Gaming Awards
Helio Gaming received the Gaming Concept Specialist of the Year Award
The MGA-licensed lottery games supplier Helio Gaming has been awarded Gaming Concept Specialist of the Year in the Corporate LiveWire Innovation & Excellence Awards 2021.
Ninety thousand businesses and corporate professionals were invited to nominate companies based on service, innovation, experience, and sustainability amongst other criteria.
This is a great start to 2021 for Helio Gaming which is in the process of announcing new partnerships, new games developments and concepts.
It also marks their third award win in the past four months. Innovation and adaptability are the hallmarks of Helio Gaming’s success in an increasingly competitive sector.
Helio’ fully customisable games put the modern lottery player at the forefront of their design. Operators are seeing the benefits of this exciting vertical more and more, especially for upsell, cross-sell and retention strategies.
CEO Keith Galea commented on this latest achievement:
‘I am humbled, and it is an honour to be recognised again for the great work that the team at Helio is doing. We work hand-in-hand with our partners to listen to their needs and bring the best solutions for them, therefore it is of great satisfaction to be recognised with such an award.’
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AI Solutions Provider
Yaspa takes AI Solutions Provider and Safer Gambling Supplier at EGR B2B Awards 2026
Fintech supplier wins two categories at the 3 June ceremony in London, with judges citing its Intelligent Payments platform and open-banking approach.
Yaspa won two categories at the EGR B2B Awards 2026 on 3 June, taking home AI Solutions Provider and AI Solutions Provider at the ceremony in London.
The EGR B2B Awards, held this year at the HAC, recognise suppliers across the iGaming industry. In awarding the AI Solutions Provider trophy, judges said: “Yaspa has demonstrated a highly credible, research-backed, and socially responsible innovation that uses AI to address one of the industry’s toughest challenges: linking financial well-being with gaming behaviour. Yaspa’s Intelligent Payments platform combines technical depth, regulatory alignment, and real-world performance metrics, making it a standout entrant for categories focused on AI innovation, data analytics, or responsible gambling enablement.”
For Safer Gambling Supplier, the judges added: “Yaspa has delivered a strong and innovative submission focused on financial vulnerability and demonstrating a great take on open-banking’s ability to link to at-risk indicators. Intelligent Payments is well aligned to current affordability challenges and provides useful research validation.”
James Neville, CEO of Yaspa, said: “To win not one but two awards at the coveted EGR B2B Awards is an incredible achievement and testament to the great work the whole Yaspa team has done from the company’s inception to now.
“The recognition by the industry of how our technology is using AI to make gambling safer shows the direction the market is heading and how we are leading the technological innovation in this space, from the front.”
Yaspa said the wins follow a period of growth over the past 18 months, including a $12m investment round in July led by Discerning Capital. The company also referenced the opening of a new Atlanta office in the US and a tech hub in Leeds, UK, in August 2025.
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Affiliate Management
ReferOn shortlisted for two EGR B2B Awards 2026 categories
ReferOn has been shortlisted in two categories at the EGR B2B Awards 2026: “Affiliate Software Supplier” and “Full Service Platform of the Year (under 5 years)”. The winners will be announced at the ceremony on June 3 at City Central, HAC, in London.
The company said the nominations follow record growth for its affiliate management platform over the past year, as it focused on automating affiliate management processes and turning program data into operational insights for operators.
ReferOn also highlighted “Refie” as an “intelligent UX layer” designed to make performance data easier to interpret, with the aim of reducing time spent navigating reports.
Alex Bukin, CEO at ReferOn, commented: “These nominations reflect the momentum behind ReferOn’s evolution into an award-winning platform built for operators who refuse to compromise between sophistication and usability. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, but even more excited about the opportunities ahead.”
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Asia
EGT wins SiGMA Asia Awards 2026 for Best Land-Based Game Feature
EGT has won the Best Land-Based Game Feature category at the SiGMA Asia Awards 2026 for the second consecutive year. The award was presented at a ceremony on 01 June, with EGT recognized for its multi-level progressive jackpot Sheng Sheng Bu Xi.
According to the company, Sheng Sheng Bu Xi is part of its Asian-themed products portfolio and is available in two titles: Bonus Boom and Bonus Craze. EGT said the feature runs across four jackpot levels with bonus mechanics including free spins and multipliers.
EGT said the feature is powered by its Exciter IV platform and is compatible with its Supreme, General and Phoenix Series slot cabinets. The company added that Sheng Sheng Bu Xi is deployed in “numerous gaming establishments globally.”
Mariana Manchina, Director of EGT Philippines Corp., said: “It is an honor to us to be acknowledged by the SiGMA Asia Awards again. Following the success of Zhao Cai Shuang Yu last year, the prize for Sheng Sheng Bu Xi is eloquent proof that our Asian-themed products are widely accepted by players, operators, and the professional gaming community as a whole. I would like to thank our customers, partners and friends for their continuous support and recognition, as well as our team, without whose creativity, talent and passion for innovation we would not have been able to have these remarkable achievements.”
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