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Organization and Basis of Presentation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Basis of Presentation

Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation

Organization

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (“ERI” or the “Company”), a Nevada corporation formed in September 2013, and its consolidated subsidiaries. The Company acquired Mountaineer, Presque Isle Downs and Scioto Downs in September 2014 pursuant to a merger with MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (“MTR Gaming”) and in November 2015 it acquired Circus Reno and the interests in the Silver Legacy that it did not own prior to such date.

On May 1, 2017, the Company completed its acquisition of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (“Isle” or “Isle of Capri”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 19, 2016 (“Isle Merger”) with Isle. As a result of the Isle Merger, Isle became a wholly-owned subsidiary of ERI.

On August 7, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of the outstanding partnership interests of Elgin Riverboat Resort – Riverboat Casino d/b/a Grand Victoria Casino, an Illinois partnership (“Elgin”), the owner of Grand Victoria Casino, located in Elgin, Illinois (the “Elgin Acquisition”). On October 1, 2018, the Company completed its acquisition of Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. (“Tropicana”), and added seven properties to its portfolio (the “Tropicana Acquisition”).

On January 11, 2019 and March 8, 2019, respectively, the Company closed on its sales of Presque Isle Downs & Casino (“Presque Isle Downs”) and Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin (“Nemacolin”), which are both located in Pennsylvania.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our properties (listed by segment in which each property is reported) as of September 30, 2019:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

Property

 

Date Acquired

 

State

West

 

Eldorado Resort Casino Reno ("Eldorado Reno")

 

(a)

 

Nevada

 

 

Silver Legacy Resort Casino ("Silver Legacy")

 

(a)

 

Nevada

 

 

Circus Circus Reno ("Circus Reno")

 

(a)

 

Nevada

 

 

MontBleu Casino Resort & Spa ("MontBleu")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Nevada

 

 

Tropicana Laughlin Hotel & Casino ("Laughlin")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Nevada

 

 

Isle Casino Hotel - Blackhawk ("Isle Black Hawk")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Colorado

 

 

Lady Luck Casino - Black Hawk ("Lady Luck Black Hawk")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Midwest

 

Isle Casino Waterloo ("Waterloo")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Iowa

 

 

Isle Casino Bettendorf ("Bettendorf")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Iowa

 

 

Isle of Capri Casino Boonville ("Boonville")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Missouri

 

 

Isle Casino Cape Girardeau ("Cape Girardeau")

 

May 1, 2017 (c)

 

Missouri

 

 

Lady Luck Casino Caruthersville ("Caruthersville")

 

May 1, 2017 (c)

 

Missouri

 

 

Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City ("Kansas City")

 

May 1, 2017 (c)

 

Missouri

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South

 

Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park ("Pompano")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Florida

 

 

Eldorado Resort Casino Shreveport ("Eldorado Shreveport")

 

(a)

 

Louisiana

 

 

Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lake Charles ("Lake Charles")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Louisiana

 

 

Belle of Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel ("Baton Rouge")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Louisiana

 

 

Isle of Capri Casino Lula ("Lula")

 

May 1, 2017

 

Mississippi

 

 

Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg ("Vicksburg")

 

May 1, 2017 (c)

 

Mississippi

 

 

Trop Casino Greenville ("Greenville")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Mississippi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

East (b)

 

Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs ("Scioto Downs")

 

(a)

 

Ohio

 

 

Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort ("Mountaineer")

 

(a) (c)

 

West Virginia

 

 

Tropicana Casino and Resort, Atlantic City ("Trop AC")

 

October 1, 2018

 

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central

 

Grand Victoria Casino ("Elgin")

 

August 7, 2018

 

Illinois

 

 

Lumière Place Casino ("Lumière")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Missouri

 

 

Tropicana Evansville ("Evansville")

 

October 1, 2018

 

Indiana

 

(a)

Property was aggregated into segment prior to January 1, 2016.

(b)

Presque Isle Downs was sold on January 11, 2019 and Nemacolin was sold on March 8, 2019. Both properties were previously reported in the East segment.

(c)

Property currently pending sale (see Note 5).

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications of prior year presentations have been made to conform to the current period presentation.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by US GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, all of which are normal and recurring, considered necessary for a fair presentation. The results of operations for these interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for other quarters, for the full year or any future period.

The executive decision maker of our Company reviews operating results, assesses performance and makes decisions on a “significant market” basis. Management views each of our casinos as an operating segment. Operating segments are aggregated based on their similar economic characteristics, types of customers, types of services and products provided, and their management and reporting structure. Prior to the Elgin and Tropicana acquisitions, the Company’s principal operating activities occurred in four geographic regions and reportable segments. Following the Elgin and Tropicana acquisitions, a fifth segment, Central, was added. The reportable segments are based on the similar characteristics of the operating segments within the regions in which they operate: West, Midwest, South, East, and Central. (See the table above for a listing of properties included in each segment).

The presentation of information herein for periods prior to our acquisitions of Elgin and Tropicana and after our dispositions of Presque Isle Downs and Nemacolin are not fully comparable because the results of operations for Elgin and Tropicana are not included for periods prior to August 7, 2018 and October 1, 2018, respectively. Additionally, the results of operations for Presque Isle Downs and Nemacolin are not included for periods after the sales date. The Company closed on its sales of Presque Isle Downs and Nemacolin in January 2019 and March 2019, respectively. (See Note 5).

These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Pronouncements Implemented in 2019

 

In February 2016 (as amended through December 2018), the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-02 codified as Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842, Leases, (“ASC 842”) which addresses the recognition and measurement of leases. Under the new guidance, for all leases, at the commencement date, lessees were required to recognize a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease. The liability is measured on a discounted basis.  Lessees also recognized a right-of-use (“ROU”) asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to control the use of a specified asset for the lease term. Under the new guidance, lessor accounting is largely unchanged. The effective date was for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. ASC 842 required a transition adoption election using either 1) a modified retrospective approach with periods prior to the adoption date being recast or 2) a prospective approach with a cumulative-effect adjustment recognized to the opening balance of retained earnings on the adoption date with prior periods continuing to be reported under prior lease accounting guidance. 

 

The Company adopted ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 using the prospective approach, and therefore, comparative periods will continue to be reported under prior lease accounting guidance consistent with previously issued financial statements. The Company elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within ASC 842, which among other things, allowed us to carry forward the historical lease identification, lease classification and treatment of initial direct costs for leases entered into prior to January 1, 2019. The Company also made an accounting policy election to not record short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less on the balance sheet for all classes of underlying assets. The Company has also elected to not adopt the hindsight practical expedient for determining lease terms.

 

The Company’s operating leases, in which the Company is the lessee, are recorded on the balance sheet as a ROU asset with a corresponding lease liability. The lease liability will be remeasured each reporting period with a corresponding change to the ROU asset.  The adoption of this guidance did not have an impact on net income; however, upon adoption the Company recorded a cumulative adjustment to our retained earnings of $4.7 million, net of tax, primarily related to the Company’s lease and management agreements at its Bettendorf location. (See Note 2).  Adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s other financing leases.

Pronouncements to Be Implemented in Future Periods

In June 2016 (modified in November 2018), the FASB issued ASU No 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses related to timing of recognizing impairment losses on financial assets.  The new guidance lowers the threshold on when losses are incurred, from a determination that a loss is probable to a determination that a loss is expected.  The change in guidance will be applicable to our evaluation of the CRDA investments (see Note 8).  The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019.  Adoption of the guidance requires a modified-retrospective approach and a cumulative adjustment to retained earnings to the first reporting period that the update is effective.  The Company will adopt the new guidance on January 1, 2020. The Company is evaluating the qualitative and quantitative effects of the new guidance and currently does not expect a cumulative effect on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That is a Service Contract. This amendment aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal use software license). This generally means that an intangible asset is recognized for the software license and, to the extent that the payments attributable to the software license are made over time, a liability also is recognized. If a cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the entity should account for the arrangement as a service contract. This generally means that the fees associated with the hosting element (service) of the arrangement are expensed as incurred. The amendment is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption allowed. The Company will adopt the new guidance on January 1, 2020. The Company is evaluating the qualitative and quantitative effects of the new guidance and currently does not believe it will have a significant impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No 2018-14, Compensation –Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General.  This amendment improves disclosures over defined benefit plans and is effective for interim and annual periods ending after December 15, 2020 with early adoption allowed.  The Company anticipates adopting this amendment during the first quarter of 2021, and currently does not expect it to have a significant impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. This amendment modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption allowed. The Company will adopt the new guidance on January 1, 2020. The Company is evaluating the qualitative and quantitative effect the new guidance will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.