Gambling.com Group announces the opening of the nomination period of the American Gambling Awards, which is a prestigious recognition organization of the gambling industry in its fifth year. The awards, having created themselves as the initial committed recognition of the U.S. online gambling industry, have since been selecting excellence and innovation in the fast-changing industry.
Fifth Year of Industry Excellence
Recognized nowadays as the American Gambling Awards, they were launched in 2019, and now the tradition takes the leading position as the indicator of great success in the U.S. online gambling industry. Charles Gillespie, the co-owner and managing director of the Gambling.com Group, underlined the development of the program as a top-notch festival of leadership and innovation. The awards are a reflection of those persons and organizations contributing to advancement in sports betting and iGaming in America.
New Category Reflects Industry Evolution
One major change is brought by this year’s program, as the category of Advisor of the Year is added instead of the Dealmaker of the Year award, as it used to be in the previous years. A part of this shift in strategy acknowledges the maturity of the industry and the organizations that have contributed to its strategic, financial, or legal advisory activities, leaving permanent marks on the industry of online gambling in the U.S. The new category reflects on the leadership that influences and defines the future of the sector other than focusing on transactional activities.
Comprehensive Award Categories
The 2025 program consists of the following 12 different categories within the whole gambling environment. They are Online Sportsbook of the Year, Online Casino of the Year, Gaming Product of the Year, and Betting Product of the Year, which are awards of operational excellence in core gambling products. The awards, which also recognize key supporting infrastructure, include the following award categories: Platform Provider of the Year, Data Service Provider of the Year, and Payment Service Provider of the Year.
In addition to commercial recognition, the program also ensures responsibility for its awarding in the form of Responsible Gaming initiatives awards, Policymaker of the Year awards, and Regulator of the Year awards. Executive of the Year C-Suite Gaming The well-regarded C-Suite Gaming Executive of the Year remains a celebration of individual leadership brilliance.
Distinguished Judging Panel
This scoring process upholds its high standards by the panel of 20 judges who have huge experience in the U.S.-specific evaluation. The industry giants Jason Robins of DraftKings, Amy Howe of FanDuel, and Adam Greenblatt of BetMGM finally come back to retain industry knowledge and expertise during the selection process.
New judges such as Jay Deuskar, co-founder and CTO of PrizePicks; George Rover, executive director of the Responsible Gaming Affiliate Association; and Ryan Spoon, president of Yahoo!, also bring new points of view to the panel this year. sports, and Thomas Winter, the mastermind of the online success of the Golden Nugget casino and the current Rush Street Interactive controlling member.
Exclusive Celebration at Michelin-Starred Venue
True to the successful format of last year, there will be a winner’s dinner with exclusive participants in New York City. The location goes back to Torrisi, the renowned Michelin-star restaurant serving Italian food, which offers a small, cozy venue to gather leaders of the industry to celebrate the success. This is an invitation-only event, which is the highlight of the awards program to produce long-lasting memories with those who win, those who judge, and its partners.
The unique Golden Eagle trophy is an 11-inch, gold-plated, cast-pewter figure of an American bald eagle perched in front of casino chips, to be given to winners. The trophy is newly made in the same company that would have done the Golden Globes and Emmy Awards.
Critical Timeline for Participants
The professionals in the industry are granted until August 8 to nominate using the formal form. There is a systematic schedule where the finalists will be revealed on August 26 and the winners on October 6, whereas the celebration dinner will be on November 19. This tight timeline is to guarantee the creation of energy leading to the exclusive New York party.
The American Gambling Awards remains as a vital benchmark by which the industry sets its standards of excellence, given the vibrant expansion and rising maturity of the U.S. online gambling market. With the sector still growing among states, such awards are needed to give to the companies and individuals providing competition and success in the sector and keeping its standards high within the competitive world.
