Rush Street Interactive has been shortlisted for this year’s SBC North America Awards. Rush Street Interactive is being recognized in several categories including ‘Leader of the Year” Socially Responsible Operator of the Year’, ‘Employer of the Year,’ as well as ‘Casino Operator of the Year. The SBC Awards acknowledge and reward the expertise and innovation of top operators in the North American gambling market.
The North American betting market is one of the fastest-growing in the world. Though the market is growing at a rapid rate, there is still a lot of untapped potential waiting to be explored. Apart from New Jersey, which is so far the fastest growing iGaming market in the US, other regions with large market shares include Canada and Mexico, which recently started introducing betting laws to regulate their online casino sector.
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The long list of awardees to be recognized
This year’s awards will see some of the most recognized sports betting brands compete for top prizes. Also making the shortlist for this year’s iteration include BetMGM, FanDuel, Penn Interactive, DraftKings, Caesars, and PointsBet. The winners of the various awards will be announced before a live audience that will consist of 600 plus of the most important executives in gaming.
The live awards ceremony will be hosted in Manhattan at Pier Sixty this coming July 14th. Those contesting for Sportsbook of the year include Circa Resort & Casino, Penn Interactive, DraftKings, FanDuel, and PointsBet. Most of these brands are widely recognized for their commitment to keeping punters safe by promoting responsible gambling.
Rush Street, which controls popular brand BetRivers, will battle it out with Entain, PointsBet, Caesars Entertainment, and DraftKings for the Socially responsible operator of the year. Although the event will recognize many household names in the gambling scene, this year’s awards will also pay homage to challenger brands in the industry. Some of the brands that have been nominated for the Rising Star of the Year award include Sporttrade, Low6, Fubo Gaming, BettorEdge, PrizePicks, Rootz, and MaximBet.
Under the supplier and payments & compliance category, well-known payment providers will also be looking to take home awards. This category will be one of the most keenly contested and will feature the likes of White Hat Gaming, Delasport, PXP Financial, Spotlight Sports Group, Pariplay, IGT, OpenBet, Inspired Entertainment, Nuvei, GAN, PayNearMe, Sports IQ Analytics, Paysafe, Betting Hero, Sportradar, and BetConstruct.
3 companies namely Catena North America, MediaTroopers, and Gambling.com Group have been nominated for the casino and sports affiliates categories. The Sports Media Company of the Year award, which will look to recognize some of the best content producers and publishers in gaming will also be a hotly contested category.
This category will feature brands such as NBC Sports Next, American Affiliate, SGPN, Catena North America, XLMedia Better Collective, MediaTroopers, Playmaker Capital, as well as The Game Day.
The prestigious Leader of the Year Awards will be one of the most anticipated categories. These categories will pit industry-wide CEO and top executives against each other. Some of the top bosses nominated include Boom Entertainment’s Stephen Murphy, Penn Interactive’s Jon Kaplowitz, FanDuel’s Amy Howe, Sportradar’s Carsten Koerl, OneComply’s Cameron Conn, Gambling.com Group’s Charles Gillespie, and Rush Street Interactive’s very own Richard Schwartz.
Rush Street will also be competing for the title of Employer of the Year category. Rush Street will face brands such as VBET, Boom Entertainment, GoldenRace, DraftKings, Better Collective, Inspired Entertainment, and Gambling.com.
As the North American gambling market has continued to flourish, the standards of the products and services that are being developed have proven to be exceptional. The judging panel, which will consist of independent jurors, will no doubt face an uphill task when determining the winners in each of the categories.
Unlike most other gaming awards that primarily focus on recognizing high-tech innovations and commercial performance, the SBC Awards also emphasize the people in the gaming industry. That’s why it created the leader and employer of the year categories. The Awards will be the culmination of a week-long event that will be held in both New Jersey and New York.
In the days leading up to the awards ceremony, professionals from the global gambling community will convene for the SBC Summit conference and tradeshow. The tradeshow will be aptly held in New Jersey, which is the largest and most lucrative sports betting and iGaming market in the region. This year’s summit will be the 3rd iteration of the event and it will see every major operator in North America gather to learn and exchange new ideas.
The SBC Awards has also organized a Player Protection Symposium, which will focus on discussing player protection measures in the industry. As legal iGaming continues to grow in the region, the player protection symposium is aimed at bringing top executives together so they can share their knowledge and work together to implement responsible gambling strategies.
Those who will take part in the Player Protection Symposium include representatives from some of the most established gambling companies, members of professional sports leagues and teams, state regulators, and the media. The event has invited several speakers from the US, Canada, and Europe to facilitate the learning sessions.
Another event that will be worth looking forward to is the iGaming and sports betting training seminar. During this training seminar, the attendees will get an opportunity to learn from some of the best gambling operators and regulators in a 4-hour training session. The session will seek to teach learners the fundamentals of how to start and operate a successful sportsbook and iGaming business so that they can apply what they learn in their places or work.
Finally, the sports betting hall of fame ceremony will recognize industry leaders that have contributed to the industry over their careers, thus helping to build a lasting legacy in gaming. This event recognizes players in gaming, both deceased and alive, that have made outstanding contributions to the prosperous sports wagering industry in North America.
Final Thoughts
The SBC Summit North America is by far the biggest sports betting and iGaming conference in the region. If you want to interact with the cream of the industry, you will want to book a ticket for the occasion.
