Inside Asian Gaming

DECEMBER 2018 INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 89 to come back up and eventually I ran out of excuses. OG: What’s it like to be back?  TR: It’s great. There are so many friends and colleagues still here. I keep telling people that I did more man hugs in the first two weeks than I have done in the past 10 years. OG: With almost 20 years at Aristocrat, what has the change to SG been like? TR: I’m very grateful for my time at Aristocrat. I was there 20 years and had four career changes there, which is great. But it is good to be here at SG. One of the things that attracted me to SG was that we are not just a slots company, we are a complete one-stop shop. The SG sales team here doesn’t just sell slots, we do the table utilities – the shufflers and shoes – and we do electronic table games as well. OG: You have been in sales and technical positions. What is the best and the worst of both sides? TR: Well having worked in both, I must say I do prefer sales. We’re in the entertainment industry and it’s a very fun industry. I’d hate to be working in the medical equipment industry. There is nothing wrong with doctors or dentists, but it is not a fun industry I imagine. OG: As an expat, what do you miss the most from Australia? TR: It’s probably a no-brainer. It’s got to be the quality and the freshness of the food, the variety of the food. OG: As a member of the industry, how do you see it evolving during the next 10 years? INDUSTRY PROFILE TR: I think the biggest change is going to be in the technology space with phones and cashless technologies and with systems doing a lot more than giving points. Regulation is a big barrier, but the pace of change in these technologies outside of gaming is fast and it won’t be long before they are in casinos. OG: What do you like to do in your spare time? TR: What spare time? Its been very hectic settling back into Macau, but once that’s done I’d like to travel a lot more. My wife is going to divide her time between Melbourne and here and when she is up here, we’re going to travel. The direct flights out of Macau make it so easy to do. The last public holiday when she was up, we took off to Taipei for a few days. And Japan, Philippines and Vietnam are on the list coming up. OG: Do you have some favorite spots in Macau for dinner or a drink? TR: The old favourites would be A Petisqueira and Nga Tim, but there are so many new places now so its hard to pick a favourite, but I have been to Voyages at Morpheus a few times now. I think the biggest change is going to be in the technology space with phones and cashless technologies and with systems doing a lot more than giving points.