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Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Affiliates
As of June 30, 2019, investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates primarily included the Company’s 50% investment in Kansas Entertainment, which is a joint venture with International Speedway, its 50% interest in Freehold Raceway, and its 50% joint venture with MAXXAM, Inc. (“MAXXAM”) that owns and operates racetracks in Texas.

Kansas Joint Venture
The Company has a 50% investment in Kansas Entertainment, which owns the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company’s investment balance was $88.6 million and $89.4 million, respectively.
The Company has determined that Kansas Entertainment is a VIE that should not be consolidated since the Company does not qualify as the primary beneficiary. In making this determination, the Company concluded that it does not have the ability to direct the activities of Kansas Entertainment that most significantly impact Kansas Entertainment’s economic performance without the approval of International Speedway. Furthermore, International Speedway has substantive participating rights in Kansas Entertainment.
The following table provides summary income statement information of Kansas Entertainment for the comparative periods that are included within the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:
 
For the three months ended June 30,
 
For the six months ended June 30,
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Revenues
$
40,121

 
$
40,206

 
$
79,632

 
$
79,491

Operating expenses
26,796

 
27,924

 
54,210

 
55,582

Operating income
13,325

 
12,282

 
25,422

 
23,909

Net income
$
13,325

 
$
12,282

 
$
25,422

 
$
23,909

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to Penn
$
6,662

 
$
6,141

 
$
12,711

 
$
11,955


Texas and New Jersey Joint Ventures
The Company has a 50% interest in a joint venture with MAXXAM, which owns and operates the Sam Houston Race Park in Houston, Texas and the Valley Race Park in Harlingen, Texas, and holds a license for a racetrack in Austin, Texas. Sam Houston Race Park hosts thoroughbred and quarter-horse racing and offers daily simulcast operations, and Valley Race Park features dog racing and simulcasting. In addition, through a separate arrangement, the Company has a 50% interest in a joint venture with Greenwood Limited Jersey, Inc. (“Greenwood”), which owns and operates Freehold Raceway, in Freehold, New Jersey. The property features a half-mile standardbred racetrack and a grandstand.
The Company has determined that neither its Texas joint venture nor its New Jersey joint venture qualify as a VIE. Using the guidance for entities that are not VIEs, in both cases, the Company determined that it did not have a controlling financial interest in either of the joint ventures, primarily as it did not have the ability to direct the activities of either of the joint ventures that most significantly impacted the joint ventures’ economic performance without the input of MAXXAM or Greenwood, respectively. Therefore, the Company does not consolidate either of its investments in the joint ventures.