Gambling.com Group Announces 2025 American Gambling Awards Finalists

Gambling.com Group announced over 60 finalists across 12 categories for the 2025 American Gambling Awards. The awards will recognize winners with individual announcements starting in early October and an exclusive dinner at Torrisi on November 19th. Finalists include BetMGM Sportsbook, Caesars Digital, DraftKings Sportsbook, Fanatics Sportsbook, and FanDuel Sportsbook for Online Sportsbook of the Year.

Gambling.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: GAMB) has announced over 60 finalists across 12 categories for the 2025 American Gambling Awards. The awards, which recognize excellence in the American online gambling industry, will feature individual announcements starting in early October, followed by an exclusive dinner at Torrisi on November 19th. The finalists include notable entities such as BetMGM Sportsbook, Caesars Digital, DraftKings Sportsbook, Fanatics Sportsbook, and FanDuel Sportsbook, all vying for the Online Sportsbook of the Year title [1].

The finalists have been selected by a distinguished panel of judges with extensive United States-specific online gambling industry experience. These judges include founders and CEOs from leading gaming operators and technology companies. The winners will be presented with the exclusive Golden Eagle trophy, an 11-inch, gold-plated, cast-pewter statuette of an American Bald Eagle, designed by Gambling.com Group and manufactured by Society Awards [1].

Charles Gillespie, Co-Founder and CEO of Gambling.com Group, expressed his enthusiasm about this year's finalists. "The companies and products powering the American online gambling industry continue to evolve at an incredible pace. This year’s finalists are the companies and leaders that set the pace in this fast-moving industry," Gillespie said [1].

The 2025 American Gambling Awards will recognize winners with personalized announcements starting in early October. Gambling.com Group will then host the winners, judges, and other invited partners at an exclusive dinner at Torrisi on November 19th. The intimate celebration will serve as a culmination of the program and will commemorate another year of remarkable industry success [1].

The finalists for the 12 award categories for 2025 include:
- Online Sportsbook of the Year: BetMGM Sportsbook, Caesars Digital, DraftKings Sportsbook, Fanatics Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook [1].
- Online Casino of the Year: BetMGM Casino, Caesars Digital, FanDuel Casino [1].
- Gaming Product of the Year: 3X Ultra Diamond from AGS, 7s Fire Blitz Hotstepper™ from White Hat Studios, LuckyTap™ from Design Works Gaming, MGM Live from Playtech, Mighty Wild™: Jaguar from Wazdan, Rich Wilde and the Tome of Insanity from Play’n GO [1].
- Betting Product of the Year: Genius Sports, Linemate, Pikkit, PlayerProps.ai, Rimble, Sportradar [1].
- Platform Provider of the Year: Evolution, Kambi, OpenBet, Playtech, White Hat Gaming [1].
- Data Service Provider of the Year: Genius Sports, MetaBet, Sportradar, WagerWire, Xpoint [1].
- Payment Service Provider of the Year: Aeropay, Nuvei, PayNearMe, Paysafe [1].
- Responsible Gaming Award: American Gaming Association, DraftKings, FanDuel, IC360, Kindbridge Behavioral Health, OpenBet, PlayerProps.ai, Playtech [1].
- Advisor of the Year: Deutsche Bank, Macquarie Capital, Moelis & Company [1].
- Policymaker of the Year: Sen. Bill Coleman & Rep. Ken Luttrell (OK), Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (IA), Rep. Ethan Manning (IN), Rep. Marcus Wiedower (GA) [1].
- Regulator of the Year: Chairman Christopher Hebert, Louisiana Gaming Control Board, Director Jackie Johnson, Arizona Department of Gaming, Executive Director Michael Leara and Deputy Director Kevin Bond, Missouri Gaming Commission, Executive Director Kevin O'Toole, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board [1].
- C-Suite Executive of the Year: Adam Greenblatt, BetMGM CEO, Jordan Levin, OpenBet CEO, David Lopez, AGS CEO, Matt King, Fanatics CEO, Carsten Koerl, Sportradar CEO, Mor Weizer, Playtech CEO, Jason Robins, DraftKings CEO, Michał Imiołek, Wazdan CEO, Andy Whitworth, White Hat Studios CEO [1].

The rollout of winners’ announcements will begin on October 6. For more information about the American Gambling Awards, including a full list of judges, please visit the awards website: www.gambling.com/us/awards [1].

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[1] https://www.stocktitan.net/news/GAMB/gambling-com-group-announces-finalists-for-2025-american-gambling-qngqcodmwei1.html