented the ceremony.
SBC founder and chief executive Rasmus Sojmark said the event gave teams a chance to be recognised for work that often goes unseen, adding: "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."
Kaizen Gaming held on to both Operator of the Year – Large and Sportsbook Operator of the Year, repeating its 2025 wins in those categories. Betsson Group also defended its title, taking Casino Operator of the Year for a second year running.
Among the other operator prizes, Coolbet was named Operator of the Year – Medium and Vegas Legends took the small-operator equivalent. Novibet kept hold of Innovation in Casino & Gaming Entertainment, while 1xBET retained Marketing Campaign of the Year.
Pragmatic Play's double came through a third consecutive win of Casino / Slots Developer of the Year – Large, paired with a new award for Live Casino Supplier. Pascal Gaming and Gameburger Studios took the medium and small developer categories respectively.
BetConstruct AI's two wins covered Sportsbook Supplier of the Year and Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product. Sportradar's pair combined Marketing & Services Provider of the Year with Live Betting Product, a category the firm last won in 2024.
Further supplier honours went to Digitain for Platform Provider of the Year, SOFTSWISS for Aggregator of the Year and Amusnet for Multi-Channel Supplier. White Hat Gaming was named White Label Supplier of the Year, Stats Perform took Sports Data Product, Oddin.gg won Esports Supplier of the Year and Playbook Fusion collected Virtual Sports Supplier.
Soft2Bet claimed Innovation in Casino Entertainment for a third year in a row, while SPRIBE's Aviator was named Crash Game of the Year, extending the title the studio won in 2025.
Optimove picked up Industry Innovation of the Year and Kanggiten won Innovation in Mobile, with Xtremepush recognised as Acquisition & Retention Partner.
In payments and compliance, Yaspa took Payment Solution of the Year and OKTO Payments won Payment Innovation of the Year. Incode was named winner of Fraud & Compliance Solution of the Year, and EPIC Global Solutions received the Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year award.
The Rising Star categories highlighted emerging businesses on both the operator and supplier sides. Interplay Tech won Rising Star in Casino and Megapari took Rising Star in Sports Betting, while Insightplay AI was named Rising Star in Sports Betting Innovation / Software and TaDa Gaming secured Rising Star in Casino Innovation / Software.
Workplace honours went to Alea as Employer of the Year – Supplier and Allwyn Hellas as Employer of the Year – Operator. Vladimir Dokov, chief executive of EGT Digital, and Alina Mihaela Popa, chief commercial officer at ICONIC21, were named joint Leaders of the Year, with David Natroshvili receiving the Nico Jansen Vision to Reality Award.
The ceremony closed out three days of SBC Summit 2026, which combined the awards with networking and educational sessions for the international betting and gaming community in Lisbon.