Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
 
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Land and improvements
  $ 11,670     $ 9,907  
Buildings and improvements
    72,570       70,401  
Furniture and equipment
    26,943       19,338  
Construction in progress
    3,081       311  
      114,264       99,957  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (23,096 )     (16,284 )
    $ 91,168     $ 83,673  
 
The construction in progress was primarily related to construction costs for the Silver Slipper Casino Hotel (Note 11) and the renovation of the Silver Slipper garage and also included capitalized interest of $0.03 million related to these projects.
 
Leased property and equipment of $7.6 million, as of December 31, 2013, related to the Rising Star Casino Resort capital lease (Note 7) is also included in the schedule above.
 
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, leased property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Leased land and improvements
  $ 215     $ --  
Leased buildings and improvements
    5,787       --  
Leased furniture and equipment
    1,717       --  
      7,719       --  
Less accumulated amortization
    (83 )     --  
    $ 7,636     $ --  
 
Amortization related to the Rising Star Casino Resort capital lease is combined with depreciation expense.