Some organizations and events give out awards to casinos that do well each year in a certain category. For example, askgamblers has their own awards, casinomeister has their own and there are some others.
If you're looking for a new casino to try, do you ever notice if it got any awards and would that even matter to you?
The awards matter.. when they are from a reputable organization. The award means that at least a single third party had reviews and scores positively on the casino.
For example, if I land on a new casino that I don't know much, seeing that it won an award, let's say from Askgamblers, it will give it some credibility.