The SBC Awards 2026 ceremony crowned its winners at the MEO Arena in Lisbon on Thursday, 1 October, closing out the final day of SBC Summit.
Now in its 13th edition, the prestigious event recognised excellence across 39 categories spanning operators, suppliers, and individuals from across the global betting and gaming industry.
Dutch football legend Edgar Davids joined broadcaster Kirsty Gallacher to co-host the evening, bringing star quality to one of iGaming’s most celebrated annual nights.
Kaizen Gaming was among the biggest stories of the night, retaining both Operator of the Year – Large and Sportsbook Operator of the Year for another consecutive year.
Betsson Group also successfully defended its Casino Operator of the Year title, continuing its strong run at the SBC Awards.
In other operator categories, Coolbet claimed Operator of the Year – Medium, while Vegas Legends picked up Operator of the Year – Small on the night.
Novibet retained Innovation in Casino and Gaming Entertainment, and 1xBET successfully defended its Marketing Campaign of the Year award for the second time.
Pragmatic Play had an outstanding evening on the supplier side, winning Casino and Slots Developer of the Year – Large for the third consecutive year while also taking home Live Casino Supplier.
BetConstruct AI matched that double haul, securing both Sportsbook Supplier of the Year and Land-Based Betting and Gaming Product at the ceremony.
Sportradar also enjoyed a strong night, picking up Marketing and Services Provider of the Year and reclaiming the Live Betting Product award, which the company had previously won in 2024.
Pascal Gaming took the medium developer category, Gameburger Studios won the small developer award, and Digitain was named Platform Provider of the Year.
SOFTSWISS received Aggregator of the Year, Amusnet won Multi-Channel Supplier, and White Hat Gaming secured White Label Supplier of the Year across a busy supplier segment.
Stats Perform received the Sports Data Product award, Incode secured Fraud and Compliance Solution of the Year, and EPIC Global Solutions was recognised for Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year.
Leadership recognition formed an important part of the evening, with Vladimir Dokov and Alina Mihaela Popa both receiving Leader of the Year honours, while David Natroshvili collected the Nico Jansen Vision to Reality Award.
Alea was named Employer of the Year among suppliers, and Allwyn Hellas took the equivalent award on the operator side.
In the Rising Star categories, Interplay Tech won Rising Star in Casino and Megapari took Rising Star in Sports Betting, recognising emerging operator talent in the industry.
On the supplier side, Insightplay AI secured Rising Star in Sports Betting Innovation and Software, while TaDa Gaming collected Rising Star in Casino Innovation and Software.
The ceremony brought SBC Summit 2026 to a close, wrapping up three days of networking, business discussions, and education for the international betting and gaming community gathered in Lisbon.
