Aron Kock was born and raised in Aruba, where hospitality is the heart of the island’s economy. In 2010, he moved to the United States to pursue a career in the casino industry, with an interest in creating the next generation of casino games. In 2012 Kock moved to Las Vegas and graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2014 with a B.S. in Hospitality Management and a concentration in casino gaming. In 2015, Kock joined the Center for Gaming Innovation program at the International Gaming Institute at UNLV. Two years later, he was graduated with a Masters Degree in Hotel Administration. Today, he is employed at GameCo LLC in Las Vegas as part of the quality assurance team, focused on producing video game gambling experiences.
The trend in gaming recently has been to streamline the process and remove physical cash, machines and even people. But there is a risk to this that casino operators...