Alea Game Provider Awards
Entries open 9–27 November 2026
Celebrating the providers, games and campaigns shaping the iGaming industry. Entry is free, open to game providers and developers, and closes on 27 November 2026. Winners will be revealed at our awards ceremony in Barcelona on 18 January 2027.
Entries close Friday 27 November 2026 at 23:59 CET.
Can I enter, and in which category?
Award categories
Eight categories are open for entry and decided by an independent jury. Two are selected by Alea from platform and partnership information, so these are reserved for the data to decide!
Provider of the Year
Recognises the strongest overall provider proposition and contribution to the industry.
Rising Star Provider of the Year
Recognises an emerging provider with between six and twelve months of commercial operations as of and at least one commercially released game.
Live Casino Provider of the Year
Recognises excellence across a provider’s live casino offering.
Best Slot Game of the Year
Recognises outstanding overall slot gameplay and entertainment. Enter a specific slot game.
Best Innovative Game Concept
Recognises a genuinely original concept, format or gaming experience. Enter a specific game or product.
Best Marketing Campaign of the Year
Recognises a standout campaign developed by a game provider. Enter a specific campaign that ran within the past 12 months.
Alea Breakthrough Game Award
Recognises an existing game that has grown exceptionally over the past 12 months.
Alea Best New Release
Recognises the most outstanding newly commercially released game in the eligible release period. Enter a specific game.
Selected by Alea
Alea Top Performing Provider
Awarded to the provider with the highest verified GGR on the Alea platform during the evaluation period. Decided by data alone.
Selected by Alea
Alea Partner Excellence Award
Alea’s highest recognition, selected internally for exceptional collaboration, reliability, trust and long-term partnership value overall.
You are encouraged to enter more than one category, and one entry can go into more than one relevant category if it meets each category’s conditions. Remember; you can submit all your entries in the one form. You don’t need an existing commercial relationship with Alea to take part.
The rules
1. Provider of the Year: Company website; portfolio overview (max 400 words); up to three representative playable game links; up to three substantiated examples of achievements.
2. Rising Star Provider of the Year: Company website; date of first commercial operation with public supporting evidence; at least one released game link; portfolio overview (max 300 words).
3. Live Casino Provider of the Year: Provider website; up to three playable or live demonstration links; concise overview (max 350 words).
4. Best Slot Game of the Year: Game title, provider, commercial release date, playable demo link and short description (max 250 words).
5. Best Innovative Game Concept: Product title, provider, release date, playable demo or video link, and a concept explanation (max 300 words).
6. Best Marketing Campaign of the Year: Campaign name and dates; short description (max 300 words); up to three public asset links; optional summary of results.
7. Alea Breakthrough Game Award: Game title, provider, first commercial release date, playable demo link, and a growth summary with supporting evidence (max 300 words).
8. Alea Best New Release: Game title, provider, first commercial release date, playable demo link and short description (max 250 words).
9. Alea Top Performing Provider: Nothing to submit
10. Alea Partner Excellence Award: Nothing to submit
2.1 The Alea Game Provider Awards 2027 (the “Awards”) recognise excellence among iGaming providers, games and campaigns.
2.2 There are ten awards. Eight open Industry Awards are decided by a panel of ten independent industry judges: (1) Provider of the Year; (2) Rising Star Provider of the Year; (3) Live Casino Provider of the Year; (4) Best Slot Game of the Year; (5) Best Innovative Game Concept; (6) Best Marketing Campaign of the Year; (7) Alea Breakthrough Game Award; and (8) Alea Best New Release.
2.3 The remaining two awards are selected exclusively by Alea and cannot be entered through the application form: (9) Alea Top Performing Provider; and (10) Alea Partner Excellence Award.
2.4 The open categories accept applications from legally established game providers and developers, or their authorised representatives. An existing commercial relationship with Alea is not required.
2.5 Applicants must have the rights to the materials they submit, comply with applicable law and the eligibility conditions of their category, and provide accurate information.
2.6 Participation is free.
3.1 The eligible game release period is 2025 to 2026. Eligible marketing campaigns must run within a 12 month period.
3.2 Rising Star Provider of the Year (2) entrants must have commenced commercial operations between six and twelve months before November 2025 and have at least one commercially released game. Alea Breakthrough Game Award (8) entries must be for an existing game first commercially released in the last 12 months.
3.3 Other category-specific conditions appear beside the entry form. The organiser may request reasonable evidence of release or activity dates.
3.4 To enter, complete the official form at [WEBSITE / FORM URL] by 23:59 CET on Friday 27 November 2026. Email or informal submissions will not be accepted. A submission does not guarantee nomination.
3.5 Each entry within the form must select one eligible Industry Award category and provide the required information. The form asks only for what is necessary: provider name and website; an authorised business contact; category and entry name; relevant commercial release or campaign dates; a concise category-specific description; and a playable demo or publicly accessible supporting links where relevant. The exact fields and word limits are shown in the form.
3.6 Do not submit personal customer data, source code or confidential third-party information.
3.7 A provider may enter multiple eligible categories and may submit different eligible games or campaigns, all within the one form. An individual entry may be submitted to more than one relevant category if it meets each category’s conditions. Multiple wins are possible where independently justified by the published criteria.
4.1 The eight open Industry Awards are evaluated and decided exclusively by a panel of ten independent iGaming professionals who are not part of Alea. Alea administers entries, eligibility and logistics but does not score or select winners in these categories.
4.2 Judges apply category-specific criteria, disclose relevant conflicts of interest and abstain where appropriate. Jury scores and deliberations are confidential.
4.3 Nominees and winners of the Industry Awards are determined by the independent jury under the approved scoring and conflict rules. Up to three nominees will be shortlisted per open category, subject to sufficient eligible entries.
4.4 Alea may check eligibility, verify supporting claims and request reasonable clarification. Incomplete, inaccurate, misleading, unlawful or rights-infringing entries may be rejected or disqualified.
4.5 The organiser may withhold an award where insufficient eligible entries meet the standards.
4.6 Alea Top Performing Provider (7) will be determined from the highest verified provider GGR on the Alea platform during the past 12 months. This award is determined exclusively by objective data.
4.7 Alea Partner Excellence Award (10) is Alea’s highest recognition, selected internally for exceptional collaboration, reliability, trust and long-term partnership value. Neither of these two awards accepts external applications.
5.1 Shortlisted nominees will be contacted using the business contact details submitted and invited to the awards ceremony on 18 January 2027 at ICE Barcelona. Invitation details, attendance arrangements and venue information will be communicated separately via email.
5.2 Travel and accommodation are not included.
5.3 Entrants retain ownership of their submitted intellectual property. By entering, they grant the organiser a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use submitted names, logos, descriptions and approved visual materials solely for administering, judging, announcing and promoting the Awards, including the ceremony and related communications. Entrants warrant that they hold the necessary permissions. Unpublished confidential materials will not be disclosed publicly without appropriate permission.
5.4 The organiser and judges will use non-public submission information only for the Awards and will apply appropriate access controls. Entrants should avoid submitting commercially sensitive materials unless explicitly requested through a secure channel. Judging discussions, individual scores and confidential information are not made public.