Welcome to The Gambling Book Awards 2026

This is a unique concept in the gambling industry and we are currently accepting submissions for the second iteration, with winners announced at ICE 2027 in Barcelona.

We are judging the best gambling-related books of the year with a prize of £2,000 for the winner and £500 for short-listed entries.

We won’t be flying the authors to Barcelona this year for the prize – but the winner will still be announced at the European Casino Awards, on Monday January 18th.

Submit Book Entry

Upcoming key Dates

OCTOBER 19

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Publishers and/or authors can submit their books via our online form from this date.

NOVEMBER 11

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No further entries after this date.

JANUARY 18

The awards ceremony at ICE Barcelona

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Meet the judges

Announced soon!

Rules and criteria

Who can enter and how to get started.

Entries must be books published in the English language, predominantly about gambling. Books can be either non-fiction or fiction, pro- or anti- gambling – as long as the key theme is gambling, it’s all good. The book(s) must be published between September 30th 2025 and October 1st 2026; self-published books are not currently eligible for this award.

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