Nationality American Spouse(s) married | Children 2 Name Jon Yarbrough | |
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Residence Franklin, Tennessee, US Known for Founder, Video Gaming Technologies Net worth US$1.7 billion (September 2015) Alma mater Tennessee Technological University | ||
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Jon Yarbrough is an American billionaire, the founder of Video Gaming Technologies.
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Early life
Jon Yarbrough has a bachelor's degree from Tennessee Technological University. An aficionado of foosball, his first entrepreneurial experience was purchasing a foosball table and striking a deal with a bar in Cookeville, Tennessee (where Tennessee Tech is located): if they would store the table for him, he would split the proceeds earned from games played by the bar's clients.
Career
In 1991, Yarbrough founded Video Gaming Technologies. In October 2014, he sold it to the Australian company Aristocrat Leisure for $1.28 billion.
As of September 2015, he had a net worth of US$1.7 billion.
Personal life
Yarbrough is married with two children and lives in Franklin, Tennessee.
References
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