Industry Awards
Slotsoo Awards 2025: Celebrating Excellence Across Casinos and Game Providers
Summer is here and it is time for Slotsoo’s signature celebration of the iGaming industry. The Slotsoo Casino Awards return for its third edition, continuing the tradition of highlighting operators who excel in delivering a top-tier player experience. This year also marks an exciting expansion with the inaugural Slotsoo Game Provider Awards, giving long-overdue recognition to the creators of great slots.
The New Game Provider Awards and the Winners
Game providers are sometimes overshadowed by casinos, but in reality, both are equally important to the online casino experience. That’s why Slotsoo is proud to shine a spotlight on the studios behind the reels. The winners of Slotsoo’s first provider-focused awards were announced on 24 July 2025, and the honors went to:
- The Machine MVP – Pragmatic Play
- Bonus Buyer – Bullshark Games
- Volatility Virtuoso – Wazdan
- Jackpot Jumbo – Mancala Gaming
- Symphony Spinner – Gamzix
- Reel Renegade – Nolimit City
- Promising Prodigy – Slammer Studios
Please visit the Slotsoo Game Provider Awards page for detailed descriptions of each trophy and the motivations behind the winners.
The Anatomy of Slotsoo’s Trophies: Where Fun Meets Serious Recognition
At Slotsoo, each trophy is whimsical by design but grounded in real player values, making the Slotsoo Awards both entertaining and insightful. Every category has a clear purpose, recognizing what truly matters in iGaming today.
At the core of each awards lineup is a main trophy: The Gambling GOAT honors the top-performing casino operator, while The Machine MVP celebrates the best overall game provider. Surrounding these main awards are a collection of supporting trophies, spotlighting specific areas of excellence, from fast withdrawals and fun bonuses to volatility and winning potential.
These award categories offer a chance for actors who crush it in a certain area to be recognized, even if they don’t dominate across the board. Just like other iGaming awards, Slotsoo includes a category for newcomers, encouraging fresh talent and pushing established names to keep innovating.
The timing of the awards is also a deliberate choice. Markus Björk, head writer at Slotsoo, explains the team’s reasoning:
“After a hectic Winter and Spring packed with iGaming events, June and July offer a rare chance for the industry to slow down and reflect on the year so far. Let’s enjoy the cucumber season and appreciate what’s been achieved. This is when you can harvest the rewards of your hard work before autumn arrives with new challenges and opportunities.”
The Winning Casino Operators 2025
The Slotsoo Casino Awards 2025 took place in June, and these were the seven winners:
- The Gambling GOAT – Betizy
- The Bonus Buff – Sugarino
- The Loyalty Lord – Wisho
- The Withdrawal Wizard – Vauhdikas
- The Gamification Guru – Arctic Casino
- The Payout Professor – Wolfy Casino
- The Noisy Newcomer – Lunar Spins
This was the third time Slotsoo held the casino awards for its English-language site targeting the EU market in general. During the same period, the dedicated awards for the Finnish market, Slotsoo Kasinogaala 2025, celebrated its second year. These awards consist of seven trophies equivalent to the English ones, plus an eighth trophy dedicated to the casino operator with the best slot streaming offering.
The Nordic country is undergoing big changes, with a new gambling legislation and a licensing system planned to be introduced by 1 January 2027. The future will tell how this will affect the structure and categories of the awards.
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Amusnet
Amusnet Celebrates Double Victory at the Golden Spades Awards 2025
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Amusnet has announced that it has received two major awards – Online Provider of the Year and Best Debut in the Land-Based Sector – at the Golden Spades Awards 2025.
These recognitions highlight Amusnet’s strong performance in its core online vertical, as well as the positive reception of its first steps in the land-based market. The Golden Spades Awards are an industry event that highlights notable achievements and contributions across the gaming sector in Bulgaria and beyond.
Irina Rusimova, CCO of Amusnet, said: “These two awards are truly meaningful for us. Online Provider of the Year acknowledges our long-term commitment to building a strong online portfolio, delivering quality, and maintaining trusted partnerships in a highly competitive segment. The Best Debut in the Land-Based Sector award is equally inspiring, as this is a new strategic direction for us and shows that we are moving in the right direction. Both distinctions reflect the unity of our teams and the dedication behind everything we create.”
Receiving these two important awards reinforces the company’s ongoing commitment to excellence across all verticals.
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AOGGAB
EGT with two accolades from Golden Spade’s Awards 2025
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EGT received well-deserved recognition at the Golden Spade’s Awards 2025 ceremony. At the event, held on November 25, the company took the Slot Machine of the Year prize, and its CEO, Vladimir Dokov, was honored with a Certificate for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of the Gaming Industry.
EGT has been distinguished for the excellent performance of its latest series of slot cabinets Supreme, including 4 models – S 32-32 UP, S 32-32 ST, S 55 S ST, and S 55 V ST. For only several months this year, they had numerous installations and have established themselves as players’ favorites in a number of markets around the world, thanks to the perfect combination of eye-catching design, unmatched comfort, and their compatibility with some of the most popular games from the company’s portfolio.
Mr. Dokov was granted the Certificate for Outstanding Contribution to the Development of the Gaming Industry in recognition of his exceptional impact on the sector in Europe and beyond and his role in positioning Bulgaria among the top gaming solutions providers on a global level.
When accepting the awards, he said: “I am honored to be here tonight among so many industry leaders and to receive these two accolades. They are irrefutable proof that even the most ambitious plans can be accomplished when you work with a team of talented and motivated professionals for whom innovation and technological progress are not just high values, but achievable goals. This success belongs to them.”
The Golden Spade’s Awards ceremony was part of the prestigious Gaming Industry Gala Dinner 2025, organized by the Association of Organizers of Gambling Games and Activities in Bulgaria (AOGGAB) with the support of EUROMAT. This year’s edition of the event, which was the third in a row, gathered leading companies and figures from Bulgaria and abroad under the motto “Together in Europe“ and gave them the opportunity to focus on topics like European integration, professional collaboration, and the shared vision for a sustainable future of the industry.
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Global Gaming Awards EMEA 2026
PopOK Gaming Shortlisted for Global Gaming Awards EMEA 2026
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PopOK Gaming has been shortlisted for the Global Gaming Awards EMEA 2026 in the following two categories: “Product Launch of the Year” and “Crash Game of the Year.”
This recognition reflects the company’s continuous dedication to excellence and its growing influence within the international gaming landscape. Over the past year, PopOK Gaming has introduced a number of successful new titles and innovative features that have strengthened its position as a trusted and creative force in the industry.
The Global Gaming Awards celebrate companies that have shown strong performance, innovation and impact across the EMEA region over the past year. The shortlist is the result of a thorough selection process that highlights those setting high standards in the field.
Final winners will be chosen by a panel of senior industry executives, with KPMG monitoring the voting process to ensure transparency and fairness. The award ceremony will take place on 19 January 2026, during the opening day of ICE at Fira Barcelona Gran Via.
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