Events gaming in the uk?
have taken a long dive but Iād be keen to invest when the price turns around.
Gfinity on a march today.+13%
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25% gain today. This company is going places
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Read some interesting possibly encouraging news at Gfinity think they could be on the up 
Can you share the news?
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Hey sorry Iām new to this like all of it but I was on gfinity main website and just went into the announcement section I will try.
Sorry had to do it this way for now ā¦
Across the road from the Chelsea Football Clubās stadium in west London, the Gfinity Arena is the UKās first dedicated esports arena. With three separate stages and seats for 240
spectators, it specialises in holding competitions for the worldās most popular video games such as League of Legends.
In late October, the arena hosted a very different event ā a digital Formula One race that
allows the drivers to rev their engines from home. With fans also prevented from attending
by the pandemic, the venue had been turned into a production studio that allowed 20
drivers to compete in a virtual Grand Prix that was broadcast live on Sky, the dominant
sports broadcaster in the UK.
Popular sports such as football or Formula One once looked on esports as a parallel world
ā a niche form of entertainment that did not impinge on their own franchises. But they have watched anxiously as esports has grown rapidly into a formidable new force: one that is able to retain the attention of millennials and Generation Z ā those born after 1995.
Now they are looking to get in on the act. F1, the global racing series owned by US
billionaire John Maloneās Liberty Media and the organiser of the event at the Gfinity Arena,
is among the established sports groups that are leading a charge into professional video
gaming. They are competing for the next wave of consumers, who increasingly look to
esports for their entertainment.
At stake are potentially billions of dollars in broadcasting and sponsorship, generated by a
growing global audience for competitive gaming. Roughly 443m people watched esports in
2019, a 12 per cent increase on 2018, according to data provider Newzoo, the large majority of whom are under the age of 35. Esports athletesā exploits are streamed by
Amazonās Twitch and Googleās YouTube, among other platforms, direct to consumersā
phones.
The pandemic has given traditional sports an even greater incentive to tap the potential of
esports. Not only has the absence of fans from stadiums damaged their business models
and left them searching for new revenue, but broadcasters such as Sky, which have been
deprived of many of the sporting events they usually rely on, have been eager for fresh
content.
āOne of the biggest barriers to gaming going mainstream has been the reluctance of broadcasters to put it on air. Covid-19 and the lockdown blew this sentiment out of the water,ā says John Clarke, chief executive of Gfinity. āIf you are a sports rights holder, you have a choice. Embrace the gaming culture and find a way to play in it authentically, or
watch your audience get older and older.ā
That message is echoed by some of the most powerful players in traditional sports. Andrea
Agnelli, president of the Italian football club Juventus and chair of the powerful European
Club Association, which represents the continentās top clubs, warned last year that the
sport had to evolve in order to compete with video games such as Fortnite.
āIf we are not progressive, we are simply protecting a system that is no longer there, a
system that is made of domestic games that will have little interest for our kids,ā he said.
The International Olympic Committee has also established relationships with the esports
and gaming industries and has raised the prospect of esports becoming part of the games in
the future.
With many competitions temporarily brought to a halt by national lockdowns in March,
some traditional sports instead began to stage virtual tournaments.
F1 has held virtual Grands Prix featuring former drivers, including 2016 world champion
Nico Rosberg, and celebrities such as Liam Payne, a former member of the band One
Direction. The English Premier League, the richest domestic football competition in the
world, held an esports tournament in April, which was won by Diogo Jota, the real-life
striker who now plays for Liverpool. The National Basketball Association, the North
American league, hosted its own competition for real players.
Investment is also flooding into esports teams and leagues from wealthy former athletes.
Jakob Lund Kristensen, founder and chief commercial officer of Astralis, an esports team that floated on Nasdaqās exchange for smaller companies in December 2019, disputes the perceived competition between sports and esports. Instead he sees a wider battle that also draws in video streaming companies such as Netflix and music platforms including Spotify.
āWeāre all fighting for leisure time,ā he says. āWe went from having cooking shows to
MasterChef, we went from having dancing shows to Dancing With the Stars. Everything
pinnacles to something competitive.ā
Copyright the Financial Times 2020
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@Thargaffa thanks for this, very interesting. I only have a small speculative holding in gfinity but am long on them 
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There is a lot more but they go on about Mr David Beckham and his esports venture so I didnāt include it ā¦ if itās anything like his aftershave I donāt think his will amount to much ā¦ shouldnāt say that bet I end up eating my words but it is true I have kids and theyād sometimes rather be gaming rather than out doing the real thing plus kids are actually winning some decent prize money for these tournaments I think long term this sector will grow but itās only my opinion 
I would just like to add that my comment about Mr Beckham was purely meant to be humorous being a Manu fan Iāll always have the upmost respect for his abilities as a footballer and what he did for the club I wish him all best 
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Anyone have any ideas why dip at present. I have done a quick search but nothing jumping out at me
I keep a close eye on Gfinity and I donāt think there is any credible reason. Could be general uncertainty of the market, boredom or maybe just a shift of cash into recovery stock. John Clarke has transformed this company since taking over in March and Iāve got full faith in its future
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John Clarke took over Gfinity in March on the very day the UK went into lock down, Its gone up 11 fold since. Thatās what you call a great CEO
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Iām an investor and I like the new CEO and his ambitions for the company.
However, the SP was around the same before lockdown was announced.
The recovery to current levels has been pretty remarkable and can be attributed to the CEO and due to it being categorised as a COVID stock.
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A year ago the SP was at Ā£0.037 then it plunged to Ā£0.0033 when John took over
Well all I know is this ā¦ when thereās a SKY esports channel and a BT esport channel etc etc etc say no more 
I want at least 100000 shares lol by Easter next year I just have a feeling and from what Iāve read and the improvements made during long term restrictions I canāt help but think this trend will keep going this way this year on year is looking less bleak than it did 6 months ago
TBF if itās anything like most things heās endorsed ā¦ youāre probably right! (speaking from considerable and painful experience having tasted Haig clubā¦)
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It looks like gfin has been moved to FTās premium stock list. Can still sell but not buy if not signed up.
Nice to move the goal posts.
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Itās not in the AIM 100 so is no longer in Free. More info here on which shares are now under Plus: Expanded free and Plus stock universe š„ 18 SEPTEMBER 2020