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GGB ’ s Annual Focus on Women in Gaming
It ’ s been a long road for women in all industries to get the recognition , respect and the salaries that match men who reach similar positions . Seven years ago , Global Gaming Business began this series highlighting five women in our September issue who have reached the heights of their profession . Several years ago , we noticed a trend that iGaming and sports betting seemed to be more welcoming to women than traditional gaming companies . We can also add tribal gaming to that group as many tribes have a matriarchal heritage , so it comes naturally to them . This year , we include women from all segments of the gaming industry who have reached the pinnacle of their professions and who stand as role models to those that will follow them . We are proud of them and their accomplishments , so sit back and prepare to be impressed .
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Zoe Ebling Vice President , Interactive , AGS
When Zoe Ebling arrived at gaming supplier AGS just over a year ago , she was coming off four years at well-regarded omnichannel gaming content supplier Design Works Gaming . Shortly into her stint as director of interactive sales , AGS CEO David Lopez recognized her potential to guide the ship for the company ’ s newest division .
The company ’ s interactive business had been growing since AGS acquired iGaming aggregator and content supplier Gameiom in 2018 , but 2023 was the year it would begin a full-blown Interactive Division to join its slot division and still-young table-game business . Ebling was charged with building that division as vice president , interactive .
In its first year , the Interactive Division under Ebling has grown into a vibrant cog in the AGS operation . Ebling has been efficient at assembling a team that has doubled the output of AGS titles online , not only consisting of the biggest AGS brick-and-mortar hits , but expanding the reach of the division , R & D producing digital and land-based hits simultaneously .
In fact , in July , the division accomplished a milestone in staging the first-ever omnichannel launch of a new title , simultaneously launching the
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