Baltics

Official Shortlist for the 2020 edition of the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards(BSG Awards) is now available

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6 years ago

July 2, 2020

Zoltan Tundik

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The official shortlist of the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards 2020 is now live.

It has been a hard and stressful period for some of the companies who battled daily by reaching out to their clients base and asking for feedback via votes to help them climb the charts and be included in the shortlist for the 2020 edition of the Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Awards (BSG Awards).

During June, the industry had the chance to cast their votes online for their favorite operators, software suppliers, and connected service providers and help them reach the Top 5 for their respective categories.

The online voting closed on the 30^th of June at midnight and we are happy to announce that despite the critical period the industry is facing, there have been a total of 9641 votes submitted during the session. There have been many categories in which the number of votes has been at the exact results for 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, and even 5^th place. All companies who made the shortlist should feel proud of this achievement.

The shortlists for each category can be found below and as mentioned in the statement, the winners will be decided by the attending delegates via final voting session at the third edition of the conference and awards that will be held on the 6^th of August in Tallinn at Radisson Blu Hotel Olümpia Tallinn.

Make sure to book as fast as possible as the seating is limited! You can choose one of the packages that include either delegate pass or delegate pass and accommodation combo (VIP Package)!

Here are the shortlists per category and per region:

Baltics – 18 Categories

BEST ONLINE CASINO IN THE BALTICS 2020 (OPERATORS)

CBET
NOMINI
PAF
UNIBET
BETSAFE
VIENSVIENS

BALTICS – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN ONLINE CASINO 2020 (OPERATORS)

CBET
NOMINI
PAF
VIENSVIENS
BETSAFE
OPTIBET

BEST SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR IN THE BALTICS 2020 (OPERATORS)

CBET
OPTIBET
PAF
UNIBET
TONYBET
BET365
OLYBET

BALTICS – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN SPORTS BETTING 2020 (OPERATORS)

CBET
PAF
TONYBET
BET365
VIENSVIENS
UNIBET

BEST ESPORTS SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

ULTRAPLAY
MTG ESPORTS
SPORTRADAR
SIS
TAIN BETTING

BEST FANTASY SPORTS / VIRTUAL SPORTS PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
DS Virtual Gaming
FANTASY SPORTS INTERACTIVE (FSI)
NSOFT
PLAYTECH

RISING STAR IN BALTIC FANTASY SPORTS / VIRTUAL SPORTS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
DS Virtual Gaming
NSOFT
FANTASY SPORTS INTERACTIVE (FSI)
PLAYTECH

RISING STAR IN BALTIC SPORTS BETTING TECHNOLOGY 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
ALTENAR
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
DIGITAIN
STATSCORE
SINGULAR

BEST SPORTS BETTING INNOVATION IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
SG DIGITAL
Gaming Solutions
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
ULTRAPLAY

BEST SPORTS BETTING PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
SOFTGAMINGS
Gaming Solutions
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
ULTRAPLAY
ALTENAR

BEST MOBILE BETTING PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
Gaming Solutions
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
ULTRAPLAY
DIGITAIN
STATSCORE

BEST ONLINE CASINO PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

SOFT2BET
EZUGI
TOM HORN GAMING
TV
MICROGAMING

BEST ONLINE CASINO INNOVATOR IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

SOFT2BET
EZUGI
TOM HORN GAMING
SOFTGAMINGS
TV
PG SOFT

BEST SLOTS PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

TOM HORN GAMING
EZUGI
RELAX GAMING
WAZDAN
PLAY’N GO
EVOLUTION GAMING
YGGDRASIL
QUICKSPIN
SYNOT GAMES
NETENT

BEST LIVE CASINO PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (B2B)

EZUGI
NETENT
VIVO GAMING
EVOLUTION GAMING
TV

RISING STAR IN BALTIC ONLINE CASINO TECHNOLOGY 2020 (B2B)

SOFT2BET
EZUGI
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
TOM HORN GAMING
MICROGAMING

BEST PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE BALTICS 2020 (CONNECTED)

CONNECTPAY
GLOBALNETINT
HEXOPAY
BANKERA
TRUSTLY
ZIMPLER

BEST TESTING LABORATORY IN THE BALTICS 2020 (CONNECTED)

BMM TESTLABS
GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL(GLI)
ECOGRA
ITECH LABS
QUINEL

Nordics – 18 Categories

BEST ONLINE CASINO IN THE NORDICS 2020 (OPERATORS)

NOMINI
WAZAMBA
YOYOSE
PAF
BETWAY
BWIN
CASUMO
888
VIDEOSLOTS
UNIBET

NORDICS – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN ONLINE CASINO 2020 (OPERATORS)

WISHMAKER
VIDEOSLOTS
TIVOLI CASINO
BWIN
CASHMIO
NORDICBET
PAF
KARAMBA
UNIBET
888
BET365
POKERSTARS
TOMBOLA
NINJA CASINO
CASUMO
CHANZ
GUTS
JACKPOTJOY

BEST SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR IN THE NORDICS 2020 (OPERATORS)

RABONA
ZULABET
BET365
PAF
BETWAY
BWIN
888
UNIBET
TIPWIN
SVENSKA SPEL

NORDICS – BEST CUSTOMER SUPPORT IN SPORTS BETTING 2020 (OPERATORS)

BET
SVENSKA SPEL
PAF
STANLEYBET
UNIBET
BET365
BETHARD
BETSSON
OPTIBET
NORDICBET
BWIN
BETSTARS
888

BEST ESPORTS SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

ULTRAPLAY
SIS
SPORTRADAR
MTG ESPORTS
ABIOS GAMING

BEST FANTASY SPORTS / VIRTUAL SPORTS PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
FANTASY SPORTS INTERACTIVE (FSI)
VERMANTIA
KIRON INTERACTIVE
NSOFT
BETCONSTRUCT
PLAYTECH
VSOFTCO
MAGELLAN ROBOTECH
SPORTRADAR
BETSYS
SCOUT GAMING GROUP

RISING STAR IN NORDIC FANTASY SPORTS / VIRTUAL SPORTS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
FANTASY SPORTS INTERACTIVE (FSI)
NSOFT
VERMANTIA
SWUSH
BETCONSTRUCT
EVENBET
EVERYMATRIX
KIRON INTERACTIVE
BETRADAR
SCOUT GAMING GROUP
PLAYTECH
OGS FANTASY SPORTS
ELBET

RISING STAR IN NORDIC SPORTS BETTING TECHNOLOGY 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
Gaming Solutions
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
ALTENAR
PLAYTECH

BEST SPORTS BETTING INNOVATION IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
Gaming Solutions
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
ALTENAR
NSOFT

BEST SPORTS BETTING PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
Gaming Solutions
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
ALTENAR
TXODDS
UPGAMING
GIG (GAMING INNOVATION GROUP)
BETCONSTRUCT
METRIC GAMING
NSOFT
OFFSIDE GAMING
LSPORTS
SPORTING SOLUTIONS

BEST MOBILE BETTING PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

GOLDEN RACE
Gaming Solutions
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
ULTRAPLAY
ALTENAR
FSB
NSOFT
GLOBAL BET
STATSCORE
BEST GAMING TECHNOLOGY (BGT – PLAYTECH)

BEST ONLINE CASINO PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

TOM HORN GAMING
SOFT2BET
EZUGI
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
GREENTUBE
NETENT
PLAY’N GO
SG DIGITAL
ASPIRE GLOBAL

BEST ONLINE CASINO INNOVATOR IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

TOM HORN GAMING
SOFT2BET
EZUGI
YGGDRASIL
GREENTUBE
ENDORPHINA
NETENT
BETCONSTRUCT
PLAYSON
QUICKSPIN
ASPIRE GLOBAL
SG DIGITAL
SPIGO

RISING STAR IN NORDIC ONLINE CASINO TECHNOLOGY 2020 (B2B)

TOM HORN GAMING
SOFT2BET
EZUGI
TGLAB SPORTSBOOK & MODELLING
GREENTUBE

BEST SLOTS PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

TOM HORN GAMING
YGGDRASIL
EZUGI
PLAY’N GO
GREENTUBE

BEST LIVE CASINO PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (B2B)

VIVO GAMING
NETENT
EZUGI
MICROGAMING
EVOLUTION GAMING
XPROGAMING

BEST PAYMENT SERVICE PROVIDER IN THE NORDICS 2020 (CONNECTED)

TRUSTLY
MONEYNETINT PAYMENT SOLUTIONS
EML PAYMENTS
PAYSAFE
ECOMMPAY
EMERCHANTPAY
EURO PAYMENT GROUP

BEST TESTING LABORATORY IN THE NORDICS 2020 (CONNECTED)

BMM TESTLABS
QUINEL
GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL(GLI)
ECOGRA
ITECH LABS

As mentioned in earlier press releases, the conference is going ahead as planned and based on official sources, Estonia has allowed from June 1 for citizens from EU and EEA countries with a slow current spread of COVID-19 to enter the country without the requirement of a 14-day self-isolation period.

You can consult the list that is updated weekly on the following link.

MARE BALTICUM – The Baltic and Scandinavian Gaming Summit will once again bring together the leading companies in the Baltic and Scandinavian region for a full day of quality learning and networking with local regulators and industry experts.

You can find more details about the Agenda here or you can register here!

Browse the official event website here: www.marebalticumgaming.com

You can view the photo gallery from the inaugural event on the following link.

Browse the video archives of the panel discussions which were recorded on the 7^th of May at the virtual edition of the conference.

For further inquiries about the 2020 live edition of MBGS and BSG Awards (6 August – Tallinn, Estonia), speaking/attending/sponsoring options, make sure to send an e-mail to Andrada Bota (B2B Sales Executive at Hipther Agency) or subscribe to the weekly newsletter on the following link.

Visit www.marebalticumgaming.com for more details!

For media-related inquiries, please contact Alexandru Marginean (Marketing Specialist at Hipther Agency).

Baltic Tech Week

HIPTHER Baltics Announces Riga Event and Strategic Partnership with LexLegas

Published

1 week ago

January 19, 2026

Wladimir P.

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HIPTHER is thrilled to reveal Lex Legas as a Strategic Partner for the HIPTHER Baltics conference series, which includes Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn. The collaboration incorporates LexLegas’s extensive knowledge in cross-border regulation, compliance, and high-risk legal structures into the targeted Baltic series.

Updated Date for Riga – Baltic Tech Week
The date for the Riga conference has been officially updated to 11 May 2026 (instead of the previously stated 12 May). The conference will remain the inaugural event of Baltic Tech Week in Riga.
After a robust debut set for 21 April 2026 in Vilnius, and prior to the Tallinn edition later in the series, HIPTHER Baltics: Riga strengthens HIPTHER’s dedication to locally anchored, high-quality discussions throughout the Baltic region, uniting regulatory, legal, fintech, and gaming participants around the most significant issues.

A Tactical Alignment: Lex Legas
Lex Legas is a specialized legal consultancy and research-oriented legal brand focusing on iGaming, fintech, payments, AML/CTF, and international regulatory frameworks, emphasizing Baltic, EU, and high-risk regions.
Integrating practical legal experience with regulatory investigation and strategic guidance, Lex Legas collaborates closely with operators, payment processors, software vendors, and international advisors engaged in regulated and semi-regulated sectors. Their expertise spans:

iGaming & betting regulation (EU & non-EU jurisdictions)
AML/CTF frameworks, risk assessments, and compliance structuring
Payment solutions, PSP integrations, and fintech regulatory analysis
Licensing, corporate structuring, and operational legal support
Regulatory trends, enforcement practices, and supervisory expectations
Cross-border legal risk management for high-risk business models

Lex Legas functions where law, compliance, business strategy, and technology converge, transforming intricate regulatory demands into practical, business-focused solutions. The company assembles a new wave of attorneys from the high-risk arena, known for addressing intricate regulatory and operational issues where conventional methods fail.

“At Lex Legas, we work daily at the intersection of regulation, technology, and high-risk business models, exactly where today’s iGaming, fintech, and payments industries are being shaped.

HIPTHER Baltics stands out as a rare platform that goes beyond surface-level discussions and creates space for real, jurisdiction-specific conversations around compliance, licensing, player protection, and operational risk.

Partnering with HIPTHER for the Baltics series feels like a natural extension of our mission: translating complex regulatory frameworks into practical, business-ready solutions. We’re excited to contribute our research-driven perspective and hands-on experience to the dialogue in Vilnius, Riga, and Tallinn, and to help shape meaningful cross-border discussions across the region in 2026” – The Legal Experts of “Lex Legas” Team

HIPTHER Baltics 2026 – Three Capitals, One Vision

The HIPTHER Baltics series brings HIPTHER’s signature focus on regulation, compliance, fintech, and innovation to the heart of the Baltic region through three targeted, one-day conferences each hosted in a Baltic capital and built around locally-relevant themes with regional and cross-border impact.

“HIPTHER Baltics is built as a focused conference series for the region — not just a one-off event. From Vilnius to Riga and Tallinn, our goal is to create a high-level platform where regulators, legal experts, fintech leaders, and gaming stakeholders can connect around the real topics shaping the market: compliance, licensing, payments, player protection, and cross-border operations.

That’s why partnering with Lex Legas feels like a perfect match. Their research-driven approach and hands-on expertise in iGaming, fintech, and regulatory frameworks across the Baltics and beyond brings exactly the depth and clarity we want to deliver through the entire series. We’re proud to welcome them as a Strategic Partner and look forward to building meaningful, practical conversations together in 2026.” — Zoltan “Hawkie” Tundik, Co-Founder & Head of Business, HIPTHER

More information & tickets: https://hipther.com/events/baltics/

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Baltics

DATA.BET Now Powers Esports for Entain NCE Across Baltics & Nordics

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3 months ago

November 3, 2025

Niji Narayan

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DATA.BET, a leading sportsbook solution supplier, has signed a content deal with Entain NCE, to strengthen the esports betting offer of their brands (Optibet and Klondaika) across the Baltics and Nordics – with Estonia as a key rollout market.

Through the collaboration, Entain and its portfolio of brands will receive DATA.BET’s premium esports coverage. The package includes a comprehensive Odds Feed, Risk Management, Bet Builder and a suite of engagement Widgets – Pitch Tracker (interactive 2D map), Scoreboards (visual representation of player statistics), live Video Streaming, Statistical Widgets (team history and game stats) and a Multi Widget that unites all these tools within one screen. The partnership is designed to help Entain brands and their clients increase profitability in esports by combining precise pricing and risk controls with engagement tools that lift turnover and margin.

With the deal, Entain’s customers get access to DATA.BET’s 30+ disciplines and over 10,000 monthly events, delivered with a down-to-the-second bet delay across leading titles such as Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, Valorant, League of Legends and others. A phased expansion of additional disciplines and features will follow to meet Entain’s demand.

“This partnership sets a high bar for product excellence. Our role is to power that ambition with an esports layer that’s rich in content and strong on risk, enabling consistent margins and a best-in-class customer experience. We’ve aligned on a clear roadmap to scale, with more Entain brands scheduled to join the rollout next,” said Otto Bonning, Head of Sales at DATA.BET.

“We are thrilled to partner with DATA.BET who are renown for being the leading Esports provider and who share the same passion and commitment for Esports as we do. DATA.BET’s deep understanding of the esports ecosystem and its growing influence among modern audiences makes the collaboration a perfect fit. Together, we aim to elevate esports and deliver the best experience and entertainment to the fans across Baltics and Nordics regions,” said Hendrik Ahuna, Director of Sportsbook at Entain NCE.

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Baltics

SYNOT Games Announces Strategic Partnership with Boost Casino

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3 months ago

October 28, 2025

Niji Narayan

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In a move that further reinforces its footprint across regulated European markets, SYNOT Games has announced a new partnership with Boost Casino, a prominent platform in Estonia. The collaboration brings certified SYNOT titles, including some of the studio’s latest and most innovative releases, to the casino’s rapidly growing grid.

Players on Boost Casino can now enjoy brand-new titles such as the mystical Respin Multi Joker, 40 Coins of Chance, or Rio Mystery Night. These additions expand Boost Casino’s offering with a spectrum of engaging mechanics, premium design, and mobile-first performance, ensuring the highest-quality entertainment for the Estonian audience.

The agreement is part of SYNOT Games’ strategic initiative to solidify its presence in licensed, regulated markets, providing innovative content through partnerships with established and trusted regional operators.

Martin Krajčí, Chief Commercial Officer at SYNOT Games, said: “We are excited to bring our portfolio to Estonian players through this strategic alliance with Boost Casino. Estonia represents a market with great potential and an audience that appreciates quality, variety, and innovation. Boos Casino’s agility and commitment to delivering premium entertainment make them an ideal partner for our continued Baltic expansion.”

Boost Casino, known for its user-centric approach and cutting-edge platform, views the addition of SYNOT Games content as a key enhancement to its offering and a testament to its mission of hosting best-in-class gaming experiences.

Janis Bariss, Head of Gaming, Entain Baltics & Nordics at Boost Casino, said: “Teaming up with SYNOT Games is an exciting opportunity to enhance our content library with vibrant, engaging titles that truly connect with today’s audience players. Their blend of storytelling, striking visuals, and proven game performance perfectly complements our vision for the future of digital gaming in Estonia.”

This collaboration not only empowers Boost Casino to further differentiate its portfolio but also underscores SYNOT Games’ long-term commitment to regulated growth, responsible gaming and working exclusively with trusted local operators—a model increasingly valued by players and regulators.

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