Inside Asian Gaming

December 2016 inside asian gaming 33 “The average CEO pay check in 2015 was US$4.9 million, up US$200,000 from 2014. Although the pay packages of these top- earning CEOs were significant, it appears that they generally deserved them.” 10th annual study of gaming industry pay we have evaluated the performance of 35 public gaming companies to determine whether their CEO deserved his or her pay. The AETHOS pay-for-performance model compares significant financial metrics such as company size (market cap), stock appreciation (rise in stock price over three years), EBITDA growth (over three years) and total direct compensation (combination of salary, bonus, long-term incentive plan and other). The findings are illustrated below in all areas of compensation. GAMING CEO PAY It comes as no surprise that the highest paid CEOs in the gaming industry work for the largest companies. Wynn Resorts topped the list this year, paying Steve Wynn over US$20 million in 2015. Peter Carlino joined the list this year with a pay package of more than Features Steve Wynn was the highest paid CEO in gaming last year