2025 SlotsCalendar Awards: Winners

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Alas, the second edition of the SlotsCalendar Awards ends with the grandiose moment in which we reveal the big winners! Naturally, this moment comes courtesy of a special moment at the iGC Malaga event that sees the awards be offered to the representatives of the big winners.

Speaking of winners, we will make use of this article to reintroduce and announce the brands, games, and companies that have managed to capture your attention, hearts and votes.

As this special moment goes into the history books, we would like to extend our congratulations to the winners of our SlotsCalendar Awards 2025! Their output and contribution to the global iGaming community has been nothing short of extraordinary, and their success is the reflection of their talent and dedication.

To the other nominees, we’d also like to congratulate them and their ability to compete at the highest level of this industry and join a select company of stars!

We’re Grateful for Your Votes for the SlotsCalendar Awards

It’s essential for us to extend our gratitude to you, the member of the SlotsCalendar community who have made these Awards possible!

When we started this initiative, our primary objective was to bring you the possibility to be one among many equals who experience iGaming their own way, but also express their preferences. Your contribution as a judge in the SlotsCalendar Awards 2025 is what drives this process forward and proves its value to the overall iGaming community.

As such, take a bow, and allow us to applaud your engagement, involvement, and passion!

This edition, which is the second one, has been as transformative as the previous one, and we will only do our utmost to make things even more interesting. We thank you for this year’s contribution, and we hope to have your votes again next year!

The Raffle Is Approaching Fast!

In case you needed a reminder, we’d like to point out that there’s still a prize in play, now that the SlotsCalendar Awards 2025 have gone to their winners.

The iPhone 16 that we’re awarding will go out to a lucky winner as announced. We will organize a raffle as scheduled, on the 6th of June, 2025. It will happen on the SlotsCalendar YouTube channel in live format!

If you’re the lucky winner, make sure to respond within the stipulated 5 days. Also, don’t forget to send us proof of your identity and age via your government-issued ID!

The Grand Winners of the 2025 SlotsCalendar Awards

Each category has received its grand winner, and we are ready to disclose them! Here are the meritorious winners of the SlotsCalendar Awards 2025, as voted by you!

Game Studio of the Year — Pragmatic Play

Pragmatic Play continues its dominant run as a studio that has mastered the balance of quality and output and the indomitable ability to dip its creative brush into most of the industry’s most beloved game genres. In short, Pragmatic Play’s entire team is a jack of all trades and a master of almost everyone.

Game Studio of the Year Winner

It’s no wonder that they take the crown for a second consecutive year. If you’re unfamiliar with last year’s Awards, Pragmatic Play was the inaugural winner of this category, and their ability to remain at the top of the industry has proven instrumental in them retaining their crown.

As an Award voted in by you and your fellow players, a good product and overall service are the factors that can bring in such a distinction. Pragmatic Play has always had our respect, and its victory over the hearts of players has won it yet another win in the Game Studio of the Year category!

The Slot Everyone’s Talking About — Shining Crown (Produced by Amusnet)

Shining Crown remains the gift that keeps on giving to the team at Amusnet!

Never mind that the game is actually approaching its 10th anniversary. Quality is quality, and fun remains fun! You see this game in commercials, you see it in bonuses, and you certainly see it in a lot of player discourse when they mention their go-to slots and their all-time favorite games!

The Slot Everyone's Talking About Winner

Game design borrows classic and fruity elements that are fundamentals of this industry. The mechanics are still pristine, and the existence of a bonus round, a gamble feature, and a combo of 96.37% and low-medium volatility makes it a great option for players of all experiences and backgrounds.

Shining Crown is a staple, an institution of today’s iGaming reality, and its popularity among our voters cements this status, landing it the Slot Everyone’s Talking About award!

Star Slot in the Making — Highway To Hell (Produced by Nolimit City)

Nolimit City has a penchant for making intricate games that do much within the confines of a single game. They also make these slots interesting enough to turn them into hype machines that generate buzz and create a sense of excitement without a shadow of a doubt.

Star Slot in the Making Winner

Highway to Hell may sound like a licensed AC/DC-themed slot, but it’s much more than just its name inspiration. It’s a high-intensity slot that has been generating tremendous hype before it even launched, raking in numbers that make it feel like an inevitable star.

Nolimit City are no stranger to the formula of highly complex games, and it feels like they’ve perfected the formula with this slot. The plethora of innovative mechanics, post-apocalyptic theme, high-intensity atmosphere, and high volatility make it particularly impressive.

It remains to be seen how well Highway to Hell is going to do in the long term, but, for now, the slot shows the makings of an instant classic. Its initial hype has already landed our Star Slots in the Making award!

Best New Casino — Playbet.io

A new casino operator on the iGaming market must come with a series of promises that feel the right amount of realistic. To impose itself and make room for its ambitions in a highly competitive market, it must deliver on these promises and prove itself from the jump without any major hiccups.

Best New Casino Winner

Playbet.io has all that it needs to succeed in this regard. We’re talking about a casino platform that checks virtually every gaming and betting category in its repertoire, working with supremely qualitative game producers. It also provides an entire network of payment processors as part of its effort to accommodate both fiat and crypto gaming on its platform.

Given that the brand barely has a year under its belt, it has warranted good ratings from its players and industry reviewers alike. It should come as no surprise that the Bitx Operations-owned platform won your votes as the Best New Casino at our Awards ceremony.

Casino of the Year — LeoVegas

LeoVegas is a giant of the global iGaming scene, and its highly conspicuous presence in Europe makes it an easily recognizable brand. It’s a name that we know extremely well and that has been creating a legacy for over a decade.

Casino of the Year Winner

It’s no wonder that its immense popularity and success (revenue) have attracted the attention of MGM Resorts International. The American giants bought out the company owning and operating LeoVegas, making it a highly lucrative subsidiary that serves as the European arm of its operations.

LeoVegas operates with 4 licenses, ticks all the widely accepted payment method criteria, and continues to be an institution of the worldwide iGaming market. Its continued adherence to high standards and satisfying operations lands it the highly coveted distinction of being this year’s Casino of the Year!

Live Casino of the Year — 888 Casino

888 Casino is yet another immense name that has deservedly received the flowers that it deserves by appearing in the list of winners at the 2025 SlotsCalendar Awards. We have always appreciated the gold standard in iGaming, and we found 888 Casino’s presence as a nominee to be almost inevitable.

Live Casino of the Year Winner

There are quite a large number of factors to commend 888 Casino for, and you, the voting audience, found its live dealer game system to be one of them. Such a criterion requires stability and an undeniable commitment to the quality of the streams and overall integration of this system.

For as popular as 888 Casino is, it appears that its ability to provide a superior product has warranted its victory in our Awards category that highlights the Live Casino of the Year!

Industry Standard in Responsible Gambling — 888 Casino

We are not done with 888 Casino! It appears that this brand has set the tone in more than just live casino gaming, proving itself adept at a holistic commitment to quality when it comes to providing iGaming services. It manages a double win by scoring an Award in a category that speaks volumes about its priorities.

Industry Standard in Responsible Gambling Winner

This category, which has been in our Awards list since last year’s inaugural edition, is our way of recognizing that responsible gambling is a fundamental part of this industry. We believe that showing a tangible commitment to the safety of your players speaks volumes about a casino brand.

888 Casino’s victory in the category of Industry Standard in Responsible Gambling, this casino brand has shown its voters that it provides the best support system for safe and sustainable gaming.

Excellence in Bonus Variety — 7Bit Casino

For all the brands and highly complicated discourse around Dama NV, the operator has made it particularly important to keep striving and prove itself viable on the international iGaming scene. It seems like 7Bit Casino is its flagship achievement, proving itself viable on the global market.

Excellence in Bonus Variety Winner

In its effort to consolidate its player base, 7Bit Casino, a brand with more than a decade of experience, is leveraging a series of advantages that shine the brightest in the area of casino bonuses.

It’s an aspect that we know very well to be highly important for players, especially when the bonus collection showcases both variety and heft.

Since 7Bit Casino has proven itself capable of providing an offer collection worth registering and playing for, the brand has done more than enough to warrant your votes and win the Award for its Excellence in Bonus Variety!

Best Sports Betting Platform — Stake Casino

It feels like Stake Casino is almost everywhere these days with their incredibly visible marketing tactics. They have perfected a methodology of raising the brand to a degree that has become undeniably popular. They are also trailblazers of modern iGaming in all kinds of practices.

Best Sports Betting Platform Winner

Within the structure of the SlotsCalendar Awards, Stake has proven itself to be a contender that has consolidated quite an impressive reputation. As a result, it was interesting to see if Stake lands an Award.

Naturally, its presence on this list means that it has won such a distinction. Its ability to provide sportsbook services has proven itself to be one of its best-received advantages, as proven by the fact that Stake Casino has won the SlotsCalendar Award for the Best Sports Betting Platform, voted in by an impressive number of members of our community!

Best Crypto Casino — 7Bit Casino

7Bit Casino becomes the other double winner of the 2025 SlotsCalendar Awards! It certainly does feel like this brand is capable of doing more than bonus offers, as proven by its ability to rake in the most votes for a new category that we’ve added for this sophomore edition.

Best Crypto Casino Winner

Crypto iGaming is certainly rising up to become the new norm, especially in spaces where cryptocurrencies aren’t expressly restricted from online gambling transactions. These days, most of the brands with international aspirations are moving in the crypto direction to some extent.

Given that the competition is very high and crypto players are savvy about the platforms and privacy they entail, winning the award for the Best Crypto Casino is a distinction that holds quite a lot of weight. We extend our congratulations to 7Bit Casino as well!

See You Next Year!

Time passed quickly between our announcement of the second edition of the SlotsCalendar Awards 2025 and this moment when we had the cheerful occasion to announce the winners.

Looking at the numbers and the overall buzz around our Awards, we can certainly say that we feel humbled by your immense level of interest and engagement.

Your willingness to express yourself in such a high number has certainly proven that the SlotsCalendar community knows no equal when it comes to being educated in the field of iGaming. We are grateful for your existence, contribution, and proud of your involvement.

Great things will continue to come to SlotsCalendar, and the Awards are only getting truly started. We thank you in the most earnest way possible, and we hope to have you voting next year with at least the same level of enthusiasm!

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