DAZNBet, StarCasinò, Microgame and Pragmatic Play were among the winners of the 27 SiGMA Italia Awards 2026, presented on 5 November at the Corsie Sistine di Santo Spirito in Sassia in Rome, according to SiGMA World’s list of winners.
The awards were split into six groups: operators, game content, technology, new business models, marketing and media, and social responsibility. The ceremony closed the Rome edition of SiGMA World 2026, the week Italy’s regulated online market was debating the licensing reform facing its 46 licensees. The iGaming Europe is an official media partner of SiGMA World.
SiGMA Italia Awards 2026 winners
Operators took the first group. DAZNBet won Best Sportsbook, Goldbet won Best Retail, StarCasinò was named Best Italian Online Casino and DomusBet won the award for its customer loyalty programme.
On the supply side, WorldMatch was named Best Slots Provider and Pragmatic Play Best Live Casino Provider. Microgame won Best Betting Platform. NOVOMATIC Italia won twice, with Best Game of the Year for Book of Ra Treasure Gods and the Responsible Gaming Award. Sisal took the Social Commitment Award and Stake was named Company of the Year for workplace excellence.
| Award (2026) | Winner | Group |
|---|---|---|
| Best Sportsbook | DAZNBet | Players’ Champions |
| Best Retail | Goldbet | Players’ Champions |
| Best Italian Online Casino | StarCasinò | Players’ Champions |
| Best Customer Loyalty Programme | DomusBet | Players’ Champions |
| Best Slots Provider | WorldMatch | Content Masters |
| Best Live Casino Provider | Pragmatic Play | Content Masters |
| Casino Content Leader | Endorphina | Content Masters |
| Best Game Studio | NE GAMES by Nazionale Elettronica | Content Masters |
| Best Game of the Year | Book of Ra Treasure Gods, NOVOMATIC Italia | Content Masters |
| Best Betting Platform | Microgame | Industry Architects |
| Best Retail Gaming Tech Provider | Cristaltec | Industry Architects |
| Best Casino Content Creation Solution | The Ear | Industry Architects |
| Best Payment Solution | AdmiralPlay | Industry Architects |
| Most Innovative Gaming Brand | Slotmatic by Hub Innovation | Innovation Pioneers |
| Best Emerging Gaming Company | Netwin | Innovation Pioneers |
| Best Omnichannel Experience | Lottomatica Servizi | Innovation Pioneers |
| Best Game Mechanics | Hold or Fall by Top Gaming | Innovation Pioneers |
| Best Affiliate | DT9 Group | IGrowth Leaders |
| Best Marketing Campaign | Sportium, “Te ne intendi di calcio” | IGrowth Leaders |
| Best Marketing Agency | BetAffiliation | IGrowth Leaders |
| Best Gaming & Betting Media | JAMMA | IGrowth Leaders |
| Responsible Gaming Award | NOVOMATIC Italia | Beyond Gaming |
| Social Commitment Award | Sisal | Beyond Gaming |
| Company of the Year Workplace Excellence | Stake | Beyond Gaming |
| Special Entrepreneurial Growth Award | Sunbet | Beyond Gaming |
| Special Innovation in Digital Services Award | OnShop | Beyond Gaming |
| Special Representation of Italian Industry Award | SAPAR | Beyond Gaming |
Source: SiGMA World, SiGMA Italia Awards 2026, Rome, 5 November 2026.
The Forbes Italia list
Before the company awards, Forbes Italia and SiGMA World presented the Top 50 Gioco Legale di Stato 2026, a list of 50 people working in Italy’s state-regulated gaming sector. Those named include Marco Castaldo, CEO of Microgame; Mara Di Lecce, Communication & Marketing Director at NOVOMATIC Italia; Fabio Angeli Bufalini, Country Director Italy at Stake; and Stefano De Vita, Director General of Fondazione FAIR.
Nicola Formichella, CEO of Forbes Italia, told guests the gaming industry contributes to the national economy and that the publisher will keep covering the people and companies in it.
Together with SiGMA World, Forbes Italia will tell the story of this excellence and recognise those who work consistently to help our country grow.
Nicola Formichella, CEO, Forbes Italia, at the SiGMA Italia Awards
The charity auction
The evening had a Cinecittà theme, with music from Marco Stabile, a version of Rome’s Bocca della Verità and a slot-style game called Pidiots with its own leaderboard. Dinner included busiata cacio e pepe with Pecorino Romano DOP and beef cheek braised in Amarone, served by waiters moving through the hall in formation.
The SiGMA Foundation Charity Auction, held for the foundation’s education, assistance and community projects, showed its lots as holograms in glass cases. They included works by Dzanar, Emanuele Attadia, Ivo Cotani, Claudia Farrace and Harutyun Hakobyan, and two Opus collector volumes on Formula 1 and Inter Milan.
The Official F1 75 Opus Legacy Edition, a book weighing about 32 kg, drew the most attention. The lot came with a private lunch for up to four guests with Bernie Ecclestone, the former chief executive of Formula 1.
Next steps
SiGMA World handed out its global awards earlier in the same week, when the SiGMA World Awards 2026 winners were named. The Rome summit moves to May from 2027, which puts the next SiGMA Italia Awards in spring.
Source: SiGMA World
