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  Online Sportsbook of the Year

  

  This award will go to the online sportsbook active in the regulated American market who has excelled during the judging period by demonstrating growth, professionalism and customer satisfaction. The judges are looking for operators that have taken the lead in terms of not only growth but thought leadership and responsible gaming.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • BetMGM Sportsbook

  • DraftKings Sportsbook

  • FanDuel Sportsbook

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  Online Casino of the Year

  

  This award is to highlight the success of the online casino operator in the regulated American market that has stood out from the crowd during the judging period. In a competitive space you must show how your product and offering gives players a superior experience. The judges are looking for the overall package so let them know what you are proud of and the features that make your online casino experience amazing for players.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • BetMGM Casino

  • Caesars Palace Online Casino

  • FanDuel Casino

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  Gaming Product of the Year

  

  We’re looking for an individual game or suite of games that have enjoyed the most success during the judging period. The winning product will have provided players with an improved experience or provided operators with an improved offering to secure more players. This award can go to an operator, designer, or other product developer that has introduced (or updated) a gaming product during the judging period.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • 9 Coins Grand Gold Edition from Wazdan

  • Crazy Time from Evolution

  • Fire Blaze from Playtech

  • Jackpot Royale from White Hat Studios

  • Rakin’ Bacon Odyssey from AGS

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  Betting Product of the Year

  

  We’re looking for a betting innovation or new betting product that has enjoyed the most success during the judging period. The winning product will have provided players with an improved experience or provided operators with an improved offering to secure more players. This award can go to an operator, designer, or other product developer that has introduced (or updated) a betting product during the judging period.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • OddsJam

  • Outlier

  • Sportradar

  • WagerWire

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  Platform Provider of the Year

  

  Online gambling operators increasingly rely on sophisticated, third-party platform providers to help deliver their services. These platforms play a critical role in helping the industry scale and ensuring broad access to online gambling for both consumers and upstart operators entering the industry without an existing technology solution. As the industry matures, organizations are innovating to improve their businesses with new software products and systems.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • Kambi

  • OpenBet

  • White Hat Gaming

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  Data Service Provider of the Year

  

  Data is a critical part of success for the American betting and gaming industry. The winner of this award will be presented to the organization that has provided excellence in data service delivery and has directly contributed to improving an overall gaming product, business practices and/or revenue generation for the operator, affiliate or other customer entity.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • MetaBet

  • OpenBet

  • Sportradar

  • XPoint

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  Payment Service Provider of the Year

  

  While progress has been made, many players in the United States still face difficulties making payments to regulated online gambling companies. The winner of this award will have helped deal with this problem by supplying a payment solution which meaningfully increases the success rate of online deposits and payouts.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • Nuvei

  • PayNearMe

  • Paysafe

  • Trustly

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  Responsible Gaming Award

  

  A testament to the industry’s commitment to creating a safe gaming environment, judges will be looking for the industry partner that has done the most to protect online players. The winner will have demonstrated outstanding efforts to identify problem gamblers early, prevent problem gamblers from transacting, to ensure players are dealt with in a fair and responsible manner, and to protect children and other vulnerable persons from being harmed or exploited by gaming.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling

  • DraftKings

  • FanDuel

  • Entain Foundation U.S.

  • OpenBet

  • ProhiBet by IC360

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  Dealmaker of the Year

  

  The expansion of the American gambling landscape is enjoying unprecedented growth and exciting innovation across the board. It has simultaneously seen a wealth of startups and emerging companies along with consolidation of key industry players through strategic mergers and acquisitions as organizations look to capture market share. This dynamic has resulted in some of the most creative and broad-reaching deals in recent history.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  •    Apollo Funds Acquisition of IGT Gaming and Everi Holdings (Deutsche Bank)

  •    DraftKings Acquisition of Jackpocket (Goldman Sachs)

  •    LeoVegas Acquisition of Tipico (Moelis & Company)

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  Policymaker of the Year

  

  This award honors the elected or appointed policymaker (individual or organization) at either the state or federal level that has been a champion for free market principles that will ultimately help the online gaming and sports betting markets flourish. The winner of this award will be forward looking and an advocate for policy that sets up the right structure today that will pay dividends for decades to come.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • Del. Vanessa Atterbeary (MD)

  • Rep. Bob Davis (WY)

  • Rep. Jason Saine (NC) & Rep. Zack Hawkins (NC)

  • Rep. Zack Stephenson (MN)

  • Sen. Eliot Bostar (NE)

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  Regulator of the Year

  

  This award will go to the regulator or regulatory body whose work has enabled the strongest growth potential for their market. Regulatory policies should demonstrate independence from bias, a focus on public safety, and maximizing economic growth while balancing out the practical challenges of operating in a regulated environment.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • Henry Williams, Michigan Gaming Control Board

  • Jamie Eads, Kentucky Racing and Gaming Corporation

  • Stephen Durrell, Kansas Lottery

  • Sterl Carpenter, North Carolina Lottery Commission

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  *NEW* C-Suite Gaming Executive of the Year

  

  Introducing our newest award category: the C-suite Gaming Executive of the Year. This award celebrates the remarkable leadership, innovation, and impactful contributions of a C-Suite Executive in the American gaming industry. Honoring an individual who embodies forward-thinking leadership, strategic vision, and unparalleled ability to drive organizational success, propelling their company and the wider industry to new heights of excellence.

  Winner

  

  TBD

  Finalists

  • Adam Greenblatt, BetMGM CEO

  • Amy Howe, FanDuel CEO

  • Andy Whitworth, White Hat Studios CEO

  • Jacob Claesson, Evolution CEO

  • Jordan Levin, OpenBet CEO

  • Manu Gambhir, XPoint CEO

  • Matt Holt, IC360 CEO

  • Matt Restivo, OddsJam CEO

  • Michal Imiolek, Wazdan CEO

  • Shimon Akad, Playtech COO