What is RCT, in which countries are you
present and which are your most important clients?
RCT develops gaming, video-bingo and slot software. It also has a
history of hardware development. Our latest hardware gaming platform is the
NXGB. It is present in almost all of Latin America, such as Mexico, Guatemala,
El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, Chile and Paraguay. Soon we will have
news of new countries where we will take our expertise in gaming. Today we are
in big groups, among them, Caliente, Dreams, Crown City and Masaris.
RCT was born in Brazil ... could you
briefly tell us your story?
Soon after the Zico Law was passed, in 1993, we began to develop bingo
games for the local market. We were one of the first to install machines in the
bingos of Rio de Janeiro in 1995.
When did you realize that it was time to seek new
markets?
In the 2000s we already felt that the Brazilian market would not be
sustained and we started to prospect new markets. In 2002, we opened our first
office in Lima, Peru.
How do you see Brazil after so many years without a
regulation?
Brazil is a huge market with great potential. The world is watching and
waiting for a serious law. Illegal gambling in Brazil exists and is found on
every corner. The main issue is whether the government wants to collect taxes
or not.
Do you think the gaming regulation is
near? Is the time lost unrecoverable?
Unfortunately, the political landscape is not good. We honestly do not
believe in a serious law in a short time. Time, surely, can recover, but the
values that Brazil has left and are not collecting taxes is irrecoverable.
If the law is approved, is RCT ready to return to the
Brazilian market? What problems would you face?
We are ready! We have suppliers only waiting for the bill to be
approved. We can begin production the next day. The big problem would be the
law itself. We need something serious, with international standards and that
laboratories like GLI and BMM are involved in homologations.
Do they have advantages because you were
born in this market?
No doubt we have advantages. The Brazilian customer already knows and likes
our content.
Which RCT products or services do you think would be
faster to become succesfull?
Undoubtedly Halloween is the best known slot game in Brazil. Our HOT
BINGO and FLEX BINGO video bingo, also known, would be quickly installed all
over Brazil.
What are the most serious problems in
Brazil for investors to arrive in the country?
The most serious problems would be market-specific and import tax, which
would oblige companies to set up their machines in Brazil.
