Industry Awards
Italian Gaming Awards 2025: over 110 competitors for 21 awards Jury at work and the gala evening on April, the 9th!
Over 110 nominations to win the 21 awards up for grabs: the IGA – Italian Gaming Awards prizes will be awarded during the gala evening on April, the 9th, at Spazio Novecento and are already highly coveted by an audience of high-profile operators and companies, at a national and international level. Here are all the competitors for the precious awards, which you can find here: Italian
Gaming Awards 2025 – Shortlist
After last year’s success at the Italian Gaming Expo & Conference (IGE), the new edition is scheduled for April, the 9th and 10th, 2025 at the Salone delle Fontane in Rome, the one and only selection of excellence and best practices in the Italian public gaming sector is back.
The event dinner on April 9th will be a special evening in an exceptional location, full of charm, like Spazio Novecento. With music, entertainment, good food. And lots of networking.
IGA is an event to award the achievements of operators and affiliates in terms of services, technology and innovation, as well as the suppliers of all the main fields, including payment systems, marketing, platforms, data, certifications and compliance. A real event within the event, which in addition to give value to the industry and its talents, will also have the task of promoting the sector towards the outside, helping to clear the image in the eyes of public opinion, involving, together with experts of the industry, also professionals, VIPs and authorities from other sectors, as guests or judges of the event.
What was the roadmap of IGA 2025?
Launch
The launch took place on December, 15, 2024 with the publication of the dedicated website that began to accept speculative (and free) applications from companies. Applications were closed on March, the 9th.
Short list
From March, the 10th, 2025, the short lists for each category are available.
The floor to the judges
The evaluation period by the jury composed for the special occasion by IGA will end on March, the 31st, 2025 and the respective votes will be decided, the results of which will be announced during the evening of April, the 9th, at Spazio Novecento.
The jury
A great value is expressed by the jury, chosen by Italian Gaming Awards and which perfectly combines the values of the sector, allowing the expression of a quality, authoritative, neutral and very accurate judgment.
In alphabetical order we mention: Ewa Bakun (Clarion Gaming), Michele Bragantini (Tsj Holding), Ludovico Calvi (Ulis), the journalist Massimo Caputi, Gian Luca Comandini (Vesta Calcio), Mauro De Fabritiis (Mdf Partners), Samuele Fraternali (Politecnico Milano Osservatorio Digital Innovation), Fabio Lalli (Entrepreneur, Advisor, Speaker), Matteo Marini (Parlay Capital), Russel Mifsud (KPMG Malta), Pieter Remmer (Assissa Consultancy/Europe/G4 Global), Francesco Rodano (Playtech), Stefano Saladino (Digital Innovation Days/Promofacile), Stefano Sbordoni (Sbordoni&Partners), Cesare Biasini Selvaggi (exibart), Marta Soligo (Unlv), Piermario Tedeschi (Digital Angels), Hélène Thibault (Tonucci&Partners), Christian Tirabassi (Ficom Leisure).
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Industry Awards
ELA Games Receives Key Nomination at EGR Marketing & Innovation Awards

The studio is shortlisted for the “Brand of the Year – B2B” category
ELA Games, an innovative game development studio, has been shortlisted for the “Brand of the Year – B2B” category at the upcoming EGR Marketing & Innovation Awards 2025.
The EGR Marketing & Innovation Awards is an event that celebrates key figures and innovative brands within the iGaming industry. The ceremony recognises companies that demonstrate commercial success through game-changing creativity and contributions to the improvement of the industry. It gathers the brightest and most influential minds to reward those who have helped the online gaming sector grow.
ELA Games’ nomination for the “Brand of the Year – B2B” category highlights the company’s efforts in creating a portfolio that balances operator-centric growth with player-friendly gaming experiences. The studio has demonstrated a commitment to helping operators improve player acquisition and retention metrics through data-backed performance, making it a beneficial partner.
Marharyta Yerina, ELA Games’ Managing Director, commented on the nomination, “The ELA Games team is proud to receive a nomination for a significant category at a prestigious event. We’ve made considerable strides in 2025 to develop our portfolio and create games that both help operators grow and provide fun for players. We look forward to networking with all our peers at the ceremony, and congratulations to all nominees!”
The EGR Marketing & Innovation Awards 2025 will take place on June 19, 2025, at The Mermaid, London. The ELA Games team will attend the ceremony for a night of excitement, networking, and celebration.
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Baltics
BETER Shortlisted in Nine Categories at the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards 2025

BETER is proud to announce that we have been shortlisted in nine categories at the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming (BSG) Awards 2025, organized by HIPTHER. This recognition highlights our continued commitment to delivering top-tier esports, sports betting content and solutions across key European markets.
Our nominations reflect excellence in both Baltic and Nordic categories:
Baltic Categories:
- Best Esports Service Provider in the Baltics
- Rising Star in Baltic Sports Betting Technology
- Best Virtual Sports Provider in the Baltics
- Rising Star in Baltic Virtual Sports
Nordic Categories:
- Best Esports Service Provider in the Nordics
- Best Sports Betting Provider in the Nordics
- Rising Star in Nordic Sports Betting Technology
- Best Virtual Sports Provider in the Nordics
- Rising Star in Nordic Virtual Sports
We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported us during the voting process. Your trust and recognition inspire us to keep innovating and delivering outstanding content and solutions tailored to the needs of operators and players in these dynamic regions.
The winners will be revealed on 27 May 2025 during the MARE BALTICUM Gaming & TECH Summit in Vilnius — stay tuned!
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Affiliate Industry
Casino Guru shortlisted for prestigious SBC Awards Europe 2025

Casino Guru has been shortlisted for the inaugural SBC Awards Europe 2025, joining a competitive field of contestants in the “Casino Affiliate of the Year” category. SBC Awards Europe 2025 is the first edition in what will be a recurring event, celebrating excellence at the SBC Summit Malta, which was rebranded from CasinoBeats Summit.
The event ceremony is due to take place on Thursday, June 12, at the Hilton Malta and will reunite 300 industry guests. Casino Guru is honored to have been distinguished by making the shortlist and competing against other industry leaders such as Gentoo Media, Gambling.com Group, and Brian Christopher’s Flip the Switch.
Casino Guru is more than an affiliate, with a distinguished track record for favoring player safety and empowering consumers to make the right choices about the casinos they play at.
With a review database that exceeds 8,296 casinos, 17,414 bonuses, and 20,194 casino games, Casino Guru is constantly growing as the Internet’s largest and most reliable database for anything that has to do with iGaming.
Commenting on Casino Guru’s shortlisting in the ‘Casino Affiliate of the Year’ category at the SBC Awards Europe 2025, Daniela Sliva, Public Relations and Creative Projects Director, said:
Being shortlisted for the inaugural SBC Awards Europe is a testament to Casino Guru’s impact and recognition as a trusted voice in the industry. Through continuous efforts to educate both industry professionals and players, we have consistently promoted the core values that should define the entire iGaming industry – transparency, fairness, and openness. Casino Guru is proud to be considered for the Casino Affiliate of the Year award, a reflection of our unwavering commitment to player protection and ethical industry standards.
Casino Guru is an outlier with groundbreaking initiatives, including the Complaint Resolution Center, which returned more than $40,000,000 to players by February 2025, making it an unmatched industry specialist.
Casino Guru is one of the few industry companies – and possibly the only one – to actively champion industry-wide improvement of casino standards through its unique Safety Index reviewing methodology.
Each of the more than 8,296 casinos in the Casino Guru database is reviewed manually and scrutinized for the fairness of their terms and conditions.
Ratings are fluid and are continuously subjected to reassessment to ensure that players looking for recommendations will get the most up-to-date and reliable information.
Casino Guru has spearheaded sustainable efforts in responsible gambling through the launch of the Gamtegrity platform and has worked with sector leaders to advance the importance of safe & positive play.
Casino Guru continues to set industry standards by taking a truly player-centric approach, one that challenges industry practices and upholds transparency, fairness, and openness as core principles of play.
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