Mike Rudowicz has been appointed executive vice president of American Gaming and Electronics' VLT division, with Mike Mazzaroli as the division's vice president of sales.

Anthony Spier, chairman and chief executive officer of Wells-Gardner, which owns American Gaming and Electronics, said: "We have recruited a very strong team to manage our VLT business. Rudowicz is the best-known executive in the amusement industry nationwide. He has long-term relationships with all the operators in Illinois who will be AG&E’s VLT customers."

Rudowicz is the immediate past president of US trade association AAMA and prior to that he was president of Konami USA.

"Mazzaroli has a background in selling gaming products for the past eight years and selling amusement products to the industry for 25 years," continued Spier. "He has also had long-term relationships with most of the operators in Illinois."