Investment in Convertible Notes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investment in Convertibles Notes

Investment in Convertible Notes

On July 19, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase up to $30.0 million in convertible notes bearing interest at 3% per annum from Gold Rush Amusements, Inc. (“Gold Rush”), another terminal operator in Illinois. The convertible notes each included an option to convert the notes to common stock of Gold Rush prior to the maturity date upon written notice from the Company. At closing, the Company purchased a $5.0 million note which was subordinated to Gold Rush’s credit facility and matured six months following the satisfaction of administrative conditions.

On October 11, 2019, the Company purchased an additional $25.0 million note which was also subordinated to Gold Rush’s credit facility and, beginning on July 1, 2020, the balance of this note, if not previously converted, was payable in equal $1,000,000 monthly installments until all principal has been repaid in full.

On July 30, 2020, the Company and Gold Rush entered into the Omnibus Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the original agreement to purchase convertible notes from Gold Rush. The Amendment, among other things, extended the maturity date of the $5.0 million convertible note and the beginning of the payback period for the $25.0 million convertible note until December 31, 2020.

On March 9, 2021, the Company and Gold Rush entered into the Second Omnibus Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to both of the convertible notes and the agreement to purchase the convertible notes. The Second Amendment, among other things, extended the December 31, 2020 maturity and conversion feature of the $5.0 million convertible note to December 31, 2021, the maturity and conversion feature of the $25.0 million convertible note to June 1, 2024 and the beginning of the payback period for the $25.0 million convertible note from December 31, 2020 to January 1, 2022.

On July 30, 2021, the Company provided notice to Gold Rush that it was exercising its rights under each of the convertible notes to convert the entire aggregate principal amount and accrued interest into common stock of Gold Rush, subject to approval from the IGB to transfer the common stock to the Company and receipt of other customary closing deliverables.

On December 2, 2021, the Company received notice from the administrator of the IGB that he was denying the requested transfer of Gold Rush common stock to the Company. The Company disagreed with the administrator’s ruling and requested that the matter be put before the IGB for a public vote. On January 27, 2022, the IGB affirmed the administrator’s denial. Although the Company is pursuing all administrative remedies available to contest the IGB’s ruling, this denial has impacted the conversion assumptions previously used in the accounting valuation of the convertible notes.

Based on the IGB denying the Company’s request to transfer Gold Rush common stock despite the Company’s unilateral conversions rights, the convertible notes continue to be accounted for as available for sale debt securities, at fair value, with gains and losses recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The carrying amount of the investment in the convertible notes of $32.1 million approximates the accounting fair value, in all material respects, as of December 31, 2021. The Company is evaluating its legal remedies with respect to its rights to receive the Gold Rush common stock or equivalent amounts it is entitled to receive with respect to the convertible notes, the value of which could be materially in excess of the current accounting fair value. The Company recognized an unrealized loss of $0.1 million and a $0.1 million gain, net of taxes, within comprehensive income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. For more information on how the Company determined the fair value of the convertible notes, see Note 13.