Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING | November 2008 34 W ith an unobstructed viewofthetowering Grand Lisboa from her office window, Cath Burns has watched the new Macau take shape. Ms Burns says that being part of that growth has been exciting and at times exhausting. Bally’s own Macau expansion has seen it outgrow its office, necessitating a move to smarter digs in the FIT building. Inside Asian Gaming caught up with Ms Burns for a chin wag. Catherine Burns Blazing Ahead Despite global economic uncertainty, Catherine Burns, Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific, of Bally Technologies, says her company is sticking to its game plan Talking Heads Why are you relocating to a new office? We have grown to 26 people and at the moment we have people spread out around the city—some are at our warehouse, some are here and some are in the AIA building. Everybody was just sitting on top of each other. Following the move to the FIT building everybody will have their own space. I’m looking forward to reuniting the team under one roof. Bally is recognised as the leading supplier of casino management systems and is one of the biggest suppliers of slot games. What are your respective market shares of the systems and games markets in Macau? About 48% of machines in Macau are on a Bally system thanks to