STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION.

Schedule of stock-based compensation expense

Reported stock-based compensation expense was classified as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Casino	$	51	$	17	$	152	$	98
Food and beverage		52		15		150		89
Hotel		28		17		71		38
Selling, general and administrative		896		853		2,572		2,068
Total stock-based compensation, before taxes		1,027		902		2,945		2,293
Tax benefit		(216)		(189)		(618)		(482)
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	811	$	713	$	2,327	$	1,811