Inside Asian Gaming

MAR 2019 INSIDE ASIAN GAMING 37 “This new distributed gaming technology Alphaslot has built will connect the world’s casino gaming ecosystem – acting as a bridge between gamers, designers, operators and regulators.” Ben Blaschke: First of all Albert, can you tell us what Alphaslot is and why casinos need it? Albert Yu: Alphaslot is a company leveraging blockchain technology with the aim of reshaping the future of the gaming and entertainment industry. Realizing the pain points and challenges of the existing gaming market, we believe this new technology is the fundamental base of not only the gaming industry’s future, but could also seamlessly apply to almost every other industry segment. This new distributed gaming technology Alphaslot has built will connect the world’s casino gaming ecosystem – acting as a bridge between gamers, designers, operators and regulators – where data can move across systems and parties with the most transparency and least friction possible, so all participants and the industry can benefit from the economies of creativity at scale. BB: Who is the Alphaslot team and what do they bring to the table? AY: O ur team is built around industry veterans and personnel with appropriate background to execute our vision. CEORaymond Chan has a solid data science background in the US prior to his involvement in the supplier side of the gaming industry throughout Asia. Wayne Hu, our CMO and Head of Investor Relations, has a strong gaming operator marketing background with Caesars and Sands China. Our Chief Architect, William Luk, brings in solid technology experiences from being the former Head of Innovation at Samsung. Professor Joseph Chan, from the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Business and Economics, leads our innovation business approach with his creativity and academic background. I was previously with Aruze Gaming as Global Operations Manager focusing on sales and distribution of EGMs across Asia and Europe. BB: How have your past experiences in the gaming industry helped you in your current role with Alphaslot? AY: I was blessed with the opportunity to be based in Macau for several years with Aruze working closely with every large Asian casino operator and understanding their needs. Overseeing EU market business development also gave me an enormous insight into the differences between various gaming markets. Having this experience allows me to have a better understanding of the pain points within our existing land-based gaming industry, which is “how do you attract new players”?