WhichBingo Awards 2026
The WhichBingo Awards are the UK’s largest and longest-running player-voted awards for bingo, slots and casino. In 2026, nearly 500,000 players cast their vote across 12 categories, almost double the 265,000 votes in 2025 and the highest turnout in the awards’ 13-year history. Every main category winner is chosen entirely by the people who actually play.
Since launching in 2014, the WhichBingo Awards have grown into the definitive measure of player satisfaction across the UK’s online bingo, slots and casino industry. Past winners include some of the biggest names in the industry, from Gala Bingo and Mecca Bingo to tombola, Paddy Power and bet365. Brands compete across categories from Best Bingo Site and Best Slots Site to Best Casino Sites and Best promotions. Winners earn the WhichBingo Award badge, the most recognised mark of player approval in the industry, displayed across winner sites and used in brand marketing year-round.
The ceremony took place on Wednesday 13th May aboard the Sunborn yacht hotel in Gibraltar. Here are your 2026 winners.
Well done to the official WhichBingo Awards 2026 winners!
- Gala Bingo: Best Bingo Site
- Foxy Games: Best Slots Site
- bet365 Casino: Best Casino Site
- Buzz Bingo: Best Playtech Bingo Site
- bet365 Bingo: Best Pragmatic Play Bingo Site
- Coral: Best App
- Feel Good Bingo / Heart Bingo: Best Bingo Game
- King Kong Cash / Blueprint Gaming: Best Slot Game
- Mecca Bingo: Best Customer Service
- Foxy Bingo: Best Promotions
- Gala Bingo: Best Chat Team
- Buzz Bingo: Best Bingo Club
Congratulations to all the Editors’ Choice 2026 Winners:
- Mecca Bingo: Hall of Fame
- Zebra Bingo: Best Newcomer
- tombola: Responsible Gambling Award
- Paddy Power: Best Advertising Campaign
The panel was led by Managing Editor Nic McBride who has 15 years gambling and editorial experience. He’s worked at one of the world’s largest betting companies and developed games played in over 50 countries. Alongside him was Esther Rubin, our Content Editor, who spent years on the other side of the screen as a bingo chat host, VIP manager and promotions strategist before moving into editorial. Between them, they know how bingo and casino sites work from the inside out.
And finally, congratulations to all the Pre-Show 2026 Winners:
- Kelly Horton – Mecca Bingo: Best Bingo Caller
- Bongo’s Bingo: Best Party Bingo Event
- Tubz: Best Bingo Personality
- Mecca Bingo: Best Bingo Food
- Best Casino Restaurant: James Martin Restaurant at Metropolitan Casinos
What Changed for 2026
New: the Pre-Show Categories
5 player-voted Pre-Show categories celebrating the real-life side of bingo. Events, venues, personalities, the stuff that happens away from the screen.
What else was going on for WhichBingo Awards 2026?
- £2,500 in prizes
Two separate prize draws. Five x £250 vouchers for voting in the 12 Main Categories. Another five x £250 for the Pre-Show Categories. Both for an approved retailer of your choice.
- A sharper judging process
We’ve updated our WhichScore methodology so Editors’ Choice decisions were built on what actually matters to players. Elements like site functionality, game quality, and standout features.
- Safer play as a priority
The Responsible Gambling category celebrated brands making it genuinely easier to play safely.
- Space for hybrid brands
Not just bingo, but slots, casino, and sportsbook, there’s now plenty of brands doing more than one thing well. The 2026 lineup makes room for them.
Watch the 2026 Awards highlights below!