Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION

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CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Leases, Capital [Abstract]  
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION
CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATION

Rising Star Casino Resort Capital Lease. Our Indiana subsidiary, Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC, leases a 104-room hotel at Rising Star Casino Resort pursuant to a capital lease agreement (the “Rising Star Lease Agreement”) with Rising Sun/Ohio County First, Inc., an Indiana non-profit corporation (the “Landlord”). Rent is fixed at $77,537 per month throughout the lease term and has an annual interest rate of 2.5% until September 30, 2015, 3.5% from October 1, 2015 until September 30, 2017, and 4.5% thereafter. The ten-year lease term expires on October 1, 2023. At any time during the lease term, we have the exclusive 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 December 31, 2015, such net amount was $6.2 million. Upon expiration of the lease term, if we have not yet exercised our option to purchase the hotel tower, either (i) the Landlord has the right to sell the hotel to us, or (ii) we have the option to purchase the hotel.  In either case, the purchase price is $1 plus closing costs. The Rising Star Lease Agreement is not guaranteed by the parent company or any subsidiary other than Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC and has customary provisions in the event of a default.

On March 16, 2016, we amended the Rising Star Lease Agreement. See Footnote 15 for further information.

The future minimum lease payment schedule presented below has been adjusted for the subsequent amendment to the lease. Future minimum lease payments and the present value of such payments based on this amendment related to the capital lease, as of December 31, 2015, are as follows (in thousands):
2016
$
592

2017
654

2018
688

2019
744

2020
680

Thereafter
4,455

Total minimum lease payments
7,813

Less: amount representing interest
(1,643
)
Present value of minimum lease payments
$
6,170