Tag Archives: AGEM
US – AGEM honours Salat and Feldman
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has announced that Sebastian Salat has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Jens Halle Memorial Award Honoring Excellence in Commercial Gaming Professionalism, and Alan Feldman has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Peter Mead Memorial Award Honoring Excellence in Gaming Media & Communications. AGEM…
US – AGEM appoints Daron Dorsey as its new Executive Director
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has appointed gaming industry veteran Daron Dorsey as its new Executive Director, effective March 1, 2022. Mr. Dorsey will begin his new position next year after previously serving as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Group Compliance Officer at Ainsworth Game Technology in Las Vegas. Dorsey has also…
US – AGEM Index reaches all-time high
The AGEM Index increased by 87.57 points to an all-time high of 1,012.89 points in August 2021, a 9.5 per cent gain from July 2021. In the last month, nearly all AGEM Index companies reported increases in stock price, with 10 posting positive contributions and two recording a negative contribution to the index. Compared to…
US – Crane, Transact and Galaxy help drive AGEM Index in July
In July 2021, the AGEM Index reported its first decline in eight months as it fell 70.06 points to 925.32 points. From a year-over-year perspective, however, the AGEM Index remained up 504.46 points (+119.9 percent). In the last month, only three of the 13 AGEM Index companies reported increases in stock price. The main contributor…
US – AGEM Index continues upward trend in October
The AGEM Index continued its upward trend since October 2020 and reached a new high during the latest period. The index increased by 25.50 points to 1,005.20 points in June 2021, a 2.6 percent gain from May 2021. One year ago, the AGEM Index measured at 407.31 points. From that reporting period, the index has…
US – AGEM issues call for nominations for Sixth Annual Memorial Awards honouring Halle and Mead
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has issued a Call for Nominations for the Jens Halle Memorial Award Honoring Excellence in Commercial Gaming Professionalism and the Peter Mead Memorial Award Honoring Excellence in Gaming Media & Communications. AGEM previously announced the creation of this unique awards program six years ago to acknowledge the lasting…
US – Aristocrat and IGT drive AGEM index increase
The AGEM Index increased by 121.27 points to 979.70 points in May 2021, a 14.1 per cent gain from April 2021. In the last month, nearly all of AGEM Index companies reported increases in stock price, with 12 posting positive contributions and one recording a negative contribution to the index. The AGEM Index has trended…
US – Date announced for 22nd annual AGEM/AGA Golf Classic presented by JCM Global
The annual AGEM/AGA Golf Classic Presented by JCM Global is a highlight of the gaming industry events calendar, and today organizers announced this year’s tournament will take place September 28 on the luscious greens of Cascata in Boulder City, Nevada. After a year off the course, attendees and sponsors will again swing into an exciting…
US – AGEM announces contract extensions, transition to new leadership in 2022
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has announced that its Board of Directors has approved a contract extension for Executive Director Marcus Prater through February 2022 before transitioning to new leadership beginning March 1, 2022. Mr. Prater has been Executive Director since March 2008 and the Board has established a search committee to identify…
