STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In accordance with ASC 718, the Company records any excess tax benefits or deficiencies from its equity awards in its Consolidated Statements of Income in the reporting periods in which vesting occurs. As a result, the Company’s income tax expense and associated effective tax rate are impacted by fluctuations in stock price between the grant dates and vesting dates of equity awards.

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

	Three months ended				Six months ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Casino	$	54	$	71	$	125	$	113
Food and beverage		68		22		116		68
Hotel		37		40		70		72
Selling, general and administrative		866		1,114		1,874		2,274
Total stock-based compensation, before taxes		1,025		1,247		2,185		2,527
Tax benefit		(215)		(262)		(459)		(531)
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	810	$	985	$	1,726	$	1,996