Day: 17 June 2019

Video Games Industry in Scotland Reports Slower Growth in the Year Ending November 2018, TIGA Says

Mon 17 Jun 2019 11.42 Olivia Cole
Video Games Industry in Scotland Reports Slower Growth in the Year Ending November 2018, TIGA Says

The trade association which represents the video games industry and serves a network for video game developers, TIGA, has recently reported new information showing that growth registered in the Scottish video games development industry came to a standstill in the year which ended on November 2018. Currently, Scotland is the fourth biggest games cluster on the territory of the UK, ranked after London, the South East and the North West region, marking a decline from third place in November 2017. In comparison, the UK games industry marked an 8.1% growth…

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The Big Step Challenge Calls for Football Clubs to Reconsider Gambling Sponsorships

Mon 17 Jun 2019 7.55 Daniel Williams
The Big Step Challenge Calls for Football Clubs to Reconsider Gambling Sponsorships

A campaign led by a recovering problem gambler from Manchester is calling for English football clubs to get more engaged with the dangers associated with gambling addiction. The 28-year-old James Grimes has managed to stay away from gambling for almost a year now. The young man is aimed at making local football clubs to review their relationship with gambling companies, as many operators are currently being displayed as the clubs’ sponsors. Mr Grimes is now leading a group of supporters of the Big Step Challenge, which has started its journey…

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