UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For
the transition period from to
Commission File No. 1-32583
FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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13-3391527
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
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4670 S. Fort Apache, Ste. 190
Las Vegas, Nevada
(Address of principal executive offices)
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89147
(Zip Code) |
(702) 221-7800
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated
filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company. See definition of large
accelerated filer, accelerated filer and small reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
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Large Accelerated Filer o
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Accelerated Filer
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Non Accelerated Filer o
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Smaller Reporting Company
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
As of August 10, 2009, there were 18,001,681 shares of Common Stock, $.0001 par value per
share, outstanding.
FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC.
INDEX
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FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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Cash and equivalents |
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$ |
4,538,364 |
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$ |
5,304,755 |
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Notes receivables related to tribal casino project |
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4,480,546 |
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Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,146 and $20,000 |
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63,383 |
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597,848 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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674,147 |
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504,021 |
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Deferred tax asset |
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170,219 |
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293,598 |
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Deposits and other |
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106,159 |
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143,209 |
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10,032,818 |
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6,843,431 |
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,465,981 and $4,985,766 |
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8,319,892 |
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8,630,024 |
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Long-term assets related to tribal casino projects |
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Notes receivable |
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927,336 |
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5,114,767 |
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Contract rights, net of accumulated amortization of $755,889 and $729,228 |
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16,768,891 |
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16,795,552 |
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17,696,227 |
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21,910,319 |
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Other long-term assets |
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Goodwill |
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10,308,520 |
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10,308,520 |
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Deposits and other |
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916,680 |
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775,829 |
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11,225,200 |
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11,084,349 |
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$ |
47,274,137 |
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$ |
48,468,123 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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Current liabilities |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
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$ |
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$ |
225,224 |
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Accounts payable |
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196,396 |
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239,059 |
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Accrued expenses |
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1,094,812 |
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1,021,817 |
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1,291,208 |
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1,486,100 |
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Long-term debt due to joint venture affiliate, including accrued interest of $220,062 and $153,610 net of current portion |
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3,509,051 |
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3,137,600 |
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Long-term debt, net of current portion |
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925,264 |
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3,066,639 |
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Deferred tax liability |
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1,692,394 |
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1,594,424 |
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7,417,917 |
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9,284,763 |
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Stockholders equity |
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Common stock, $.0001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 19,358,276 and
19,350,276 shares issued |
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1,936 |
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1,935 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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42,598,644 |
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42,356,098 |
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Treasury stock, 1,356,595 and 1,210,414 shares at cost |
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(1,654,075 |
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(1,502,182 |
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Deficit |
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(5,569,393 |
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(6,272,559 |
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35,377,112 |
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34,583,292 |
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Non-controlling interest in consolidated joint venture |
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4,479,108 |
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4,600,068 |
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39,856,220 |
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39,183,360 |
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$ |
47,274,137 |
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$ |
48,468,123 |
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See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
3
FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Three months |
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Six months |
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ended June 30, |
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ended June 30, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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Revenues |
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Casino |
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$ |
1,886,289 |
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$ |
1,804,463 |
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$ |
3,755,231 |
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$ |
3,769,512 |
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Food and beverage |
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458,890 |
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551,828 |
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889,624 |
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1,135,813 |
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Other operating income |
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19,624 |
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30,679 |
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39,885 |
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51,268 |
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2,364,803 |
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2,386,970 |
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4,684,740 |
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4,956,593 |
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Operating costs and expenses |
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Casino |
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559,485 |
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677,550 |
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1,139,394 |
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1,277,336 |
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Food and beverage |
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484,012 |
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555,045 |
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964,672 |
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1,155,318 |
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Project development costs |
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15,319 |
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35,840 |
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31,014 |
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70,632 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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1,519,075 |
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1,737,469 |
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3,048,969 |
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3,332,090 |
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Depreciation and amortization |
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280,981 |
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324,693 |
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571,533 |
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595,234 |
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2,858,872 |
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3,330,597 |
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5,755,582 |
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6,430,610 |
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Operating gains (losses) |
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Equity in net income of
unconsolidated joint
venture, and related
guaranteed payments |
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839,700 |
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1,032,046 |
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2,091,876 |
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2,194,783 |
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Unrealized
gains (losses)
on notes receivable,
tribal governments |
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40,220 |
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(61,840 |
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293,969 |
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1,836,684 |
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Impairment loss |
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(30,000 |
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(85,000 |
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(30,000 |
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(85,000 |
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849,920 |
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885,206 |
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2,355,845 |
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3,946,467 |
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Operating income (loss) |
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355,851 |
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(58,421 |
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1,285,003 |
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2,472,450 |
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Other income (expense) |
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Interest and other income |
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12,936 |
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36,929 |
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35,590 |
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95,677 |
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Interest expense |
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(58,353 |
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(118,491 |
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(147,162 |
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(298,385 |
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Income (loss) from continuing operations before income
taxes |
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310,434 |
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(139,983 |
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1,173,431 |
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2,269,742 |
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Income taxes |
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(205,253 |
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(15,108 |
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(591,225 |
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(660,404 |
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Income (loss) from continuing operations net of income
taxes |
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105,181 |
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(155,091 |
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582,206 |
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1,609,338 |
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Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
of $23,377 in 2008 |
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38,141 |
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Net income (loss) |
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105,181 |
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(155,091 |
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582,206 |
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1,647,479 |
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Plus loss (less net income) attributable to
noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture |
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61,780 |
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188,434 |
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120,960 |
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(575,246 |
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Net income attributable to the Company |
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$ |
166,961 |
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$ |
33,343 |
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$ |
703,166 |
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$ |
1,072,233 |
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Income from continuing operations attributable to the
Company per common share |
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Basic and diluted |
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$ |
0.01 |
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$ |
0.00 |
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$ |
0.04 |
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$ |
0.06 |
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Income from discontinued operations attributable to the
Company per common share |
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Basic and diluted |
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$ |
0.00 |
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Net income attributable to the Company per common share |
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Basic and diluted |
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$ |
0.01 |
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$ |
0.00 |
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$ |
0.04 |
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$ |
0.06 |
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Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding |
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Basic and diluted |
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17,996,525 |
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19,342,276 |
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18,049,495 |
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19,342,276 |
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Amounts attributable to the Company common shareholders: |
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Income from continuing operations, net of tax |
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$ |
166,961 |
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$ |
33,343 |
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$ |
703,166 |
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$ |
1,034,092 |
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Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |
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38,141 |
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Net income attributable to the Company |
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$ |
166,961 |
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$ |
33,343 |
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$ |
703,166 |
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$ |
1,072,233 |
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See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
4
FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
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Additional |
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Total |
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Six months ended |
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Common stock |
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Treasury stock |
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paid-in |
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Noncontrolling |
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stockholders |
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June 30, 2009 |
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Shares |
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Dollars |
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Shares |
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Dollars |
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capital |
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Deficit |
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Interest |
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equity |
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Beginning balance |
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19,350,276 |
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$ |
1,935 |
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1,210,414 |
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$ |
(1,502,182 |
) |
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$ |
42,356,098 |
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$ |
(6,272,559 |
) |
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$ |
4,600,068 |
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$ |
39,183,360 |
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Previously deferred
share-based compensation
recognized |
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222,147 |
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222,147 |
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Issuance of common stock |
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8,000 |
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1 |
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20,399 |
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20,400 |
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Purchase of treasury stock |
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146,181 |
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(151,893 |
) |
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(151,893 |
) |
Net income |
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703,166 |
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(120,960 |
) |
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582,206 |
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Ending balance |
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19,358,276 |
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$ |
1,936 |
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1,356,595 |
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$ |
(1,654,075 |
) |
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$ |
42,598,644 |
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$ |
(5,569,393 |
) |
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$ |
4,479,108 |
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$ |
39,856,220 |
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
Six months ended |
|
Common stock |
|
|
Treasury stock |
|
|
paid-in |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Noncontrolling |
|
|
stockholders |
|
June 30, 2008 |
|
Shares |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
capital |
|
|
Deficit |
|
|
Interest |
|
|
equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning balance |
|
|
19,342,276 |
|
|
$ |
1,934 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
41,557,043 |
|
|
$ |
(7,890,849 |
) |
|
$ |
4,232,775 |
|
|
$ |
37,900,903 |
|
Previously deferred
share-based compensation
recognized |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
420,635 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
420,635 |
|
Issuance of common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of treasury stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,072,233 |
|
|
|
575,246 |
|
|
|
1,647,479 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance |
|
|
19,342,276 |
|
|
$ |
1,934 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
41,977,678 |
|
|
$ |
(6,818,616 |
) |
|
$ |
4,808,021 |
|
|
$ |
39,969,017 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
5
FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six months |
|
|
|
ended
June 30, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
1,687,055 |
|
|
$ |
631,558 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition of contract rights and other assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,085,082 |
) |
Purchase of property and equipment |
|
|
(236,958 |
) |
|
|
(314,746 |
) |
Advances to tribal governments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(71,336 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of assets |
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
6,961,020 |
|
Proceeds from repayment of tribal advances |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,253,467 |
|
Other |
|
|
854 |
|
|
|
8,856 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
|
|
(235,704 |
) |
|
|
13,752,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payments on long-term debt |
|
|
(2,366,599 |
) |
|
|
(17,589,021 |
) |
Proceeds from borrowings from joint venture affiliate |
|
|
305,000 |
|
|
|
1,260,112 |
|
Purchase of treasury stock |
|
|
(151,893 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Loan fees |
|
|
(4,250 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(2,217,742 |
) |
|
|
(16,328,909 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash and equivalents |
|
|
(766,391 |
) |
|
|
(1,945,172 |
) |
Cash and equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
5,304,755 |
|
|
|
7,975,860 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
4,538,364 |
|
|
$ |
6,030,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
6
FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
The interim consolidated financial statements of Full House Resorts, Inc. and subsidiaries
(collectively, the Company) included herein reflect all adjustments that are, in the
opinion of management, necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of
operations for the interim periods presented. Certain information normally included in
annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America has been omitted pursuant to the interim financial
information rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with
the annual audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the
Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 27, 2009, for the year ended December 31,
2008, from which the balance sheet information as of that date was derived. Certain minor
reclassifications to amounts previously reported have been made to conform to the current
period presentation, none of which affected previously reported net income or earnings per
share. The results of operations for the periods ended June 30, 2009, are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2009. Events
through the date the financial statements were issued, August 10, 2009, were evaluated by
management to determine if adjustments to or disclosure in these interim consolidated
financial statements were necessary.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Stockmans Casino (Stockmans). Gaming Entertainment
(Michigan), LLC (GEM), a 50%-owned investee of the Company that is jointly owned by RAM
Entertainment, LLC (RAM), has been consolidated pursuant to the guidance in Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Interpretation No. 46R, Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities. The Company accounts for its investment in Gaming Entertainment
(Delaware), LLC (GED) (Note 3) using the equity method of accounting because the Company
is not the primary beneficiary. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have
been eliminated.
On January 1, 2009, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements an Amendment of ARB
No. 51, which establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling or
minority interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary, which did not
have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements. Among the effects of
SFAS No. 160 is the exclusion from net income (loss) of the noncontrolling or minority
interest therein and the relocation of such noncontrolling or minority interest to the
stockholders equity section of the balance sheet. Income taxes remain unchanged;
however, the Companys effective tax rate as calculated from the balances shown on the
consolidated statements of operations has changed as net income (loss) attributable to
noncontrolling interests is no longer included as an adjustment in the determination of
income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes. The adoption of SFAS No. 160
did not have any other material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements,
including reported income (loss), income per share or deficit for the periods presented.
7
2. |
|
SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION |
For the three months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company recognized share-based
compensation expense of $115,932 and $209,559, respectively, related to the amortization of
restricted stock grants in prior years and stock grants in July 2008 and May 2009, which is
included in selling, general and administrative expenses. For the six months ended June 30,
2009 and 2008, share-based compensation expense recognized was $242,547 and $420,635,
respectively. At June 30, 2009, the Company had deferred share-based compensation of
$83,429.
3. |
|
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED JOINT VENTURE |
The Companys investment in unconsolidated joint venture is comprised of a 50% ownership
interest in GED, a joint venture between the Company and Harrington Raceway Inc (HRI). GED
has a management agreement with Harrington Raceway and Casino (Harrington) (formerly known
as Midway Slots and Simulcast), which is located in Harrington, Delaware. GED has no
non-operating income or expenses, is treated as a partnership for income tax purposes and
consequently recognizes no federal or state income tax provision. As a result, income from
operations for GED is equal to net income for each period presented, and there are no
material differences between its income for financial and tax reporting purposes.
Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, as restructured in 2007, the Company is to
receive the greater of 50% of GEDs member distribution as currently prescribed under the
joint venture agreement, or a 5% growth rate in its 50% share of GEDs prior year member
distribution through the expiration of the GED management contract in August 2011.
As of the balance sheet dates presented, the Companys assets and liabilities related to its
investment in GED consisted of an account receivable from HRI of $399,361 as of December 31,
2008 and an accrued expense of $107,949 as of June 30, 2009. The investment in GED was
$208,505 and $197,705 as of June 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, respectively, included in
deposits and other.
On June 19, 2009, HRI filed a demand for arbitration with the American Arbitration
Association disputing the formula used for computing the minimum annual increase in the
Companys share of the management fee (Note 9).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months |
|
|
Six months |
|
|
|
ended June 30, |
|
|
ended June 30, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unaudited summary
information for GEDs
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management fee revenues |
|
$ |
2,037,554 |
|
|
$ |
1,897,000 |
|
|
$ |
4,021,758 |
|
|
$ |
4,181,483 |
|
Net income |
|
|
1,895,298 |
|
|
|
1,793,741 |
|
|
|
3,744,570 |
|
|
|
3,974,272 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income
attributable to Full
House Resorts: |
|
$ |
947,649 |
|
|
$ |
896,871 |
|
|
$ |
1,872,285 |
|
|
$ |
1,987,136 |
|
4. |
|
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS |
On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the methods of fair value accounting described in
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements
(SFAS No. 157), to value its financial assets that were previously carried at estimated
fair value. The adoption of SFAS No. 157 in the first quarter of 2008 did not have any
effect on the Companys previously used fair value estimation methodology or on net income.
Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position (FSP) FAS 157-3, Determining the Fair
Value of a Financial Asset when the market for that asset is not active, was issued in
October 2008 and was retroactively adopted as required for the quarter ended September 30,
2008, without a material effect on the Companys valuation techniques, financial position,
results of operations and cash flows.
8
In addition, in April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-4, Determining Fair Value When the
Volume and Level of Activity for the Assets or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and
Identifying Transactions That are Not Orderly. Also in April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS
115-2 and FSB FAS 124-2 to amend the other-than-temporary impairment guidance for debt
securities and presentation and disclosure requirements relative to other-than-temporary
impairments of debt and equity securities held as investments. FSP FAS 157-4, FSP 115-2 and
FSP 124-2 were adopted in the second quarter of 2009 and also did not have a significant
effect on the consolidated financial statements.
The Companys financial assets are measured at estimated fair value using inputs from among
the three levels of the fair value hierarchy set forth in SFAS No. 157.
The Company has no financial assets that are measured using Level 1 or 2 inputs. Due to the
absence of observable market quotes on the Companys notes receivable from tribal
governments (Note 5), the Company utilizes valuation models that rely exclusively on Level 3
inputs, including those that are based on managements estimates of expected cash flow
streams, future interest rates, casino opening dates and discount rates.
The carrying value of the Companys cash and cash equivalents and accounts payable
approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. As discussed
above and Note 5, substantially all of the Companys receivables are carried at estimated
fair value (based on Level 3 inputs). The estimated values of the Companys debt
approximate their recorded values based on the interest rates offered to the Company for
loans of the same remaining maturities.
The estimated casino opening dates used in the valuations take into account project-specific
circumstances such as ongoing litigation, the status of required regulatory approvals,
construction periods and other factors. Factors considered in the determination of an
appropriate discount rate include discount rates typically used by gaming industry investors
and appraisers to value individual casino properties outside of Nevada, and discount rates
produced by the widely-accepted Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). The following key
assumptions are used in the CAPM:
|
|
|
S&P 500, average benchmark investment returns (medium-term horizon risk
premiums); |
|
|
|
Risk free investment return equal to the trailing 10-year average for 90-day
treasury bills; |
|
|
|
Investment beta factor equal to the average of a peer group of similar entities
in the hotel and gaming industry; |
|
|
|
Project-specific adjustments based on the status of the project (i.e.,
litigation, regulatory approvals, tribal politics, etc.), and typical size premiums
for micro-cap and low-cap companies. |
5. |
|
NOTES RECEIVABLE, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS |
The Company has notes receivable related to advances made to, or on behalf of, tribes to
fund tribal operations and development expenses related to potential casino projects.
Repayment of these notes is conditioned upon the development of the projects, and
ultimately, the successful operation of the facilities. Subject to such condition, the
Companys agreements with the tribes provide for the reimbursement of these advances plus
applicable interest, if any, either from the proceeds of any outside financing of the
development, the actual operation itself or in the event that the Company does not complete
the development, from the revenues of any tribal gaming operation following completion of
development activities undertaken by others.
9
As of June 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, notes receivable from tribal governments were as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Contractual (stated) amount (including interest) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FireKeepers Development Authority |
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,000,000 |
|
Other |
|
|
1,280,475 |
|
|
|
1,281,329 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,280,475 |
|
|
$ |
6,281,329 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Estimated fair value of notes receivable
related to tribal casino projects: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FireKeepers Development Authority |
|
$ |
4,480,546 |
|
|
$ |
4,097,002 |
|
Other |
|
|
927,336 |
|
|
|
1,017,765 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,407,882 |
|
|
$ |
5,114,767 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
On May 6, 2008, the FireKeepers Development Authority (the Authority) closed on the sale
of $340.0 million of Senior Secured Notes and a $35.0 million equipment financing facility
to fund the development and construction of the Authoritys FireKeepers Casino in Michigan.
On the same date, GEM received a payment of approximately $9.3 million on its notes
receivable from the Authority which resulted in an increase in the estimated fair value of
the notes receivable of approximately $1.8 million recorded as an unrealized gain in the
first quarter of 2008. The remaining $5.0 million is to be paid 180 days following the
opening of the casino, subject to there being adequate funds remaining in the construction
disbursement account. If there are insufficient funds to repay the remaining balance, the
Authority will be obligated to repay the balance in 60 monthly installments beginning 180
days following the opening of the casino, with interest at prime plus 1%. The estimated net
realizable value of the Michigan receivable has been classified as short term, as management
believes it will be collected within the next twelve months. The FireKeepers Casino opened
on August 5, 2009 (Note 11).
As of June 30, 2009, managements expected opening date for the Montana casino was delayed
to the second quarter of 2011. The Northern Cheyenne tribal government has been replaced and
the Company is in the process of engaging the tribe in dialogue concerning the proposed
project, however this process has taken longer than previously expected. On July 23, 2009,
management met with the current tribal leadership to review the status of the project.
Management presented them with the best analysis of the size and scope of the project given
the current economic climate. The tribe is reviewing our proposal and discussions will
continue. The site for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe project was approved for gaming by the
Secretary of the Interior as of October 28, 2008; however, the required consent of the
Governor of Montana has not yet been obtained. If the Northern Cheyenne Tribes gaming
compact with the State of Montana is not extended to include the site or a satisfactory site
for the project is not approved, then the Company will be unable to develop the proposed
casino and recover the expenses we have already incurred pursuing this project.
In March 2008, management announced that the Company was no longer pursuing the Nambé Pueblo
project. However, the Pueblo tribe has acknowledged its obligation to repay reimbursable
development advances of approximately $661,600 plus interest at prime plus 2%, out of any
future gaming revenues, if any. Management currently believes that the Nambé Pueblo intends
to develop a slot machine operation with approximately 200 devices, which would be attached
to its travel center and provide the Pueblo tribe with the financial wherewithal to repay
the amounts owed to the Company. In March 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to
assist the Nambé Pueblo in finding suitable financing up to $12.0 million for their proposed
slot parlor and financing is expected to be completed by the third quarter of this year.
With due consideration to the foregoing factors, management has estimated the fair value of
the note receivable from the Nambé Pueblo at $408,755 as of June 30, 2009.
During the second quarter of 2008, management formally approved and began executing a plan
to sell land purchased for the development of the Manuelito project. As a result, as of
June 30, 2008, the land was classified as a current asset characterized as held for sale and
adjusted to its then estimated net realizable value of $45,000, resulting in an impairment
loss of $85,000 recognized in the second quarter of 2008. During the second quarter of 2009,
the Company recognized an additional $30,000 impairment loss, reflecting a decline of
estimated net realizable value.
10
The following table summarizes the changes in the estimated fair value of notes receivable
from tribal governments, determined using Level 3 estimated fair value inputs, from January
1, 2009, to June 30, 2009:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FireKeepers |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Development |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
Authority |
|
|
Other tribes |
|
|
Balances, January 1, 2009 |
|
$ |
5,114,767 |
|
|
$ |
4,097,002 |
|
|
$ |
1,017,765 |
|
Other |
|
|
(854 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(854 |
) |
Unrealized gains included in earnings |
|
|
293,969 |
|
|
|
383,544 |
|
|
|
(89,575 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances, June 30, 2009 |
|
$ |
5,407,882 |
|
|
$ |
4,480,546 |
|
|
$ |
927,336 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, contract rights consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
June 30, 2009 |
|
Cost |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Carrying value |
|
FireKeepers project, initial cost |
|
$ |
4,155,213 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,155,213 |
|
FireKeepers project, additional |
|
|
13,210,373 |
|
|
|
(755,889 |
) |
|
|
12,454,484 |
|
Other projects |
|
|
159,194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
159,194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
17,524,780 |
|
|
$ |
(755,889 |
) |
|
$ |
16,768,891 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2008 |
|
Cost |
|
|
Amortization |
|
|
Carrying Value |
|
FireKeepers project, initial cost |
|
$ |
4,155,213 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,155,213 |
|
FireKeepers project, additional |
|
|
13,210,373 |
|
|
|
(729,228 |
) |
|
|
12,481,145 |
|
Other projects |
|
|
159,194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
159,194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
17,524,780 |
|
|
$ |
(729,228 |
) |
|
$ |
16,795,552 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, long-term debt consists of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2009 |
|
|
2008 |
|
Long-term debt, due to joint venture affiliate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Promissory note, expected to mature in 2011,
interest at 1% above the prime rate (4.25% at June
30, 2009 and December 31, 2008) |
|
$ |
3,509,051 |
|
|
$ |
3,137,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt, other: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reducing revolving loan, initial $16.0 million
limit on January 31, 2007, due January 31, 2022,
interest at 2.1% above the five year LIBOR/Swap
rate, adjusted annually (7.24% at June 30, 2009 and
7.39% at December 31, 2008) |
|
$ |
925,264 |
|
|
$ |
2,469,275 |
|
Promissory note to Peters Family Trust, $1.25
million on January 31, 2007, paid in full as of
June 30, 2009, interest at a fixed annual rate of
7.44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
822,588 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
925,264 |
|
|
|
3,291,863 |
|
Less current portion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(225,224 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
925,264 |
|
|
$ |
3,066,639 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
Reducing Revolving Loan (the Revolver). The maximum committed amount under the Revolver
was increased from $8.1 million to $8.9 million, based upon the amendment to the Revolver
dated June 25, 2009 and the repayment terms were amended (as discussed below). The maximum
amount permitted to be outstanding under the Revolver decreases $312,000 on July 1, 2009 and
any outstanding amounts above such
reduced maximum must be repaid. Effective January 1, 2010, based upon the amendment to the
Revolver, the maximum amount permitted to be outstanding decreases $329,000 semiannually on
January 1 and July 1 of each year and any outstanding amounts above such reduced maximum
must be repaid on each such date. Draws on the Revolver are payable over 15 years at a
variable interest rate based on the five year LIBOR/Swap rate plus 2.1%. This rate adjusts
annually based on the funded debt to EBITDA ratio of Stockmans with adjustments based on
the five-year LIBOR/Swap rates. Stockmans assets are pledged as collateral for the loan.
The Revolver also contains certain customary financial representations and warranties and
requires that Stockmans maintain specified financial covenants, including a fixed charge
coverage ratio, a funded debt to EBITDA ratio and a minimum tangible net worth. In addition,
the Revolver provides restrictions on certain distributions and capital expenditures by
Stockmans, and also provides for customary events of default including payment defaults and
covenant defaults. Management is not aware of any covenant violations through the date of
this filing.
During the first quarter of 2008, proceeds from the sale of the Holiday Inn Express in
Fallon, Nevada were applied against outstanding balances payable on the Revolver. The
outstanding balance was reduced from $10.9 million to $3.9 million and the Companys
availability under the Revolver increased to approximately $4.8 million. In addition,
periodic payment requirements were reduced on a pro-rata basis. As of June 30, 2009, the
Company funded $722,110 from the Revolver to pay off the amount due on the Peters Family
Trust Promissory Note (details noted below). As of June 30, 2009 there are no additional
required principal payments due on the Revolver until July 2021. The Company had $7.9
million of availability under its revolving credit line as of June 30, 2009.
Green Acres. On May 6, 2008, in conjunction with the financing of the FireKeepers Casino,
the Company applied the proceeds of the $9.3 million tribal receivable reimbursement to pay
off the remaining balance of the $9.5 million Green Acres liability.
Peters Family Trust Promissory Note. On June 30, 2009 the Company paid off the Peters
promissory note of $722,110 plus $4,477 in accrued interest with a drawdown of the Revolver.
The original amount of the promissory note was $1.25 million, payable to the seller of
Stockmans in 60 monthly installments of principal and interest and was secured by a second
lien in the real estate of Stockmans. Effective July 9, 2009 the second lien in the real
estate of Stockmans was released.
Scheduled maturities of long-term debt (including obligations to joint venture affiliate) are
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Annual periods ending June 30, |
2010 |
|
$ |
|
|
2011 |
|
|
3,509,051 |
|
2012 |
|
|
|
|
2013 |
|
|
|
|
2014 |
|
|
|
|
Thereafter |
|
|
925,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
4,434,315 |
|
|
|
|
|
The long term debt due to joint venture affiliate is expected to mature in 2011 and there
are no required principal payments due on the Revolver until July 2021.
The Company is composed of three primary business segments. The following tables reflect
selected segment information for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008. The
operations segment includes the Stockmans Casino operation in Fallon, Nevada, and included
the operation of the Holiday Inn Express until February 2008 when it was sold. Accordingly,
the operating results of the hotel are reported as discontinued operations in the
accompanying statements of operations, and are therefore excluded from the table below. The
development/management segment includes costs associated with tribal casino development
projects and the Delaware joint venture. The Corporate segment includes general and
administrative expenses of the Company.
12
Selected statement of operations data (from continuing operations) for the three months ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casino |
|
|
Development/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Management |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
2,364,803 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
2,364,803 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
|
401,892 |
|
|
|
132,552 |
|
|
|
984,631 |
|
|
|
1,519,075 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
246,778 |
|
|
|
13,500 |
|
|
|
20,703 |
|
|
|
280,981 |
|
Operating gains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
849,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
849,920 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
672,637 |
|
|
|
690,507 |
|
|
|
(1,007,293 |
) |
|
|
355,851 |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Company |
|
|
673,462 |
|
|
|
654,345 |
|
|
|
(1,160,846 |
) |
|
|
166,961 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
2,386,935 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
35 |
|
|
$ |
2,386,970 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
|
517,503 |
|
|
|
159,287 |
|
|
|
1,060,679 |
|
|
|
1,737,469 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
295,406 |
|
|
|
9,576 |
|
|
|
19,711 |
|
|
|
324,693 |
|
Operating gains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
885,206 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
885,206 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
341,431 |
|
|
|
681,030 |
|
|
|
(1,080,882 |
) |
|
|
(58,421 |
) |
Net income (loss) attributable to Company |
|
|
342,648 |
|
|
|
796,891 |
|
|
|
(1,106,196 |
) |
|
|
33,343 |
|
Selected statement of operations data (from continuing operations) for the six months ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casino |
|
|
Development/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Management |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
4,684,740 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,684,740 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
|
848,558 |
|
|
|
256,473 |
|
|
|
1,943,938 |
|
|
|
3,048,969 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
503,662 |
|
|
|
26,950 |
|
|
|
40,921 |
|
|
|
571,533 |
|
Operating gains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,355,845 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,355,845 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
1,228,452 |
|
|
|
2,044,068 |
|
|
|
(1,987,517 |
) |
|
|
1,285,003 |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Company |
|
|
1,227,892 |
|
|
|
1,926,120 |
|
|
|
(2,450,846 |
) |
|
|
703,166 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
4,956,535 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
58 |
|
|
$ |
4,956,593 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
|
905,516 |
|
|
|
181,781 |
|
|
|
2,244,793 |
|
|
|
3,332,090 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
539,282 |
|
|
|
28,728 |
|
|
|
27,224 |
|
|
|
595,234 |
|
Operating gains |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,946,467 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,946,467 |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
|
1,079,082 |
|
|
|
3,666,645 |
|
|
|
(2,273,277 |
) |
|
|
2,472,450 |
|
Net income (loss) attributable to Company |
|
|
1,084,136 |
|
|
|
2,904,940 |
|
|
|
(2,954,984 |
) |
|
|
1,034,092 |
|
13
Selected balance sheet data (related to continuing operations) as of June 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Casino |
|
|
Development/ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operations |
|
|
Management |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Consolidated |
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
$ |
20,058,534 |
|
|
$ |
22,628,158 |
|
|
$ |
4,587,445 |
|
|
$ |
47,274,137 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
8,152,215 |
|
|
|
1,106 |
|
|
|
166,571 |
|
|
|
8,319,892 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
10,308,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,308,520 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
499,331 |
|
|
|
3,725,868 |
|
|
|
3,192,718 |
|
|
|
7,417,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
$ |
20,843,467 |
|
|
$ |
22,057,472 |
|
|
$ |
6,074,874 |
|
|
$ |
48,975,813 |
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
8,748,209 |
|
|
|
1,731 |
|
|
|
225,413 |
|
|
|
8,975,353 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
10,308,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,308,520 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
682,404 |
|
|
|
2,643,434 |
|
|
|
5,680,958 |
|
|
|
9,006,796 |
|
|
|
Economic conditions and related risks and uncertainties. The United States is currently
experiencing a widespread recession accompanied by, among other things, weakness in the
commercial and investment banking systems, resulting in reduced credit and capital financing
availability, and highly curtailed gaming and other recreational activities, and general
discretionary consumer spending, and is also engaged in war, all of which are likely to
continue to have far-reaching effects on economic conditions in the country for an
indeterminate period. The effects and duration of these developments and related risks and
uncertainties on the Companys future operation and cash flows, including its access to
capital or credit financing, cannot be estimated at this time, but may likely be
significant. |
|
|
|
Uninsured cash deposits. The Company frequently has cash on deposit substantially in excess
of federally-insured limits, and the risk of losses related to such concentrations may be
increasing as a result of recent economic developments described in the preceding paragraph.
However, the extent of loss, if any, to be sustained as a result of any future failure of a
bank or other financial institution is not subject to estimation at this time. |
|
|
|
Legal matters. On June 19, 2009, HRI initiated arbitration against the Company regarding
their Management Reorganization Agreement dated June 18, 2007. The dispute arises over the
proper calculation of the member distribution to the Company under the agreement.
Specifically, HRI seeks a ruling that the quarterly calculation of the baseline member
distribution payable to the Company should be based on the prior years management fee paid
to the Company, exclusive of the multiplier set forth in the agreement. Management is
contesting the claim. In accordance with the applicable requirements of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards 5, Accounting for Contingencies, at this stage of the
dispute, the Company is unable to predict the likelihood of any outcome or estimate the
minimum amount of potential loss, if any, and accordingly, has made no provision. |
10. |
|
STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN |
|
|
In July 2008, the Company announced a stock repurchase plan (the Repurchase Plan). Under
the Repurchase Plan, the Companys board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to
$1,000,000 of shares of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions from time to time, in compliance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements and other
factors. In October 2008, the Companys board of directors authorized the repurchase of an
additional $1,000,000 of the Companys common stock, and extended the expiration of the
Repurchase Plan to April 30, 2009. Through June 30, 2009, the Company had repurchased
1,356,595 shares for the treasury at a weighted average-price per share of $1.22, costing
$1,654,075, (including commissions and other related transaction costs). The Repurchase
Plan did not obligate the Company to acquire any specified number or value of common stock,
and it has expired. |
14
On August 5, 2009, the FireKeepers Casino commenced operations. FireKeepers Casino is
located at Exit 104 directly off Interstate 94 in Battle Creek, Michigan. FireKeepers has a
107,000 square foot gaming floor with 2,680 slot machines, 78 table games, a 120-seat poker
room and a bingo hall. In addition, the property features five restaurants including a
70-seat fine dining signature restaurant a 300-seat buffet and 150-seat 24-hour cafe, as
well as approximately 3,000 parking spaces including an enclosed 2,080-space parking garage
attached to the casino.
On August 5, 2009, the Company made a $200,000 voluntary principal payment on its revolving
credit line. After this transaction and the $312,000 scheduled reduction of availability
on the Revolver, the availability under the revolving credit line is $7.8 million.
15
|
|
|
Item 2. |
|
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. |
Safe harbor provision
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to our financial
condition, profitability, liquidity, resources, business outlook, market forces, corporate
strategies, contractual commitments, legal matters, capital requirements and other matters. The
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking
statements. We note that many factors could cause our actual results and experience to change
significantly from the anticipated results or expectations expressed in our forward-looking
statements. When words and expressions such as: believes, expects, anticipates, estimates,
plans, intends, objectives, goals, aims, projects, forecasts, possible, seeks,
may, could, should, might, likely, enable, or similar words or expressions are used in
this Form 10-Q, as well as statements containing phrases such as in our view, there can be no
assurance, although no assurance can be given, or there is no way to anticipate with
certainty, forward-looking statements are being made.
Various risks and uncertainties may affect the operation, performance, development and results
of our business and could cause future outcomes to change significantly from those set forth in our
forward-looking statements, including the following factors:
|
|
|
our growth strategies; |
|
|
|
|
our development and potential acquisition of new facilities; |
|
|
|
|
risks related to development and construction activities; |
|
|
|
|
anticipated trends in the gaming industries; |
|
|
|
|
patron demographics; |
|
|
|
|
general market and economic conditions; |
|
|
|
|
access to capital and credit, including our ability to finance future business
requirements; |
|
|
|
|
the availability of adequate levels of insurance; |
|
|
|
|
changes in federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including
environmental and gaming license legislation and regulations; |
|
|
|
|
regulatory approvals; |
|
|
|
|
competitive environment; |
|
|
|
|
risks, uncertainties and other factors described from time to time in this and
our other SEC filings and reports. |
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a
result of future developments, events or conditions. New risk factors emerge from time to time and
it is not possible for us to predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all
such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may
cause actual results to differ significantly from those forecast in any forward-looking statements.
Overview
We develop, manage and/or invest in gaming related opportunities. The Company continues to
actively investigate, individually and with partners, new business opportunities. We own and
operate Stockmans Casino in Fallon, Nevada. In addition, we are a non-controlling 50%-investor in
Gaming Entertainment Delaware, LLC (GED), a joint venture with Harrington Raceway Inc. (HRI).
GED has a management contract through August 2011 with Harrington Casino at the Delaware State
Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware. We also own 50% of Gaming Entertainment Michigan, LLC (GEM),
a joint venture with RAM Entertainment, LLC (RAM), that we control and, therefore, consolidate in
our consolidated financial statements. RAM is a privately-held investment company. GEM has a
management agreement with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians for the development and
management of the FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek, Michigan. The FireKeepers casino commenced
construction in May 2008 and opened on August 5, 2009. In addition, the Company has a development
agreement and a management agreement (subject to National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC)
approval), with the Northern Cheyenne Nation of Montana for the development and management of a
gaming facility to be built approximately 28 miles north of Sheridan, Wyoming.
16
Critical accounting estimates and policies
Although our financial statements necessarily make use of certain accounting estimates by
management, we believe that, except as discussed below, no matters that are the subject of such
estimates are so highly uncertain or susceptible to change as to present a significant risk of a
material impact on our financial condition or operating performance.
The significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial
statements primarily include managements fair value estimates related to notes receivable from
tribal governments, and the related evaluation of the recoverability of our investments in contract
rights. Various assumptions, principally affecting the timing and, to a lesser extent, the
probability of completing our various projects under development and getting them open for
business, and other factors underlie the determination of these significant estimates. The process
of determining significant estimates is fact-and project-specific and takes into account factors
such as historical experience and current and expected legal, regulatory and economic conditions.
We regularly evaluate these estimates and assumptions, particularly in areas, if any, where changes
in such estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our results of operations,
financial position and, generally to a lesser extent, cash flows. Where recoverability of these
assets or planned investments are contingent upon the successful development and management of a
project, we evaluate the likelihood that the project will be completed, the prospective market
dynamics and how the proposed facilities should compete in that setting in order to forecast future
cash flows necessary to recover the recorded value of the assets or planned investment. In most
cases, we engage independent valuation consultants to assist management in preparing and
periodically updating market and/or feasibility studies for use in the preparation of forecasted
cash flows. We review our conclusions as warranted by changing conditions.
Assets related to tribal casino projects
We account for the advances made to tribes as in-substance structured notes at estimated fair
value in accordance with the guidance contained in EITF Issue No. 96-12, Recognition of Interest
Income and Balance Sheet Classification of Structured Notes.
Because our right to recover our advances and development costs with respect to Indian gaming
projects is limited to, and contingent upon, the future net revenues of the proposed gaming
facilities, we evaluate the financial opportunity of each potential service arrangement before
entering into an agreement to provide financial support for the development of an Indian project.
This process includes (1) determining the financial feasibility of the project assuming the project
is built, (2) assessing the likelihood that the project will receive the necessary regulatory
approvals and funding for construction and operations to commence, and (3) estimating the expected
timing of the various elements of the project including commencement of operations. When we enter
into a service or lending arrangement, management has concluded, based on feasibility analyses and
legal reviews, that there is a high probability that the project will be completed and that the
probable future economic benefit is sufficient to compensate us for our efforts in relation to the
perceived financial risks. In arriving at our initial conclusion of probability, we consider both
positive and negative evidence. Positive evidence ordinarily consists not only of project-specific
advancement or progress, but the advancement of similar projects in the same and other
jurisdictions, while negative evidence ordinarily consists primarily of unexpected, unfavorable
legal, regulatory or political developments such as adverse actions by legislators, regulators or
courts. Such positive and negative evidence is reconsidered at least quarterly. No asset,
including notes receivable or contract rights, related to an Indian casino project is recorded on
our books unless it is considered probable that the project will be built and will result in an
economic benefit sufficient for us to recover the asset.
In initially assessing the financial feasibility of the project, we analyze the proposed
facilities and their location in relation to market conditions, including customer demographics and
existing and proposed competition for the project. Typically, independent consultants are also
hired to prepare market and financial feasibility reports. These reports are reviewed by
management and updated periodically as conditions change.
17
We also consider the status of the regulatory approval process including whether:
|
|
|
the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) recognizes the tribe; |
|
|
|
|
the tribe has the right to acquire land to be used as a casino site; |
|
|
|
|
the Department of the Interior has put the land into trust as a casino site; |
|
|
|
|
the tribe has a gaming compact with the state government; |
|
|
|
|
the NIGC has approved a proposed management agreement; and |
|
|
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other legal or political obstacles exist or are likely to occur. |
The development phase of each relationship commences with the signing of the respective
agreements and continues until the casinos open for business. Thereafter, the management phase of
the relationship, governed by the management contract, typically continues for a period of between
five to seven years. We make advances to the tribes, recorded as notes receivable, primarily to
fund certain portions of the projects, which bear no interest or below market interest until
operations commence. Repayment of the notes receivable and accrued interest is only required if
the casino is successfully opened and distributable profits are available from the casino
operations. Under the management agreement, we typically earn a management fee calculated as a
percentage of the net income of the gaming facility. In addition, repayment of the loans and the
managers fees are subordinated to certain other financial obligations of the respective
operations. Generally, the order of priority of payments from the casinos cash flows is as
follows:
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a certain minimum monthly priority payment to the tribe; |
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repayment of various senior debt associated with construction and equipping of the
casino with interest accrued thereon; |
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repayment of various debt with interest accrued thereon due to us; |
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management fee to us; |
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other obligations; and |
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the remaining funds distributed to the tribe. |
Notes receivable
We account for and present our notes receivable from and management contracts with the tribes
as separate assets. Under the contractual terms, the notes do not become due and payable unless and
until the projects are completed and operational. However, if our development activity were to be
terminated prior to completion, we generally would retain the right to collect on our notes
receivable in the event a casino project is completed by another developer. Because we ordinarily
do not consider the stated rate of interest on the notes receivable to be commensurate with the
risk inherent in these projects (prior to commencement of operations), the estimated fair value of
the notes receivable is generally less than the amount advanced. At the date of each advance, the
difference between the estimated fair value of the note receivable and the actual amount advanced
is recorded as either an intangible asset (contract rights), or if the rights were acquired in a
separate, unbundled transaction, expensed as period costs of retaining such rights.
Subsequent to its effective initial recording at estimated fair value using Level 3 inputs,
which are defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements
(SFAS No. 157), as unobservable inputs that reflect managements estimates about the assumptions
that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, the note receivable portion of
the advance is adjusted to its current estimated fair value at each balance sheet date, also using
Level 3 inputs. Financial Accounting Standards Board Staff Position FAS 157-3, Determining the Fair
Value of Financial Asset when the market for that asset is not active, (FSP FAS 157-3) was issued
in October 2008 and was retroactively effective for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. The
implementation of FSP FAS 157-3 did not have a material impact on the Companys valuation
techniques, financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Due to the absence of observable market quotes on our notes receivable from tribal
governments, management develops inputs based on the best information available, including
internally-developed data, such as estimates of future interest rates, discount rates and casino
opening dates as discussed below.
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The estimated fair value of our notes receivable related to tribal casino projects make up
approximately 11.4% of our total assets, and are the only assets in our financial statements that
are reported at estimated fair value. Changes in the estimated fair value of our notes receivable
are reported as unrealized gains (losses), which affect reported net income, but do not affect cash
flows.
The following table reflects selected key assumptions and information used to estimate the
fair value of the notes receivable for all projects at June 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008:
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June 30, 2009 |
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December 31, 2008 |
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Aggregate face amount of the notes receivable (including interest) |
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$ |
6,280,475 |
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$ |
6,281,329 |
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Estimated years until opening of casino: |
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FireKeepers |
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.10 |
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.75 |
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Montana |
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2.00 |
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1.75 |
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Discount rate: |
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FireKeepers |
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19 |
% |
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17 |
% |
Montana |
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26 |
% |
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23 |
% |
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Estimated probability of the casino opening as expected: |
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FireKeepers |
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99 |
% |
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96 |
% |
Montana |
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70 |
% |
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70 |
% |
For the portion of the notes not repaid prior to the commencement of operations, management
estimates that the stated interest rates during the loan repayment terms will be commensurate with
the inherent risk at that time. The estimated probability rates have been re-evaluated and
modified accordingly, based on project-specific risks such as delays of regulatory approvals for
the projects and review of the financing environment. The estimated casino opening dates used in
the valuations take into account project-specific circumstances such as ongoing litigation, the
status of required regulatory approvals, construction periods and other factors.
Factors that we consider in arriving at a discount rate include discount rates typically used
by gaming industry investors and appraisers to value individual casino properties outside of Nevada
and discount rates produced by the widely accepted Capital Asset Pricing Model, or CAPM, using the
following key assumptions:
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S&P 500, 10 and 15-year average benchmark investment returns (medium-term horizon risk
premiums); |
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Risk-free investment return equal to the trailing 10-year average for 90-day Treasury
Bills; |
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Investment beta factor equal to the unlevered five-year average for the hotel/gaming
industry; and |
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Project-specific adjustments based on typical size premiums for micro-cap and
low-cap companies using 10 and 15-year averages, and the status of outstanding required
regulatory approvals and/or litigation, if any. |
Management believes that under the circumstances, essentially three critical dates and events
that impact the project specific discount rate adjustment when using CAPM are: (1) the date that
management completes its feasibility assessment and decides to invest in the opportunity; (2) the
date that construction financing has been obtained after all legal obstacles have been removed; and
(3) the date that operations commence.
We do not adjust notes receivable to an estimated fair value that exceeds the face value of
the note plus accrued interest, if any. Due to the uncertainties surrounding the projects, no
interest income is recognized in the consolidated financial statements during the development
period, but changes in estimated fair value of the notes receivable are recorded as unrealized
gains or losses in our statement of operations.
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Upon opening of the casino, the difference, if any, between the then-recorded estimated fair
value of the notes receivable, subject to any appropriate impairment adjustments made pursuant to
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 114, Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a
Loan, and the amount contractually due under the notes would be amortized into income using the
effective interest method over the remaining term of the note.
Contract rights
Contract rights are recognized as intangible assets related to the acquisition of the
management agreements and periodically evaluated for impairment based on the estimated cash flows
from the management contract on an undiscounted basis and amortized using the straight-line method
over the lesser of seven years or contractual lives of the agreements, typically beginning upon
commencement of casino operations. In the event the carrying value of the
intangible assets were to exceed the undiscounted cash flow, the difference between the
estimated fair value and carrying value of the assets would be charged to operations.
The cash flow estimates for each project were developed based upon published and other
information gathered pertaining to the applicable markets. We have many years of experience in
making these estimates and also utilize independent appraisers and feasibility consultants to
assist management in developing our estimates. The cash flow estimates are initially prepared (and
periodically updated) primarily for business planning purposes with the tribes and are secondarily
used in connection with our impairment analysis of the carrying value of contract rights, land held
for development, and other capitalized costs, if any, associated with our tribal casino projects.
The primary assumptions used in estimating the undiscounted cash flow from the projects include the
expected number of Class III gaming devices, table games, and poker tables, and the related
estimated win per unit per day (WPUD). Generally, within reasonably possible operating ranges,
our impairment decisions are not particularly sensitive to changes in these assumptions because
estimated cash flows greatly exceed the carrying value of the related intangibles and other
capitalized costs. We believe that the primary competitors to our Michigan project are the Four
Winds Casino in southwestern Michigan, five northern Indiana riverboats and three downtown Detroit
casinos, whose published WPUD has consistently averaged above the $255 used in our undiscounted
cash flow analysis. In addition, our market analysis assumes the development of another Native
American casino of approximately equal size by the Gun Lake Tribe approximately 75 miles to the
northwest of our facility. Our Michigan project is located approximately 100 miles west of Detroit
and approximately 100 driving miles northeast of Four Winds Casino, which opened in August 2007
near New Buffalo, Michigan.
Summary of assets related to tribal casino projects
At June 30, 2009, and December 31, 2008, long-term assets associated with tribal casino
projects are summarized as follows, with notes receivable presented at their estimated fair value:
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June 30, |
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December 31, |
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2009 |
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2008 |
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Michigan project: |
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Notes receivable, tribal governments |
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$ |
4,480,546 |
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$ |
4,097,002 |
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Contract rights, net |
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16,609,697 |
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16,636,358 |
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21,090,243 |
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20,733,360 |
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Other projects: |
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Notes receivable, tribal governments |
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$ |
927,336 |
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1,017,765 |
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Contract rights, net |
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159,194 |
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159,194 |
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1,086,530 |
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1,176,959 |
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$ |
22,176,773 |
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$ |
21,910,319 |
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As previously noted, the FireKeepers project comprises the majority of long-term assets
related to Indian casino projects. We have an approved management agreement with the FireKeepers
Development Authority, (the Authority), for the development and operation of the FireKeepers
Casino, which provides that we will receive, only from the operations and financing of the project,
reimbursement for all advances we have made to the Authority and a management fee equal to 26% of
the net revenues of the casino (defined effectively as net income prior to management fees) for a
period of seven years commencing upon opening. The terms of an amended management agreement were
approved by the NIGC in April 2008. In May 2008, in connection with the funding of project
financing, $9.3 million of the notes receivable was repaid, which resulted in an increase in the
estimated fair value of the notes receivable of approximately $1.8 million, which was recorded as
an unrealized gain in the first quarter of 2008. The remaining $5.0 million of the note receivable
is expected to be repaid 180 days following opening of the casino, provided there are sufficient
funds remaining in the construction disbursement account. If there are insufficient fund remaining
in the construction disbursement account, the balance becomes payable in 60 equal monthly
installments beginning 180 days after the commencement of operations of the casino, plus interest
at prime plus 1%. The net realizable value of the Michigan receivable has been classified as short
term, as management believes it is collectible within the next twelve months.
In connection with the Authoritys financing of the FireKeepers Casino development, GEM funded
its portion of the financing costs totaling $2.1 million which was recorded as additional contract
rights related to the FireKeepers project in the second quarter of 2008. The financing costs were
funded equally by the Company and RAM.
The FireKeepers Casino commenced operations on August 5, 2009.
Presently, we are not obligated to fund the construction phase of our Northern Cheyenne
project in Montana. The recent unprecedented global contraction in available credit significantly
decreases the likelihood that financing could be obtained on favorable terms if at all for the
Montana project this year. However, we believe that credit markets will improve sufficiently in
order for the Montana tribe to fund the project when we are expected to commence construction in
the second quarter of 2010. The Northern Cheyenne Tribal government has been replaced and we are
in the process of engaging them in dialogue concerning the proposed project. It has taken much
longer than expected to engage the new tribal government in revitalizing the project. We recently
met with the new tribal leadership on July 23, 2009. If the Montana tribe is unable to obtain
funding on acceptable terms, we believe we could either sell our rights to the Montana project,
find a partner with funding, or abandon the Montana project and have our receivables reimbursed
from the gaming operations, if any, developed by another party. However, if we were to discontinue
the Montana project, the related receivables and intangibles would then be evaluated for
impairment. At June 30, 2009, the notes receivable from Indian tribes have been discounted
approximately $872,593 below the contractual value of the notes (including accrued interest) and
the related contract rights are valued substantially below the anticipated cash flow from the
management fees of the projects.
In March 2008, we announced that we are no longer pursuing the Nambé Pueblo project. No
tribal advances or payment of costs have been made since January 2008. Pursuant to the terms of the
development agreement, the Pueblo has recognized its obligation to reimburse all of the Companys
development advances for the project. To date, we have advanced $661,600 for the development of
the project, all of which is expected to be reimbursed by the Pueblo on yet to be negotiated terms.
The estimated fair value of the receivable from the Pueblo is now based on the assumption that the
Pueblo will develop a smaller scope project and will repay the advances over a five-year period
after the project opens with interest at prime plus 2%. However, the collectability ultimately
depends on the successful development and operation of the project, which we have no influence
over, and accordingly, we have discounted the payment stream using a 23% discount rate. In March
2009, the Company entered into an agreement to assist the Nambé Pueblo in finding suitable
financing up to $12.0 million for their proposed slot parlor. The financing effort is underway and
is expected to be completed by the third quarter of this year.
During the second quarter of 2008, management formally approved and began executing a plan to
sell land purchased for the development of the Manuelito project. As a result, as of June 30,
2008, the land was classified as a current asset held for sale and adjusted to its then estimated
net realizable value of $45,000, resulting in an impairment loss of $85,000 recognized in the
second quarter of 2008. During the second quarter of 2009, the Company recognized an additional
$30,000 impairment loss as a result of the decline in the estimated net realizable value.
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Advances to tribes are expected to be repaid prior to commencement of operations, or within
the repayment term of typically between five and seven years, commencing 30 to 180 days after the
opening of the project. At June 30, 2009, we estimate the following potential exposure resulting
from a project not reaching completion:
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Northern |
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June 30, 2009 |
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FireKeepers |
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Nambé Pueblo |
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Cheyenne Tribe |
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Total |
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Notes receivable |
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$ |
4,480,546 |
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$ |
408,755 |
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$ |
518,581 |
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$ |
5,407,882 |
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Contract rights |
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16,609,697 |
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159,194 |
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16,768,891 |
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Total |
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$ |
21,090,243 |
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$ |
408,755 |
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$ |
677,775 |
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$ |
22,176,773 |
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Amortization of contract rights is expected to be provided on a straight-line basis over
the contractual lives of the assets. The contractual lives may include, or not begin until after a
development period and/or the term of the subsequent management agreement. Because the development
period may vary based on evolving events, the estimated contractual lives may require revision in
future periods. The contract rights are owned solely by us and are expected to be assigned to the
appropriate operating subsidiary when the related project is operational and, therefore, the
contract rights are not currently included in the balance of non-controlling interests. The
FireKeepers casino opened on August 5, 2009, and as a result the contract rights associated with
the FireKeepers project will begin being amortized by GEM in the third quarter of 2009 on
a straight-line basis over the seven year term of the GEM management agreement.
Due to our current financing arrangement for the development of the Michigan project through a
50%-owned joint venture, we believe we are exposed to the majority of risk of economic loss from
the joint ventures activities. Therefore, in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB) Interpretation No. 46 (Revised), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, we consider
the joint venture to be a variable interest entity that requires consolidation in our financial
statements.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and
the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles a replacement of FASB Statement No.
162. The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the Codification) will become the authoritative
source of U.S. accounting standards and is effective in the third quarter of 2009. The
Codification changes the referencing of U.S. accounting standards but is not intended to change
existing U.S. accounting standards.
Results of continuing operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2009, Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2008
Operating revenues. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, total operating revenues from
continuing operations decreased $22,167 or 0.9%, as compared to the prior year. Casino revenues
increased $81,826 or 4.5% with an offsetting decrease in food and beverage revenues of $92,938 and
other operating income of $11,055, a decrease of 16.8% and 36.0%, respectively. The increase in
casino revenue was primarily due to a more favorable hold percentage in slots during the quarter
however, we continue to experience weakness in food and beverage activity consistent with the
general economic weakness and increased competition.
Operating costs and expenses. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, total operating costs
and expenses decreased $471,725, or 14.2%, as compared to the prior year. Casino and food and
beverage expenses declined $189,098 due to lower revenue and general cost reduction efforts.
Selling, general and administrative expenses declined $218,394 as discussed below.
Project development costs. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, project development costs
decreased $20,521 or 57.3%, as compared to the prior year, primarily due to reduced activity
related to GEM and include a reduction in travel and other related expenses.
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Selling, general and administrative expense. For the three months ended June 30, 2009,
selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $218,394, or 12.6%, as compared to the 2008
period consisting of reductions at Stockmans of $115,611 and the corporate level of $76,048, or
22.3% and 7.2%, respectively. The decrease in Stockmans expenses was due to a decrease in real
estate property taxes of $24,629 due to a reimbursement of real estate taxes and decreases related
to general cost control efforts. The decrease in corporate expenses was due to lower stock
compensation expense of $93,627, or 44.7% as compared to the prior year period.
Operating gains. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, operating gains decreased by
$35,286, or 4.0%. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in equity in net income of
unconsolidated joint venture and related guaranteed payments in GED of $192,346, or 18.6%, offset
by an increased unrealized gain on notes receivable of $102,060 or 165%. The increase in unrealized
gain on notes receivable is due to an unrealized gain of $211,318 related to GEM which was
partially offset by unrealized losses incurred for the other projects of $109,258. The Company
expects to continue receiving a 5% increase in distributions over the prior year related to GED.
The reduced income is attributable to the decreased net income of GED which the Company recognizes
under the equity method. GEDs reduced net income is mostly
attributable to increased competition and higher costs including
recently enacted tax increases. The unrealized gain on notes receivable related to GEM
has increased due to the opening of FireKeepers Casino on August 5, 2009.
Other income (expense). For the three months ended June 30, 2009, other income decreased by
$36,145, or 44.3% primarily due the decrease of interest expense of $60,138, due to the reduction
of outstanding debt on the Companys revolving line of credit.
Income taxes. For the three months ended June 30, 2009, the effective income tax rate is
approximately 55%, compared to 31% for the same period in 2008. The increase in the effective tax
rate from the prior year is due primarily to the vesting of stock compensation, where the
difference in the Companys stock price between the grant date and vesting date of stock increased
the federal income tax.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2009, Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
Operating revenues. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, total operating revenues from
continuing operations decreased $271,853 or 5.5%, exclusive of hotel results, as compared to the
prior year, primarily due to the $246,189, or 21.7% decrease in food and beverage revenues. We
continue to experience weakness in food and beverage activity consistent with the general economic
weakness and increased competition. Casino revenues decreased $14,281, or 0.4% which is also
primarily due to a decreased volume over the prior year.
Operating costs and expenses. For the six months ended June 30 2009, total operating costs and
expenses decreased $675,028, or 10.5%, exclusive of hotel results, as compared to the prior year.
Casino and food and beverage expenses declined $328,588 or 13.5% due to lower revenue and general
cost reduction efforts. Selling and general and administrative expenses declined $283,121 or 8.5%
as discussed below.
Project development costs. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, project development costs
decreased $39,618 or 56.1%, as compared to the prior year, primarily due to lower project
development expenses related to GEM which includes a reduction in government relations as well as
travel and other related expenses.
Selling, general and administrative expense. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, selling,
general and administrative expenses decreased $283,121, or 8.5%, as compared to the 2008 period
mainly due to a $300,855 or 13.4% reduction in corporate level expenses. The decrease in corporate
expenses was due to lower incentive compensation of $217,231, or 56.2% and a decrease in stock
compensation of $178,088, or 42.3%, as compared to the prior year period. Stockmans selling,
general and administrative expense also decreased $56,958 or 6.3%, offset by an increase in GEM of
$83,634 or 49.4%.
Operating gains. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, operating gains decreased by $1.6
million, or 40.3%, primarily due to a decrease in unrealized gain on notes receivable of $1.5
million, or 84.0%. The unrealized gain on notes receivables was lower than last year, due to a gain
for GEM in the prior year of $1.8 million, as a result of repayment of $9.3 million of the tribal
receivable.
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Other income (expense). For the six months ended June 30, 2009, other income increased by
$91,136, or 45.0% primarily due to lower interest expense of $151,223 due to the reduction of
outstanding debt on the Companys revolving line of credit.
Income taxes. For the six months ended June 30, 2009, the effective income tax rate is
approximately 46%, compared to 39% for the same period in 2008. The increase in the effective tax
rate from the prior year is due primarily to the vesting of stock compensation, where the
difference in the Companys stock price between the grant date and vesting date of stock increased
the federal income tax.
Liquidity and capital resources
The Delaware joint venture and Stockmans Casino operation are currently our primary source of
recurring income and significant positive cash flow. We expect to begin receiving management fees
from FireKeepers Casino in the third quarter of 2009. Distributions from the Delaware operation are
governed by the terms of the applicable joint venture agreement and management reorganization
agreement. We expect to continue receiving management fees as currently prescribed under the joint
venture agreement, with a minimum guaranteed growth factor over the prior year of 5% in years 2009
through August 2011.
On a consolidated basis for the six months ended June 30, 2009, cash provided by operations
increased by $1.1 million from the same period in 2008. Cash provided by investing activities
decreased by $14.0 million from the same six-month period of last year, primarily due to the cash
proceeds generated from the sale of the Holiday Inn Express in February 2008 of $7.0 million and
the $9.3 million payment received by GEM on its notes receivable from the Authority in May 2008,
offset by $2.1 million used to acquire contract rights related to GEM. Cash used in financing
activities decreased $14.1 million, primarily due to the repayment of long-term debt in 2008, also
associated with the sale of the Holiday Inn Express. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had
approximately $4.5 million in cash and availability on its revolving credit facility of $7.9
million.
Our future cash requirements include funding the remaining near and long-term cash
requirements of our development expenses for the Montana project, selling, general and
administrative expenses, capital expenditures primarily at Stockmans and debt service. Subject to
the economic uncertainties discussed above, we believe that adequate financial resources will be
available to execute our current growth plan from a combination of operating cash flows and
external debt and equity financing. However, continued downward pressure on cash flow from
operations due to, among other reasons, the adverse effects of the current economic environment
and/or the lack of available funding sources due to, among other reasons, the recent unprecedented
global contraction in available credit increases uncertainty with respect to our development and
growth plans.
The United States is currently experiencing a widespread recession accompanied by, among other
things, instability in the investment and commercial banking systems, reduced credit availability
and highly curtailed gaming and other recreational activities, and it is also engaged in war. The
effects and duration of these developments and related risks and uncertainties on the Companys
future operations and cash flows cannot be estimated at this time but may be significant.
Subject to the future unknown effects of the foregoing uncertainty about credit availability
and other economic factors affecting casino gaming activity, we believe that our casino development
projects currently in progress will likely be constructed and ultimately, will achieve profitable
operations; however, no assurance can be made that this will occur or how long it will take. If our
casino development projects currently in progress are not completed, or upon completion, if we fail
to successfully compete within a reasonable timeframe in the highly competitive and currently
declining market for gaming activities, we may lack the funds to compete for and develop future
gaming or other business opportunities.
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On May 6, 2008, the Authority closed on the sale of $340.0 million of Senior Secured Notes and
a $35.0 million equipment financing facility to fund the development and construction of the
tribes FireKeepers Casino in Michigan. On the same date, GEM received a payment of approximately
$9.3 million on its notes receivable from the Authority, with the remaining $5.0 million to be paid
180 days following the opening of the casino, subject to there
being adequate funds remaining in the construction disbursement account. If there are
insufficient funds to repay the remaining balance, the Authority will be obligated to repay the
balance in 60 monthly installments beginning 180 days following the opening of the casino, plus
interest at prime plus 1%. On the same day, GEM funded $2.1 million in financing costs on behalf
of the Authority, as required by the management agreement, which was recorded as additional gaming
rights related to the Michigan project. The Company and RAM each contributed one-half of the funds
to GEM for GEM to make this funding. The FireKeepers Casino commenced operations on August 5, 2009.
Long-term debt includes a reducing revolving loan from Nevada State Bank. The maximum
committed amount under the Revolver was increased from $8.1 million to $8.9 million, based upon the
amendment to the Revolver dated June 25, 2009 and the repayment terms were amended (as discussed
below). The maximum amount permitted to be outstanding under the Revolver decreases $312,000 on
July 1, 2009 and any outstanding amounts above such reduced maximum must be repaid. Effective
January 1, 2010, based upon the amendment to the Revolver, the maximum amount permitted to be
outstanding decreases $329,000 semiannually on January 1 and July 1 of each year and any
outstanding amounts above such reduced maximum must be repaid on each such date. The reducing
revolving loan is payable over 15 years at a variable interest rate based on the five-year
LIBOR/Swap rate plus 2.1%. This rate, which was 7.24% and 7.39% per annum as of June 30, 2009 and
June 30, 2008, adjusts annually based on the funded debt to EBITDA ratio of Stockmans, with
adjustments based on the five-year LIBOR/Swap rate occurring every five years. The balance on the
loan as of June 30, 2009 was $925,264. In addition, periodic payment requirements were reduced on a
pro-rate basis, with no required principal payments until July 2021. The Company had $7.9 million
of availability under its revolving credit line as of June 30, 2009.
The loan agreement with Nevada State Bank also contains customary financial representations
and warranties and requires that Stockmans maintain specified financial covenants, including a
fixed charge coverage ratio, a funded debt to EBITDA ratio and a minimum tangible net worth. In
addition, the loan agreement limits the amount of distributions from and capital expenditures by
Stockmans. The loan agreement also provides for customary events of default including payment
defaults and covenant defaults.
On June 30, 2009 the Company paid off the Peters promissory note of $722,110 plus $4,477 in
accrued interest with a drawdown of the Revolver. The original amount of the promissory note was
$1.25 million, payable to the seller of Stockmans, was payable in 60 monthly installments of
principal and interest and was secured by a second lien in the real estate of Stockmans.
Effective July 9, 2009 the second lien in the real estate of Stockmans was released.
As of June 30, 2009, the Company held $3.8 million with Nevada State Bank, a subsidiary of
Zions Bancorporation, including balances of $2.4 million which sweep into an outside U. S.
Government money market account. Zions is considered Well Capitalized, the highest capital
health rating by regulatory standards.
FireKeepers project
GEM, our FireKeepers Casino joint venture, has the exclusive right to arrange the financing
and provide casino management services to the Michigan tribe in exchange for a management fee of
26% of net revenues (defined effectively as net income before management fees) for seven years
commencing upon opening of the FireKeepers Casino. The terms of our management agreement were
approved by the NIGC in December 2007 and a revised management agreement was approved in April 2008
to incorporate the terms of the project financing.
In 2007, GEM acquired all of Green Acres interests in the FireKeepers project for $10.0
million. GEMs members equally funded an initial deposit of $500,000 in the second quarter of 2007,
and the remaining balance was paid in May 2008. The repayment was funded with $9.3 million of
proceeds received from a partial payment on the notes receivable related to the FireKeepers
project, which was tied to the construction financing for the project. The remaining $5.0 million
of notes receivable from the Authority are now expected to be paid from the construction
disbursement account 180 days after the opening of the casino. However, if there are insufficient
funds in the construction disbursement account, the Authority is obligated to repay the $5.0
million in 60 equal monthly installments, with interest at prime plus 1%, beginning 180 days after
the casino opens. The net realizable value of the Michigan receivable has been classified as short
term, as the Company believes it is collectible within the next twelve months.
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In 2002, in exchange for funding a portion of the development costs, RAM advanced us $2.4
million, which was partially convertible into a capital contribution to the GEM joint venture upon
federal approval of the land into trust application and federal approval of the management
agreement with the Authority, subsequently, RAM exercised its conversion option on its $2.4 million
loan to the Company. As a result, $2.0 million of the loan was converted to a capital contribution
to the GEM joint venture, and the loan balance of $381,260, plus $611,718 of accrued interest on
the original loan, became a liability of GEM. At June 30, 2009, GEMs total long-term liabilities
to RAM including accrued interest were approximately $3.5 million, which bear interest at prime
plus 1%, and are expected to mature in 2011. As of June 30, 2009, FHR had loaned $848,400 and RAM
had loaned $888,400 to GEM to fund current operating expenses.
The FireKeepers Casino commenced operations on August 5, 2009. FireKeepers Casino is located
at Exit 104 directly off Interstate 94 in Battle Creek, Michigan. FireKeepers has a 107,000 square
foot gaming floor with 2,680 slot machines, 78 table games, a 120-seat poker room and a bingo hall.
In addition, the property features five restaurants including a 70-seat fine dining signature
restaurant a 300-seat buffet and 150-seat 24-hour cafe, as well as approximately 3,000 parking
spaces including an enclosed 2,080-space parking garage attached to the casino.
Other projects
In 2005, we entered into development and management agreements with the Montana tribe for a
proposed casino to be built approximately 28 miles north of Sheridan, Wyoming. The Montana tribe
currently operates the Charging Horse casino in Lame Deer, Montana, consisting of 100 gaming
devices, a 300-seat bingo hall and restaurant. As part of the agreements, we have committed on a
best efforts basis to arrange financing for the costs associated with the development and
furtherance of this project up to $14.0 million. The site for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe project
was approved for gaming by the Secretary of the Interior as of October 28, 2008, however, the
consent of the Governor of Montana is required which has not yet been obtained. As of June 30,
2009, our advances to the Northern Cheyenne Tribe total $672,082. Our agreements with the tribe
provide for the reimbursement of these advances either from the proceeds of the financing of the
development, the actual operation itself or, in the event that we do not complete the development,
from the revenues of the tribal gaming operation undertaken by others. The management agreement and
related contracts have been submitted to the NIGC for approval. As of June 30, 2009, managements
estimate of the opening date for the Montana casino was delayed to the second quarter of 2011. The
Northern Cheyenne Tribal government has been replaced and we are in the process of engaging them in
dialogue concerning the proposed project. It has taken longer than expected to engage the new
tribal government regarding the project.
In 2005, we signed gaming development and management agreements with the Nambé Pueblo of New
Mexico to develop a 50,000 square foot facility including gaming, restaurants, entertainment and
other amenities as part of the Pueblos multi-phased master plan of economic development. In March
2008, management announced that the Company was no longer pursuing the Nambé Pueblo project.
Pursuant to the terms of the development agreement, the Pueblo has recognized the obligation to
reimburse all of the Companys development advances for the project. The Company currently has
advanced $661,600 for the development of the project, all of which is expected to be reimbursed by
the Pueblo on yet to be negotiated terms. The receivable from the Pueblo is valued based on the
present value of a five-year collection period and a 23% discount rate. The collectability
ultimately depends on the quality and timing of the project development, which we are monitoring
but have no influence over. In March 2009, the Company entered into an agreement to assist the
Nambé Pueblo in finding suitable financing up to $12.0 million for their proposed slot parlor. The
financing effort is underway, has taken longer than previously expected, but is expected to be
completed by the third quarter of this year.
During the second quarter of 2008, management formally approved and began executing a plan to
sell land purchased for the development of the Manuelito project. As a result, as of June 30,
2008, the land was classified as a current asset characterized as held for sale and
adjusted to its then estimated net
realizable value of $45,000, resulting in an impairment loss of $85,000 recognized in the second
quarter of 2008. During the second quarter of 2009, the Company recognized an additional $30,000
impairment loss as a result of the decline in the estimated net realizable value.
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Additional projects are considered based on their forecasted profitability, development
period, regulatory and
political environment and the ability to secure the funding necessary to complete the
development, among other considerations. As part of our agreements for tribal developments, we
typically fund costs associated with projects which may include legal, civil engineering,
environmental, design, training, land acquisition and other related advances while assisting the
tribes in securing financing for the construction of the project. The majorities of these costs are
advanced to the tribes and are reimbursable to us, pursuant to management and development
agreements, as part of the financing of the projects development. While each project is unique, we
forecast these costs when determining the feasibility of each opportunity. Such agreements to
finance costs associated with the development and furtherance of projects are typical in this
industry and have become expected of tribal gaming developers.
Our agreements with the various Indian tribes contain limited waivers of sovereign immunity
and, in many cases, provide for arbitration to enforce the agreements. Generally, our only recourse
for collection of funds under these agreements is from revenues, if any, of prospective casino
operations.
Presently, we are not obligated to fund the construction phase of our Northern Cheyenne
project in Montana. The FireKeepers casino development financing has been secured by the Tribe.
The recent unprecedented global contraction in available credit significantly decreases the
likelihood that financing could be obtained on favorable terms if at all for the Montana project
this year. However, we believe that credit markets will improve sufficiently in order for the
Montana tribe to fund the project when we are expected to commence construction in the second
quarter of 2010. The Northern Cheyenne Tribal government has been replaced and we are in the
process of engaging them in dialogue concerning the proposed project. If the Montana tribe is
unable to obtain funding on acceptable terms, we believe we could either sell our rights to the
Montana project, find a partner with funding, or abandon the Montana project and have our
receivables reimbursed from the gaming operations, if any, developed by another party. However, if
we were to discontinue the Montana project, the related receivables and intangibles would then be
evaluated for impairment. At June 30, 2009, the notes receivable from Indian tribes have been
discounted approximately $872,593 below the contractual value of the notes (including accrued
interest) and the related contract rights are valued substantially below the anticipated cash flow
from the management fees of the projects.
Seasonality
We believe that our casino operations will be affected by seasonal factors, including
holidays, weather and travel conditions. Our cash flow from GED is affected by our management
agreement with Harrington where GEDs second quarter cash flow has been reduced by a rebate of
management fees which forms the basis of GEDs on-going cash flow according to the amended
management agreement.
Regulation and taxes
We and our casino projects are subject to extensive regulation by state and tribal gaming
authorities. We will also be subject to regulation, which may or may not be similar to current
state regulations, by the appropriate authorities in any jurisdiction where we may conduct gaming
activities in the future. Changes in applicable laws or regulations could have an adverse effect on
us.
The gaming industry represents a significant source of tax revenues to regulators. From time
to time, various federal legislators and officials have proposed changes in tax law, or in the
administration of such law, affecting the gaming industry. It is not possible to determine the
likelihood of possible changes in tax law or in the administration of such law. Such changes, if
adopted, could have a material adverse effect on our future financial position, results of
operations and cash flows.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current
or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses,
results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to
investors.
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Quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk |
Market risk is the risk of loss from changes in market rates or prices, such as interest rates
and commodity prices. We are exposed to market risk in the form of changes in interest rates and
the potential impact such changes may have on our variable rate debt. We have not invested in
derivative based financial instruments.
Our cash and cash equivalents are not subject to significant interest rate risk due to the
short maturities of these instruments. As of June 30, 2009, the carrying value of our cash and cash
equivalents approximates fair value. However, we have cash on deposit with financial institutions
substantially in excess of federally-insured limits, and the risk of losses related to such
concentrations may be increasing as a result of economic developments.
Of our total outstanding debt of approximately $4.2 million at June 30, 2009, excluding
interest, the entire balance is subject to variable interest rates, which averaged 4.9% during the
current quarter. The applicable interest rates are based on the prime lending rate or the
five-year LIBOR/Swap rate; and therefore, the interest rate will fluctuate as the index lending
rates change. Based on our outstanding variable rate debt at June 30, 2009, a hypothetical 100
basis point (1%) change in rates would result in an annual interest expense change of approximately
$42,143. At this time, we do not anticipate that either inflation or interest rate variations will
have a material impact on our future operations.
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Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures As of June 30, 2009, we completed an
evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of
our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at a
reasonable assurance level in timely alerting them to material information relating to us which is
required to be included in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting There have been no changes during the
last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
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Legal Proceedings. |
On June 19, 2009, Harrington Raceway, Inc. filed a demand for arbitration, disputing the
formula for computing the minimum payment of our share of the management fee pursuant to the
Management Reorganization Agreement dated June 18, 2007. The demand for arbitration does not
contain a traditional claim for relief, commonly called a Prayer for Relief, and does not specify
whether it seeks damages, a specific dollar amount, or whether it seeks merely a declaration
concerning the formula. No formal response is required; however, through legal counsel we have
appeared in the matter and intend to vigorously defend the proceeding. It is too early in the
proceedings in light of the lack of a demand for a remedy in the demand for arbitration to
determine whether there is or the extent of any liability.
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Item 4. |
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
We held our annual meeting on May 28, 2009 at which Kenneth R. Adams, Carl G. Braunlich,
Kathleen M. Caracciolo, Andre M. Hilliou, Lee A. Iacocca, Mark J. Miller and J. Michael Paulson
were elected to our board of directors. Stockholders ratified the appointment of Piercy Bowler
Taylor & Kern, Certified Public Accountants and Business Advisors, a Professional Corporation
(PBTK), as our independent registered public accounting firm. No other proposals were presented at
the 2009 annual meeting.
At the meeting the votes were cast as follows:
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In Favor |
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Withheld |
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Election of Kenneth R. Adams |
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13,297,115 |
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179,882 |
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Election of Carl G. Braunlich |
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13,295,237 |
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181,760 |
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Election of Kathleen M. Caracciolo |
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13,290,729 |
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186,268 |
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Election of Andre M. Hilliou |
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13,142,258 |
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334,739 |
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Election of Lee A. Iacocca |
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13,100,661 |
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376,336 |
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Election of Mark J. Miller |
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13,144,910 |
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332,087 |
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Election of J. Michael Paulson |
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12,873,330 |
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603,667 |
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In Favor |
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Abstain |
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Ratification of PBTK as independent registered public accounting firm |
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13,354,715 |
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70,972 |
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51,309 |
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10.1 |
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Amendment to Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement dated as of the
25th day of June, 2009, by and between the Company and
Nevada State Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1, to the
Companys Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2009. |
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10.2 |
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Amendment to Reducing Revolving Promissory Note dated as of the
25th day of June, 2009, by and between the Company and
Nevada State Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2, to the
Companys Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2009. |
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31.1 |
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Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
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31.2 |
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Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
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32.1 |
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Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
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32.2 |
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Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: August 10, 2009
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FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC.
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/s/ MARK MILLER
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Mark Miller |
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
(on behalf of the Registrant and
as principal financial officer) |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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10.1 |
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Amendment to Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement dated as of the
25th day of June, 2009, by and between the Company and
Nevada State Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1, to the
Companys Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2009. |
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10.2 |
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Amendment to Reducing Revolving Promissory Note dated as of the
25th day of June, 2009, by and between the Company and
Nevada State Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2, to the
Companys Form 8-K filed on July 1, 2009. |
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31.1 |
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Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
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31.2 |
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Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
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32.1 |
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Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |
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32.2 |
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Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002* |