Winning Asia Technology Macau Ltd is tapping artificial intelligence (AI)-driven robots offered for casino-resort management, as a new business segment. That is according to its co-founder and chief executive Alice Tang (pictured).
The Macau company has close to two decades of experience in supplying casino games and systems in Asia. Now it is linking – as in investor – with Aimo Robotics, a Hong Kong-based company specialising in AI-powered robots. The latter’s products can have a physical presence either indoors or outdoors, mainly for security and surveillance tasks.
Aimo Robotics already has products deployed for businesses outside the gaming sector, Ms Tang said. She was speaking to GGRAsia at the recent Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia trade and conference in Macau.
For integrated resort (IR) operators, the duo have developed “some applications and software for analysing the data” captured by patrolling robots; “detection alerts”; and facial recognition.
Ms Tang stated: “While patrolling in a mall or other open areas, it [the robot] can also do marketing work” via advertisements or other material shown on its display screen.
Some robots can perform “concierge” tasks, such as replying to verbal queries by resort visitors, said Winning Asia’s CEO.
“In the future, hopefully we can – based on our AI-powered back-end system – help the IR clients to do analysis of data” captured by the robots, “for use beyond security and surveillance – anything at all,” said Ms Tang.
Winning Asia has also been promoting a core segment – gaming products and slot management systems under the “AGT” brand. The firm also distributes casino games from other manufacturers. That portfolio currently includes LT Game Ltd, Gambee d.o.o., Euro Games Technology Ltd, and Jackpot Digital Inc.
At this year’s G2E Asia, Winning Asia debuted its new-generation multiplayer fishing game “AGT FishKing 8”. The product can provide eight player stations simultaneously, and is presented consumer-wise as a “hybrid of amusement and gaming”, stated Ms Tang.
AGT FishKing 8’s players can use virtual cannon to ‘hunt’ their targeted fish. For venue operators, the game has adjustable return-to-player (RTP) settings and multiple bet levels, according to corporate materials.
“The fishing game is favoured by several markets within Asia: because it is… easy to understand,” said Ms Tang.
She added that for “tourists” that are “not gamblers per se”, the game is easy to play. “It has eye-catching sounds, animation and graphics, and we already have received some queries for it,” stated the CEO.
Ms Tang noted: “Baccarat or slot games are very much popular among those in their 40s and 50s: but the industry wants to cover a wider age bracket to be their casino-goers,” in future.
As a result, Winning Asia is exploring for its games offer “innovative elements… that could capture the younger generation-segment,” Ms Tang remarked.
