The third edition of the SBC Awards Latinoamérica featured the return of Mexican sports journalist and celebrity Inés Sainz to her hosting duties, in front of 450 industry executives in the Terrace Ballroom of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
Kaizen Gaming (Betano) secured the Sportsbook Operator of the Year award for the second time in a row, while Betsson Group received Casino Operator of the Year. Betsson Group's marketing efforts also earned it the award for Marketing Campaign of the Year.
Other winners in the operator categories were BetWarrior, named Rising Star of the Year, Apuesta Total which received the Sponsorship of the Year award, and Entain, which was again recognized with the Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year award.
Rasmus Sojmark, CEO and Founder of event organizer SBC, said: “The SBC Awards Latinoamérica ceremony is a very special and important event for us. It serves as a vital platform for our industry to reflect, honor and celebrate the phenomenal achievements of both companies and individuals. I would like to extend my congratulations to each of the nominated companies and, of course, the winners of the night, for their unwavering dedication to improving and innovating the industry.”
Betcris once again won the prestigious Employer of the Year award, while Andrea Rossi, Commercial Director for Southern Europe and Latin America at Betsson Group received the coveted Leader of the Year award.
In the affiliate categories, Futbol Sites took home the Sports Affiliate/Sports Media Company of the Year award and Super Afiliados was named Casino Affiliate of the Year.
In the supplier categories, Evolution took home the Casino and Online Gaming Supplier of the Year award for the second year in a row. Altenar won Sports Betting Provider of the Year, Pragmatic Play won Bingo and Lotteries Provider of the Year, DATA.BET received Esports Provider of the Year and Virtual Sports Provider of the Year went to NSoft.
The night's rising stars in the supplier categories included FeedConstruct and Aviatrix, which won the Rising Star in Sports Betting and Rising Star in Casino awards.
Sportingtech was named Platform Provider of the Year, SPRIBE was recognized with the Industry Innovation of the Year award, BetConstruct took home In-person Gaming Product of the Year and Genius Sports took home the Acquisition and Retention Partner award.
It was an especially successful night for Sportradar, which took home the awards for Marketing and Services Provider of the Year and Sports Data Product/Live Betting.
In the Payments and Fulfillment categories, OKTO received the award for Payments Solution and Innovation of the Year, while Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) was recognized as Fulfillment Partner/Vendor of the Year.
“The third edition of the SBC Award Latin America was a great success. I would like to thank everyone who helped make the night so memorable, including all of our sponsors,” Sojmark added.
The awards ceremony closed the last day of SBC Summit Latin America 2023, the main online gaming and sports betting event in Latin America, which brought together 3,000 industry experts at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Miami.
Source: SBC / GMB
