The shortlists for the 2017 EGR Italy Awards are out, and Sisal Group, Eurobet, and The Stars Group feature prominently.

Online gambling in Italy is thriving, and in three weeks time, those in the know will laud praise on the online gambling companies who have contributed to the growth the most in the past 12-months.

On the 23 October, the leading lights in the Italian online gambling space will meet at the Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria, Italy, for the EGR Italy Awards Ceremony.

The undoubted star of the show is the Sisal Group, and it should be. The Italian online gambling company, acquired by CVC Capital Partners in a €1 billion deal back in 2016, is the oldest gambling company licensed by the Italian government with a history dating back to 1946. The judges have shortlisted Sisal for nine awards including Casino Operator, Mobile Operator and the coveted Operator of the Year award. Last year, Sisal won the Customer Services Operator and Socially Responsible Operator Award.