The Gambling.com Group has named the winners for the 2024 American Gambling Awards in a dozen categories, including Online Sportsbook of the Year, Online Casino of the Year and C-Suite Executive of the Year.

A panel of 20 judges with experience in the U.S. online gambling industry evaluated more than 50 finalists in selecting the winners in 12 categories to determine this year’s recipients of the American Gambling Awards Golden Eagle trophy.

The Gambling.com Group, producer of the American Gambling Awards, will host the winners, judges and other invited guests at an exclusive VIP dinner at Torrisi, an acclaimed Michelin Star (2023) restaurant in New York City on Nov. 21.

Largest Annual List Of Finalists Ever

The Golden Eagle, designed and manufactured in the U.S. by Society Awards, is an 11-inch, gold-plated, cast-pewter statuette of an American Bald Eagle displayed with a pile of casino chips. Society Awards is the firm that produces trophies and awards for the Emmys, American Music Awards, MTV Movie Awards and more.

Charles Gillespie, chief executive officer and co-founder of the Gambling.com Group, expressed admiration for the innovation, effort and dedication in the U.S. regulated online gambling industry. He noted that the 2024 list of finalists was the largest ever. The first Golden Eagle awards were presented in 2019.

“With American online gambling bigger than ever and with more nominations than ever before, our annual celebration in New York is moving to a new location,” he said. “My senior team and I look forward to highlighting the great companies and leaders driving this industry forward at Torrisi in New York in November.”

2024 American Gambling Awards Winners 

Below are the winners in this year’s 12 American Gambling Awards categories. Information for each was compiled from company websites and statements and from social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook and X.

Online Sportsbook of the Year

• FanDuel Sportsbook: With 17 million customers, the FanDuel Group, a subsidiary of Flutter Entertainment, offers its trend-setting sports-betting platform, including daily fantasy sports, advance-deposit wagering and more.

Online Casino of the Year

• BetMGM Casino: BetMGM’s iGaming offerings include an array of casino games bolstered by an exclusive partnership with Brian Christopher Slots. 

Gaming Product of the Year

• Jackpot Royale from White Hat Studios: One of the top U.S. iGaming suppliers, White Hat Studios is offering Jackpot Royale as the North America version of its multi-game Jackpot King system, featuring three progressive jackpots.

Betting Product of the Year

• Sportradar: Founded in 2001, Sportradar is a global company providing sports-related live data, virtual sports betting, sports information and media services, and digital sports solutions.

Data Service Provider of the Year

• Sportradar:  The company provides sports federations, news media, consumer platforms and sports betting operators with a range of solutions to help grow their business and covers nearly a million events annually across all major sports.

Platform Provider of the Year

• Kambi: With offices globally, Kambi provides solutions for operators wanting to upgrade their existing sportsbook operations or launch innovative sports-betting products for the first time.

Payment Service Provider of the Year

• Nuvei: This Montréal-based company offers a modular, flexible and scalable technology allowing businesses to accept payments and offer all payout options in the U.S. and elsewhere.

 Responsible Gaming Award

• ProhiBet by IC360: The Las Vegas-based company’s technology provides a secure, transparent method for professional and collegiate sports properties, as well as sportsbook operators, to ensure that athletes, coaches, and league or school administrative staff remain compliant with state regulations governing sports betting.

Dealmaker of the Year

• Apollo Funds Acquisition of IGT Gaming and Everi Holdings (Deutsche Bank, Macquarie Capital): This sale of IGT’s Gaming and Digital Business to Apollo Funds in an all-cash transaction allows IGT Gaming to continue to invest in and enhance its growing core segments while providing customers with a more comprehensive portfolio of offerings. The value on the acquired businesses was placed at $6.3 billion on a combined basis.

Policymaker of the Year

• Maryland Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary, D-Howard County: The lawmaker’s bill to legalize online casino games such as slots was successful in the House, but the measure was bottled up in the Senate as the legislative session concluded, prompting proponents to vow that they’ll try again at the next session.

Regulator of the Year

• Henry Williams, Michigan Gaming Control Board: A licensed social worker with a a bachelor’s degree in political science from Marygrove College, Williams was appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2021 as the board’s executive director. He oversees a staff of 146 employees, vowing “to ensure the conduct of fair and honest gaming to protect the interests of the citizens of the State of Michigan.”

C-Suite Executive of the Year

• Amy Howe, FanDuel CEO: Before becoming CEO at FanDuel in February 2021 and leading the New York-based company to new heights, Howe, a graduate of Cornell and The Wharton School, served as president and COO of Ticketmaster and a partner and McKinsey & Co.

For information about the American Gambling Awards, please visit the awards website: www.gambling.com/us/awards.