Global Gaming Awards: Celebrating the latest gaming innovation in Las Vegas

Each year, gaming suppliers in various sectors look to take a commanding lead of the competition, whether through the land-based and digital titles played by millions, or the technology that helps power the industry as a whole. Building upon its prestigious legacy in North and South America, the Global Gaming Awards Americas returns to Las Vegas on September 28, during the Global Gaming Expo at The Venetian.

As part of the Product Innovation of the Year honor, the Global Gaming Awards Americas will celebrate the Shortlisted product that set the highest standard in gaming innovation. With the full Shortlist having been unveiled on September 1, suppliers such as Interblock, Ainsworth, Aristocrat and Galaxy Gaming have all showcased examples of worthy innovation.

Past champions; current nominees

Former winners Incredible Technologies and Inspired Entertainment will be looking to take home the honor once again, nominated for their respective SuperSync Progressive and Cash Bank mechanic hardware. The SuperSync Progressive assists operators with tailoring jackpot frequency and values to match the needs of different floor environments, while the Cash Bank mechanic enhances Inspired titles such as Wolf It Up Again and Bigger Piggy Bank.

In recent months, Interblock’s AMUSE portfolio also grew its presence across casino floors, having partnered with Foxwoods Resort Casino to launch a new Innovation Zone at the Tribal property – featuring the likes of Destroyer: Naval Strike, Showtime Frenzy and Cosmic Crash. Also making the Product Innovation of the Year shortlist was Ainsworth’s Just Chillin’ title, which marks a new era in game development through the supplier’s use of AI-assisted math modeling and graphics generation.

A new era of innovation has recently hit casino floors – with many suppliers relying on the use of familiarity to help drive traffic toward its latest releases. For Galaxy Gaming, the supplier focused its next generation of games around one of the most recognizable board game brands in the world, Monopoly. Galaxy Gaming’s Monopoly table game progressives help present the latest developments in how land-based casinos adapt to player preferences, and may cap off a strong debut by taking home the Product Innovation of the Year honor on September 28. 

Marking a familiar face at the Global Gaming Awards Americas ceremony, Aristocrat has also been shortlisted for its Awager digital product, which enables live-streamed physical slot machines and electronic table games (ETGs) from dedicated studios. With digital innovations becoming a requirement for nearly all gaming suppliers in today’s landscape, it comes as no shock to see such products earn a place on the Product Innovation of the Year shortlist. 

Not to be forgotten are those who continuously find new ways to expand the payments scene in gaming, including Paysafe’s Pay with Crypto functionality and Pavilion Payments’ Tap2Play solution. Having launched in April 2026, Pay with Crypto allows sportsbook bettors to fund their accounts from crypto wallets, extending to service daily fantasy and iGaming consumers as well. Tap2Play looks to simplify the depositing process for casino players by eliminating the need for ATM or cashier cage trips, offering a bar code which links directly to funding capabilities. 

Coming off Q1 2026 where the operator set new records in net revenue, adjusted EBITDA and net income, Rush Street Interactive (RSI) – in collaboration with Sightline Payments – introduced its new BetRivers banking solution to consumers in late 2025. BetRivers Debit represents the first integrated banking solution for regulated gaming. 

As part of a collaboration forged with MGM Resorts International, Cammegh joins the Shortlist by developing Mercury 360 – a US-specific configuration designed to ease the demands of North American casino floors. Mercury 360 was created for high-volume environments, large gaming spaces and challenging climates, incorporating Cammegh’s proprietary Voustone composite bowl technology.

Elevating standards

No matter which nominee walks away with the Product Innovation of the Year Award, the Global Gaming Awards America will once again showcase gaming’s unrivaled ability of gaming to continuously elevate its standards. 

Winners are determined by a panel of senior industry executives, each bringing extensive expertise and market knowledge of gaming operations across both North and South America. The voting process is independently adjudicated by KPMG US to help ensure full transparency and integrity is maintained, with judges selecting a winner and runner-up for each Global Gaming Awards Americas category. 

The G2E conference and tradeshow unquestionably serves as a fitting setting for the Global Gaming Awards Americas, as the latest innovation and launches from across the industry are unveiled throughout the four-day event. Representing a culmination of such expansion, the Awards bring together leaders from every operator, supplier and organization within gaming each year. The Product Innovation of the Year award is one of many honors distributed during the ceremony, covering each sector this exceptional industry has to offer. 

The Global Gaming Awards Americas are honored to shine a light on the most notable success gaming has witnessed over the past 12 months, powered by Global Gaming Insider. With such a strong field for the Product Innovation of the Year category, it’s anyone’s to play for on September 28.