Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING AUGUST 2018 46 INDUSTRY PROFILE Oscar Guijarro: Great to talk to you Matthew. Can you tell us about your background? Matthew Righton: I grew up in North Ryde, Sydney, and my parents always pushed us a lot into sport, so sport was a massive part of my life. I played mainly football, or soccer as we call it in Australia. I played from the age of four right until I left for Macau. I actually played quite a few different levels. I started in the children’s league and then I made it up to the semi- pro league, I played reserve grade for Ryde too so I obviously enjoyed football. School and university were another thing that my parents were big on. I was school captain at my primary school and a prefect at my high school as well. I really didn’t want to go to university but it was one of the best things I ever did. It’s something you need to do these days to be able to compete in a professional environment and have the right skills and training. I guess that is how I grew up. Named one of the industry’s rising stars at the recent G2E Asia Awards, Matthew Righton details his pathway from Sydney to be part of the Scientific Games team as Regional Account Manager for Asia. By Oscar Guijarro Matthew Righton: Spirit of adventure INSIDE ASIAN GAMING AUGUST 2018 46