In this report, we have the full 2026 Global Gaming Awards EMEA 2026 awards winners list. Hosted on day one of the ICE 2026 igaming conference, the ceremony recognised excellence in the online and land-based gaming industry across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. 15 winners were revealed across the online and land-based gambling industry, with casinos, operators, sportsbooks, and affiliates among the awards.
Key Highlights
- The Pragmatic Play software provider scooped up two awards
- The Gates of Hades on slot by Pragmatic Play won the Online Slot of the Year award
- Pragmatic Play is the official 2026 GGA EMEA Online Casino Supplier of the Year
- The Soft2Bet aggregator is this year’s Platform Provider of the Year
Global Gaming Awards EMEA 2026 Winners Announced: The ICE 2026 and the EMEA Awards were hosted at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via in Barcelona. You can find out more about the event via our source of this post, the GGA website.
Global Gaming Awards EMEA 2026 Winners
The shortlist was whittled down on the 10th of November 2025 from a long list of EMEA self-nominations, and the winners were chosen by 40 judges hand-picked from around the industry. Today, we can finally reveal the winners, many of whom are names that most of you will recognise. Pragmatic Play took home two awards, including the Slot of the Year for its Gates of Hades release, while Spribe scooped yet another award for its hugely popular crash game, Aviator. Aristocrat, The Hippodrome Casino and Betsson were some of the other names honored.
The entire judging process was adjudicated by KPMG to ensure fairness.
| Online Casino of the Year |
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| BetMGM |
| Online Slot of the Year |
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| Gates of Hades (Pragmatic Play) |
| Online Casino Supplier of the Year |
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| Pragmatic Play |
| Crash Game of the Year |
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| Aviator (Spribe) |
| Platform Provider of the Year |
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| Soft2Bet |
| Sports Betting Operator of the Year |
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| Gammastack |
| Sports Betting Supplier of the Year |
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| Sportradar |
| Casino of the Year |
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| The Hippodrome Casino |
| Casino Supplier of the Year |
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| Aristocrat Gaming |
| Product Launch of the Year |
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| Aristocrat Gaming – The Baron Upright |
| Affiliate Program of the Year |
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| bet365 Partners |
| Services Provider of the Year |
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| Fast Track |
| Breakthrough Company of the Year |
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| Betby |
| Social Responsibility of the Year |
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| Betsson Group |
| Executive of the Year |
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| Jesper Svensson – CEO (Betsson Group) |
Past GGA Winners
Pragmatic Play also won the Online Casino Supplier of the year award last year, which we covered in our EMEA Global Gaming Awards 2025 Winners List. Ironically enough, the software provider also won the same award in 2024 along with the Product of the Year award for its popular Treasure Island live dealer game show release. Another noteworthy name that has also retained an award in this year’s 2026 is the Hippodrome, winning the Casino of the Year in 2025 and 2024. if you are interested in historical awards, you can find a complete list of all Global Gaming Awards winners since 2021 via our Global Gaming Awards (GGA) – Full Winners Lists guide.
If you would also like to find awards from previous events like the International Gaming Awards, EGR and SBC Awards, take a look at our full Online Gambling Awards Events coverage.
