LAS VEGAS, January 16, 2018 –  PlayAGS, Inc. (“AGS” or the “Company”), a leading designer and supplier of electronic gaming machines and other products and services for the gaming industry, today announced the commencement of its initial public offering of 10,250,000 shares of its common stock.  The Company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,537,500 shares of its common stock.  The price range for the initial public offering is currently estimated to be between $16.00 and $18.00 per share.  

The Company has applied to list its shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “AGS.”

Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities, Jefferies and Macquarie Capital are acting as joint book-running managers and as representatives of the underwriters for the proposed offering. BofA Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, Nomura, Stifel and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey are acting as joint book-running managers for the proposed offering. Roth Capital Partners, Union Gaming, The Williams Capital Group, L.P. and Apollo Global Securities are acting as co-managers for the proposed offering.

The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus.  A copy of the preliminary prospectus relating to this offering, when available, may be obtained from any of the following sources:

• Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, or by telephone at (800) 221-1037 or by email at newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com;
• Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Attention: Prospectus Group, 60 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005, or by telephone at(800) 503-4611, or by email at prospectus.CPDG@db.com;
• Jefferies LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 2^nd Floor, New York, NY 10022, or by telephone at (877) 821-7388 or by email at Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com; or
• Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., Attention: Syndicate Department, 125 West 55^th Street, L-22, New York, NY 10019, or by telephone at (212) 231-0440 or by email at MacquarieEquitySyndicateUSA@macquarie.com

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold, nor may offers to buy be accepted, prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.