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Malta's gaming industry employment up 31 pct in H1

Xinhua, December 10, 2016 Adjust font size:

The first six months saw a 31 percent increase in employment within the gaming industry in Malta, representing a peak in terms of growth over the past two years, Malta's Gaming Authority said in an interim report published on Friday.

The report said the number of full-time jobs in the gaming industry is estimated to have reached 6,150 by June 2016.

Despite a declining number of operators licensed under the Maltese jurisdiction, the gaming industry's contribution to the Maltese economy rose by 11.9 percent when compared with the same period last year. It currently accounts for 12 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) during the first half of 2016.

The report expected Malta's gaming industry to continue growing robustly in 2017. Endit