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By João Paulo Meneses


The man who brought about the change


Before and during this interview with Macau Business, Alidad Tash made clear several times that “It was not I who invented non-commission baccarat (NCB). I was only the person who popularised it in Macau”. NCB, the game that is helping overturn the revenue paradigm of the VIP market.


N 24 SEPTEMBER 2019


CB has for 10 years been the most popular game in casino betting for the mass market, a game that has boosted revenues at casinos such as The Venetian and City of Dreams, the game that is helping overturn the revenue paradigm of the


VIP market. And as the history of gambling in these 20 years is written, the influence of this 53-year-old Iranian living in Macau since 2006 will be paramount. In 2006, Alidad Tash challenged himself to forego the comforts of Las Vegas to embark upon an adventure in Macau by helping Sands develop its projects – primarily The Venetian, which would open a year later. “I knew enough to know I knew nothing” about gambling in this region, Alidad admits. Thus, he began to travel “to begin an investigation” which took him the length and breadth of Asia. Aboard a gaming ship arriving in Malaysia, and later in Genting casino, Alidad saw the future. “What’s this?!” – He was shocked when confronted with the popularity of a game he did not know and that was designated non-commission baccarat (NCB).


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