The American Gaming Association (AGA) announced that it has added eight new members – including three new board members – because the organization continues to grow and represent the totality of the casino gaming industry. The 3 new board members are AGS, Cherokee Nation Entertainment and Delaware North. Joining as general members are Acres 4.0, American Casino & Entertainment Properties, FireKeepers Casino, NYX Gaming and Genius Sports. 

 

AGA’s membership has increased by greater than 50 percent within the last year. 

 

“AGA’s growing membership across every sector of the gaming industry positions us to effectively advocate for essentially the most pressing issues we face,” said Geoff Freeman, AGA president and CEO. “Gaming’s big table – made of tribal and commercial operators, casino suppliers, allied members – is uniting the industry and driving consensus at the most vital industry issues.”

 

AGA’s membership growth comes on account of a vital shift within the organization’s membership and governance structure that took effect in late 2014, when tribal gaming operators were invited to enroll in commercial operators, casino suppliers and allied members. 

 

New Board Members 

AGS: AGS is a full-service designer and manufacturer of gaming products for the casino floor. Headquartered in Las Vegas, the Company’s roots are within the Class II, Native American market, and it has recently expanded its product lines to incorporate top performing slot games for the category III commercial marketplace in addition to specialty table game products and mobile games.

 

Cherokee Nation Entertainment: Cherokee Nation Entertainment is the wholly-owned gaming and hospitality company of the Cherokee Nation, the most important federally-recognized tribe within the United states of america. CNE operates Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa; eight Cherokee Casinos, including a horse racing track; three hotels; three golf courses and other retail operations.

 

Delaware North: Delaware North is likely one of the largest privately-held hospitality and food service companies on this planet. Delaware North Gaming, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, owns and operates casinos in New York, Illinois, Florida, Arizona, West Virginia, Arkansas and Ohio.

 

New General Members 

Acres 4.0: Acres was founded by John Acres, the inventor of player tracking. Headquartered in Las Vegas, the corporate provides innovative technology solutions to assist casino properties world wide transform the gaming experience to stay relevant and profitable.

 

American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC: American Casino & Entertainment Properties is a casino holding company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. They operate four gaming and entertainment properties in southern Nevada: the Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower, Arizona Charlie’s Decatur and Arizona Charlie’s Boulder in Las Vegas and the Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin.

 

FireKeepers Casino: FireKeepers Casino Hotel is found in Battle Creek, Michigan and is owned and operated by the Notawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi. The valuables features an 111,700-square foot gaming floor with 2,900 slot machines, 70 table games, a live poker site and a bingo room.  

 

Genius Sports: Genius Sports is a global leader in sport data integrity protection helping sports governing bodies manage integrity concerns associated with match fixing and betting-related corruption.

 

NYX Gaming Group Limited: NYX Gaming is a digital gaming supplier headquartered in Las Vegas that employs greater than 445 employees based in eight countries across Europe, North America and Australia. The corporate provides probably the most world’s largest portfolios of leading content and technology to a few of the most gaming operators, lotteries and casinos around the globe.

 

About AGA: The yank Gaming Association is the premier national trade group representing the $240 billion U.S. casino industry, which supports 1.7 million jobs in 40 states. AGA members include commercial and tribal casino operators, suppliers and other entities affiliated with the gaming industry. It's the mission of the AGA to be the only most efficient champion of the industry, relentlessly protecting against harmful and frequently misinformed public policies, and paving a path for growth, innovation and reinvestment.

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