Organization and Basis of Presentation |
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Jun. 30, 2022 | |
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
Organization and Basis of Presentation | Organization and Basis of Presentation Organization The Company is a geographically diversified gaming and hospitality company that was founded in 1973 by the Carano family with the opening of the Eldorado Hotel Casino in Reno, Nevada. Beginning in 2005, the Company grew through a series of acquisitions, including the acquisition of MTR Gaming Group, Inc. in 2014, Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (“Isle” or “Isle of Capri”) in 2017 and Tropicana Entertainment, Inc. in 2018. On July 20, 2020, the Company completed the merger with Caesars Entertainment Corporation (“Former Caesars”) pursuant to which Former Caesars became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”) and the Company changed the Company’s ticker symbol on the NASDAQ Stock Market from “ERI” to “CZR”. On April 22, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of William Hill PLC for £2.9 billion, or approximately $3.9 billion (the “William Hill Acquisition”). See below for further discussion of the William Hill Acquisition. The Company owns, leases, brands or manages an aggregate of 51 domestic properties in 16 states with approximately 53,200 slot machines, video lottery terminals and e-tables, approximately 2,900 table games and approximately 47,500 hotel rooms as of June 30, 2022. The Company operates and conducts sports wagering across 25 jurisdictions in North America, 18 of which are mobile for sports betting, and operates regulated online real money gaming businesses in six jurisdictions in North America. In addition, we have other domestic and international properties that are authorized to use the brands and marks of Caesars Entertainment, Inc., as well as other non-gaming properties. The Company’s primary source of revenue is generated by its casino properties’ gaming operations, retail and online sports betting, as well as online gaming, and the Company utilizes its hotels, restaurants, bars, entertainment, racing, retail shops and other services to attract customers to its properties. The Company’s operations for retail and mobile sports betting, online horse racing wagering, online casino, and online poker are included within the Caesars Digital segment. The Company has made significant investments into the interactive business with the completion of the Merger and the William Hill Acquisition. In addition, in connection with the launch and rebranding of the Caesars Sportsbook app, our Caesars Digital segment initiated a significant marketing campaign with distinguished actors, former athletes and other media personalities. As new states and jurisdictions have legalized sports betting, we have made significant upfront investments which have been executed through marketing campaigns and promotional incentives to acquire new customers and establish ourselves as an industry leader. During significant promotional periods, such as entering new jurisdictions with our Caesars Sportsbook app, the Company intends to limit the duration and apply discretion to determine the level of investment for a particular jurisdiction. The Caesars Sportsbook app offers numerous pre-match and live markets, extensive odds and flexible limits, player props, and same-game parlays. Caesars Sportsbook has partnerships with the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB and is the exclusive odds provider for ESPN and CBS Sports. The Company also intends to continue to create new partnerships among collegiate and professional sports teams and entered into the exclusive naming-rights partnership to rebrand the Superdome in New Orleans as the Caesars Superdome. In addition to the Caesars Sportsbook app, the Company and NYRABets LLC, the official online wagering platform of the New York Racing Association, Inc., launched the Caesars Racebook app. The Caesars Racebook app provides access for wagers at over 300 race tracks around the world. Wagers placed can earn credits towards the Caesars Rewards program or points which can be redeemed for free wagering credits. The Company expects to continue to expand its operations in the Caesars Digital segment as new jurisdictions legalize retail and online sports betting and online horse racing wagering. The Company has divested certain properties and other assets, including non-core properties and divestitures required by regulatory agencies. See Note 3 for a discussion of properties recently sold or currently held for sale and Note 15 for segment information. William Hill Acquisition On September 30, 2020, the Company announced that it had reached an agreement with William Hill PLC on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition pursuant to which the Company would acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital (other than shares owned by the Company or held in treasury) of William Hill PLC, in an all-cash transaction. On April 22, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of William Hill PLC for £2.9 billion, or approximately $3.9 billion. See Note 2. In connection with the William Hill Acquisition, on April 22, 2021, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Bridge Facility Borrower”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Bridge Credit Agreement”) with certain lenders party thereto and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, pursuant to which the lenders party thereto provided the Debt Financing (as defined below). The Bridge Credit Agreement provides for (a) a 540-day £1.0 billion asset sale bridge facility, (b) a 60-day £503 million cash confirmation bridge facility and (c) a 540-day £116 million revolving credit facility (collectively, the “Debt Financing”). The proceeds of the bridge loan facilities provided under the Bridge Credit Agreement were used (i) to pay a portion of the cash consideration for the acquisition and (ii) to pay fees and expenses related to the acquisition and related transactions. The proceeds of the revolving credit facility under the Bridge Credit Agreement may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. The £1.5 billion Interim Facilities Agreement (the “Interim Facilities Agreement”) entered into on October 6, 2020 with Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and amended on December 11, 2020, was terminated upon the execution of the Bridge Credit Agreement. On May 12, 2021, the Company repaid the £503 million cash confirmation bridge facility. On June 14, 2021, the Company drew down the full £116 million from the revolving credit facility and the proceeds, in addition to excess Company cash, were used to make a partial repayment of the asset sale bridge facility in the amount of £700 million. On July 1, 2022, outstanding borrowings under the Bridge Credit Agreement were repaid immediately following the sale of William Hill’s non-U.S. operations, which included the UK and international online divisions and the retail betting shops (collectively, “William Hill International”), all of which were held for sale as of the date of the closing of the William Hill Acquisition with operations reflected within discontinued operations. See Note 3. Certain investments acquired have been excluded from the held for sale asset group. See Note 7 for investments in which the Company elected to apply the fair value option. On September 8, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to sell William Hill International to 888 Holdings Plc for approximately £2.2 billion. In order to manage the risk of changes in the GBP denominated sales price and expected proceeds, the Company entered into foreign exchange forward contracts. See Note 7. On April 7, 2022, the Company amended the agreement to sell the non-US assets of William Hill to 888 Holdings Plc for a revised enterprise value of approximately £2.0 billion. The amended agreement reflects a £250 million reduction in consideration payable at closing and up to £100 million as deferred consideration to be paid to the Company, subject to 888 Holdings Plc meeting certain 2023 financial targets. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded impairments to assets held for sale of $174 million and $503 million, respectively, within discontinued operations based on the revised and final sales prices. On July 1, 2022, the Company completed the sale of William Hill International to 888 Holdings Plc. After the repayment of the Bridge Credit Agreement, other permitted leakage, and the settlement of related forward contracts, Caesars received net proceeds of $730 million. Including open market repurchases during the second quarter and subsequent repurchases and repayments in July 2022, the Company utilized all $730 million to reduce the Company’s outstanding debt. See Note 9. Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) 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 GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited 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 presentation of financial information herein for the periods after the Company’s acquisition of William Hill on April 22, 2021 and the acquisition of an additional interest in Horseshoe Baltimore on August 26, 2021 is not fully comparable to the periods prior to the respective acquisitions. In addition, the presentation of financial information herein for the periods after the Company’s sales of various properties is not fully comparable to the periods prior to their respective sale dates. See Note 2 for further discussion of the acquisitions and related transactions and Note 3 for properties recently sold or currently held for sale. Additionally, certain reclassifications of prior year presentations have been made to conform to the current period presentation. Consolidation of Subsidiaries and Variable Interest Entities Our Financial Statements include the accounts of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries after elimination of all intercompany accounts and transactions. We consolidate all subsidiaries in which we have a controlling financial interest and variable interest entities (“VIEs”) for which we or one of our consolidated subsidiaries is the primary beneficiary. Control generally equates to ownership percentage, whereby (i) affiliates that are more than 50% owned are consolidated; (ii) investments in affiliates of 50% or less but greater than 20% are generally accounted for using the equity method where we have determined that we have significant influence over the entities; and (iii) investments in affiliates of 20% or less are generally accounted for as investments in equity securities. We consider ourselves the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have both the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the results of the VIE and the right to receive benefits or the obligation to absorb losses of the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE. We review investments for VIE consideration if a reconsideration event occurs to determine if the investment qualifies, or continues to qualify, as a VIE. If we determine an investment qualifies, no longer qualifies, as a VIE, there may be a material effect to our Financial Statements. Developments Related to COVID-19 The resurgence of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continued to impact the beginning of the year, however, many of our properties experienced positive trends during much of the six months ended June 30, 2022, including higher hotel occupancy, particularly in Las Vegas, and increased gaming and food and beverage volumes. COVID-19 had a significant impact to the prior year results as mandates and restrictions on maximum capacities and amenities available were eased, discretionary consumer spending was supplemented via governmental stimulus and consumers pent up demand resulted in strong results during 2021 across our properties. Our results of operations remain comparable to pre-pandemic years, however, specifically within our Regional segment, are slightly down to the comparative prior year period. Additionally, future variants, mandates or restrictions imposed by various regulatory bodies are uncertain and could, once again, have a significant impact on our future operations. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Pronouncements Implemented in 2022 Effective January 1, 2022, we adopted Accounting Standards Update 2020-04 (amended through January 2021), Reference Rate Reform. We will apply this guidance to applicable contracts and instruments if, and when, they are modified. Such application is not expected to have a material effect on our Financial Statements.
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