SBC Awards 2025 winners revealed, as world-beating event wraps up

SBC Awards 2025 has revealed the names of the winners during the official ceremony that took place on Thursday, September 18. Among the winners of the 12th edition were such prominent industry names as EveryMatrix, Kaizen Gaming, Optimove, and Sportradar, to name a few.

The event’s official ceremony was hosted by none other than Dutch international and legendary goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar, who spoke in front of a 1,200-strong audience and presented 37 industry accolades to the most deserving companies.

There have been numerous awards to go around, with Kaizen Gaming winning the Operator of the Year – Large, as well as Sportsbook Operator of the Year. The company was followed by 8888.bg, which won the Operator of the Year – Small and Vegas Legends, which secured the Operator of the Year – Medium distinction.

Betsson Group was hailed as Casino Operator of the Year, while 1xBet was distinguished in the Marketing Campaign of the Year category, and only recently, after renewing its partnership with Paris Saint-Germain.

SOFTSWISS, another prominent industry veteran and a tech trailblazer, secured the Employer of the Year award, an acknowledgment of the company’s commitment to not only delivering some of the most impactful solutions, but also taking care of its thousands-strong workforce around the world.

There was little surprise to see Sportradar secure the Sports Data Product and Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product distinctions, with the company continually demonstrating its unflinching commitment to building some of the most robust data-driven products in the industry.

BGaming and Kendoo were distinguished in the Slots Developer of the Year – Medium and Small categories, respectively, whereas Pragmatic Player secured the Slots Developer of the Year – Large. Other winners included:

• Alea: Aggregator of the Year
• BETBY: Esports Supplier of the Year:
• Blask: Rising Star in Casino Innovation / Software
• DATA.BET: Rising Star in Sports Betting Innovation / Software
• Evoplay: Industry Innovation of the Year
• FeedConstruct: Live Betting Product
• FIRST: Sportsbook Supplier of the Year
• GR8 Tech: Platform Provider of the Year
• Inspired Entertainment: Virtual Sports Supplier
• Playtech: Live Casino Supplier
• Soft2Bet (MEGA): Innovation in Casino Entertainment
• Spribe: Crash Game of the Year
• Wazdan: Innovation in Mobile

SBC Summit 2025 was one of the most successful events to date, and has posted record-setting numbers, as mentioned by the hosts during an official press conference that Casino Guru News also attended. You can find out more about the latest SBC Summit 2025 stats here.

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