Since they began in 2014, the Jdigital Awards are the reference event and meeting point for the sector on a national scale, recognizing and giving visibility to the people and entities that work every day for the growth and improvement of the industry. The gala, which was attended by operators, service providers, institutional representatives from Ceuta and Melilla, and the media, was hosted by the psychiatrist and monologist Luis Gutiérrez Rojas.

The general director of Jdigital, Jorge Hinojosa, showed his satisfaction and gratitude during the evening. “We are very happy to be able to recognize and celebrate for another year the great work and commitment that characterizes the online gaming sector in our country. The closing of the previous legislature, undoubtedly challenging, and the beginning of the current one offers us a unique opportunity to strengthen the positioning of Jdigital and the Spanish online gaming ecosystem and join forces in the face of the regulatory challenges that lie ahead.”

The top representative of Jdigital stressed the importance of southern Spain for online gaming and the digital economy as a whole. "At Jdigital we want to highlight and thank the work that Ceuta, Melilla and Malaga are carrying out, cities that are becoming reference technological hubs in southern Europe and that are actively committed to leading companies in the gaming industry and from other tech sectors to settle in their territories, thus attracting young talent and boosting the economy of the area,” he highlighted. “We also want to especially thank the authorities and political institutions of Ceuta and Melilla for their involvement in celebrating the Awards,” he concluded.

"It is a pride to be able to collect the 'Institution of the Year' award, which ratifies the commitment of Ceuta and its economic and institutional fabric to the technology industry and specifically that of online gaming," said the president of the autonomous city of Ceuta, Juan Vivas. “Our medium-term objective is to attract a greater number of companies in the sector and thus promote the economic growth of the region through the promotion of young and international talent,” he added.

This edition of the Jdigital Awards has distributed nine awards, covering some of the most representative areas of the sector. Thus, and after having three finalists in each category, the members of the jury have awarded the prizes to:

- Best Betting/Poker Information Website/Affiliate: LEGALBET, for offering objective information about the sector and providing responsible gaming advice to readers.

- Best Marketing Campaign / Online Advertising / TV Advertisement: LUCKIA and PLATIN CASINO (ex aequo award), for their campaigns 'May you have Luckia' (Luckia) through which they break the usual conventions and stereotypes associated with advertising in the sector . In the case of Platin Casino, its quarterly campaigns have been rewarded, with playful gifts that are not always linked to financial gain.

- Best Product: LA VOZ, from MGA, for its contribution to the dynamization and innovation of the sector with the development of a transgressive product adapted to the needs of users.

- Best Responsible Gaming Initiative: PLAYTECH, for having developed a platform based on data mining, predictive analysis and machine learning to identify and prevent problematic behaviors.

- Best Initiative for the Promotion of gaming activity: SPORTIUM FOUNDATION, for its plans to promote the integration of people and groups at risk of social exclusion through sport.

- Best Technology Provider / Platform: PLAYTECH, for offering quality services and providing solutions adapted to the needs of operators.

- Best Operator in the Spanish market: POKERSTARS, for offering innovative competition formats, for the development of a new sports betting platform and for breaking records in practically all organized events.

- Institution of the Year: AUTONOMOUS CITY OF CEUTA, for its contribution to the development of the gaming sector and the digital economy, for promoting favorable institutional relations, and for generating employment opportunities among Ceuta residents in a leading technological sector such as online gaming.