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Dispositions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Dispositions
4. DISPOSITIONS
Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin
On June 26, 2023, the Company's management agreement for Lady Luck Casino Nemacolin ("Lady Luck") in Farmington, Pennsylvania expired and was not renewed. The Company completed the sale of substantially all its assets at Lady Luck for an immaterial amount.
Arlington
On February 15, 2023, we closed on the sale of the Arlington property in Arlington Heights, Illinois, to the Chicago Bears for $197.2 million. We received net proceeds of $195.7 million for the 326-acres and recognized a gain of $114.0 million on the sale, which is included in other (expense) income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. Certain assets of Arlington totaling $82.0 million were classified held for sale as of December 31, 2022 on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. Arlington’s operations and assets are included in All Other in our consolidated results.
The Company executed a forward like-kind exchange transaction by purchasing certain property as part of the P2E Transaction for $197.2 million, which qualified as an Internal Revenue Code §1031 transaction. An exchange accommodation titleholder ("EAT"), a type of variable interest entity, was used to facilitate this reverse like-kind exchange. The Company determined that it is the primary beneficiary of the EAT, thus the property held by the EAT has been consolidated and recorded in property and equipment, net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has a $27.8 million deferred tax liability related to the Arlington sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Calder Land Sale
On June 17, 2022, the Company closed on the sale of 115.7 acres of land near Calder Casino ("Calder") for $291.0 million or approximately $2.5 million per acre to Link Logistics Real Estate, a Blackstone portfolio company. The Company received cash proceeds of $279.0 million which was net of $12.0 million of transaction costs. We recognized a gain of $274.6 million on the sale of the land, which is included in other (expense) income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The gain consisted of cash proceeds of $279.0 million offset by the carrying value of the assets sold of $4.4 million.
The proceeds were held by a qualifying intermediary in an interest-bearing account until they were utilized to purchase property as part of the P2E Transaction and to invest in other replacement properties that qualify as Internal Revenue Code §1031 transactions to defer the federal income tax on the gain on the Calder land sale. The Company completed one reverse like-kind exchange in June 2022 involving our $9.9 million investment in real property for the Derby City Gaming Downtown facility in Louisville, Kentucky, and one reverse like-kind exchange in December 2022 involving our $24.9 million investment in real property for the Terre Haute Casino Resort in Vigo County, Indiana ("Terre Haute"). The remaining proceeds were used to execute a forward like-kind exchange with the P2E Transaction to purchase real property associated with del Lago in November 2022.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has a $76.0 million deferred tax liability related to the Calder land sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Discontinued Operations
On January 9, 2018, the Company completed the sale of its mobile gaming subsidiary, Big Fish Games, Inc. ("Big Fish Games"). The Big Fish Games business met the criteria for discontinued operation presentation. On May 22, 2020, we entered into an agreement in principle to settle Cheryl Kater v. Churchill Downs Incorporated and Manasa Thimmegowda v. Big Fish Games, Inc. The $124.0 million settlement was paid on March 25, 2021. During 2023 and 2022, the Company received tax refunds of $0.5 million and $26.0 million, respectively related to the capital loss associated with this settlement.