Vixio Global Regulatory Awards 2026

The Vixio Global Regulatory Awards 2026 take place on the evening of 18 November at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms on Great Queen Street in London. The awards were launched in 2017 by the regulatory intelligence company Vixio and reach their tenth edition this year, which the organiser marks with a "Decade of Diamonds" theme. They reward compliance, safer gambling and regulatory work rather than commercial results. The shortlist came out in September, after nominations closed in June. Vixio says it covers 20 categories, 175 finalists and more than 100 organisations. Entries are judged by an independent panel that includes Birgitte Sand, former director of the Danish Gambling Authority, Khalid Ali of IBIA, DraftKings chief compliance officer Jennifer Aguiar and Keith Whyte of Safer Gambling Strategies. Categories range from AML professional and chief compliance officer of the year to legal teams, regulatory law firms, RegTech and payment providers, testing labs and safer gambling projects. It is a dinner, not a conference, and seats are sold by the table. A shared half-table for five costs £3,995 and a full Gold table for ten £6,995. Platinum tables and VIP tables for ten cost £7,995, and a VIP table for twelve £8,995. Every package includes a three-course dinner with drinks, the welcome reception and the after-party, both sponsored by Sumsub. Vixio says the 2025 ceremony drew more than 300 guests. Several affiliate businesses are on the 2026 shortlist. Better Collective and Nightrush are the two finalists for the Marketing Compliance Governance Excellence Award. Catena Media appears in categories from chief compliance officer to legal team and regulatory lawyer, Casino Guru is shortlisted for its safer gambling work, and Rightlander is among the RegTech provider finalists. Winners are named on the night. For most affiliates the evening is less a place to do deals than an indicator of where compliance teams and regulators set the bar, and of which affiliate groups the industry treats as examples of good marketing governance.