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MGA Games Academy: Proof of a Maturing Industry
By Shane Addinall Jan 17, 2021 IndustrySpanish igaming market giant, MGA Games, is proof of the fact that the online gambling industry is booming. They have set the pace for the future of the market by training young casino gaming developers through their own in-house Academy.In this current day and age, the markets that are seeing the biggest growth are those affiliated with the digital tech world. Gaming and entertainment have always been a popular field, as the public enjoys the escape that this form of activity gives them. It is no wonder then that the online gambling industry is soaring right now, which in turn provides ample opportunities for young job seekers to find work.
Unfortunately, the education sector still seems to look down upon gambling, which means that it is not easy for young talent to equip themselves sufficiently for the opportunities that lie in wait in the marketplace.
While they may be able to gain video game building experience outside of the market, the gambling side of the game development can only be learned once in the industry. This means that right now, specialist online slot developers are a rare commodity in the business. This may, however, be set to change thanks to the initiatives of companies like MGA Studios.
MGA Academy Seeks to Turn the Tide
To help promote the gaming sector and attract prospective talent, MGA Games has launched its own Academy Program, geared at teaching young students how to build innovative casino gaming content.
MGA Games is a product of the exponential growth that the online gambling market has experienced over the years. They have 50 staff members on board that are all involved in the gambling market, developing games for Spanish online casinos and beyond. They understand the frustrations associated with hiring staff that must first be retrained before they can perform in line with the demands of the industry.
Therefore, they have decided that reproduction is the natural way to ensure survival in the long run.
This new initiative comes with a two-fold advantage. MGA Games can now pool top talent to fill job spots in its own company and it can strengthen the talent for the industry as a whole.
MGA Games had this to say about their new venture:
“It’s about attracting and retaining talent, creating recruitment programs and training that appeal to young people. In fact, many students who already know the trajectory of MGA Games in online game design have in advance especially requested to join the company for their internships”.
Currently, the academy has a team of eight students on board. This includes four budding programmers and four graphic artists. Each of these is being equipped to work specifically within the growing gambling market on games like Online Slots, which is the market’s most popular game type.
Set for New Heights
It is high time that a company with as much clout as MGA Games took responsibility in this way. This mindset shows great maturity, and the approach is set to help build a workforce that can take the market to the next level over the next few years.
It would be awesome to see other industry giants like Evolution Gaming (who now own NetEnt) rise to the challenge, as these providers cover a much wider gaming jurisdiction and could really make a notable change to the strength of the industry on a grand scale, across different gaming genres.
It is commendable that MGA Gaming has made the effort to drive the future of gaming forward and has not waited for hand-outs from other sectors. The multi-billion-dollar might of the online gambling industry demands that the market shape its own course going forth and fulfils its own needs from hereon in.
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