CEO David Lopez was paid $5,620,645 in fiscal year 2023, ↑ up 293.9% from fiscal year 2022, the 67th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001437749-24-013715 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$5,620,645 ↑ David Lopez total, FY2023 | 67th CEO pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | 33.19% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| 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.
| 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.
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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.
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| Director | Role | FY2023 total |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Chibib | Chair of the Board | $212,500 |
| Anna Massion | Independent Director | $150,000 |
| David Farahi | Independent Director | $150,000 |
| Geoff Freeman | Independent Director | $150,000 |
| Yvette Landau | Independent Director | $150,000 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lopez | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | $4,081,597 |
| Kimo Akiona | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | 2,250,899 |
| Rob Ziems | OTHER | — | — | — | — | — | 739,999 |
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.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimo Akiona | RSU | 435,356 | — | $3,670,051 |
| David Lopez | RSU | 551,269 | — | 4,647,198 |
| David Lopez | RSU | 825,072 | — | 6,955,357 |
| Kimo Akiona | RSU | 307,727 | — | 2,594,139 |
| Rob Ziems | RSU | 113,323 | — | 955,313 |
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 |
| 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.
| 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.
| 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 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.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies PlayAGS names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including PlayAGS.
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 |
| — | Bragg Gaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | GAN Limited | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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.
| 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 · Options 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.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, David Lopez | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 5,620,645. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c22 · span 343366–343375 |
| 2 | Section 01, Kimo Akiona | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 3,028,910. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c22 · span 351338–351347 |
| 3 | Section 01, Rob Ziems | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE” · page 23. As printed: 1,535,253. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c22 · span 359294–359303 |
| 4 | Section 03, David Lopez OTHER | DEF 14A | — | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t73 · r1 · c10 · span 341798–341807 |
| 5 | Section 03, Kimo Akiona OTHER | DEF 14A | — | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t73 · r4 · c10 · span 349788–349797 |
| 6 | Section 03, Rob Ziems OTHER | DEF 14A | — | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE &” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t73 · r7 · c10 · span 357746–357753 |
| 7 | Section 08, Adam Chibib | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 212,500. Filing ↗machine: span 495682–495689 |
| 8 | Section 08, Anna Massion | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. Filing ↗machine: span 501159–501166 |
| 9 | Section 08, David Farahi | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. Filing ↗machine: span 502701–502708 |
| 10 | Section 08, Yvette Landau | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. Filing ↗machine: span 497508–497515 |
| 11 | Section 08, Geoff Freeman | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. Filing ↗machine: span 499334–499341 |
| 12 | Section 08, David Lopez | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-26 | 0001437749-24-021282 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 33.19% (votes for as printed: 9,343,656). Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-07-12 | 0001437749-23-019790 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 36.44% (votes for as printed: 8,179,843). Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 06, 2022 vote | Form 8-K | 2022-07-05 | 0001437749-22-016628 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 84.03%. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 17 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 400,000 + equity 412,500 + all other 0 = 812,500, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 812,500 |
| 18 | Churchill Downs Incorporated, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-12 | 0001193125-26-104118 | CEO total compensation as printed in Churchill Downs Incorporated's own proxy. As printed: 19,172,839. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c25 · span 874946–874956 |
| 19 | Red Rock Resorts, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-23 | 0001193125-26-173964 | CEO total compensation as printed in Red Rock Resorts, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 13,349,153. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c27 · span 339865–339875 |
| 20 | Bally's Corporation, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-09 | 0001747079-26-000028 | CEO total compensation as printed in Bally's Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,658,602. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c48 · span 213167–213176 |
| 21 | Rush Street Interactive, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001793659-26-000016 | CEO total compensation as printed in Rush Street Interactive's own proxy. As printed: 6,946,803. Filing ↗machine: span 353187–353196 |
| 22 | PlayAGS (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2024-04-29 | 0001437749-24-013715 | CEO total compensation as printed in PlayAGS's own proxy. As printed: 5,620,645. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c22 · span 343366–343375 |
| 23 | Golden Entertainment, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-04-09 | 0001071255-25-000033 | CEO total compensation as printed in Golden Entertainment, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,404,137. Filing ↗machine: span 510243–510252 |
| 24 | Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-13 | 0001104659-26-042561 | CEO total compensation as printed in Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,610,936. Filing ↗machine: t32 · r6 · c17 · span 312114–312123 |
| 25 | Accel Entertainment, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-19 | 0001698991-26-000025 | CEO total compensation as printed in Accel Entertainment, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,571,551. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c42 · span 501969–501978 |
| 26 | Everi Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-04-18 | 0001318568-25-000012 | CEO total compensation as printed in Everi Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,160,492. Filing ↗machine: span 771154–771163 |
| 27 | Inspired Entertainment, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001493152-26-018334 | CEO total compensation as printed in Inspired Entertainment, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 2,759,378. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c30 · span 361513–361522 |
| 28 | Full House Resorts, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-10 | 0000891482-26-000018 | CEO total compensation as printed in Full House Resorts, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,702,637. Filing ↗machine: t119 · r4 · c23 · span 544487–544496 |
| 29 | Century Casinos, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0000911147-26-000012 | CEO total compensation as printed in Century Casinos, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,197,668. Filing ↗machine: t58 · span 1063826–1063835 |
| 30 | Daktronics, Inc., Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-07-28 | 0001628280-26-049957 | CEO total compensation as printed in Daktronics, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,098,324. Filing ↗machine: t84 · r2 · c22 · span 579742–579751 |
| 31 | Section 10a, Inspired Entertainment, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001493152-26-018334 | Inspired Entertainment, Inc. names PlayAGS in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 10a, Golden Entertainment, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001071255-25-000033 | Golden Entertainment, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include PlayAGS. Filing ↗ |
| 33 | Section 10a, Full House Resorts, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000891482-26-000018 | Full House Resorts, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include PlayAGS. Filing ↗ |
| 34 | Section 10a, Accel Entertainment, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001698991-26-000025 | Accel Entertainment, Inc. names PlayAGS in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 35 | Section 10a, Bally's Corporation reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001747079-25-000071 | Bally's Corporation's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include PlayAGS. Filing ↗ |
| 36 | Section 10a, Century Casinos, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000911147-26-000012 | Century Casinos, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include PlayAGS. Filing ↗ |
| 37 | Section 10a, Everi Holdings, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001318568-25-000012 | Everi Holdings, Inc. names PlayAGS in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 38 | Section 10a, Red Rock Resorts, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-173964 | Red Rock Resorts, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include PlayAGS. Filing ↗ |
| 39 | Section 10a, Daktronics, Inc. reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001628280-26-049957 | Daktronics, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include PlayAGS. Filing ↗ |
| 40 | Section 10a, Churchill Downs Incorporated reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-104118 | Churchill Downs Incorporated's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include PlayAGS. Filing ↗ |
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