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Nature of Business
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation (Details  
Nature of Business

2.Nature of Business.

 

Trans World Corporation, a Nevada corporation, and Subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the gambling business in the Czech Republic (“Czechia”) and in the hospitality business in Germany (“DE”).

 

The Company owns and operates three casinos in Czechia, all under the registered brand American Chance Casinos (“ACC”). The Ceska casino (“Ceska”), located in the town of Ceska Kubice, in the western part of Czechia, close to the German border, currently has 15 gaming tables and 94 slot machines. The Route 55 casino (“Route 55”), located in Dolni Dvoriste, in the southern part of Czechia, close to the Austrian border, currently has 21 gaming tables and 138 slot machines. The Route 59 casino (“Route 59”) is located in Hate, near Znojmo, also in the southern part of Czechia, close to the Austrian border, and currently has 25 gaming tables and 176 slot machines.

 

In addition to the above gaming operations, TWC also owns and operates a 77-room, four-star deluxe hotel, the Hotel Savannah, which is physically connected to its Route 59 casino, and owns a full-service spa, the “Spa at Savannah” (the “Spa”), which is operated by an independent contractor and is attached to the hotel. The hotel features eight banquet halls for meetings and special events as well as a full-service restaurant and bar.  Hotel Savannah and the three aforementioned casinos are part of the Company’s casino segment. (See Note 5 below).

 

TWC also owns and operates two German hotels, which comprise the Company’s hotel segment.  The Hotel Columbus, a four-star 117-room hotel (the “Hotel Columbus”) is located in Seligenstadt, near Frankfurt, Germany. The Hotel Columbus features five meeting rooms, a restaurant and separate breakfast room, each with its own kitchen, two bars, a 32-space parking garage and 43 surface lot parking places, including a satellite parking area located across the street from the Hotel.   The second hotel, Hotel Freizeit Auefeld, is a 93-room four-star hotel with extensive meeting space and recreational amenities located in Hannoversch Münden (“Hann. Münden”), Germany.  The hotel  features three food and beverage outlets, ten meeting rooms, an adjoining 13,000 square foot event hall, and an adjoining tennis complex with four indoor courts, several additional recreation areas, and an independent townhouse comprised of one four-room and one six-room apartment.