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Incentive Games looks to Nine Twenty again in Search for the Cream of Tech Talent
Incentive Games, one of the fastest growing tech companies in the UK, has again turned to recruitment specialists Nine Twenty to turbo-charge its growth.
The Edinburgh-based specialist gaming company is embarking on a major hiring spree as part of its plan to triple turnover over the next 18 months.
To do so, Incentive Games plan to add up to 30 mathematical engineers and developers to its existing headcount of 40.
The company will seek out candidates from well-known international tech companies, offering not only generous salaries, but a true work-life balance.
John Gordon, CEO of Incentive Games, said: “We have always been more of a grower than a shower – and that’s never been truer than now.
“Nine Twenty has helped us grow for years by sourcing exceptional people – no other advisers have come anywhere close.
“We may not be the biggest operation, but the talent we need is hard to find, and it demands outstanding salaries and conditions.
“Therefore, each hire is a big win, and Nine Twenty saves us a phenomenal amount of time by finding and screening candidates as we continue to scale up.”
Chris Lowden, Director at Nine Twenty, said: “Innovative and forward-looking companies such as Incentive Games require a bespoke service and are moving away from generalists to boutique firms such as ours.
“It has been a pleasure and a privilege to work with such remarkable people over the years and we are very glad to be able to continue to support them as they enter into the next stage of their growth journey.
“And as an additional means of helping them do so, our Tech team colleague, Nyomi O’Dowd, will be working with Incentive Games exclusively as Talent Acquisition Manager to help the company fulfil all its talent requirements.”
Chris, who joined Nine Twenty Recruitment in 2014, helps to drive the commercial elements of the Technology & Digital arm of the business.
Its core specialisms in technology, digital, manufacturing and engineering have led to strong growth with the hire of entrepreneurially minded individuals to run component parts of the group on a work-from-anywhere basis as their own businesses.
Incentive Games, which is predicting a rise in turnover from $6 million by the end of this year to $18 million by December 2023, offers developers who fit its company culture full autonomy, including working from home.
Chris added: “We recognise that employees are not just a number, they are ultimately the reason behind all companies’ success.”
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The Karnataka government has announced that it will introduce a new law to regulate online betting and gaming.
Home Minister G Parameshwara said a committee of senior officials and industry representatives has been constituted and it has been given a month’s time to submit a draft of the proposed bill.
“I chaired a meeting regarding online betting and gambling yesterday along with the IT Minister. Representatives from the industry were called. There is nothing to regulate them so far. They have agreed to the introduction of a licence system and a regulation as per law,” he said.
The state government held a high-level meeting to discuss a legal framework for regulating online gaming.
IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said that the intent of the legislation is to curb online gambling, betting and games of chance, and protect consumers from fraud while supporting innovation and the sustainable growth of the skill-based gaming industry.
Karnataka is set to introduce a legal framework to ban gambling while permitting skill-based games following a model similar to that of Chhattisgarh.
Kharge said he held a detailed meeting with the state home minister, senior government officials, members of online gaming federations, and industry experts to discuss the proposed framework.
“The legitimate online skill-based gaming industry in India is a sunrise sector worth USD 4 billion, contributing Rs 12,000 crore in taxes and creating over 1.5 lakh jobs. Karnataka alone accounts for 25 percent of the market and contributes Rs 1350 crore annually in taxes, making it a key hub,” he said.
The minister also raised concerns over the growing underground market of offshore gambling and illegal betting.
“Alongside the legitimate sector, there is a parallel underground market that is expanding rapidly, posing risks such as predatory money collection practices, dubious shell companies, financial fraud, data breaches, and cybercrimes,” he said.
Kharge also held discussions with representatives of the E-Gaming Federation (EGF), the All India Gaming Federation (AIGF) and the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS) regarding their collaborative “Code of Ethics” for the industry.
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Flutter Entertainment has announced that it has received all necessary antitrust, gaming and regulatory confirmations to acquire Snaitech S.p.A. (Snai), one of Italy’s leading omni-channel operators.
The acquisition of Snai fully aligns with Flutter’s strategy to invest in leadership positions in attractive international markets, creating value through providing access to Flutter’s market leading products and capabilities. Adding Snai to the Flutter portfolio will consolidate Flutter’s leadership position in Italy and create a position of increased scale to capitalise on the growth opportunity in Europe’s largest regulated market.
As previously announced, Flutter will acquire Snai from a subsidiary of Playtech plc, for cash consideration based on an enterprise value of €2.3b. Flutter expects the transaction to be completed by the end of April and will provide a further update as part of is first quarter results on May 7, 2025.
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Compliance Updates
BC.GAME Upgrades to @bcgame Telegram Link for Unified Access and Increased Security
BC.GAME, a prominent cryptocurrency entertainment platform, announced the official upgrade of its Telegram group with a new link: https://t.me/bcgame. This shift represents an important step forward for the platform in terms of brand unification, community operations and user identification paths.
BC.GAME, one of the most active platforms in the crypto entertainment market, has a sizable user base spread across channels such as Telegram, Discord and Twitter. The Telegram community alone has millions of members from many critical areas. Behind each time zone, a committed group of gamers and community administrators keeps the community alive by sharing gaming experiences, uploading the most recent event announcements and assisting new users in swiftly integrating into the distinctive “BC community culture”.
Unifying the group link is both a way to make the platform’s design more consistent and a way to improve the user experience. It’s easier and faster for new players to remember t.me/bcgame than any of the other subdomain names. For current players, it means a clearer official entry point, which makes it less likely that they will run into fake groups.
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