Inside Asian Gaming

DECEMBER 2017 INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 87 This concept also addresses the trend of casino visitors around the world getting younger, with studies showing that the average age has dipped from over 50 a decade ago to around 44 as of 2016. “The first thing that popped into our mind was how to increase the potential customer and gaming revenue from a wide range of ages,” Chan says. unique gaming titles that can be deployed across its network of 13 client casinos in 10 countries around Asia, Europe, Latin America and soon to include the USA and Australia. However, it is in Asia that TGG sees its greatest strength in the near term. “Comparing the research data from 2005 to 2015, market share among the Asia-Pacific region has risen from being the lowest to becoming the market dominator in just 10 years,” Chan says. “Because of the booming of the economy in China and related Asian regions, the buying and purchasing power of the middle class consumer has increased rapidly. “As an international firm based in Hong Kong, TGG has a team comprising global casino operators and engineers that are all familiar with Asian culture. We believe that provides a huge competitive advantage for TGG because we understand the wants and needs of the Asian players. TGG has successfully entered into Korea already and we are expecting to expand deployment in Singapore, Vietnam, Macau, Philippines and Cambodia in the near future.” TECH TALK “In order attract the younger generation, innovations and new product creations of electronic games is needed.” “In order attract the younger generation, innovations and new product creations of electronic games is needed. Bringing new ideas and innovations into the gaming market is always the core value of TGG and the TGG platform allows a variety of game types to integrate.” The result is that TGG now boasts 17 development partners offering over 200 Average Age of Las Vegas Visitors 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 AGE 50.6 49.8 45.2 49.2 49 44.8 45.8 AVERAGE AGE TREND 47.7 44 SOURCE : LAS VEGAS CONVENTION AND VISITORS AUTHORITY