STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

NOTE 2. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company accounts for its stock-based compensation in accordance with the authoritative guidance requiring the compensation cost relating to stock-based payment transactions to be recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of income.

Reported stock-based compensation expense was classified as follows:

Amounts in thousands

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Casino	$	9		$	15		$	34		$	47
Food and beverage	18			19			50			53
Hotel	3			(12		)	8			(5		)
Selling, general and administrative	271			272			785			722
Total stock-based compensation, before taxes	301			294			877			817
Tax benefit	(105		)	(103		)	(307		)	(286		)
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	196		$	191		$	570		$	531

- Definition

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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