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LONG-TERM DEBT, CAPITAL LEASE AND COMMON STOCK WARRANT LIABILITY

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LONG-TERM DEBT, CAPITAL LEASE AND COMMON STOCK WARRANT LIABILITY
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT, CAPITAL LEASE AND COMMON STOCK WARRANT LIABILITY
LONG-TERM DEBT, CAPITAL LEASE AND COMMON STOCK WARRANT LIABILITY
 
Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt, related discounts and issuance costs consists of the following:
(In thousands)
March 31, 2017
 
(unaudited)
 
Outstanding Principal
 
Unamortized Discount
 
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs
 
Long-term
Debt, Net
First Term Loan
$
42,750

 
$

 
$
(498
)
 
$
42,252

Revolving Loan

 

 

 

Second Term Loan
55,000

 
(429
)
 
(1,233
)
 
53,338

 
97,750

 
(429
)
 
(1,731
)
 
95,590

Less current portion
(1,688
)
 

 

 
(1,688
)
 
$
96,062

 
$
(429
)
 
$
(1,731
)
 
$
93,902



(In thousands)
December 31, 2016
 
Outstanding Principal
 
Unamortized Discount
 
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs
 
Long-term
Debt, Net
First Term Loan
$
43,312

 
$

 
$
(561
)
 
$
42,751

Revolving Loan

 

 

 

Second Term Loan
55,000

 
(469
)
 
(1,348
)
 
53,183

 
98,312

 
(469
)
 
(1,909
)
 
95,934

Less current portion
(1,688
)
 

 

 
(1,688
)
 
$
96,624

 
$
(469
)
 
$
(1,909
)
 
$
94,246



The First and Second Lien Credit Facilities are secured by substantially all of our assets and our wholly-owned subsidiaries guarantee our obligations under the agreements.  The Second Lien Credit Facility is subordinate to the lien of the First Lien Credit Facility.

First Lien Credit Facility. The First Lien Credit Facility, which includes a First Term Loan of $45 million and Revolving Loan of $2 million, matures in May 2019 and requires monthly interest-only payments and quarterly principal payments of $562,500 until May 2018, with such quarterly principal payments increasing to $843,750 through maturity.

The interest rate of the First Lien Credit Facility is based on the greater of the elected London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (as defined) or 1.0%, plus a margin rate of 3.75%. The margin rate of 3.75% will increase by 50 basis points beginning in May 2017. There is no prepayment premium or interest rate cap associated with this facility.

Second Lien Credit Facility. The Second Lien Credit Facility is a $55 million term loan and matures on the earlier of (i) May 13, 2022, or (ii) six months following the maturity date of the First Lien Credit Facility. Given that the First Lien Credit Facility currently matures in May 2019, the current maturity date of the Second Lien Credit Facility is November 2019. Interest is currently payable monthly at a rate of 13.5% (and may vary between 12.5% and 13.5%, depending on the total leverage of the Company), and there are no quarterly principal payment requirements as all principal is due at maturity. The prepayment premium is 3% of the total principal amount until May 13, 2017, 2% until May 13, 2018, 1% until May 13, 2019, and no prepayment premium thereafter.

Covenants. The First and Second Lien Credit Facilities contain customary representations and warranties, events of default, and positive and negative covenants. We are also required to make capital expenditures of at least 1.425%, and no more than 5.25%, of our prior-year revenues, excluding capital expenditures made from any sale of our equity securities.

The First Lien and Second Lien Credit Facilities require that we maintain specified financial covenants, including a total leverage ratio, a first lien leverage ratio, and a fixed charge coverage ratio, all of which measure Adjusted EBITDA against outstanding debt and fixed charges (as defined in the agreements). Adjusted EBITDA includes results for Bronco Billy's as if it were owned for the entire measurement period. These financial covenant ratios are currently defined as follows:
First Lien Credit Facility
 
 
 
Applicable Period
 
Maximum
Total Leverage
Ratio
 
Maximum
First Lien Leverage Ratio
 
April 1, 2016 through and including March 30, 2017
 
5.875x
 
2.750x
 
March 31, 2017 through and including September 29, 2017
 
5.875x
 
2.625x
 
September 30, 2017 through and including March 30, 2018
 
5.750x
 
2.500x
 
March 31, 2018 through and including September 29, 2018
 
5.625x
 
2.375x
 
September 30, 2018 through and including March 30, 2019
 
5.375x
 
2.250x
 
March 31, 2019 and thereafter
 
5.250x
 
2.125x
 

Additionally, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter shall not be less than 1.10x.

Second Lien Credit Facility
 
 
 
Applicable Period
 
Maximum
Total Leverage
Ratio
 
Maximum
First Lien Leverage Ratio
 
April 1, 2016 through and including March 30, 2017
 
6.125x
 
3.000x
 
March 31, 2017 through and including September 29, 2017
 
6.125x
 
2.875x
 
September 30, 2017 through and including March 30, 2018
 
6.000x
 
2.750x
 
March 31, 2018 through and including September 29, 2018
 
5.875x
 
2.625x
 
September 30, 2018 through and including March 30, 2019
 
5.625x
 
2.500x
 
March 31, 2019 through and including September 29, 2019
 
5.500x
 
2.375x
 
September 30, 2019 and thereafter
 
5.250x
 
2.250x
 


Additionally, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter shall not be less than 1.0x.

We were in compliance with our covenants as of March 31, 2017; however, there can be no assurances that we will remain in compliance with all covenants in the future and/or that we would be successful in obtaining waivers or modifications in the event of noncompliance.

Capital Lease

Our Indiana subsidiary, Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC ("GEI"), leases a 104-room hotel at Rising Star Casino Resort. At any time during the lease term, we have the option to purchase the hotel at a price based upon the project’s actual cost of $7.7 million, reduced by the cumulative principal payments made by the Company during the lease term.  At March 31, 2017, such net amount was $5.6 million. Upon expiration of the lease term, (i) the Landlord has the right to sell the hotel to us, and (ii) we have the option to purchase the hotel.  In either case, the purchase price is $1 plus closing costs. 

On March 16, 2016, the hotel lease agreement was amended to extend the payment terms of the lease. The amendment included, among other items, a covenant that the Company make certain improvements to the Rising Star Casino Resort of at least $1 million by March 31, 2017. The Company satisfied this requirement during the first quarter.

Common Stock Warrant Liability

As part of the Second Lien Credit Facility, on May 13, 2016, the Company granted the second lien lenders 1,006,568 warrants. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.67 and expire May 13, 2026. The warrants also provide the second lien lenders with redemption rights, preemptive rights under certain circumstances to maintain their 5% ownership interest in the Company, piggyback registration rights and mandatory registration rights after two years. The redemption rights allow the second lien lenders, at their option, to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of all of the warrants in the event of: (i) the maturity of the Second Lien Credit Facility, (ii) an acceleration pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Facility, (iii) a refinancing, repayment or other transaction decreasing the aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Credit Facility debt outstanding as of May 13, 2016 by more than 50%, (iv) a liquidity event, as defined, or (v) the Company's insolvency. The repurchase value is the 21-day average price of the Company's stock at the time of the event, as defined, net of the warrant exercise price. If the redemption rights are exercised, the repurchase amount is payable by the Company in cash or through the issuance of an unsecured note with a four-year term and a minimum interest rate of 13.25%, as further defined. Although unsecured, the note would be guaranteed by the Company's subsidiaries. Alternatively, the second lien lenders may choose to have the Company register and sell the shares related to the warrants through a public stock offering.

We measure the fair value of the warrants at each reporting period. Due to the variable terms regarding the timing of the settlement of the warrants, the Company utilized a "Monte Carlo" simulation approach to measure the fair value of the warrants. The simulation included certain estimates by Company management regarding the estimated timing of the settlement of the warrants. Significant increases or decreases in those management estimates would result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. At March 31, 2017, the simulation included the following assumptions: an expected contractual term of 3.19 years, an expected stock price volatility rate of 49.32%, an expected dividend yield of 0%, and an expected risk-free interest rate of 1.67%. There was no change in the value of the warrants during the quarter ended March 31, 2017.