GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 43 - February 2019

If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go? I dream about the warm sea and blue lagoons. I have been traveling a lot now for work, and sometimes just need time to stop and relax. I even don’t want any excursions or museums and so on. Just the sea , fruits, the sun, calmness, some Thai massages, nature and sunsets. I wish to go to the Bahamas or theMaldives and try diving. It’s my dream . What was the last book you read? Unfortunately, I don’t have too much time to read, but I try. The last book I read was The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. It is a very touching book , with interesting historical moments, about a pretty tough life. Do you prefer surfing the web via desktop, laptop, mobile phone or tablet? My laptop is always preferable because of the big screen. But mostly I use mobile phones, as I am always on the move and it’s always with me. But honestly, I use the computer so much at work, I try not to use it in my free time, to let my eyes rest . What’s your favorite movie? It’s a hard question. I haven’t really seen too many films in my life. But I think that Van Helsing and Gladiator are some of my favorite films. If you could have dinner with three people, living or dead, who would they be? This question made me think. I think if I had a chance to meet any person, it would be my father, who died when I was 16. If we are talking about famous people, I have never had any favorite film stars – only in childhood – so it’s hard to answer. I watched the film about Queen ( Bohemian Rhapsody ) recently, and I think it would be a grea t experience to meet Freddie Mercury and talk with him. And the third person might be Santa Claus. If he exists, it would be really amazing to meet him! Name one thing that people read- ing this magazine don’t know about you. My birthday is on 23 February, which is Defender Day. It’s pretty funny to have a birthday on a day when all men are congratulated . And it would be great if there were no restrictions or license regulations, and you could use one license in all countries. It would make things a lot better and easier. Tell us about your typical work day. I work a lot. Usually my day begins at 9 a.m. with a cup of coffee and checking Skype on my cellphone to see how many messages I got during the night and estimate of the amount of work ahead of me for the day. Our affiliates are from all over the world, and they may text you at midnight or at 5 a.m. Then, I wake up a little bit and get ready and begin work. Sometimes I stay at home to work; other times I go to the office. I usually finish at 6 p.m. But it depends. Sometimes my partners need me, and I try to be online until 10 or 11 p.m. and answer as much as I can. It’s also a policy of our company to be available for most of the day. What’s the office culture like at Alpha Affiliates? We have a very warm relationship in the office. It is not a real typical office. We have a coffee machine and like to have coffee breaks with cakes and sweets. We all have lunch together in a restaurant close to the office. We have music at work, and we talk and laugh. And we celebrate someone’s birthday at work with cakes and tea. And, of course, on New Year’s or some other big public holidays, we try to have a picnic or something like that. It’s funny, but I have been the only girl in the company for a very long time. AFFILIATE MANAGER INTERVIEW SERIES Valery Mukhina Alpha Affiliates I feel sorry when I read somewhere on the forum that a casino abandoned their players without payments , or affiliates are waiting for their commissions . I am not sure if it’s changeable, but I wish the industry would become more trustworthy and clear. For me , (working in iGaming) is a great opportunity . There are a lot of interesting people in this industry, and I enjoy all the meetings and conferences . G P W A t i m e s . o r g 68