Companies PlayAGS
PlayAGS (AGS): executive pay, fiscal 2023
Free brief. Every figure links to the company’s own filing.
PlayAGS no longer files a proxy statement; its last pay data is FY2023.
CEO pay, last three years
- $1,426,830FY2022
- $5,620,645FY2023
CEO total pay was $5,620,645 in fiscal 2023, up from $1,426,830 in fiscal 2022.
FY2023: salary $728,269 · bonus $0 · stock awards $4,081,597 · option awards $0
Executives and directors
Frequently asked questions
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Full detail
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lopez | $728,269 | $0 | $4,081,597 | $0 | $793,800 | $0 | $16,979 | $5,620,645 |
| Chief Executive Officer, President and Director | ||||||||
| Kimo Akiona | 363,558 | 0 | 2,250,899 | 0 | 399,600 | 0 | 14,853 | 3,028,910 |
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||
| Rob Ziems | 334,423 | 150,000 | 739,999 | 0 | 299,700 | 0 | 11,131 | 1,535,253 |
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2023 total | FY2022 total | FY2021 total | Δ FY2022→2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lopez | $5,620,645 | $1,426,830 | — | ↑ +4,193,815 |
| Kimo Akiona | 3,028,910 | 606,753 | — | ↑ +2,422,157 |
| Rob Ziems | 1,535,253 | — | — | — |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The Company's goal for its executive compensation program is to utilize a pay-for-performance framework that directly ties pay delivery to achievement of the Company's financial and strategic objectives and the creation of long-term shareholder value. The program is primarily performance-based, consisting of both short-term incentives (annual cash bonuses) and long-term incentives (equity awards), designed to align executive interests with stockholders and provide meaningful at-risk compensation.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 100% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2023
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimo Akiona | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | $2,250,899 |
| David Lopez | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | 4,081,597 |
| Rob Ziems | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | 739,999 |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
Grant-level vehicle detail not disclosed.
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2023
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Ziems | RSU | 113,323 | — | $955,313 |
| Kimo Akiona | RSU | 307,727 | — | 2,594,139 |
| Kimo Akiona | RSU | 435,356 | — | 3,670,051 |
| David Lopez | RSU | 551,269 | — | 4,647,198 |
| David Lopez | RSU | 825,072 | — | 6,955,357 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam ChibibIndependent · Board Chair · Lead Independent Director · Audit Committee (Chair) · Compensation Committee | $100,000 | $112,500 | — | — | — | $212,500 |
| Anna MassionIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating and Governance Committee (Chair) | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | — | — | 150,000 |
| David FarahiIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Governance Committee | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | — | — | 150,000 |
| Yvette LandauIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee · Nominating and Governance Committee | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | — | — | 150,000 |
| Geoff FreemanIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Nominating and Governance Committee | 75,000 | 75,000 | — | — | — | 150,000 |
| David LopezEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $75,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 25,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2023 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $400,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $412,500 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $812,500 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names PlayAGS as a peer
Companies that benchmark against AGS
3 companies name AGS as a compensation peer
- Accel Entertainment, Inc.ACELFY2025
- Everi Holdings Inc.EVRIFY2024
- Inspired Entertainment, Inc.INSEFY2025
Each company listed discloses AGS in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named AGS in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2023
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Peer reciprocity
The companies PlayAGS names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.
Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Churchill Downs Incorporated | 2025 | William Carstanjen | $1,800,000 | $11,443,380 | $0 | $5,763,331 | $19,172,839 |
| 2 | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | 2025 | Frank Fertitta | 1,000,000 | 4,856,814 | 4,856,797 | 0 | 13,349,153 |
| 3 | Bally's Corporation | 2025 | Robeson Reeves | 1,138,501 | 590,012 | 5,003,460 | 0 | 8,658,602 |
| 4 | Rush Street Interactive | 2025 | Richard Schwartz | 653,800 | 4,135,685 | 1,089,668 | 1,053,650 | 6,946,803 |
| 5 | PlayAGS | 2023 | David Lopez | 728,269 | 4,081,597 | 0 | 793,800 | 5,620,645 |
| 6 | Golden Entertainment, Inc. | 2024 | Blake Sartini | 1,050,000 | 4,025,075 | 0 | 0 | 5,404,137 |
| 7 | Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | 2025 | John Farahi | 750,000 | 0 | 2,629,081 | 0 | 3,610,936 |
| 8 | Accel Entertainment, Inc. | 2025 | Andrew Rubenstein | 948,125 | 1,760,680 | 0 | 828,500 | 3,571,551 |
| 9 | Everi Holdings, Inc. | 2024 | Randy Taylor | 730,000 | 2,399,880 | 0 | 0 | 3,160,492 |
| 10 | Inspired Entertainment, Inc. | 2025 | Brooks Pierce | 650,000 | 1,240,137 | 0 | 770,952 | 2,759,378 |
| 11 | Full House Resorts, Inc. | 2025 | Daniel Lee | 654,936 | 350,000 | 349,971 | 0 | 1,702,637 |
| 12 | Century Casinos, Inc. | 2025 | Peter Hoetzinger | 684,071 | 145,030 | 0 | 277,881 | 1,197,668 |
| 13 | Daktronics, Inc. | 2026 | Ramesh Jayaraman | 188,462 | 544,375 | 0 | 128,331 | 1,098,324 |
| 14 | GAN Limited | 2024 | Seamus McGill | 501,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501,800 |
| — | Bragg Gaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Incentive design against the same peers
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlayAGS | 108% | RSU 50 · PRSU 50 | No | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Accel Entertainment, Inc. | not disclosed | not disclosed | No | Aon |
| Bally's Corporation | not disclosed | not disclosed | No | not disclosed |
| Bragg Gaming | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Century Casinos, Inc. | 51.9% | PSU 100 | Yes | not disclosed |
| Churchill Downs Incorporated | 128.0% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Daktronics, Inc. | 102% | RSU 75 · PSU 25 | No | Korn Ferry |
| Everi Holdings, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | Yes — Total Stockholder Return (TSR) relative to the Russell 3000 index | Mercer |
| Full House Resorts, Inc. | 40% | PSU 50 · Options 50 | No | AETHOS |
| GAN Limited | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Golden Entertainment, Inc. | 0%% | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | No | Aon |
| Inspired Entertainment, Inc. | not disclosed | RSU 50 · PSU 50 | No | Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. |
| Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. | 150% | Options 100 | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | 100% | Options 50 · RSU 50 | not disclosed | Pay Governance |
| Rush Street Interactive | 144.8% | PSU 50 · RSU 30 · Option 20 | Yes — Relative TSR | not disclosed |
Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-06-21 | 9,343,656 | 18,811,246 | 110,071 | 33.19% | Failed |
| 2023 | 2023-07-07 | 8,179,843 | 14,245,059 | 19,814 | 36.44% | Failed |
| 2022 | 2022-07-01 | 25,725,869 | 4,874,480 | 15,114 | 84.03% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-07-01 | 23,130,844 | 4,351,693 | 21,314 | 84.1% | Passed |
| 2020 | 2020-07-01 | 26,771,198 | 828,451 | 41,833 | 96.85% | Passed |
| 2019 | 2019-09-10 | 24,634,577 | 4,895,392 | 149,454 | 83% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.
Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company’s computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-06-21 | 33.19%a |
| 2023 | 2023-07-07 | 36.44%b |
| 2022 | 2022-07-01 | 84.03%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “However, abstentions will have the effect of votes "against" (i) the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's NEOs (Proposal 2), and (ii) the proposal to ratify the appointment of PwC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 (Proposal 3).”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “However, abstentions will have the effect of votes "against" (i) the proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's NEOs (Proposal 2), (ii) the proposal to approve the amendment to the Omnibus Incentive Plan (Proposal 3), and (iii) the proposal to ratify the appointment of PwC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (Proposal 4).”.
Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (34 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, David Lopez. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 5,620,645. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Kimo Akiona. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 3,028,910. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Rob Ziems. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 1,535,253. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Kimo Akiona OTHER. DEF 14A. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, David Lopez OTHER. DEF 14A. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Rob Ziems OTHER. DEF 14A. Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Adam Chibib. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 212,500. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Anna Massion. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David Farahi. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Yvette Landau. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Geoff Freeman. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, David Lopez. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-26. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 33.19% (votes for as printed: 9,343,656). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-07-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 36.44% (votes for as printed: 8,179,843). View filing ↗
- Section 06, 2022 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2022-07-05. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.03%. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 400,000 + equity 412,500 + all other 0 = 812,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Churchill Downs Incorporated, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Churchill Downs Incorporated's own proxy. As printed: 19,172,839. View filing ↗
- Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Red Rock Resorts, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,349,153. View filing ↗
- Bally's Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Bally's Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,658,602. View filing ↗
- Rush Street Interactive, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Rush Street Interactive's own proxy. As printed: 6,946,803. View filing ↗
- PlayAGS (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in PlayAGS's own proxy. As printed: 5,620,645. View filing ↗
- Golden Entertainment, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Golden Entertainment, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,404,137. View filing ↗
- Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-13. CEO total compensation as printed in Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,610,936. View filing ↗
- Accel Entertainment, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Accel Entertainment, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,571,551. View filing ↗
- Everi Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-18. CEO total compensation as printed in Everi Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,160,492. View filing ↗
- Inspired Entertainment, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Inspired Entertainment, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,759,378. View filing ↗
- Full House Resorts, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Full House Resorts, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,702,637. View filing ↗
- Century Casinos, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-30. CEO total compensation as printed in Century Casinos, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,197,668. View filing ↗
- Daktronics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-07-28. CEO total compensation as printed in Daktronics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,098,324. View filing ↗
- GAN Limited, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-05-01. CEO total compensation as printed in GAN Limited's own proxy. As printed: 501,800. View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Inspired Entertainment, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Inspired Entertainment, Inc. names PlayAGS in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Accel Entertainment, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Accel Entertainment, Inc. names PlayAGS in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
- Section 10a, Everi Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Everi Holdings, Inc. names PlayAGS in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗