These Great Women of Gaming award recipients will be honored at the Global Gaming Women Monday, 8 October 2018 morning session of the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Becky Harris, Chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, will present the awards to each of the winners.
This year’s class of winners are:
Game Changer Category
Pokin Yeung – Founder, CEO Absolute Games. Yeung sold her company to Penn Interactive Ventures and is currently employed by them.
Leadership Category
Julia Boguslawski – Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Investor Relations, AGS.
Service Star Category
Dale Merrill – SVP of Human Resources and Administration, Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Rising Star Category
Michelle Schenk – Senior Manager for Global Communications, IGT.
Lifetime Achievement Category
Debra Nutton – Executive Vice President of Casino Operations of Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Resort, Wynn Resorts Retired.
“We are thrilled to announce these outstanding leaders as winners of this year’s Awards. Each in her own way has helped to move the gaming industry forward,” said Phyllis Gilland, President of Global Gaming Women.
“We also congratulate each of this year’s nominees who represent the diversity, skill and leadership of the most accomplished women in the gaming industry,” Gilland added.
The Great Women of Gaming Awards, originally created by Casino Enterprise Management (CEM) Magazine and Peter Mead in 2004, were designed to recognize and encourage outstanding achievements by women in the gaming industry. In 2016, CEM transferred the Awards to Global Gaming Women.
In keeping with the mission of Global Gaming Women, the Awards have been enhanced to broaden the awareness, strengthen prestige and celebrate the success of women in the worldwide gaming industry. Additionally, the Awards seek to engage more women in fields related to gaming and further Global Gaming Women’s goal of diversity in leadership.
Source: GMB
