SiGMA World Awards 2026 Shortlist Announced Ahead of Rome Ceremony

SiGMA has announced the shortlist for its World Awards 2026, with winners to be revealed in Rome on November 2.

Public and judging-panel voting opened on October 19 and closes on October 26. The ceremony will take place at Corsie Sistine during SiGMA World, which runs from November 2 to 5. 

The nominations span casino and sportsbook operators, game development, platform technology, payments, player engagement, affiliate marketing and industry media. The shortlist below covers 31 categories.

Operators, Player Experience and Responsible Gambling

Best Casino: Stake, Melbet, SpinBetter, RocketPlay, Betsson Group, Campeon Gaming, 1xSlots and TonyBet.

Best Sportsbook: WinWin Bet, Megapari, 1xBet, Kaizen Gaming, Reta.bet and Novibet.

Best on Mobile: 1xSlots, Megapari, Betsson Group, 1xBet and WinWin Bet.

Best Player Engagement: Burning Classics from Booming Games, Aviator from SPRIBE, Crazy Rocket from AbraCadabra and Spinfinity Rush from Pateplay.

Best Customer Loyalty Programme: RocketPlay, Gamdom, Stake and Rainbet.

Best Customer Retention Partner: Fast Track, Voiso, Enteractive, Optimove and Xtremepush.

Responsible Gaming Initiative: Winspirit, bet365, Betsson Group, Casino Guru and PopOk Gaming.

Games, Studios and Casino Content

Best Slot Game Provider: Thunderspin, Felix Gaming, 1spin4win, CT Interactive, GameArt, PG SOFT, Endorphina, GAMOMAT and PopOk Gaming.

Best Game Studio: Kendoo, Ela Games, Solidicon, BF Games, TaDa Gaming, InOut Games and Booming Games.

Best New Game Release: Scaraboosh: Golden Queen from Trifecta, Fish Tales Double Catch Max Scatter from Booming Games, Hunt the Bucks from Belatra Games, Aviamasters 2 from BGaming, Avinho R10 from Pascal Gaming, Mighty Crown: Empire of Gold from Wazdan, Coink Bank from Fazi and Instawin from Galaxsys.

Best Casino Provider: Amusnet, Pateplay, Betcore, Kiss Gaming, UpGames and Felix Gaming.

Best Live Casino Game Provider: Imagine Live, Amusnet, ICONIC21, CreedRoomz and TVBET.

Best Aggregator: SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator, Alea, Blue Ocean Gaming, Games Valley, St8, GREAT_CASINO Aggregation from GR8 Tech, Slotegrator and REEVO.

Fastest Growing Aggregator: NuxGame, BroadHub, Hub88 and Slotegrator.

Platforms, Payments and Technology

Best Casino Platform: PlaylogiQ, SoftGamings, Broadway Platform, InPlaySoft, Aardvark Technologies, White Hat Gaming, EveryMatrix and Vegangster.

Best Sportsbook Platform: Sportingtech, FIRST.bet, Uplatform, SOFTSWISS Sportsbook, BetConstruct, Altenar, Digitain and Delasport.

Best Emerging Platform Provider: Blokotech, BetSymphony from Symphony Solutions, Smartbet, Kanggiten, Vyking and Vegangster.

Best Payment Solution: Spayz.io, Qore, Pay247, B2BINPAY, Finrax and Yaspa.

Best B2B Native Mobile App Provider: K36, Kanggiten, Digitain and Evenbeter.

Best AI & Innovation Solution: Frogo, SCALEO, SlotMatic, Sumsub, Ideeza, OneHazel, Waibee, Vegangster and Fast Track.

Best Innovative Sportsbook Feature: Predictions from BETBY, UltraCup from FIRST.bet, B1 Sports Data Feed from B1 and Live Betting Experience Layer from Kanggiten.

Fastest Growing Sportsbook Provider: DATA.BET, EGT Digital and Kanggiten.

Most Innovative Sportsbook Provider: Altenar, Oddin.gg, BETBY and Delasport.

Industry Game Changer: TITANS, SOFTSWISS, GR8 Tech, Wazdan, SmartSoft, Booming Games and The Ear.

Affiliates, Marketing, Media and Workplace

Best Workplace: 0xProcessing, Amusnet, RedCore, BGaming, Alfaleads and Vegas Legends.

Best Affiliate Programme: Vegas Legends, TonyBet Affiliates, 1xAffiliates, Nordic.Partners, Jim Partners, V.Partners, Blockbuster Partners and C24 Partners.

Best Affiliate: Move Up Media, Casino Guru, Masons Traffic, Tribuna.com, SEOBrothers, Gentoo Media, Better Collective and TrafficStars.

Best Marketing Campaign: The Repositioning & Ready. Set. Grow! from SOFTSWISS, Leaders Choose Leaders from BETBY, Football Festival from Betsson Group, Luck Off from GR8 Tech and Big Deal Show from Big Betty Partners.

Best Influencer: Talox, Andrew Wave, Ericsson Samuel, Eleonora Incardona and Eleonora Cristiani.

Game Changer Marketing Excellence: 18 Peaches, The Power Plugin, SOFTSWISS, Lambda Gaming, SPRIBE and GR8 Tech.

Best Streamer: Rongo, Sodin, Joker, Bakaprase and CiccioGamer89.

Best iGaming Media: InterGame, Gamblers Connect, Gaming International Online, Casino Life Magazine, Global Gambling News, Global Gaming Insider, iGaming.news and Focus Gaming News.