Duelbits is proud to announce its win as “Best Crypto Operator” at the EGR Operator Awards 2024. This recognition, celebrated on October 24 in London, highlights Duelbits’ dedication to innovation, outstanding player experiences, and high industry standards, securing its position as a leader in crypto gaming.

Since its inception in 2020, Duelbits has expanded from a small team to a powerhouse of over 100 professionals. Over the past year, Duelbits has seen significant revenue growth and a sharp increase in active users, thanks to its localised services and support for more than 12 cryptocurrencies. Our platform is setting industry standards with exclusive games, unique tournaments, and a robust rakeback system offering up to 50% on the house edge.

Duelbits strengthens its global presence and brand impact through high-profile partnerships with icons like Conor McGregor and Luis Suarez. These collaborations have significantly boosted visibility, with recent campaigns drawing millions of views and cementing Duelbits’ reputation as a top destination in crypto gaming entertainment.

Duelbits CEO Marco Pinnisi commented on the award, saying, “This recognition is a testament to the hard work of our team and our focus on creating a dynamic, player-centred experience. We’re excited to keep pushing forward and redefining the possibilities in crypto gaming.

Looking ahead, Duelbits is actively driving new projects to maintain its edge in the industry. This. week, Duelbits launched Duelbits TV, a 24-hour streaming channel providing nonstop. entertainment and thrilling prizes to viewers worldwide, reflecting the company’s commitment to enhance user engagement through fresh and immersive experiences.

With the recent release of Duelbits 3.0, featuring a refreshed interface and enhanced. functionality, the company continues to set new standards in usability and innovation. This award marks a key milestone as Duelbits remains committed to delivering exceptional experiences for players globally.

Plucky, the leading platform for monetising free-to-play games and modernising pool betting, has been awarded the Innovator of the Year award at the prestigious EGR Operator Awards 2024, emerging victorious from the headline category which included the likes of Entain, Kaizen Gaming, and PokerStars.

The UKGC-licenced operator was commended for its pioneering means of bringing new revenue streams to free-to-play and fantasy games providers, with its partnership with Genius Sports, powering the first publisher in its agreement – The Telegraph Fantasy Football game with paid leagues, one of its standout deals in the judging period.

The inaugural gaming award win for Plucky follows a successful funding round – which closed earlier in October – that has raised over £500,000 and will provide strategic funding to facilitate the firm’s next stage of growth across its B2B and B2C arms.

The new financing will be used to accelerate Plucky’s free-to-play monetisation arm, as well as expanding the footprint of its pool betting, which allow social circles to easily set-up randomised cash draws on any sporting event, such as the Grand National and Euro 2024. The UKGC-licensed operator is also exploring opportunities within live competitive socialising venues and has imminent ambitions to enter new regulated gaming markets.

Prominent investors entered in the latest round, demonstrating confidence in both the scalable business model that utilises existing partner audiences, and the Plucky team, consisting of serial entrepreneur Sebastian Lewis and fantasy sports expert Matthew Steer, amongst other industry and tech veterans.

Sebastian Lewis, CEO & co-founder at Plucky, said: “The Plucky model has been refined over the past couple of years to ensure it can fully meet the vast demand that we know is there for more engaging free-to-play games and pool betting opportunities. To have this validated with the Innovator of the Year award is testament to the concept and rare capacity to bring new revenue streams and retention opportunities to such a competitive igaming sector.”

“This latest funding round comes at a great time, having demonstrated what Plucky is all about with our partnership with Genius Sports. We’ve shown the appeal that paid leagues and app-first pool betting opportunities have for the end user, and the monetisation opportunities these bring to free-to-play and media partners is vast.”

The winners of IAGR’s 2024 International Regulatory Awards have been revealed, with regulators from Australia, the Netherlands and Denmark taking home the trophies during the IAGR & IMGL Rome Conference.

This year’s winners showcase innovative and effective regulatory efforts from across the globe.

1. Regulatory Excellence Award: Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
   For the launch of the BetStop National Self Exclusion Register, the ACMA was recognised for overcoming complex delivery and regulatory challenges to create Australia’s first centralised exclusion register.

2. Regulatory Innovation Award: Kansspelautoriteit (Ksa), Netherlands Gambling Authority
   The Ksa was commended for its use of data to enhance consumer protection, fast-tracking advanced dashboards to improve regulatory oversight.

3. Best Regulatory Campaign Award: Danish Gambling Authority
   The Danish Gambling Authority won for its ‘One Armed Bandit’ campaign, which used humour and collaboration with influencers to engage the public on responsible gambling.

IAGR Vice President, Sarah Kelly, who was part of the judging panel, said:

‘This year saw one of the highest numbers of global nominations, with a diversity of entries reflecting the increasing efforts of our members to improve regulation of the gaming sector.

‘Our winners have shown exceptional dedication in advancing regulatory standards for the benefit of the gaming industry and its consumers.’

ACMA Chair, Nerida O’Loughlin said:

‘BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register represents a significant enhancement of consumer safeguards available to Australians who gamble. The IAGR award for regulatory excellence is recognition of the dedication and collaboration of ACMA staff in delivering this important safeguard which has supported the more than 30,000 Australians registered to date.’

Michel Groothuizen, Chairman of the Ksa/Netherlands Gambling Authority said:

‘I was honoured to be in Rome on behalf of our organization. I greatly appreciate the international acknowledgement for ‘Markers of risk’. I would like to thank my dedicated and impactful colleagues Dr. Flóra Felsö and Dr. Judith Kas and their team for their hard work. The report about this project will be published later this year. A great contribution to our mission which states consumers must be able to play safely. We act to prevent misconduct.’

Anders Dorph, Director of the Danish Gambling Authority, said:
‘Our campaign “The One-Armed Bandit” targets underage persons to prevent them from gambling, which is why we took a quite unusual approach. For instance, our character uses a type of language which one does not normally hear in campaigns from public organisations. However, we found it necessary to use unorthodox methods to reach our target group and I am very thankful that the IAGR jury saw the value of our campaign.

‘Preventing underage children and young people from gambling and gambling harm is an important agenda for the Danish Gambling Authority which is why I am particularly proud of the award.’

These prestigious awards underscore the importance of collaboration, innovation and dedication in the global regulation of gambling.