April 18, 2023 For Immediate Release: The Esports Innovation Center (EIC), a nonprofit organization formed by the State of New Jersey’s Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) in partnership with Stockton University, is proud to introduce its new technology partner, PCS. As a leading customer-first Managed IT Services provider, PCS will help provide businesses with reliable technology…
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Programs will provide approximately $35m in short term support for New Jersey companies impacted by Silicon Valley Bank Trenton, N.J. (March 12, 2023) – In response to Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse last week, Governor Phil Murphy announced that the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will be opening, and launching, a series of programs…
By Loukaia Taylor, ’22 https://stockton.edu/diversity-inclusion/esports-equalizer-of-gen-z.html It seems that esports is on everyone’s radar or at the tip of their tongue no matter where you look. From professional tournaments that can earn players millions of dollars to casual “Smash” nights with friends, esports and video games are enjoying a time of unprecedented attention and expansion. In…
The ribbon cutting Tuesday of the Esports Innovation Center (EIC) at Stockton University is helping to put New Jersey and Atlantic City on the map as one of the leaders in this new and growing industry. That’s the message Tim Sullivan, the Chief Executive Officer of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), wanted to…
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/oct/18/esports-video-games-hold-vast-betting-potential-ex/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS By Wayne Parry – Associated Press – Tuesday, October 18, 2022ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Competitive video games hold vast economic potential in the U.S. and worldwide, particularly once gambling companies figure out how to interest players and spectators in betting on them, participants in an industry conference said Tuesday. Speaking at the Casino…
First-year enrollment at Stockton University this fall jumped 16% over the fall of 2021 as the school welcomed more than 1,550 new students, the school announced Thursday. On-campus housing jumped, too — as more than 3,000 total students now live on campus, with many taking advantage of the school’s new housing options at its Atlantic City campus….
NFL Hall of Famer Ahman Green, former running back of Wisconsin’s Green Bay Packers and current Esports Head Coach at Lakeland University, has become the 11th speaker in the lineup for the inaugural CEC/EIC Northeast Summit, to be held in Atlantic City on October 18-19, hosted by the Casino Esport Conference (CEC) of Las Vegas and the Esports Innovation Center (EIC) of New Jersey’s Stockton…
Stockton has Innovation Center, competitive team; Boyd sees spillover effect for southern Jersey SOMERS POINT — Esports don’t get the same widespread attention as professional sports, but competitive video gaming has a massive audience and comprises a multibillion-dollar industry that is growing quickly. Unlike sports, which are tied to a specific location, such as how…
June 22, 2021 Atlantic City N.J. – The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and Stockton University signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today enabling the NJEDA to provide $200,000 in funding plus staff resources to Stockton University for its esports initiative, which includes Stockton’s establishment of an Esports Innovation Center at the university’s Atlantic City…
June 21, 2021 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is investing $200,000 in a center to help Atlantic City and the state become a national hub for the billion-dollar competitive video game industry, known as esports. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Stockton University on Tuesday signed an agreement to establish an esports…
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