BetMGM, Kaizen Gaming and Sportradar each secured two awards at the SBC Awards Americas 2026 ceremony in Fort Lauderdale
The SBC Awards Americas 2026 highlighted the breadth of competitive strength across North America and Latin America, recognising operators, suppliers, affiliates, payment providers, tribal gaming leaders and individual executives shaping the region’s betting and gaming industries. With winners spanning sportsbook, casino, data, live betting, payments, compliance, innovation and responsible gaming, the ceremony reflected the increasingly connected nature of the Americas’ gaming markets.
BetMGM, Kaizen Gaming and Sportradar were the standout performers at the SBC Awards Americas 2026, each securing two awards during the ceremony held at Pier Sixty Six in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The gala was hosted by presenter and television personality Andrea Ocampo, with 34 awards presented before an audience of 600 industry leaders.
The awards formed part of SBC Summit Americas 2026, which brought together more than 10,000 professionals at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale from 9 to 11 June. The wider event included dedicated summits, multilingual conference content, networking and business meetings across the North American and Latin American betting and gaming sectors.
Rasmus Sojmark, Founder and CEO of SBC, said: “One of the most rewarding parts of these ceremonies is having the opportunity to recognise the people and companies that are making a real impact. The standard of this year’s entries was extraordinarily high, which makes these achievements even more impressive. Congratulations to all our winners and finalists on this well-deserved recognition.”
For the second consecutive year, Kaizen Gaming dominated the Latin American operator categories, retaining the titles of Sportsbook Operator of the Year – Latin America and Casino Operator of the Year – Latin America. The company had also won both equivalent LatAm operator awards at the inaugural SBC Awards Americas in 2025, confirming the continuity of its regional performance.
Sportradar also successfully defended two titles, winning again in the Sports Data Product and Live Betting & Gaming Product categories. BetMGM also enjoyed a memorable night, taking home the awards for Employer of the Year and Marketing & Sponsorship Campaign of the Year.
In the North American operator categories, Hard Rock Bet Casino was named Casino Operator of the Year, while FanDuel Sportsbook retained the Sportsbook Operator of the Year award for the second year running. In the affiliate categories, Flashscore was named Affiliate of the Year – Latin America, while Betting Hero won the equivalent North American award.
Among suppliers, Altenar was named Sportsbook Supplier of the Year, Pragmatic Play retained the award for Casino Supplier of the Year – Latin America, and White Hat Studios won the North American casino supplier category. Aviator by Spribe secured the coveted Game of the Year award.
Digitain was named Platform Provider of the Year, while Xtremepush successfully defended its title as Acquisition & Retention Partner. OpenBet received the Compliance Solution of the Year award, and BetConstruct won the Land-Based Betting & Gaming Product category.
Reflecting the industry’s continued focus on player protection and social impact, Betsson Group received the Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year award, while Rush Street Interactive was named Social Gaming Operator of the Year.
Innovation was also recognised across both regions. INSIGHTPLAY.AI won Industry Innovation of the Year – Latin America, while Soft2Bet received the corresponding North American award. In payments, Nuvei was named Payment Solution of the Year – Latin America, while WorldPay took the North American payments award.
The awards also recognised emerging talent and fast-growing companies across the Americas. ToonieBet was named Rising Star of the Year, Octoplay won Casino Rising Star, and OpticOdds secured the Sportsbook Rising Star award.
Individual honours highlighted some of the region’s most influential executives. Leonardo Baptista, CEO of Pay4Fun, was named Leader of the Year – Latin America, while Vik Shrestha, VP of MGM Resorts, won Leader of the Year – North America.
In the tribal gaming categories, Choctaw Casinos & Resorts was named Tribal Gaming Operator of the Year, while Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of the Commerce Division of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, received the Tribal Leader of the Year award.
Sojmark added: “It was a fantastic evening and a well-deserved celebration of the talent, innovation and ambition that exist across both North America and Latin America. I want to congratulate all our winners once again and thank Betsson Group, our Headline Sponsor, as well as all our supporting sponsors, for helping make this edition of the SBC Awards Americas possible.”
The ceremony provided a celebratory close to SBC Awards Americas 2026, rounding off three days of networking, business meetings and educational content for key stakeholders from the betting and gaming industries across North America and Latin America. SBC’s official awards page provides the full list of winners from the 2026 edition.
