Vixio is delighted to announce the 2025 Global Regulatory Awards shortlist. For nearly a decade, the Global Regulatory Awards (GRAs) have honoured individuals, teams, and organisations that continue to set new standards in compliance, corporate social responsibility, and safer gambling.
This year's awards will feature 22 award categories, over 190 finalists and more than 100 unique organisations represented.
The 2025 Compliance Lifetime Achievement Special Award recipient will be announced before the Global Regulatory Awards ceremony.
The 2025 Global Regulatory Awards presentation will take place on November 19, 2025, at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London. Due to the awards' popularity, tables will sell out fast. Vixio advises booking now to ensure you don’t miss out. You can now secure your table online in minutes using Vixio's quick and easy booking portal.
Global Regulatory Awards 2025 Official Shortlist:
AML or MLR Professional of the Year
- Carlos Suárez, Catena Media
- Cecile O’Connell, LeoVegas
- Dave Foppert, DraftKings
- Eleni Panagiotopoulou, SOFTSWISS
- Georgi Iliev, Delasport
- Kate Faulkner, BoyleSports
Award for Commitment to Compliance by a Supplier
- BETBY
- Digitain
- Docaposte
- GBG
- GeoComply
- GeoLocs by mkodo
- Kambi
- OpenBet
- Play'n GO
- Pragmatic Solutions
- Soft2Bet
- Wazdan
Award for Commitment to Compliance by an Operator
Sponsored by: Gaming Associates
- Betinia
- CampoBet
- DraftKings
- Genting Casinos
- LeoVegas
- Tipico Games
Chief Compliance Officer of the Year
Sponsored by: eCOGRA
- Abby Cosgrave, LeoVegas
- Anton Sikström, Catena Media
- Corinne Valletta, Betsson Group
- Ed Bedrosian, Xpoint
- Filippo Ferri, Delasport
- Jennifer Aguiar, DraftKings
- Lloyd Lemmon, Pragmatic Solutions
- Ray Dunkle, Virginia Lottery
- Sara Cass, IFX Payments
- Sophie Bowler, Zodia Custody
- Steve Richardson, Scientific Games
- Tommaso Di Chio, Bragg Gaming
Compliance Innovator of the Year
- BetComply
- BizAcuity Solutions
- GeoComply
- Mindway AI
- OneComply
- OpenBet
- Rightlander
- Sharp Vision
- Soft2Bet
- Xpoint
Compliance Professional of the Year
- Andrew Poole, Light & Wonder
- Ardie Manuel, Virginia Lottery
- Arshak Muradyan, Digitain
- Bill Curtis, DraftKings
- Christopher Lottering, Pragmatic Solutions
- Denzil Mason, Genting Casinos
- Jeremie Kanter, Continent 8
- Jessica Feil, OpenBet
- Juan Jose Daruich, Daruich
- Martin Crowe, NexaCompliance
- Ryan Farrah, LeoVegas
- Tatevik Grigoryan, BetConstruct
Compliance Rising Star Special Award
- Attila Hunter, Betika
- Birgit Strauszberger, Greentube
- Jasmine Yasin, Delasport
- Kate Faulkner, BoyleSports
- Kevin Kostreci, GLI
- Kizzie Fenner, Evoke
- Maša Tičar, Pragmatic Solutions
- Medisha Moodley, Games Global
- Robert Lo Giudice, BetMGM
- Shacke Manukyan, BetConstruct
- Sheena Patel, DraftKings
- Vanessa Hurt, Paysafe
Compliance Team of the Year
Sponsored by: Docaposte
- AGS
- BetConstruct
- Bragg Gaming
- Continent 8
- Delasport
- Digitain
- DraftKings
- OpenBet
- Playtech
- San Manuel Tribal Gaming Commission
- Scientific Games
- Wazdan
Head of Regulatory Affairs or Government Relations of the Year
- Carl Brincat, LeoVegas
- Devon Dalbock, GLI
- Emeline d'Ollone, Catena Media
- Emőke Péter, Worldline
- Filippo Ferri, Delasport
- Hartwig Gerhartinger, Paysafe
- Michael Karloutsos, Hard Rock International
- Travis Foley, BMM Innovation Group
Legal Team of the Year
- Alea
- Altenar
- Betika
- Betsson Group
- Bragg Gaming
- Catena Media
- Kambi
- LeoVegas
- Light & Wonder
- OKTO
- Paysafe
- Virginia Lottery
Marketing Compliance Team of the Year
Sponsored: White Bullet
- BetMGM
- Better Collective
- Catena Media
- Gentoo Media
- LeoVegas
Outstanding Contribution to Safer Gambling
- AiR HUB - UNLV International Gaming Institute
- Betting and Gaming Council
- Casino Guru
- EPIC Global Solutions
- Flutter Entertainment
- GamProtect
- Genting Casinos
- GeoLocs by mkodo
- Mindway AI
- OpenBet
- Playtech
- Yaspa
Outstanding Contribution to Sports Betting Integrity
- Altenar
- BETER
- DATA.BET
- EPIC Global Solutions
- SOFTSWISS
Outstanding Individual Contribution to Safer Gambling
- Andrii Nekrutov, BETER
- Christian Heins, Tipico
- Emilia Kurzynska, SOFTSWISS
- Francesco Rodano, Playtech
- Dr. Michael Auer, Neccton
- Rasmus Kjaergaard, Mindway AI
Payment Service or Solution Provider of the Year
- Everi
- Nuvei
- OKTO
- OneKey Payments
- Paramount Commerce
- Pay4Fun
- Payall Payment Systems
- Paysafe
RegTech Provider of the Year
- Crucial Compliance
- Docaposte
- GBG
- Gentoo Media
- GeoLocs by mkodo
- Mindway AI
- OpenBet
- PwC
- Rightlander
- Sharp Vision
- Sumsub
- Xpoint
Regulatory Initiative of the Year
- National Gambling Authority (ANJ)
- Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO)
- SEON
- Gambling Regulatory Authority (URHH)
Regulatory Law Firm of the Year
- 4H Agency
- Baciu Partners
- Bird & Bird
- CMS
- GTG
- Herzog Fox & Neeman
- Kyriakides Georgopoulos (KG) Law Firm
- Maia Yoshiyasu Advogados
- McDonald Carano
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
- PwC
- WH Partners and WH Simion & Partners
Regulatory Lawyer or In-House Counsel of the Year
- Alcina de Oliveira Alves, CCA Law Firm
- Anastasia Evans, IFX Payments
- Behnam Dayanim, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
- Claudio Caruana, GiG
- David Yatom Hay, Soft2Bet
- Filipe Mayer, CCA Law Firm
- Ilze Ramolina, BETBY
- Jessica Feil, OpenBet
- John Kyriakides & John Broupis, Kyriakides Georgopoulos (KG) Law Firm
- Joseph Webster, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
- Liran Barak, Herzog Fox & Neeman
- Vanessa Hurt, Paysafe
Responsible Gambling Service or Solution Provider of the Year
- BetBlocker
- BetConstruct
- Crucial Compliance
- Focal Research Consultants
- GamProtect
- GBG
- Mindway AI
- OpenBet
- Playtech
- Scientific Games
- SG:certified
- Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation
Testing Service or Solution Provider of the Year
- BMM Innovation Group
- Continent 8
- eCOGRA
- Gaming Associates
- GLI
- RiskCherry
