Grab your dabbers bingo fans, the WhichBingo Awards 2026 are officially on the horizon.
Now in our 13th year, the WhichBingo Awards are all about recognising the sites, games, venues, and people that players love. Winners are chosen through a mix of player votes, editorial insight, and expert opinion.
From the bingo sites you keep coming back to, to the chat teams that make every session more fun, this is your chance to have your say.
Dates for the diary
These are your VIDs (Very Important Dates) for the WhichBingo Awards 2026:
- Main awards voting opens: Monday 2nd February 2026
- Main awards voting closes: Friday 3rd April
- Pre-Show voting opens: Tue 7th April
- Pre-Show voting closes: Thursday 30th April
- Awards ceremony: Wednesday 13th May
- Location: Gibraltar, on the Sunborn yacht
New for 2026: ‘Pre-Show’ Categories
This year, we’re introducing something brand new: the WhichBingo Pre-Show Awards!
For the first time ever, we’re adding a Pre-Show to the mix. (Who do we think we are, the Golden Globes?)
Still player voted, the 5 Pre-Show winners will be announced across WhichBingo’s social media channels on the afternoon of Awards day. This is our way of celebrating events, venues, and personalities that bring bingo to life. If you like to bingo and casino IRL or follow a few celebs who do too, these are the categories for you.
Public Vote Pre-Show Categories for 2026:
- Best Party Bingo Event
- Best Bingo Caller
- Best Bingo Food
- Best Casino Restaurant
- Best Bingo Personality
You can vote for your Pre-Show faves from 7th April to 30th April..
Have Your Say: 12 Public Vote Categories
The main WhichBingo Awards categories are back for 2026, celebrating the best casino sites, games, and teams players value most.
We’ve also added a few new categories this year to reflect how bingo and casino continue to evolve.
Public Vote Categories for 2026:
- Best Bingo Site
- Best Slots Site
- Best Casino Site
- Best Playtech Bingo Site
- Best Pragmatic Play Bingo Site
- Best App (new)
- Best Bingo Game
- Best Slot Game
- Best Customer Service (new)
- Best Promotions (new)
- Best Chat Team
- Best Bingo Club (bingo hall) (new)
You can vote for your Main Categories faves from Monday 2nd Feb to 3rd April.
4 Editors’ Choice Categories
Alongside the player-voted categories and the Pre-Show categories, the WhichBingo Editors’ Choice categories are new to 2026. We’re creating an expert panel made up of a few from our editorial team, social team, and industry management.
The panel will analyse and evaluate the brands in the 4 categories using expert criteria especially from our WhichScore Ratings (based on hands-on testing, player feedback, and overall quality). While the Editors’ Choice winners aren’t voted for by the public, they exist to complement your votes, celebrating bingo and casino brands that might otherwise fly under the radar.
Editors’ Choice Categories for 2026:
- Hall of Fame
- Best Newcomer
- Responsible Gambling Award
- Best Advertising Campaign
What are the WhichBingo Awards?
The WhichBingo Awards are the longest-running player-voted awards in the online bingo industry, first launching in 2003 as the Site of the Year awards.
In 2025 alone, more than 265,000 votes were cast by real players, helping to decide which sites, games, and teams players value most.
Each year players vote to crown the Best Bingo Site, Best Casino Site, Best Slots Site, and more.
A WhichBingo Award is the true mark of trust. Chosen by players and recognised by the industry.
One Last Reminder…
There’s still time before voting opens, but here’s a final recap of the key dates:
- Main voting opens: Monday 2nd February 2026
- Main voting closes: Friday 3rd April 2026
- Pre-Show voting: Tue 7th April – Thursday 30th April
- Awards day: Wednesday 13th May 2026
Keep your eyes peeled for announcements on pre-show details, celeb reveals, and all the behind-the-scenes fun as we count down to the biggest bingo ceremony of the year.
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