Inside Asian Gaming

INSIDE ASIAN GAMING AUGUST 2018 48 gaming there. In Australia you can work in gambling and drinking venues at 18. I started working there while I was at uni because the club was open to about 3am or 4am, so I could go to university during the day and study and work at night. That provided me with a lot of flexibility. During that time I contacted a few people in the industry and worked at some of the trade shows like AGE just to get exposed to what was happening in the Australian gaming market. I also sent my application in to Aristocrat – who were the largest slot machine company in Australia at that time – for their graduate program two years before I finished uni. When I did actually finish uni I sent my application for the second time to let them know that I was interested and the first time INDUSTRY PROFILE “Playing all kind of sports like cricket and football definitely instilled a competitive instinct in me and I guess that’s why in the business world I am motivated to beat the competition.” I went to the interview I was accepted for the job. That’s where I began to learn more deeply about slots. OG: What are your future goals? MR: It’s fantastic to be doing exactly what you want to, for sure, and I’ve probably got a bit more learning to do – learning and maturing in this position for a few more years until other opportunities come along, like Japan which is obviously going to be a huge opportunity for Scientific Games and myself. That’s something I’m working towards. Most definitely my future is in gaming and with Scientific Games. OG: What motivates you on a day-to- day basis? MR: It probably sounds a bit clichéd but