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Income Taxes
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]
Note 14.
Income Taxes
 
The Company recorded income tax expenses of $15,000 and $7,000 and $30,000 and $48,000 for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rates were 6.4% and 7.6% and (4.7)% and 48.2% for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively. EGT Cambodia entity and Dreamworld Casino (Pailin) are income tax exempt and only pay a fixed monthly tax rather than a tax on income.
 
The fixed obligation tax arrangement is subject to annual renewal and negotiation and the Company has renewed the fixed obligation tax arrangement for both EGT Cambodia and Dreamworld Casino (Pailin) for 2014.
 
The Company has been subjected to income tax examinations by tax authorities in jurisdictions in which it operates. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, the United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) conducted an audit of the Company’s 2008 and 2009 tax returns in the United States. On January 23, 2013, the IRS formally notified the Company that it had completed the review of the examination of the above-mentioned years with no changes to the Company’s tax position.
 
The Company's 2009 to 2013 Australian income tax returns remain open to examination by the Australian Taxation Office. The Company's 2010 to 2013 Cambodian income tax returns remain open to examination by the General Department of Taxation. The Company's 2011 to 2013 Philippines income tax returns remain open to examination by the Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue. The Company's 2007 to 2013 Hong Kong income tax returns remain open to examination by the Hong Kong Inland Revenue Department.