Watch the Webinar: Stephen Crystal Presents an Intro to the World of Gaming with West Virginia University’s Gaming Research Program
Event co-hosted by MISA and the new Center for Gaming Research and Development.
Join Ben Truman, gaming industry veteran and WVU Alumni, and Stephen Crystal, Founder of SCCG Management and a leading voice in the gaming industry, for an insider’s look at one of the fastest-growing global sectors: online gaming and gambling.
In this dynamic session, you’ll explore how innovation, regulation, and entrepreneurship intersect in the fast-changing world of digital entertainment—and how you can be part of it.
You’ll discover:
- How industry leaders are shaping the future of online gaming and sports betting
- What it takes to launch and scale companies in a highly regulated, high-reward space
- The many exciting career paths in gaming, entertainment, law, finance, marketing, and tech
- Real-world advice for breaking into a global industry that’s redefining how the world plays
Academia meets the real money table—higher ed's finally getting serious about gaming industry talent.
We're seeing universities wake up to the fact that gaming is a legitimate, regulated industry with real career paths. WVU's new center signals smart schools are building bridges to operators, vendors, and talent pipelines. That's how the sector grows responsibly.
- WVU's Center for Gaming Research and Development co-hosted with MISA creates formal academic credibility
- Industry veterans embedded in curriculum—innovation, regulation, entrepreneurship taught by people who've built real businesses
- Signals growing legitimacy of gaming careers and knowledge exchange between academic institutions and operators
SCCG angle: Our network spans 150+ partners across every regulated market—we see exactly where talent gaps exist and what regulators expect. When a school like WVU builds a gaming center, we can connect our clients directly to that pipeline and help shape what gets taught.
Gaming, betting and prediction markets — the desk’s read, every weekday.
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