24 Nov 2026·London, 🇬🇧United Kingdom
Roundhouse
The EGR Operator Awards are EGR's annual awards programme for the B2C side of the online gambling industry, recognising operators, affiliates and selected suppliers across verticals including casino, sports betting, bingo, poker, lottery and slots. Entries are judged by a panel of independent external igaming experts, and the vote is adjudicated by Deloitte. The 2026 edition runs 34 categories covering activity between September 2025 and August 2026, including several new marketing, team and supplier awards (for example a World Cup 2026 fan engagement campaign award and an operator-supplier partnership award). Entries closed on 4 September 2026; finalists in the seven headline categories, such as Operator of the year and Casino operator, pitch live to judges at a virtual judging day on 14 October, and those categories also award silver and bronze. The ceremony takes place on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at the Roundhouse in Camden, London, a new venue for the awards after the 2025 edition at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms. Winners are revealed on the night, and EGR publishes judges' explanations for each winner online afterwards.
Also exhibiting: PayPal, RocketPlay, WinSpirit
EGR reported the headline result of the previous edition: Betano owner Kaizen Gaming took operator of the year ahead of LeoVegas Group and tombola. The company collected six trophies in total at the central London ceremony.
EGR North America covered BetMGM winning the North American operator of the year category at the 2025 edition. The report notes the show was the awards' 20th edition, held in central London.
EGR's report on the 2023 edition, where MGM Resorts-owned LeoVegas Group won the headline operator of the year award in central London. Kaizen Gaming finished runner-up in that category but won five other awards.
The ceremony is on Tuesday 24 November 2026 at the Roundhouse in London, a new venue for the awards.
Entries closed at midnight on Friday 4 September 2026, and entries may only cover activity between September 2025 and August 2026.
Operators, affiliates and service providers in the igaming industry can enter, choosing from 34 categories. Entrants create an account on the awards platform and complete the entry form.
Yes. You can enter on behalf of another company as long as you include its details in the entry form.
EGR emails entrants once the shortlist is released and also publishes it on a dedicated shortlist page on the awards website. Headline-category finalists are invited to a virtual judging day on 14 October.
An independent panel of external igaming experts, selected fresh each year, scores the entries and the process is adjudicated by Deloitte. EGR itself has no vote, and the judges list is published only after judging ends.
