The SBC Awards Americas 2026 ceremony, held at Pier Sixty Six in Fort Lauderdale as the closing event of SBC Summit Americas, presented 34 awards recognizing operators, suppliers, affiliates, and individuals across the betting and gaming industries in North and Latin America. BetMGM, FanDuel, Sportradar, and Kaizen Gaming emerged as the ceremony's biggest winners, each taking home multiple awards.
FanDuel Sportsbook retained the Sportsbook Operator of the Year title for North America, while Hard Rock Bet Casino was named Casino Operator of the Year. BetMGM won two awards — Employer of the Year and Marketing and Sponsorship Campaign of the Year — recognizing both its internal talent strategy and its brand-building efforts in a competitive market.
Key Winners Across Categories
Sportradar defended its titles in both Sports Data Product and Live Betting and Gaming Product, completing a strong showing for the data and technology provider. Kaizen Gaming, which operates the Betano brand, retained its Sportsbook Operator and Casino Operator awards for Latin America for a second straight year. Altenar won Sportsbook Supplier of the Year, and White Hat Studios took the Casino Supplier of the Year award for North America. Spribe's Aviator was named Game of the Year across the industry.
Rush Street Interactive was recognized as Social Gaming Operator of the Year. In the rising star categories, ToonieBet was named Rising Star of the Year, Octoplay won in the casino category, and OpticOdds claimed the sports betting rising star title. Digitain won Platform Provider of the Year, Xtremepush retained Acquisition and Retention Partner of the Year, and OpenBet took Compliance Solution of the Year. In payments, Nuvei won the Latin America award and WorldPay took North America.
Affiliate, Tribal, and Individual Awards
Flashscore won Affiliate of the Year for Latin America, while Betting Hero claimed the North American affiliate title. Betsson Group was recognized with the Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year award. Choctaw Casinos and Resorts was named Tribal Gaming Operator of the Year, and Heidi Grant, senior executive officer for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, received Tribal Leader of the Year honors.
Individual leadership awards went to Leonardo Baptista, CEO of Pay4Fun, for Latin America, and Vik Shrestha, vice president at MGM Resorts, for North America. Innovation awards were presented to INSIGHTPLAY.AI in Latin America and Soft2Bet in North America.
"One of the most rewarding parts of these ceremonies is having the opportunity to recognize the people and companies making a real impact," said Rasmus Sojmark, founder and CEO of SBC. The awards marked the conclusion of SBC Summit Americas 2026, which brought together hundreds of executives from across the Americas gaming industry for three days of programming and networking in Fort Lauderdale.
