Full House Resorts, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Details Textuals) (Restricted Stock, USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 01, 2011
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of shares of restricted stock						660,000
Closing price of restricted stock (in dollars per share)						$ 3.88
Majority of the shares vested			600,000
Majority of shares vesting date			Jun. 01, 2013
Number of remaining shares vested on June 1, 2012 (in shares)			20,001
Remaining shares vested date			Jun. 01, 2012
Number of remaining shares vested on June 1, 2013 (in shares)			20,001
Remaining shares vested date			Jun. 01, 2013
Number of remaining shares vested on June 1, 2014 (in shares)			19,998
Remaining shares vested date			Jun. 01, 2014
Remaining shares vesting term			3 years
Stock compensation expense	$ 0.3	$ 0.3	$ 0.9	$ 0.4
Deferred share-based compensation			$ 0.9		$ 1.8

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