Pragmatic Play Wins IGA 2024 Live Casino of the Year – SOFTSWISS Crypto award!

Pragmatic Play reclaims its 2022 Live Casino of the Year award in the IGA 2024 event. SOFTSWISS retains crypto company of the yea award! (Image Courtesy of IGA Awards Website)

The 17th Annual International Gaming Awards gala was buzzing with excitement Monday evening as gaming bigwigs gathered at London’s ritzy Savoy Hotel for a night of celebration, philanthropy and industry camaraderie.

Hosted by media outfit Clever Duck, the glitzy event has become a beloved tradition in the gaming world – a chance for competitors to put rivalries aside and unite to honor innovation while also raising cash for some very worthy causes. Notable brands from the live casino scene included Pragmatic Play Live, BetConstruct, Light & Wonder, Rootz, Games Global, and SOFTSWISS.

With sponsors like Betconstruct and Pragmatic Play footing the bill, the sold-out affair hardly skimped on the glamor, complete with fine dining, a champagne toast and entertainment worthy of a James Bond film premiere after party. But for most attendees, the real draw is putting faces to the creative geniuses behind all those hot new slots and betting platforms that have made such a splash over the past year.

Of course, the celebratory vibe turned more upbeat when the charity donation tally was announced later in the evening – proof this industry isn’t just fun and games but also has a heart. £ 100,000 in total was raised!

“It’s heartwarming to see so many people come together year after year not just to recognize the best and brightest talents pushing this industry forward, but also to open their checkbooks for charities near and dear to the gaming community,” said Emma Lewis, a Clever Duck spokesperson.

Notable International Gaming 2024 Winners

Some key brands we often see in our live casino reviews and regularly in the Livecasinocentral news headlines were back in business, landing awards to kick-start their 2024 collection. We can expect SOFTSWISS to pick up a flurry of awards, while Pragmatic Play will also be nominated and pick up plenty of awards. Games Global, the brainchild behind OnAir Entertainment, won the Slot Provider of the Year award, and we saw BetConstruct, the original creator of CreedRoomz, land the Slot Provider of the Year award. Also worth a mention is Authentic Gaming’s new partner in live casino, Light and Wonder. The company won the RNG Casino Supplier of the Year award.

Pragmatic Play Live Casino of the Year

In last year’s International Gaming Awards 2023, Bombay Live won the 2023 live casino of the year. However, this year, Pragmatic Play came out triumphant. The live casino side of the brand’s business also won the IGA 2022 Live Casino of the Year, while in 2021, 1XBet won the award. It is the first time the live casino portfolio has picked up an award specific to this iGaming niche since the 2022 IGA awards.

SOFTSWISS Crypto Company of the Year

Gaming software developer SOFTSWISS doubled down on crypto glory last week, winning Crypto Company of the Year honors at the 2023 International Gaming Awards in London. This marks the second straight year the pioneering web3 gaming firm has taken home the prestigious prize at the kickoff event held before the massive ICE London iGaming convention and tradeshow. SOFTSWISS is one of the most noteworthy aggregator platform providers for crypto iGaming across the globe, and good reason.

The International Gaming Awards celebrate the top innovations and leaders across the global gambling industry. The glitzy affair also serves as the sector’s biggest annual charity event, raising funds for responsible gaming programs worldwide.

The Crypto Company of the Year award goes to the organization that most impresses judges with their real-world performance, advancement and impact of cryptocurrency products for casinos and players over the prior year. Cementing its reputation as trailblazer in crypto gaming tech, SOFTSWISS topped the category once again.

SOFTSWISS broke ground in 2013 as the first to integrate Bitcoin payments into an online casino platform. It now supports almost 20 digital coins and continues redefining what crypto-friendly gaming looks like.

Last year the company introduced seamless currency conversion letting players instantly switch between crypto and traditional money when depositing, playing games and cashing out – no interruption of gameplay required. The feature caught fire out the gates, with 85% of all wagers placed in SOFTSWISS-powered crypto casinos using the new functionality in its first year.

Through free reports and executive podcasts, SOFTSWISS also educates operators on crypto and web3, arming partners with insights to navigate the blockchain gaming era.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to again be honored as leaders in crypto gaming,” said SOFTSWISS Co-CEO Andrey Starovoitov. “This award recognizes our pioneering history as much as our recent accomplishments driving mainstream web3 adoption across the industry.”

Official IGA 2024 Winners List: See the offcial winner’s list directly on the IGA Awards website here.