GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Matt Wilson, Managing Director, Aristocrat Americas

This week, the GGB Podcast features an interview with Matt Wilson, the managing director of Aristocrat Americas, about his new position with the company and his strategy going forward.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Matt Wilson, Managing Director, Aristocrat Americas

Matt Wilson was promoted to the managing director of Aristocrat Americas last March. His promotion continues a 13-year career at the Australian slot giant that has seen him progress through the marketing and sales disciplines. Wilson explains how the VGT purchase has transformed the company, spurring development of new spinning reels games, as well as a dominant position in Indian Country. He explains the company’s strength in Central and South America and what games and systems are on the horizon to continue its successful inroads into the American market. He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros at the Aristocrat headquarters in Las Vegas in April.

Articles by Author: Roger Gros

Roger Gros is publisher of Global Gaming Business, the industry’s leading gaming trade publication, and all its related publications. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Gros was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm. He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. Gros was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows.
Roger Gros is the author of the best-selling book, "How to Win at Casino Gambling" (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its fourth edition. Gros was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Gaming Association in 2012 as part of the annual AGA Communications Awards.