Casino Guru is delighted to announce the finalists for the highly anticipated 2025 Casino Guru Awards. Now in its third edition, this year’s event introduces a prestigious live ceremony at the Hilton Hotel in St. Julian’s, Malta, on June 6, 2025.
The awards recognize the most influential and responsible figures in the iGaming industry, reinforcing Casino Guru’s dedication to transparency, social responsibility, innovation, and fairness.
Following a record-breaking number of nominations, the selection process has resulted in a diverse lineup of industry leaders, innovators, and pioneers. With such high-caliber contenders, competition is fiercer than ever, making it a challenging task for the judges. Similar to previous years, an esteemed panel will conduct 30 to 60-minute interviewswith all shortlisted candidates before casting anonymous votes, ensuring a thorough and unbiased evaluation.
While only a few will claim the top prizes, reaching the shortlist itself is a significant achievement. The awards go beyond selecting winners – they celebrate excellence and innovation across the iGaming industry.
Here are the shortlisted candidates for select categories
iGaming Changemaker of the Year
- Maris Catania – Safer Gaming Consultant, SG:certified
- Vladimir Malakchi – CEO & Managing Director, Xanada Investments
- Ebbe Groes – CEO, EveryMatrix
- David Natroshvili – CEO & Co-founder, SPRIBE
- Anastasios Ioannidis – Head of Affiliates, ARRISE (Pragmatic Play)
- Uri Poliavich – Founder & CEO, Soft2Bet
- Ihor Zarechnyi – Chief Commercial Officer, Evoplay
Best Implementation of Responsible Gambling Tools – Developers
- ClearStake
- Rdentify
- Mindway AI
Best Implementation of Responsible Gambling Tools – Operators
- Betinia
- OnlyWin Casino
- Spinline Casino
- DraftKings
- L&L Europe LTD
Most Impactful Social Responsibility Initiative
- EveryMatrix
- Mindway AI
- BGaming
Most Ethical Approach to Marketing
- 1win Charity
- Winspirit Casino
- Zoome Casino
- SOFTSWISS
- LalaStars
- Boomerang Partners
Fairest Bonus Policy
- Immerion
- iWild Casino
- OnlyWin Casino
- Wazbee Casino
- Wazamba
- Rabona
- Winspirit Casino
- Hugo Casino
- Zoome Casino
- Boomerang Partners
Most Transparent Casino
- OnlyWin Casino
- Trino Casino
- Oshi.io
- Wazamba
- Gamblezen Casino
- Trip2VIP Casino
- Hugo Casino
- N1 Casino
- Slot Hunter
Fairest General Terms & Conditions
- BETANDYOU
- bets.io
- OnlyWin Casino
- Zoome Casino
- Trip2VIP
Most Effective Handling of Complaints
- RocketPlay Casino
- Mega Casino UK
- Richard Casino
- Vulkan Vegas
- BetBeast
- bets.io
- RoySpins Casino
- Trino Casino
- Gamblezen Casino
- Zoome Casino
Players’ Choice – Best Game Provider
- Pragmatic Play
- Habanero
- Hacksaw Gaming
- Play’n GO
- Push Gaming
- Nolimit City
- NetEnt
- BGaming
- Evoplay
- Betsoft Gaming
- TaDa Gaming
- Red Tiger Gaming
- ELK Studios
- Winfinity
- Playtech
- Yggdrasil Gaming
- Popiplay
- Relax Gaming
- Amusnet (EGT)
- Peter & Sons
For the first time in the history of the Casino Guru Awards, winners will be revealed at an exclusive, invite-only galaon June 6, 2025, at the Hilton Hotel in St. Julian’s, Malta.
Daniela Sliva, the PR & Creative Project Director at Casino Guru, mentioned:
The overwhelming number of nominations and the exceptional quality of submissions this year truly highlight the growing commitment to transparency, responsibility, and innovation in iGaming. The strength of our shortlist speaks volumes – it will be incredibly difficult for our judges to select just one winner in each category. With in-depth evaluation calls and anonymous voting, we are ensuring a fair and rigorous selection process. But beyond winning, being shortlisted is an achievement worth celebrating – every nominee has demonstrated excellence, and we look forward to recognizing their contributions at our grand ceremony in Malta.
With the shortlisting process now complete, voting for the Players’ Choice and Voice of the People categories will soon open, allowing the public to have their say in selecting the winners. The final winners across all categories will be unveiled at the grand ceremony in Malta.
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