Internet gaming now provides over 460 diverse and skilled employment opportunities
Isle of Man e-gaming sector forecast to grow in 2009
(Isle of Man).- A survey of companies in the Isle of Man conducted by the Manx e-Gaming Association, estimates that the e-gaming sector grew by 30 % in 2008 - and growth is forecast to accelerate to 40 % this year.
2009-02-18
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Internet gaming now provides over 460 diverse and skilled employment opportunities, making it one of the leading recent success stories within the Isle of Man’s dynamic and growing economy.
Head of e-gaming development at the Department of Trade and Industry, Garth Kimber, said: "This survey confirms e-gaming in the Isle of Man is now a well-developed, highly-diverse sector. Furthermore, the eight licenses approved in 2008, plus the large number of applications for licenses in 2009 is a good leading indicator of the further growth we can expect to see in the future. Businesses are coming here because the Isle of Man genuinely has much to offer."
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