OKADA MANILA
“ We ’ re very much focused on the technology of today ”
— Dries Scott , Chief Technology Officer , Okada Manila
228 previously used legacy system to rely on . The initial challenge when I came on board was to start everything from scratch . It was an empty playing field , and we had to go and hand pick every single system installed in the property ,” explains Scott . “ Through that process you don ’ t necessarily want to use legacy or outdated AS400 systems because you want to go with the newer developments and technologies . I believe it gave us an advantage because we ’ re not stuck dealing with an older legacy . We can adapt and change , and that gives us an advantage over our competitors because we ’ re able to be more flexible . We get a lot of support from our mother company UEC , which is a gaming technology company that provided some of our core gaming components , and have in many areas been beating some of their own competitors by introducing advanced gaming platforms that is assisting to drive the industry into the next generation .”
MAY 2019