Double Header: FortuneJack Wins Best Crypto Casino & Promo of the Year at AffPapa 2026

On May 20, 2026, we walked off the stage at the Real Casino de Madrid holding two AffPapa iGaming Awards trophies: CRYPTO CASINO OF THE YEAR and BONUS OFFER OF THE YEAR. The wins closed out the 5th anniversary edition of the awards and the final night of AffPapa Conference Madrid 2026, which gathered over 1,500 affiliates, operators, and B2B providers from across the industry.

The 2026 theme read “The Test of Time.” For a team that started taking crypto bets back in 2014, when most people still thought Bitcoin was a passing internet thing, that headline felt less like a tagline and more like a quiet wink from the calendar.

Here’s what makes this win sit differently from the usual award round-up: every vote came from the people we actually work with. No closed-door jury. No polite handshake recognition. Just the industry deciding for itself.

A Community Verdict, Not a Panel Pick

Before getting into trophies, it’s worth pausing on who actually picks them, because that single detail changes the meaning of the whole night.

The AffPapa iGaming Awards belong to a small group of ceremonies decided entirely by peers. AffPapa’s users serve as the jury, bringing a broad set of in-depth iGaming experiences to the table. Affiliates, operators, and B2B providers all cast votes, choosing winners based on real working relationships rather than how shiny a submission deck looked.

Here’s how the 2026 cycle ran:

• Voting opened on April 9 and stayed open until May 4, 2026, giving the industry roughly four weeks to weigh in.
• The ceremony was held on May 20, 2026, on the final night of AffPapa Conference Madrid.
• The venue was the Real Casino de Madrid, a 19th-century institution in the heart of Spain’s capital.
• The 5th anniversary edition introduced four new categories built around individual achievement: Woman Leader of the Year, CEO of the Year, Affiliate Manager of the Year, and Best Employer of the Year.

Why does the voting method matter so much? Because peer recognition is the hardest kind to manufacture. A panel can be impressed by a clever pitch. Partners cannot. They’ve seen the payout windows, the response times, the campaign turnarounds, and the late-night Slack messages where things actually get solved. When they cast a vote, it isn’t a guess. It’s a verdict on twelve months of behaviour they’ve personally experienced.

A trophy handed over by that crowd hits harder than any glass statue picked by a panel that has never logged into our dashboard.

Two Wins, One Message: The Test of Time

The 2026 theme set the tone for the whole evening, and it landed in a way that few award themes ever do. Here’s why it fits us like a tailored jacket.

“The Test of Time” was chosen to celebrate affiliates, operators, and B2B providers that have consistently raised the industry bar with long-term innovation and performance. It’s an industry love letter to consistency, in a category where most brands burn bright for one campaign cycle and quietly disappear before the next.

Our timeline tracks that arc almost too neatly:

• 2014: FortuneJack launches with dice-based games and a small but devoted following from the BitcoinTalk community.
• 2022: FortuneJack Partners picks up Commission Offer of the Year at the inaugural AffPapa iGaming Awards.
• 2026: Two trophies on the same night at the 5th anniversary edition, with our platform now offering more than 6000 games across casino, live casino, sportsbook, and provably fair formats.

Between 2014 and today, the crypto iGaming category has lived through three bull runs, two brutal crypto winters, several waves of regulatory tightening, and a steady flood of new operators chasing the same audience. In which European capital did we pick up the 2026 trophies. It was in Madrid. The fact that we’re still on the AffPapa main stage twelve years in, voted up by the community rather than carried by nostalgia, says something we could never say convincingly on our own.

Longevity in iGaming isn’t about surviving. It’s about staying chosen.

Why FortuneJack Was Voted Twice

Two trophies in one night invites an obvious question: what specifically did the industry vote for? A quick look at each category, plus the context around the win.

The first nod recognized Crypto Casino of the Year. This is one of the most contested brackets in iGaming right now, with new crypto-native operators launching almost every quarter and established names sharpening their offers to keep up. What earned us the vote was twelve years of building crypto-first, a 6000+ game library that spans casino, live casino, sportsbook, crash and provably fair formats, and a payment stack that has supported multiple cryptocurrencies since long before most platforms knew which wallet logos to display.

The second trophy honored the Bonus Offer of the Year. This category tends to attract operators built specifically around short-term campaign splash, which makes the win quietly meaningful. The deciding factor came down to a welcome package built to actually deliver on its promise, plus an ongoing ecosystem of missions, boosts, cashback, and VIP rewards that keeps the value flowing well past sign-up rather than evaporating after the first deposit.

A few details that frame how loud these wins really are:

• Both categories sit among the most competitive at the AffPapa Awards, with shortlists drawn from operators and partners across multiple regions.
• Peer voters had access to the full slate of nominees. A vote for us was a deliberate choice over equally strong names, not a default.
• Yeva Avagyan, Head of Commercial at AffPapa, said earlier this year of the brand: “They’ve built a solid industry reputation over the years, and it’s great to have them be part of the experience we’re creating in Madrid.”

Two trophies in one night isn’t a coincidence. It’s a pattern that has been forming, quietly, since 2014.

Showing Up Beyond the Stage

Trophies are nice. Showing up for the people who voted for them matters more. This is the part of every award recap that usually gets glossed over, and it’s the part that deserves the most attention.

Before the ceremony even kicked off, we were already woven into the conference itself as VIP Lounge Sponsor of AffPapa Conference Madrid 2026. The conference ran from May 18 to 20 at the Novotel Madrid Center and pulled in over 1,500 attendees, broken down roughly 40% affiliates, 40% operators, and 20% B2B providers.

For three days, the VIP Lounge became one of the busier corners of the venue. Affiliate managers caught up with partners they usually only meet through Telegram. Operators compared notes on regional trends without a slide deck in sight. New deals were sketched out over coffee, which is still how the best ones tend to get started.

A few highlights from our days on the ground:

• Face-to-face conversations with long-standing affiliate partners.
• Introductions with B2B providers from regions where we’re actively scaling.
• A closing night that ran straight into a party with international EDM DJ and producer Kryoman, which gave both trophies a properly loud sendoff.

The takeaway is straightforward. The wins didn’t come from a single brilliant campaign launched five minutes before voting closed. They came from twelve years of showing up and building something worth voting for in the first place.

Want to See What the Industry Voted For?

Two AffPapa trophies don’t change anything about how the platform looks tomorrow morning. Our product team will keep doing what we’ve been doing since 2014. Our VIP managers will keep answering questions at 3am. Our bonus team will keep building offers that read like offers, not riddles.

If you want to see why peers voted us Crypto Casino of the Year and Bonus Offer of the Year on the same night, head to FortuneJack.com and try the casino, the sportsbook, and the welcome offer for yourself. Twelve years in, we’re still building for the long game. That’s the part trophies can’t fake.

FAQ

– What is the AffPapa iGaming Awards?

The AffPapa iGaming Awards is an annual ceremony, first introduced in 2022, that honors affiliates, operators, and B2B providers shaping the iGaming industry. It is known for its peer-voted format, where industry professionals choose the winners rather than a closed jury.

– When and where did the 2026 ceremony take place?

The AffPapa iGaming Awards 2026 ceremony took place on May 20, 2026, at the Real Casino de Madrid, a 19th-century landmark in the heart of Spain’s capital. It closed out AffPapa Conference Madrid 2026, the largest edition of the conference to date.

– What was the theme of the 2026 awards?

The theme was “The Test of Time,” chosen to recognize brands that have consistently raised industry standards through long-term innovation and performance. The 5th anniversary edition also introduced four new categories focused on individual leadership and workplace culture.

– How are AffPapa winners chosen?

Winners are chosen by AffPapa’s user base, including affiliates, operators, and B2B providers. Voting for the 2026 awards ran from April 9 to May 4, 2026. The peer-voted format makes recognition harder to manufacture and closer to real working sentiment.

– Which categories did FortuneJack win at AffPapa iGaming Awards 2026?

FortuneJack won Crypto Casino of the Year and Bonus Offer of the Year at the AffPapa iGaming Awards 2026. Both categories sit among the most competitive brackets at the awards, with shortlists drawn from operators and partners across multiple regions.

– Has FortuneJack won AffPapa Awards before?

Yes. FortuneJack Partners won Commission Offer of the Year at the inaugural AffPapa iGaming Awards in 2022. The 2026 wins mark a return to the main stage four years later, in the awards’ 5th anniversary edition.

– What was FortuneJack’s role at AffPapa Conference Madrid 2026?

We served as VIP Lounge Sponsor of AffPapa Conference Madrid 2026, which ran from May 18 to 20 at the Novotel Madrid Center. The conference connected over 1,500 affiliates, operators, and B2B providers across three days of networking, panels, and the closing awards ceremony.

– Why does peer-voted recognition carry weight in iGaming?

Peer recognition is harder to manufacture than juried recognition. Affiliates, operators, and B2B providers vote based on real working relationships, including payout reliability, response times, campaign turnarounds, and product quality. That makes a peer-voted win closer to a working reference than a polished marketing trophy.

– What other categories has FortuneJack competed in over the years?

We’ve been recognized across casino, sportsbook, and affiliate-facing categories at industry awards since launching in 2014. Our platform now operates more than 6000 games, covering casino, live casino, sports betting, and provably fair formats, with a portfolio that has grown steadily through multiple crypto market cycles.