Business Report: State, Stockton team up on esports center, cybersecurity, tax refunds running behind | Video

When you think about it, New Jersey is home to a lot of new and growing industries — whether it’s wind energy, online sports betting and, soon, recreational marijuana. We may be able to add another to that list.

And that’s esports, or competitive video gaming. It’s rapidly growing in popularity and esports revenues are soaring too.

The state wants to capitalize on that, so today, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced it will provide Stockton University with $200,000 to support an Esports Innovation Center. The EDA says the center will provide new opportunities for New Jersey businesses and workers, and that some esports companies are already making investments here.

The innovation center will work with private companies and […].

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