Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JAPAN SEP 2020 100 INDUSTRY PROFILE This can help them feel more comfortable in their surrounds and stay longer. It can even be an added revenue stream. You would not believe how many hotel guests ask where they can purchase the lobby scent! One of our long-term clients in Taiwan has actually opened a shop in the lobby selling their fragrance in a take home format, purely based on the number of guests who wanted to purchase it on check-out after we implemented it in all public areas. OG: How has your perception of Macau changed over the years? DS: This question would be answered very differently if you asked Marisa. She misses being able to park the car in San Malo to go to the Post Office and the evening events at the Bela Vista on the hill. For me, I love seeing new and exciting changes literally every month – new venues, restaurants, public services. For me, Macau is going in the right direction and is an incredibly exciting place to live and be based. OG: What is the most rewarding part of your job? DS: This is an easy one for me. It can take months, if not years, to develop signature scents, alongside countless meetings, amendments by the perfumers and trials to get final approval, but when you walk into a client’s lobby or gaming floor and experience the fragrance, and see other people doing the same, it really does make you smile. OG: What do you like to do to relax when you are not working? DS: Well, being Scottish I like nothing more than a beer and watching some live sport at the weekends. I am probably Macau’s biggest (and maybe only) Everton fan. I have also been the President of the Macau Lightning AFL team for the past seven years. This has been a life changing experience for me. I’ve met so many great and lifelong friends and travelled around Asia playing tournaments and games.