E-gaming sector no longer for start up companies, says industry expert

Thursday, 3 September 2015 00:00

The e-gaming sector isn't for start-ups any more, it's for the major players.

That's according to SMP Partners' David Hudson - who says the recent decline in the industry has made way for better established conglomerates to take the reigns.

Fewer licences are purported to have been dished out to new companies looking to gain ground by basing themselves on the Isle of Man.

Mr Hudson says he can see a strong future for the industry:

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