The video game industry is worth billions of dollars, but this sector has gone through highs and lows on its way to becoming a behemoth. In the late 90s, the industry was still recovering from a recession a decade prior and its future was uncertain. Yet, in the middle of it all, lobbyist Sylvain Vaugeois and Quebec finance minister Bernard Landry took a gamble to improve the province's ailing economy via a refundable tax credit for video game companies.