Jon Yarbrough

In 1991, Jon Yarbrough founded Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. and grew it to become the number one provider of gaming machine technology and content to Native American Indian Tribes, as well as the largest privately owned gaming machine owner and manufacturer in the U.S. He remained VGT’s sole owner and CEO until selling to publically traded Aristocrat Technologies in 2014 for $1.3 billion. With a net worth of more than $2.2 billion, Jon has been on the Forbes 400 and uses his financial strength to bring projects to life. A lifetime advocate for countless charities and worthy causes, he also established The Yarbrough Foundation which supports a growing number of non-profit organizations and causes. As a gaming company CEO engaged in regulated gaming in multiple jurisdictions, Jon has been licensed by dozens of Indian tribes as well the States of Illinois, Louisiana and Oklahoma.