GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 46 - February 2020

If you could have dinner with three people, living or dead, who would they be? Elon Musk and Richard Branson from the living, Freddy Mercury from the dead. Name one thing that people reading this magazine don’t know about you. I love M&Ms and so does my daughter! Where do you think the industry will be in the next five years? Based on the recent regulatory changes, most of the key markets will be regulated, which is a rather positive development, in my opinion. Apart from this, I believe AI and VR games will get more popular and over 90% of online gambling will go mobile. If you could change anything about the industry, what would it be? I would create a system identifying legit affiliates from non-legit, depending on numerous parameters. I would then make this system open to affiliates free of charge, with donations allowed. Tell us about your typical work day. Our typical day is never typical; this is the good side of our job. However, as a rule of thumb, we go to office on time, prepare our coffee or tea (both strong!), check the stats in the affiliate program, set tasks for our content team and then step over to making deals with our beloved affiliates. What’s the office culture like at King Billy Affiliates? The same as in the rest of the company: Relaxed, but, at the same time, responsible. Everyone in our department understands that we are all in the same boat, a boat which we have turned into a ship and looking forward to make it a tanker ship. If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go? I usually go to the seaside with my family. Every year we pick a different country so we can travel and see more places in the world. Last time we went to Majorca and it really beat our expectations. What are your hobbies? What takes up most of your time when you’re not working? Well, to be honest, there is very little time left for hobbies, but I like going to gym and playing ping pong once in a while. What was the last book you read? Lee Iacocca’s An Au- tobiography . An amazing book about a breath-taking career. What’s your favorite movie? Scent of aWoman with Al Pacino. AFFILIATE MANAGER INTERVIEW SERIES Ruslan Legenzov At KingBillyCasino , we have a very nice and very truemotto: “Beyond theCommission.” Our affiliates knowwhat thismeans andwe invite all newaffiliates to joinus and see for themselves. Regarding gambling , I feel a bit like directors and actors in the world of Hollywood: I am more like a director , behind the camera and not in front of it! 66 G P W A t i m e s . o r g