SiGMA Europe Awards 2026: Meet the Shortlisted Contenders In Malta

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The nomination phase for the SiGMA Europe Awards 2026 has officially closed, and the industry's attention now turns to the shortlisted organisations across every major category. From sportsbook operators and casino platforms to affiliates, payment providers, and game studios, this year's shortlist reflects the depth of competition and innovation driving the global iGaming market forward - with the gala night set for 27 May 2026 at Casino Maltese, Valletta.

The SiGMA Europe Awards 2026 Shortlist by Category

Industry Excellence in Business Growth Altenar, Digitain, GR8 Tech, Delasport, Pragmatic Solutions

Esports Supplier of the Year BETBY, PandaScore, Beter, Ultraplay, Abios by Kambi, DATA.BET

Best Multi-Market Sportsbook Operator Bet365, Kaizen Gaming, Super Group, Betsson Group, Evoke, 1xBet

Creative Excellence Pragmatic Play, Cozmo Play, Evolution, SOFTSWISS, Alea, Kiron Interactive, Avion by Lambda Gaming

Best Workplace Arrise, Altenar, Enteractive, SOFTSWISS, RevPanda Group, Digitain, BETBY

Best Sports Betting Operator Meridianbet, Izibet, Betsson, 22bet, Betwinner, 1xBet

Best Sportsbook Platform FIRST, BetConstruct, Altenar, Delasport, BetStarters, BETBY

Best Casino Operator N1 Casino, Weezybet, WinWinBet, Betclic, Casumo

Best Casino Platform BETCORE, Vegangster, Broadway Platform, White Hat Gaming, iGP, NuxGame, CasinoEngine by EveryMatrix, Omnigame

Best Slot Game Portfolio Pragmatic Play, Evolution RNG, TaDa Gaming, Amusnet, Endorphina, Play'n GO, PopOK Gaming, Bragg Gaming Group

Best Live Casino Provider Pragmatic Play, Evolution, Imagine Live, CreedRoomz, El Casino, Winfinity

Best Slot Game Panda Ventura - EGT Digital, Mighty Wild Gorilla - Wazdan, Sweet Rush Bonanza - Pragmatic Play, Duck Hunters Happy Hour - NoLimit City via Evolution, Fortune Gems 500 - TaDa Gaming, Crystal Ball Flaming Link - Gamomat

Best Payment Solution Finductive, Betatransfer, VallettaPay, MiFinity, Paymix, Andaria, Narvi, APCOPAY

Best CRM Solution FastTrack, Optimove, Xtremepush, Customer.io

Best Corporate Services Lenkep, CSB Group, BDO, Kyte Global, Workanova

Best Affiliate Network Makeberry Affiliates, Fomento, Nordic Partners, AlfaLeads, NightRush, Raketech

Best Aggregator BlueOcean Gaming, Notix Games, Alea, SOFTSWISS Game Aggregator, Broadhub, GR8 Tech, Hub88, SoftGamings

Best Affiliate Software ReferOn, MyAffiliates, Affilka by SOFTSWISS, Aff. Tech by GR8 Tech, Affise, Cellxpert, PartnerMatrix

Best Affiliate Program Joinaff, Mate Affiliates, 1xaffiliates, Playfina Partners, The Wolf Partners, WINWIN Partners, Parimatch Affiliates

Best Marketing Campaign Bet it Drives - GR8 Tech, Partnerships With Global Sports Giants - SPRIBE, Big Deal Show - Big Betty Partners, RocketWisdom The Book - RocketPlay Casino, The Passion Makes the Difference - Betsson Group, TMA Traffic for iGaming Products - Propeller Ads, Tracking the Truth - MyAffiliates

Best Player Retention Strategy VideoSlots, HighBet, Novibet, CoolBet, BetHard, Unibet

Best Crypto Payment Provider 0xProcessing, InstaXChange, Coin Gateway, Payhound, Paybis, Heropayments

Best New Game Release Jelly Express - Pragmatic Play, Red Baron Live - Evolution, Chicken Pilot - Spribe, King and Flame - ELA Games, Circle of Sylvan - Fantasma Games via EveryMatrix, Locomotoro - Kendoo

Best Game Design Wazdan, BGaming, EGT Digital, Mancala Gaming, NoLimit City via Evolution, Booming Games, Trifecta, Netgame, Altente

Best Streamer Classybeef, GamDucks, Hyus, eJanemo, Henny

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With nominees spanning multiple jurisdictions and verticals, the 2026 shortlist underlines the breadth and quality of the industry's current output. Final judging is now underway, and attention turns to who will take home the titles on gala night.

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For the the sourced shortlist for the SiGMA Europe awards head to the official SiGMA website here