Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING APR 2019 54 INDUSTRY PROFILE By Oscar Guijarro JASON TOMAS: EXPLORER’S SPIRIT Having recently arrived in Macau as Product Marketing Manager for SG Gaming, Jason Tomas sits down with IAG to discuss his career journey from the Philippines to his new home. Oscar Guijarro: Can you tell us a bit about your background? Jason Tomas: I'm from Manila, Philippines and have just moved to Macau. It's been three months since I moved here. I am actually Filipino Chinese. My grandparents came from Fujian, China, and then settled in Manila. I think that was back in the 1940s or ’50s. So, my parents were born in Manila. My father is a businessman and my mother helps him. Right now, my siblings, they all run the family business, but I chose a different path. I chose a corporate path and that’s why I’m here. OG: How was your childhood back in Manila? JT: I went to the Lasalle College of Saint Benilde and took up a Bachelor of Science in Business Management, majoring in marketingmanagement. Brandmanagement andmarketing research are some of my favorite subjects. I wanted to be in the marketing industry because I think every company in every industry needs good marketing to be competitive. OG: How did you come to join the gaming industry? JT: Actually my first job was with a gaming company, although it was a computer games company – RPG gaming, role playing games. I was in that industry for five years. After that I decided to go to a different industry so I joined a marketing consultancy company. Their specialty was public relations and I was there for a year. From there I joined Solaire Resort and Casino. Their recruitment was very aggressive. A friend of mine invited me to tryout. It was in the pre-opening recruitment office and the property wasn't even up yet. It was still a construction site. But I was curious and interested, so I got into the casino marketing department under the events and promotions team. I was there for almost three years and