AGS
The Las Vegas slot maker that grew up in tribal gaming
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Orion
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Orion was the first cabinet AGS designed itself, and every version wears the same signature: a U-shaped wall of LEDs that AGS calls the starwall, wrapped around the main screen. The family comes in three shapes. The Portrait carries one 42-inch HD touchscreen inside 498 LEDs; the Slant is a lower seated cabinet with two HD screens, an optional 21.5-inch topper and a built-in subwoofer; the Upright stacks two 27-inch HD screens under a 21.5-inch topper. Tell us which shape fits your floor.
| Family | Portrait, Slant, Upright MFR |
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| Portrait | 42-in HD touchscreen in 498 LEDs; trials 2016 MFR |
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| Slant | Dual HD screens, optional 21.5-in topper; 2018 MFR |
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| Upright | Dual 27-in HD screens, 21.5-in topper; 2019 MFR |
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| Markets | Class II and Class III MFR |
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| Dimensions, weight | Orion Slant height: 69 in (1753 mm); 83 in (2108 mm) with optional topper. No width, depth or weight published. MFR |
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| Launched | Orion Portrait: unveiled at G2E (Las Vegas), late 2016; introduced May 2017 MFR |
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| Platform | AGS Atlas operating platform (Orion Portrait, Slant and Upright) MFR |
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| Screens | Orion Slant: 24-in LCD HD bottom monitor + 32-in LCD HD top monitor; optional 21.5-in LCD HD topper MFR |
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2005Founded as American Gaming Systems
Las VegasHeadquarters, Nevada
~19%Of Class II machines in tribal casinos (2018)
2025Taken private by Brightstar Capital
About AGS
AGS began in 2005 as American Gaming Systems, building Class II machines for tribal casinos, the bingo-based games that operate under federal Indian gaming law. Funds tied to Apollo bought the company in December 2013, and an acquisition run followed: Cadillac Jack in May 2015, which brought a deep game library and a base in Mexico, the online studio Gamingo a month later, and the In Bet table-game catalog in 2017.
PlayAGS began trading on the NYSE in January 2018 under the ticker AGS. Its annual report for that year put its share of Class II machines in Native American casinos at about a fifth, and Rakin' Bacon! became its best-known slot series. AGS also builds its own card shufflers, the Dex S and the Pax S.
In June 2025 Brightstar Capital Partners closed a cash purchase worth about $1.1 billion and AGS left the stock market. It is still run from Las Vegas, and at the closing it reported selling over 6,100 slot units worldwide, more than twice its count of three years earlier.
Key dates
- 2005Founded as American Gaming Systems for tribal Class II markets.
- 2013Acquired by Apollo-affiliated funds.
- 2015Buys Cadillac Jack and Gamingo.
- 2016Orion Portrait field trials begin at Choctaw Durant, Oklahoma.
- 2018IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
- 2025Brightstar Capital Partners takes AGS private.
Sources
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