SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of property and equipment stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization

Land improvements	15-40 years
Buildings	30-40 years
Building improvements	5-40 years
Furniture	5-10 years
Equipment	3-20 years

Schedule of promotional allowance included in casino costs and expenses

The estimated departmental costs of providing such promotional allowances are primarily included in casino operating expenses and are as follows (in thousands):

	Years ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
Food and beverage	$	22,855	$	21,713	$	20,464
Hotel	2,893		2,622		2,850
Other	1,732		1,777		1,857
	$	27,480	$	26,112	$	25,171

Schedule of reconciliation of the number of shares (denominator) used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations

The following is a reconciliation of the number of shares (denominator) used in the basic and diluted earnings per share computations (in thousands, except per share data):

	Years ended December 31,
	2014				2013				2012
	Shares	Per Share Amount			Shares	Per Share Amount			Shares	Per Share Amount
Basic	16,734	$	0.85		16,302	$	1.10		16,140	$	0.55
Effect of dilutive stock options	373	(0.02		)	642	(0.04		)	110	—
Diluted	17,107	$	0.83		16,944	$	1.06		16,250	$	0.55

Schedule of options, not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share

	Years ended December 31,
	2014	2013	2012
Options to purchase shares of common stock	563,633	418,071	1,518
Exercise prices	$16.66-$29.00	$21.65-$29.00	$11.00-$29.00
Expiration dates (month/year)	05/15-11/24	05/16-10/23	10/14-2/22