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Sexism is alive and well in the game industry, #1reasonwhy, VentureBeat

Sexism is alive and well in the game industry, #1reasonwhy, VentureBeat | Poker & eGaming News | Scoop.it

Women in the gaming world are expressing through Tweets why there are so few females in the industry.


Luke Crane, who works as the games project specialist at crowdfunding site Kickstarter and self-publishes role-playing games, asked, “Why are there so few lady game creators?”


Here are just a few of the Tweets we read:
Heather Powers@sillypsyche
#1reasonwhy Because even at the director level I was told that "women in this company aren't allowed to drive alone at night"


Carol Pinchefsky@CarolPinchefsky
#1reasonwhy Because a company celebrated their launch party w/pole dancers as "a display of feminine strength," not, ya know, weightlifting.

 

Anna Eve Cail@G33kGrrly
#1reasonwhy RT @br: The trolls better bring their A-game. You can't be worse than some producers I've worked with.

 

Jen MacLean@jenmacl
Because too many women are scared to speak up when they are harassed/assaulted because they fear the impact on their career #1reasonwhy

 

Tarryn van der Byl@nxtrms
Because we can't even complain about sexism in the gaming industry without men complaining that we're complaining. #1reasonwhy

 

Sarah R.@SarahTheRebel
#1ReasonWhy because men dont see this as their fight too. Even the "good" ones wont stand up and say something

 

Jen MacLean@jenmacl
Because too many industry events feature half-naked women as eye candy for "networking". #1reasonwhy

 

SwitchKnitter@SwitchKnitter
RT @janetharvey because I'd like you to ask my opinion as a designer, not only ask me what I think when you want to "pink it up" #1reasonwhy

 

Brenda Romero
@br When announcing MY new game, an industry publication referred to me in the headline not by my name but as John Romero's wife. #1reasonwhy

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Four additional operators secure Schleswig-Holstein licence, Tom Victor and Robin Harrison EGR Magazine

Four additional operators secure Schleswig-Holstein licence, Tom Victor and Robin Harrison EGR Magazine | Poker & eGaming News | Scoop.it

Bwin.party, Bet365, Betclic Everest subsidiary bet-at-home and Malta-licensed operator Tipico have become the latest companies to receive a Schleswig-Holstein licence, allowing them to offer sports betting in the jurisdiction with immediate effect, with licences for poker and casino expected to be awarded “in due course.”

 

Less than a week before the CDU’s election failure, Betfair, mybet and Die NordwestLotto were announced as the first three operators to be granted a license in Schleswig-Holstein, and following today’s news another 24 operators are still awaiting news on their own sportsbook appilcations, with a further 17 having applied solely for poker and casino approval.

 

Other sources:

http://pokerfuse.com/news/law-and-regulation/new-schleswig-holstein-licenses-solidify-law-pave-way-online-poker-germany/

http://www.gaming-awards.com/NEWS/archives/9860

 

In 2011, the bwin.party Group generated total pro forma gross sports betting revenue of approximately €96.1m from Germany. Revenues generated under the licence will be taxed at the rate of 20% of gross gaming revenue.

http://www.bwinparty.com/Investors/FinancialNews/2012/120523%20Schleswig-Holstein%20Licence.aspx

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Jaxx sells lotto business after securing Schleswig-Holstein licence, Robin Harrisson

Jaxx sells lotto business after securing Schleswig-Holstein licence, Robin Harrisson | Poker & eGaming News | Scoop.it

German operator JAXX SE has completed the sale of its lottery business to a group of private investors for €12.5m. JAXX’s  is comprised of its JAXX GmbH (Hamburg), JAXX GmbH (Lustenau), Vendo Spielsysteme GmbH, flux.com Telewette GmbH and JAXX UK Ltd subsidiaries, JAXX domains, brand names and naming rights are also included and, as a result, JAXX SE will change its name to mybet Holding SE.

 

The decision to sell the lottery business was taken in order to allow it to focus on sports betting, casino and poker products. JAXX had become one of the first three operators to be awarded a licence to offer online sports betting in the northern Land of Schleswig-Holstein, alongside Betfair and Die NordwestLotto Schleswig-Holstein, with casino and poker approval expected to be handed out in the coming weeks.

 

Other sources:

http://www.igamingbusiness.com/content/jaxx-completes-lottery-sale

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