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Playtech: managing the world's largest live casino studio
Playtech boasts the world’s largest next
generation Live Casino in Riga, Latvia. Built on top of the city’s fortified 16th century walls in the heart of Riga Old Town; the 8,500 square metre capacity studio dwarfs any existing live casino facility in the market today.
G3 sits down with Anna Gaponov, Global Live Unit Chief Operations Officer, and Girts Spridzans, Studio Manager, to find out how one manages a sprawling campus featuring hundreds of tables and gaming areas.
Could you begin by explaining the Playtech facility's origins?
Te Playtech Live Studio all started in 2008, albeit in a different building with a small studio of eight gaming tables. We went live in April 2009 with six Blackjack tables, one Roulette table and one Baccarat table, all operated by around forty employees. Over time we developed new dedicated studios and the operations grew rapidly resulting in a necessity for a new and modern facility.
Our new, and current, building was acquired in 2016 and by February 2017 we opened our first tables in time for the ICE 2017 exhibition, this was no easy feat as the full relocation and renovations took over one year to complete. Our new building gave us the ability to redesign our existing offering, create newly designed dedicated studios for our licensees, and provide localised and specialised table offerings including native-speaking hosts and innovative new network tables.
P108 WIRE / PULSE / INSIGHT / REPORTS What does the centre comprise?
Te Playtech Live facility in Riga is the world’s largest ‘next generation’ live facility. We employ nearly 2,000 people all of whom contribute to the incredible entertainment-led experience we offer through Playtech Live.
Within the Riga facility, we manage all Playtech Live dealer studios which comprises of almost 200 gaming tables including a wide variety of classic casino games such as Blackjack, Baccarat, and Roulette, as well as our innovation new additions like Game Shows, Live Bingo, Trivia, and Live Slots.
As part of Playtech’s strategy of expansion in growing markets through localised and specialised content, our Riga facility also houses our localised tables with Italian, Hindi,
Polish and English native-speaking hosts.
Alongside the operational studios, we have areas within the Riga facility which provide a dedicated area for our people. Tis includes our training campus (including make up rooms, classrooms, game tables, dressing room), office areas with meeting rooms, focus rooms, and of course recreational areas for exercise, dining and relaxing.
Our Studio Control Room is one of the most important areas of this facility, it is where the magic happens!
What is your role in the day-to-day running of the live casino?
Anna: I manage and coordinate all operations for the global Playtech Live unit, ensuring we
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