While the majority of the casino and gaming industry remains paralysed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Erwin Dickman remains the eternal optimist. The Market Manager for Asia Live Tech predicts that big brand casinos will be able to leverage the digital era and the new normal to open up opportunities in unexplored markets. Dickman took some time out to give our own Beck Liggero Fontana a glimpse into an exciting future.

Despite the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the industry, Dickman believes there’s an opportunity for land-based casinos to expand into the live tables and live casino market. “Land-based casinos need to start ever-evolving,” he said. “A change we didn’t know that would come so soon but it has to happen now. That’s why we are saying that AI gaming is the way to go. Digital gaming has been booming since COVID-19 began. We don’t want to see our ideal land-based casinos go down. We want to see all the big brands continue in this new space, which is the digital element.”

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Dickman elaborated further on the opportunities for the branded tables to make the shift to the digital space. “It’s about how you are going to implement your current land-based tables, implementing a land-based casino system. Implement a ticket online so you can all have your own products,” he said, adding: