AGS
Also known as: American Gaming Systems, AGS LLC, PlayAGS
AGS (American Gaming Systems) is a Las Vegas-based supplier of slot machines and cabinets, table-game progressives and card shufflers, and real-money online games, founded in 2005. It says it is licensed in more than 280 gaming jurisdictions, and its online arm holds licences including MGA, UKGC and US state iGaming approvals. Brightstar Capital Partners acquired it in 2025, returning it to private ownership.
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Las Vegas, United States
- Ownership
- AGS LLC, 6775 S. Edmond Street, Suite 300, Las Vegas, NV 89118; subsidiaries include AGSi Malta Limited and Gameiom Technologies Limited (Isle of Man). Acquired by Brightstar Capital Partners in 2025 and returned to private ownership.
- Licences
- MGA (AGSi Malta Limited, MGA/B2B/678/2019), MGA (recognition notice RN/288/2023, B2B critical supply), UKGC (AGS LLC, account 53961), Romania ONJN (class 2 licences #1802 and #1803), Gibraltar (Remote Gambling B2B licence RGL No. 098), Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (Interactive Gaming Manufacturer #91839.3), New Jersey DGE (CSIE licence 340-50), Michigan Gaming Control Board (Internet Gaming Supplier 006918), West Virginia Lottery (iGaming Supplier IGS 039), Connecticut DCP (Online Gaming Service Provider OGSP.000065)
- Products
- slots, slot cabinets, table games, table progressives, card shufflers, online slots
- Also known as
- American Gaming Systems, AGS LLC, PlayAGS
- Website
- www.playags.com
- Contacts
- [email protected]
History
American Gaming Systems was founded in 2005 to supply Class II slot machines to tribal gaming markets. Apollo Global Management acquired it in 2013, and David Lopez became President and CEO in 2014, when AGS bought Colossal Gaming and launched a tables division. It added Cadillac Jack in 2015, strengthening its Class II and Mexico business, and bought RocketPlay that year to start an interactive division. Its first proprietary cabinet, Orion Portrait, followed in 2017.
AGS completed an IPO in 2018, the year it released the Dex S shuffler and the STAX progressive, entered real-money online gaming and launched the Rakin' Bacon! franchise. Later products include the Starwall premium slot, Bonus Spin Xtreme, the Pax S shuffler and, in 2024, its first mechanical-reel cabinet, Revel. In 2025 Brightstar Capital Partners acquired the company, returning it to private ownership. In 2026 its about page cited more than 900 employees in 14 offices across 9 countries, and its online licences cover Malta, the UK, Romania, Gibraltar and several US states.
Notable
- Founded in 2005 to supply Class II slot machines to tribal gaming markets.
- Went public through an IPO in 2018 and was taken private by Brightstar Capital Partners in 2025.
- States that AGS LLC is licensed in more than 280 gaming jurisdictions.
- David Lopez became President and CEO in 2014.
Notable work
- Rakin' Bacon!
- River Dragons
- Fu Nan Fu Nu
- Triple Coin Treasures
- Captain Jackpots Voyage
- Jackpot Hold'em
How well established
The founding year, acquisitions, IPO, 2025 change of ownership, headquarters and the online licence numbers are documented on the official site. Licences outside real-money iGaming are not itemised there.
