LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 21, 2025--
12BET, a pioneer in the global igaming industry since 2007, has been named a finalist for “Sportsbook Operator of the Year” at the SBC Awards 2025, one of the industry’s most respected annual celebrations. Judged on criteria including growth, market expansion, marketing creativity, innovation, brand strength, and customer experience, this shortlisting reflects 12BET’s outstanding achievements in delivering a world-class, player-focused sportsbook experience over the past year.
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In 2025, 12BET elevated the sports entertainment experience with a fully integrated, host-led livestreaming feature that lets users watch matches, engage with local personalities, and enjoy interactive gameplay in one immersive environment. This innovation was enhanced through culturally tailored engagement, turning major sports moments into localized celebrations. From Thailand’s Songkran Festival livestream to the YONEX All England Open Badminton Championships influencer campaign, 12BET showed how sports and culture can be seamlessly combined into a unique and engaging experience.
“We are delighted to be part of the SBC Awards 2025, a long-standing and highly regarded event in the global gaming industry,” said Rory Anderson, 12BET Spokesperson. “Being shortlisted for Sportsbook Operator of the Year is an honor that reflects our team’s dedication. Our mission is to create experiences beyond the game, combining live viewing, interactive play, and cultural engagement to build lasting connections with players.”
12BET’s innovation is backed by a strong operational foundation, with multilingual access, localized payment solutions, and comprehensive player protection, including strict age checks and responsible gaming systems. These capabilities ensure every campaign, feature, and market activation remains engaging, secure, and sustainable.
12BET thanks its players, partners, and industry peers for their continued trust and support. The team looks forward to celebrating alongside the industry’s leading innovators at the SBC Awards 2025 ceremony in Lisbon this September, and to continuing its mission of shaping the future of sports-driven digital entertainment.
About 12BET
12BET, founded in 2007, is a pioneering igaming company with over a decade of experience delivering multilingual services across Europe and Asia. Recognized globally and ranked 17th by eGaming Review Magazine’s Annual Power 50, 12BET has become a major force in the igaming market. Built on the core values of sincerity, fairness, and kindness, 12BET provides a secure, reliable, and exceptional entertainment experience for users around the world.
12BET shortlisted for Sportsbook Operator of the Year at SBC Awards 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a flurry of pardons in recent days, including for the father of a large donor to his super PAC, a former governor of Puerto Rico and a woman whose sentence he commuted during his first term but who ended up back in prison for a different scheme.
Trump commuted the sentence of Adriana Camberos just before his first stint in the White House ended in 2021. That followed her being convicted as part of an effort to divert 5-Hour Energy drink bottles acquired for resale in Mexico and instead keep them in the U.S. Prosecutors said she and several co-conspirators attached counterfeit labels and filled the bottles with a phony liquid before selling them.
In 2024, she and her brother, Andres, were convicted in a separate case, this one involving lying to manufacturers to sell wholesale groceries and additional items at big discounts after pledging that they were meant for sale in Mexico or to prisoners or rehabilitation facilities. The siblings sold the products at higher prices to U.S. distributors, prosecutors said.
The Camberoses were among 13 pardons Trump issued Thursday, along with eight commutations. An additional pardon was announced Friday for Terren Peizer, a resident of Puerto Rico and California who headed the Miami-based health care company Ontrak.
Peizer had been convicted and sentenced to 42 months in prison, and fined $5.25 million, for engaging in an insider trading scheme to avoid losses exceeding $12.5 million, according to the Justice Department.
The president has issued a number of clemencies during the first year of his second term, many targeted at criminal cases once touted by federal prosecutors. They’ve come amid a continuing Trump administration effort to erode public integrity guardrails — including the firing of the Justice Department’s pardon attorney.
Also pardoned this week was former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez, who had pleaded guilty last August to a campaign finance violation in a federal case that authorities say also involved a former FBI agent and a Venezuelan banker. Her sentencing had been set for later this month.
Federal prosecutors had been seeking one year behind bars, something Vázquez’s attorneys opposed as they accused prosecutors of violating a guilty plea deal reached last year that saw previous charges including bribery and fraud dropped.
They had noted that Vázquez had agreed to plead guilty to accepting a promise of a campaign contribution that was never received.
Also involved in the case was banker Julio Herrera Velutini, whose daughter, Isabela Herrera, donated $2.5 million to Trump's MAGA Inc. super PAC in 2024, and gave the group an additional $1 million last summer. The case's third defendant was former FBI agent Mark Rossini, who was also pardoned by the president.
The recent wave of clemencies joins previous Trump pardons of Democratic former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Republican ex-Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, whose promising political career was upended by a corruption scandal and two federal prison stints.
Trump also pardoned former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm, a New York Republican who resigned from Congress after a tax fraud conviction and made headlines for threatening to throw a reporter off a Capitol balcony over a question he didn’t like. Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who had been convicted of cheating banks and evading taxes, also got Trump pardons.
The president also pardoned Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar in a bribery and conspiracy case. He later expressed regret and frustration for having done so, however, when Cuellar announced he was seeking reelection without switching parties to become a Republican.
President Donald Trump points after arriving at Palm Beach International Airport on Air Force One, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
