Awards
Casino Guru Awards invites you to watch the live ceremony on February 22
The Casino Guru Awards Ceremony is just a week away with the grand date set for Wednesday, February 22 at 13:00 CET. The event will take place online and reunite casino experts and companies, distinguishing them for their efforts and hard work in making the gambling industry a safer place for everyone.
Casino Guru Awards 2023 will reveal the names of the winners of each of the seven categories online during a YouTube live stream hosted by the team. During the event, each of the seven categories will be discussed and a winner – finally announced.
The inaugural edition of the Awards focuses on distinguishing brands across seven core categories that are considered the linchpin of safe and responsible gambling in the industry. Those categories are as follows:
- The Fairest Bonus Policy
- The Fairest General T&Cs
- The Most Impactful Social Responsibility Initiative
- The Best Implementation of RG Tools
- The Most Transparent Casino
- The Most Effective Handling of Complaints Voice of the People
To judge each of the categories, Casino Guru Awards turned to some of the most prominent names in the gambling industry who sat as judges across the panels and sought to distinguish the most worthwhile and deserving gambling companies. The event’s schedule is as follows:
- 13:00 Event Begins
- 13:10 Panel with industry expert judges
- 13:30 Winner of ‘The Most Impactful Social Responsibility Initiative’ category
announced - 13:30 Winner of ‘The Best Implementation of RG Tools’ category announced
- 14:05 Short Break
- 14:10 Winner of ‘The Most Effective Handling of Complaints’ category announced
- 14:30 Winner of ‘The Fairest Bonus Policy’ category announced
- 14:50 Winner of ‘The Fairest General T&Cs’ category announced
- 15:10 Winner of ‘The Most Transparent Casino’ category announced
- 15:30 Short Break
- 15:35 Winner of the ‘Voice of the People’ category announced
The nominees include prominent operators, international gambling and entertainment giants, safe and responsible gambling specialists, tech and data companies, and others.
Apart from the seven core categories judged by the expert list of specialists, Casino Guru Awards 2023 features a “Voice of the People” category voting for which has been going since December 1, 2023. The category’s winner, driven solely by people’s votes, will also be revealed during the upcoming ceremony next week.
Casino Guru proudly invites you to the Casino Guru Awards 2023 ceremony, which you will be able to attend virtually. Viewers are encouraged to ask questions, and should they want to, open discussions using the Slido platform. Do not miss the biggest iGaming event next week – tune in to watch Casino Guru Awards 2023!
Affiliate Success
SOFTSWISS Affiliate Software Platform Wins at IGA 2025
SOFTSWISS, an international tech company with over 15 years of experience in iGaming, announces that Affilka by SOFTSWISS wins Affiliate Company of the Year at the International Gaming Awards 2025. The comprehensive software platform helps manage, track, and analyse affiliate performance in the most convenient way.
The event recognises leading industry experts, both online and land-based. This achievement came as a well-deserved gift for the platform’s 7th anniversary. The award reflects the platform’s dedication to optimising affiliate program management and elevating the operational efficiency of its clients. By helping operators optimise affiliate partnerships, Affilka by SOFTSWISS has established itself as a technology-driven leader in the iGaming realm.
Powering over 440 iGaming brands, the platform currently has more than 360,000 affiliate accounts and 85 million registered players. One of its most impactful updates is the Geo-Distributed Redirect feature. This innovation accelerates redirects up to five times, reduces bounce rates and increases conversions by up to 7%. By enabling players to access casino sites faster, the feature drives higher registrations and deposits.
Other notable platform functionalities include built-in payment processing, which helps streamline financial operations with trusted payment systems and bank transfers. The flexible commission constructor and near real-time reporting features enable operators to tailor their strategies according to constantly evolving business needs.
“We are honoured to receive recognition at such a prestigious level,” said Anastasia Borovaya, Head of Affilka by SOFTSWISS. “This award reflects our unwavering dedication to delivering the best affiliate management solutions in the industry. With over seven years of expertise, a highly professional team, and a passion for innovation, we’ve built a platform that ensures exceptional service and continuous product enhancements for our clients. We’re committed to maintaining this momentum and supporting the growth of our partners worldwide.”
Now, Affilka by SOFTSWISS is showcasing its latest features and achievements at iGB Affiliate in Barcelona. On 21–22 January, the team welcomes partners and clients at stand C10.
Awards
ReferOn Wins SiGMA Awards and Highlights a Stellar End to 2024
ReferOn, the state-of-the-art affiliate management system, received the prestigious SiGMA Europe Award during the conference from November 12 to 14. The multi-day event saw over 27,000 delegates attend, with exhibitors like ReferOn able to interact with valuable B2B traffic and develop their professional networks.
Alexia Gauci, B2B Sales Manager, and David Harris, B2B Affiliate Team Manager, represented ReferOn at the event. They discussed the company’s tools and solutions with visitors and outlined its plans to develop its educational content with initiatives like the ReferOn Insights Seminars, which aim to support operators and affiliates in navigating the platform and increasing its effectiveness. The ReferOn team also highlighted the importance of an ever-changing market, with new features launched in the coming months and beyond.
Additionally, Alexia and David met with MicroGame’s CCO, Diego Mendez, to celebrate their recent landmark partnership. The collaboration will see ReferOn make significant strides to become Italy’s leading affiliate management system as MicroGame’s extensive portfolio of brands will implement the company’s solutions.
ReferOn team won the “Best Partner for Customer Acquisition & Retention 2024” category at the esteemed SiGMA Awards 2024 event. The company was presented with this award due to its commitment to improving the affiliate engagement process and its efforts to provide the best tools to address current operator and affiliate challenges.
Alexia Gauci commented, “The team is thrilled to receive this reputable award from a distinguished organisation like SiGMA. It’s an important milestone for us as we continue to develop our products and services to help operators and affiliates succeed. We have a lot of plans for 2025.”
Awards
Casino Guru takes the top distinction in SBC Awards 2024
Casino Guru has won the SBC Awards 2024 in the “Casino Affiliate of the Year” category, which was contested by 12 shortlists and, which was ultimately won by the company.
Casino Guru is the biggest database of online casinos and online casino bonuses with up-to-date information on thousands of online casinos on the internet, providing human-reviewed insight into individual casinos and devising a complex Safety Index to help assess brands and help players make an informed choice.
The database has grown rapidly, with Casino Guru upholding its “Casino Affiliate of the Year” status by consistently updating its repository with accurate, human-verified data. The accolade was awarded based on key performance indicators, including a more than 100% increase in organic traffic and a noticeable expansion in referring domains over the observed period.
Casino Guru’s Head of Sustainable & Safer Gambling Šimon Vincze, had this to add: “Winning a major award for best casino affiliate is an excellent achievement for us because, as a private company, we do not disclose every commercial detail in the nomination. Instead, we focus on unique achievements and use publicly available information, which puts us at a disadvantage against publicly listed companies. Despite such strong competition, we still managed to convince the judges this year.”
Casino Guru has so far processed more than 6,930 casinos and it currently is the world’s largest gambling casino forum, proving an invaluable source of information for players of all backgrounds. The Casino Guru Forum now numbers 200,000 users and has generated 53,000 posts in the 12 months leading up to the company’s submission for SBC Awards 2024.
In the observed period, the brand has similarly handled 13,514 disputes, compared to 10,708 from the previous period and recovered $10,121,109 in player funds. Casino Guru established 310 new partnerships over the same period.
The accolade comes after Casino Guru added 1,201 new casino brands in the period leading up to the company’s submission alone, with 3,750 casinos reviewed over the extended period, the result of a dedicated joint effort by the company’s team of experts.
The company has used big data, consumer feedback, and a fastidious in-house team of analysts to ensure that it remains at the very forefront of the sector, winning it the important SBC Awards accolade in the “Casino Affiliate of the Year,” and further consolidate its status as an indispensable industry source for matching players with the best casino websites.
This is hardly the first distinction won by Casino Guru this year, or the first time Casino Guru’s efforts have been rewarded at an industry summit.
Casino Guru similarly secured the Vixio Global Regulatory Awards distinction in the “Outstanding Contribution to Safer Gambling” category, demonstrating that as an affiliate company, Casino Guru remains multi-faceted, and fully committed to bringing the safest and most reliable information to its players.
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