55 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN APRIL 2021 DACHIN GROUP OF COMPANIES the time of their incorporation, an extension of Chin’s heart and his experiences. He loved the sport of horseracing, so he innovated an online lottery system that has since generated $2.6 billion for the island. While attending gaming conventions in Las Vegas, Chin was inspired by the neon lights, so he started his own electronic signage company back in Trinidad. “I was first to bring outdoor digital billboards to Trinidad,” Chin reveals. “This was back around 1998 – a company called Sign Tech. As it progressed, I’d seek out advertising to put on these boards, and I ended up in front of film exhibition companies asking, ‘When there’s a new movie, would you advertise it on my board?’” And that’s how Chin got bitten by the movie theater bug. “This was around the time of Titanic, and I was fascinated by the event of it,” he recalls. “I knew I wanted to get involved
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