{"id":14291,"date":"2025-04-03T11:52:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/?p=14291"},"modified":"2025-04-03T11:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:52:35","slug":"ags-appoints-david-jacques-as-vice-president-of-table-games-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/ags-appoints-david-jacques-as-vice-president-of-table-games-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"AGS Appoints David Jacques as VP of Table Games Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/david-jacques.jpg\" alt=\"David Jacques\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14292\" \/><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AGS has named Light&#038;Wonder\u2019s former Senior Director of Software Development, David Jacques, the new Vice President of Table Games Engineering.<\/li>\n<li>Jacques will report to John Hemberger, Senior Vice President &#038; General Manager of Table Products.<\/li>\n<li>His expertise is expected to help the company refresh its table games portfolio.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The international developer of a versatile mix of \u201c<em>entertaining gaming experiences for every kind of player<\/em>\u201d with deep roots in the Class II Native American gaming industry, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/news\/playags-will-provide-pokerstars-play-with-social-white-label-casino\/\">AGS<\/a><\/strong>, has a new Vice President of Table Games Engineering.<\/p>\n<h2>David Jacques Joins AGS<\/h2>\n<p>The NYSE-listed provider of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-the-best-online-slot-games-to-have-fun\">slot<\/a>, table, and interactive gaming products has chosen seasoned expert in gaming technology <strong>David Jacques<\/strong> for the position. <\/p>\n<p>Jacques will directly report to <strong>John Hemberger<\/strong>, Senior Vice President &#038; General Manager of Table Products while overseeing the engineering team responsible for AGS\u2019 table games division. <\/p>\n<p>His focus will be on product design and development, project engineering, and rolling out new products. <\/p>\n<p>He will also manage supplier technical support, along with risk and asset management and, quality assurance and process improvements. <\/p>\n<p>Working alongside AGS\u2019 senior leadership, Jacques will help drive the company\u2019s strategic vision while ensuring continued innovation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legitgambling.com\/blog\/five-best-casino-games-for-absolute-beginners\">table game offerings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Jacques, \u201can Invaluable Addition\u201d to the Team<\/h2>\n<p>Commenting on the decision, Hemberger praised Jacques\u2019 \u201c<em>wealth of experience and proven leadership in table game technology<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In his opinion, Jacques\u2019 opinion will turn him into \u201c<em>an invaluable addition<\/em>\u201d to the current team. <\/p>\n<p>The exec also spoke about Jacques\u2019 \u201c<em>expertise in product development, engineering, and strategic planning<\/em>\u201d which perfectly matches AGS\u2019 goal to offer \u201cexceptional products\u201d to their casino partners. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We are excited to welcome him aboard as we continue to grow and strengthen our position as a leader in the gaming industry,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jacques will bring his impressively strong background in gaming technology and software development to the company. <\/p>\n<p>Before joining AGS, he spent four years as Senior Director of Software Development at Light &#038; Wonder and another four years as Director of Software Development. <\/p>\n<p>Before that, he was DEQ Systems\u2019 Chief Technology Officer for 12 years, where he specialized in bonus systems for table games. <\/p>\n<p>His extensive industry experience in engineering management and product innovation makes him well-positioned to lead AGS\u2019 table games division in the future.<\/p>\n<p>While AGS will keep strengthening its foothold in the gaming sector, Jacques\u2019 leadership is expected to become instrumental in helping reshape the company\u2019s table games portfolio and offering top-quality solutions to global casino partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: AGS has named Light&#038;Wonder\u2019s former Senior Director of Software Development, David Jacques, the new Vice President of Table Games Engineering. Jacques will report to John Hemberger, Senior Vice President &#038; General Manager of Table Products. His expertise is expected to help the company refresh its table games portfolio. 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