The Definitive Guide to 2025 iGaming Award Winners: EGR, SiGMA, GGA, SBC & SiGMA Central Europe Compared

The global iGaming industry has become too large, too competitive, and too diversified for any single awards ceremony to capture its full dynamics. Instead, the modern landscape is shaped by several influential awards ecosystems — each spotlighting different regions, verticals, technologies and emerging trends.

In 2025, these awards collectively revealed the companies pushing innovation, setting user-experience standards, driving regulated-market leadership, and defining the creative direction of game development and sportsbook technology.

But with so many events happening across continents, keeping track of the winners — and understanding what they represent — is more challenging than ever.

This article consolidates the results from all the major award circuits of 2025:

• EGR Awards
• SiGMA Awards (Euro-Med, Americas, Central Europe)
• Global Gaming Awards (Americas & Asia-Pacific)
• SBC Awards Europe

The result is a complete, structured overview of the best-performing companies, the most innovative suppliers, and the brands shaping the future of iGaming.

1. EGR Awards 2025 – The Industry’s Benchmark

The EGR Awards remain the most prestigious in online gambling, often described as the “Oscars of iGaming.” Their judging process is rigorous and performance-focused, assessing actual business results, innovation delivery, technology quality, and responsible gambling leadership.

EGR Operator Awards 2025

Kaizen Gaming’s triple victory cemented its position as one of the strongest operators in the world, executing consistently across UX, product depth, and international growth.

EGR Marketing & Innovation Awards 2025

EGR Europe Awards 2025

EGR B2B Awards 2025

EGR continues to be the awards platform most closely associated with proven, large-scale, sustainable performance.

2. SiGMA Awards 2025 – Global, Startup-Friendly and Innovation-Driven

SiGMA has rapidly become the most globally distributed awards ecosystem in iGaming. With events across Europe, MENA, Africa, Asia and the Americas, it reflects the full geographic reach of the industry

Unlike traditional awards, SiGMA tends to highlight:

• innovative early-stage studios
• fast-scaling suppliers
• crypto-forward casinos
• regional operators gaining traction
• affiliate marketing specialists

SiGMA Euro-Med Awards 2025

SiGMA Americas Awards 2025

SiGMA Central Europe Awards 2025

The SiGMA Central Europe Awards have quickly become one of the most influential regional ceremonies, showcasing excellence across the EU, the Balkans and especially Italy, which is emerging as one of Europe’s fastest-growing regulated markets.

B2B Winners – SiGMA Central Europe 2025

B2C Winners – SiGMA Central Europe 2025

3. Global Gaming Awards 2025 – High-Level Corporate Recognition

The Global Gaming Awards (GGA) stand apart from other ceremonies because they bridge land-based and online gaming, offering deep insight into global industry strategy. Their judging is audited and includes senior executives from large casino groups, integrated resorts and major digital platforms.

GGA Americas 2025

GGA Asia-Pacific 2025

These results highlight overarching themes in 2025: omni-channel integration, legacy supplier evolution into digital, and a strong Asian/US push in product innovation.

4. SBC Awards Europe 2025 – The Fastest-Growing Tier-1 Awards Ecosystem

The SBC Awards have evolved quickly into one of Europe’s most respected iGaming award platforms thanks to their wide category spread and industry-driven criteria. Their categories reflect operator priorities: game distribution, affiliate performance, payments, compliance, gambling safety, and global growth.

SBC Operator Awards

SBC Supplier Awards

SBC also integrates SlotCatalog Developer Awards, giving studios and game suppliers data-backed recognition rather than purely jury-based awards.

Cross-Award Patterns: Who Dominated 2025?

As we sliced through all the winners from major award circuits, a number of clear patterns emerged:

• Betsson Group proved itself as a leader across regulated-market performance, ESG leadership and affiliate strength.
• Kaizen Gaming/Betano executed one of the strongest operator award performances ever seen in EGR.
• BETBY and Altenar emerged as textbook examples of sportsbook technology challengers with multi-region wins.
• Spribe (Aviator) and SmartSoft show how game-studio innovation is shifting to smaller, agile firms rather than legacy giants alone.
• Relax Gaming has successfully bridged aggregator & studio roles, winning both submission categories and game performance.
• Aristocrat remains dominant across continents, reinforcing that big-content houses still lead global slot innovation.
• Fast Track emerged as the retention/CRM platform every operator is now evaluating.
• Italy and Central Europe took centre stage: Novomatic Italia, Microgame, Netwin, Agimeg, WorldMatch all show deep regional strength.

Why Tracking Award Winners Still Matters (Despite Biases)

The awards landscape is overwhelmingly crowded — and not all awards are equal. Some are influenced by sponsorship, expo presence or regional weighting rather than purely merit-based criteria. But despite these limitations, tracking awards remains highly useful.

Key benefits:

1. Spotting breakthrough operators before they scale — early award wins often precede rapid growth.
2. Identifying affiliate programmes worth joining — award-winning programmes tend to deliver better partner terms.
3. Tracking supplier momentum — repeated wins at innovation, platform or aggregator levels signal real growth.
4. Anticipating technology trends — AI, live dealer tech, loyalty mechanics and aggregator structures are all flagged via awards.
5. Evaluating prospective employers — awards for “Employer of the Year” and “Best Workplace” help professionals discern best companies to join.
6. Filtering noise in the market — thousands of suppliers exist; award winners act as a curated list of credible names.
7. Spotting investment targets — visibility via awards often correlates with institutional interest, M&A, and funding rounds.

Top 20 Most Awarded iGaming Companies of 2025

Final Thoughts

The combined results from EGR, SBC, SiGMA (Euro-Med, Americas, Central Europe) and the Global Gaming Awards show that the iGaming sector is entering an era defined by regional nuance, technology acceleration, omni-channel experience, and deep affiliate networks.

From global operators refining mature multi-market strategies, to dynamic suppliers building AI-driven and hybrid platforms, to regional studios dominating localised markets — the winners of 2025 reveal the direction of the entire industry.

Tracking award winners doesn’t just tell you who is winning today — it helps you see who will lead tomorrow.