BetMGM, FanDuel, and Hard Rock Bet Take Top Honors at SBC Awards Americas 2026
The SBC Awards Americas handed out 34 awards in Fort Lauderdale, with BetMGM, FanDuel, Sportradar, and Kaizen Gaming among the night's biggest winners.
BetMGM, FanDuel, Sportradar, and Kaizen Gaming led the winners at the SBC Awards Americas 2026 ceremony held at Pier Sixty Six in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, during the final evening of the three-day SBC Summit Americas conference. A total of 34 awards were presented before an audience of approximately 600 industry executives representing operators, affiliates, suppliers, and individuals across North and Latin America.
BetMGM secured two awards on the night: Employer of the Year and Marketing and Sponsorship Campaign of the Year. The awards reflect BetMGM’s continued investment in brand positioning and its internal talent strategy as competition for workforce and market share intensifies across the legal US sports betting landscape.
North American Operator Awards
FanDuel Sportsbook retained the Sportsbook Operator of the Year award for North America, continuing a streak at the top of that category that mirrors its market leadership position in US sports betting. Hard Rock Bet Casino was named Casino Operator of the Year for North America, a recognition of the platform’s continued expansion and product development since its statewide launch in Florida.
Rush Street Interactive was named Social Gaming Operator of the Year, while Toonie Bet took Rising Star of the Year honors. Octoplay won the Rising Star in Casino category, and OpticOdds claimed Rising Star in Sports Betting. In payments, WorldPay won Payment Solution of the Year for North America.
Supplier, Data, and Industry Awards
Sportradar successfully defended both its Sports Data Product and Live Betting and Gaming Product titles, making it the most decorated supplier of the night alongside Kaizen Gaming. Kaizen Gaming, which operates the Betano brand, retained both Sportsbook Operator of the Year and Casino Operator of the Year for Latin America for a second consecutive year.
Altenar won Sportsbook Supplier of the Year, while White Hat Studios claimed Casino Supplier of the Year for North America. Spribe’s Aviator was named Game of the Year. Digitain took Platform Provider of the Year, Xtremepush retained Acquisition and Retention Partner of the Year, OpenBet won Compliance Solution of the Year, and Nuvei won Payment Solution of the Year for Latin America.
Betsson Group received the Socially Responsible Initiative of the Year award. In the tribal gaming categories, Choctaw Casinos and Resorts was named Tribal Gaming Operator of the Year, and Heidi Grant of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma won Tribal Leader of the Year. Individual leadership awards went to Leonardo Baptista of Pay4Fun for Latin America and Vik Shrestha of MGM Resorts for North America.
“The standard of this year’s entries was incredibly high, which makes these achievements even more impressive,” said Rasmus Sojmark, founder and CEO of SBC. The awards ceremony marked the conclusion of SBC Summit Americas 2026, which brought together stakeholders from across the betting and gaming industries for three days of networking and educational programming.