Jun 5, 2026 – 12.30pmThe chairman of Ainsworth Game Technology and another senior executive have abruptly resigned, a week after the company confirmed the pair received millions of dollars in previously undisclosed bonuses shortly after a major shareholder bought into the business.Len Ainsworth, who had previously founded Aristocrat Leisure and grown it into one of the world’s biggest gambling technology businesses, announced in 2016 that he would sell a 53 per cent stake in his company to Novomatic, and the deal was finalised two years later. He paid then-chief executive, Danny Gladstone, $10 million and former chief financial officer, Mark Ludski, $5 million after the deal – payments that were never disclosed to investors. Gladstone is chairman of AGT, and Ludski is the company secretary.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles