U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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Annual Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2011

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For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2012

oTransition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission file number 1-32583

FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Its Charter)

Delaware13-3391527
Delaware13-3391527

(State or Other Jurisdiction

(I.R.S. Employer
of

Incorporation or Organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4670 S. Fort Apache Rd., Suite 190, Las Vegas, Nevada 89147

(Address and zip code of principal executive offices)

(702) 221-7800

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Common Stock, $.0001 per Share

NYSE Amex (formerly AmericanThe NASDAQ Stock Exchange)

Market LLC
(Title of Each Class)(Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered)

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

None

(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨o No xþ

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. ¨o

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes xþ No ¨o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yesx þ    No ¨o

Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer, or smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “small reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨o No xþ

The aggregate market value of registrant’s voting $.0001 par value common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, as of June 30, 2011,2012, was: $52,007,489.$47,818,168.  As of March 1, 2012,2013, there were 18,673,68118,679,681 shares of Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share, outstanding.

Documents Incorporated By Reference

The information required by Part III of this Form 10-K, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement relating the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2012,2013, which definitive proxy statement shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Form 10-K relates.





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PART I

Item 1. Business.

BACKGROUND

Item 1. Business.
BACKGROUND
Full House Resorts, Inc., a Delaware corporation formed in 1987, (Fulland its subsidiaries (collectively, Full House, we, our, ours, us) develops, manages, operates, and/or invests in and/or owns gaming-related enterprises. The Company continuesWe continue to actively investigate, individually and with partners, new business opportunities. Beginningopportunities and our long-term strategy is to continue deriving revenues primarily from owned operations, as well as management fees. In furtherance of that strategy we made significant acquisitions of the Rising Star Casino Resort (“Rising Star”) in 1994,2011 and the Silver Slipper Casino (“Silver Slipper”) in 2012.  With the sale of the management agreement for the FireKeepers Casino in Michigan also in 2012, we became involvedhave transitioned the primary source of our revenues to owned entities.
We currently own three properties, the Rising Star located in several gaming projects, includingRising Sun, Indiana, the Silver Slipper located in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and Stockman’s Casino (“Stockman’s”) located in Fallon, Nevada.  We lease one property, the Grand Lodge Casino (“Grand Lodge”) at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino located in Incline Village, Nevada on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe.  We manage the Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort (“Buffalo Thunder”) and the Cities of Gold and Sports Bar casino facilities, both located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the Pueblo of Pojoaque pursuant to an agreement with a three year term expiring May 2014.
Previously we managed, through a 50% joint venture, FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek, Michigan withfor the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (the “Michigan(“the Michigan Tribe”) pursuant to a 7-year management agreement with the Michigan Tribe.  On March 30, 2012, the joint venture managing the FireKeepers Casino sold the equity of the joint venture and more recently, the Buffalo Thundermanagement agreement to the FireKeepers Development Authority (“FDA”), a tribal entity formed by the Michigan Tribe, for $97.5 million.
On October 1, 2012, we acquired all of the outstanding membership interest of the entity operating the Silver Slipper for $69.3 million, exclusive of net working capital balances, fees and expenses. The sale of the equity interests of the joint venture managing FireKeepers Casino and the related management agreement to the FDA and the subsequent purchase of the Silver Slipper in 2012 significantly transitioned us from an operating company that principally managed gaming properties to an operating company that principally derives revenues from owned operations.
Projects Currently Operating
Casino Operations Gulf Coast - Silver Slipper
The Silver Slipper is on the far west end of the Mississippi Gulf Coast (22 miles west of Gulfport, 34 miles west of Biloxi) in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and is approximately one hour (56 miles) from New Orleans, Louisiana.  The property has over 37,000 square feet of gaming space containing approximately 1,000 slot and video poker machines, 26 table games, a poker room and the only live keno game on the Gulf Coast. The property includes a fine dining restaurant, buffet, quick service restaurant and two casino bars. The property draws heavily from the New Orleans metropolitan area and other communities in southern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi.
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We acquired all of the outstanding membership interests in Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, the owner of the Silver Slipper, on October 1, 2012, for $69.3 million, exclusive of net working capital balances, fees and expenses.
In November 2004, Silver Slipper entered into a lease agreement with Cure Land Company, LLC for approximately 38 acres of land (“Land Lease”), which includes approximately 31 acres of protected marsh land as well as a seven acre casino parcel, on which the Silver Slipper was subsequently built.  In December 2010, Silver Slipper entered into a lease agreement with Cure Land Company, LLC for approximately five acres of land occupied by the Silver Slipper gaming office and warehouse space. On January 31, 2012 Silver Slipper entered into a lease agreement with Chelsea Company, LLC for a small parcel of land with a building which may be occupied by a future proposed Silver Slipper welcome center.  On January 11, 2013 Silver Slipper terminated a previous restaurant lease agreement with Diamondhead Country Club & Property Owners Association (“DCCPOA”) and entered into a contract to purchase services to be provided by DCCPOA related to its golf and country club.

The Land Lease includes an exclusive option to purchase the leased land (“Purchase Option”), as well as an exclusive option to purchase a four acre portion of the leased land (“4 Acre Parcel Purchase Option”), which may be exercised at any time in conjunction with a hotel development during the term of the lease for $2.0 million.  On February 26, 2013, Silver Slipper entered into a third amendment to the Land Lease which amended the term and Purchase Option provisions of the Land Lease. The term of the Land Lease was extended to April 30, 2058, and the Purchase Option was extended through October 1, 2027 and may only be exercised after February 26, 2019.  If there is no change in ownership, the purchase price will be $15.5 million, less $2.0 million if the 4 Acre Parcel Purchase Option has been previously exercised, plus a retained interest in Silver Slipper operations of 3% of net income. In the event that we sell or transfer substantially all of the assets of or ownership in Silver Slipper, then the purchase price will increase to $17.0 million.
Casino Operations Midwest - Rising Star Casino Resort
On April 1, 2011, we acquired all of the operating assets of Grand Victoria Casino & Resort, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, both of which are discussed in detail below. The Company owns Stockman’s Casino in Fallon, Nevada andL.P. through Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary.  We renamed the property the Rising Star Casino Resort in August 2011.  The property has 40,000 square feet of casino space and, includes over 1,300 slot and video poker machines, 37 table games, a 190-room hotel, five dining outlets and an 18-hole Scottish links golf course.
In October 2011, the Rising Sun/Ohio County First, Inc. (“RSOCF”) and the Rising Sun Regional Foundation, Inc. teamed up to develop a new 104-room hotel on land adjacent to our property.  On June 13, 2012, the City of Rising Sun Advisory Plan Commission (“Plan Commission”) provided a favorable recommendation to the City Council of Rising Sun, Indiana, and alsoregarding a revised amendment to the plan of development, which was adopted by the City Council on July 5, 2012. On August 13, 2012, the Plan Commission approved the detailed plan of development. The parties entered into a five-yearreal estate sale agreement dated May 2, 2012, for RSOCF to purchase approximately 3.0 acres of land on which the hotel will be developed for $30,000 per acre which closed in November 2012. Construction commenced in December of 2012, and the hotel is expected to open in late 2013. We believe that the added hotel room inventory in proximity to the casino facility will favorably impact revenues and visitor counts.
Casino Operations Northern Nevada
Grand Lodge Casino
On September 1, 2011, we purchased the operating assets of the Grand Lodge and entered into a 5-year lease agreement with Hyatt Equities LLC for the Grand Lodge Casino atcasino space in the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. We were a non-controlling 50%-investor in Gaming Entertainment Delaware, LLC (“GED”), until August 31, 2011,The lease has an unconsolidated joint ventureoption, subject to mutual agreement, to renew for an additional 5-year term. The Grand Lodge has 18,900 square feet of casino space integrated with Harrington Raceway Inc. (“HRI”). GED had a 15 year management contract through August 2011 with Harringtonthe Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino, at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware.

Projects Currently Operating

Stockman’s Casino

featuring approximately 257 slot machines, 16 table games and 4 poker tables.

Stockman’s Casino
We acquired Stockman’s Casino in Fallon, Nevada (“Stockman’s”) on January 31, 2007. Stockman’s Casino has approximately 8,400 square feet of gaming space with approximately 265 slot machines, four table games and keno. The facility has a bar, a fine dining restaurant and a coffee shop.

Stockman’s is located on the west side of Fallon on Highway 50, approximately 60 miles east of Reno, Nevada, and is the largest of several casinos in the Churchill County area. Churchill County’s population is roughly 25,000 with a nearby naval air base which has a significant economic impact on our business. Of the nine casinos currently operating in the Fallon, Nevada market, our major competitors are three other casinos that are smaller than Stockman’s both in size and in number of gaming machines.

Development / Management Operations
Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort
FireKeepers Casino

We own 50% of Gaming Entertainment Michigan, LLC (“GEM”), a joint venture with RAM Entertainment, LLC (“RAM”), a privately-held investment company. GEM has a management agreement with the Michigan Tribe, for the development and management of the FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek, Michigan. The Michigan Tribe’s compact with the State of Michigan, originally entered into in 1998, was amended in 2009 to permit gaming until 2030 and for other matters.

The Michigan Tribe achieved final federal recognition as a tribe in April 1996. The land for the development was taken into trust in December 2006 and the Tribe obtained a gaming compact from Michigan’s governor in December 1998 to operate an unlimited number of electronic gaming devices as well as roulette, keno, dice and banking card games. The Michigan legislature ratified the compact by resolution in December 1998. The compact became effective in 1999 upon its approval by the Secretary of the Interior for a term of 20 years, but the recent amendment extended the term until 2030, reduced the slot exclusivity fee as well as amended certain other terms of the compact. The land designated for the casino was designated reservation land under federal law by the Secretary of the Interior in October 2007. The management agreement was approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission (“NIGC”) on December 14, 2007, and an amended version was approved by the NIGC on April 21, 2008.

On May 6, 2008, the FireKeepers Development Authority of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Michigan Tribe (the “Authority”) closed on $340.0 million of Senior Secured Notes and a $35.0 million equipment financing facility to fund the development and construction of the FireKeepers Casino. In connection with the project financing, GEM received partial reimbursement of its tribal notes receivable in the amount of $9.3 million leaving a balance of $5.0 million outstanding due to GEM from the Michigan Tribe. The Michigan tribe paid the remaining $5.0 million with interest to GEM in February 2010.

The FireKeepers Casino commenced construction in May 2008 and opened on August 5, 2009. The closest competition to the FireKeepers Casino, prior to the opening of the Gun Lake Casino, is located in Detroit, approximately 100 miles east of the Battle Creek area and the Four Winds Casino in the New Buffalo, Michigan area which is approximately 100 miles to the southwest. The Gun Lake Tribe constructed a casino which opened February 11, 2011 in Wayland, Michigan, approximately a one hour drive northwest of FireKeepers Casino. The approximately $165.0 million project includes approximately 1,400 slot machines, 28 table games and various dining options.

In March 2011, the Authority announced that it plans to construct a 240 room resort style hotel on the FireKeepers Casino site. The project is under construction and is anticipated to open in the fourth quarter 2012.

Rising Star Casino Resort

On April 1, 2011, we purchased the Grand Victoria Casino and Resort located in Rising Sun, Indiana on the Ohio River for approximately $19.0 million in cash and $33.0 million drawn from the Company’s Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo (as discussed in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements). In August 2011, the property, which includes over 1,300 slot and video poker machines, 37 table games, a 201-room hotel, five dining outlets and an 18-hole Scottish links golf course, was renamed Rising Star Casino Resort (“Rising Star”).

Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort

In May 2011, the Companywe entered into a three-year agreement with the Pueblo of Pojoaque, which has been approved by the NIGCNational Indian Gaming Commission(“NIGC”) as a management contract, to advise on the operations of the Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico along with the Pueblo’s Cities of Gold and Sports Bar casino facilities.  The Company receivesWe receive a base consulting fee of $0.1 million per month plus a quarterly success feefees based on achieving certain financial targets and expects to incur only minimal incremental operating costs related to the contract.  The Company’sOur management and related agreements with the Buffalo Thunder became effective on September 23, 2011. The Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort features approximately 1,200 slot machines, 18 table games and a poker room and the propertyproperty’s gaming area covers approximately 61,000 square feet.

Grand Lodge Casino

On June 28, 2011, the Company entered intoThe Cities of Gold and Sports Bar casino facilities includefive-year lease agreement with Hyatt Equities, LLC for the Grand Lodge Casino at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. The Company pays a fixed monthly rent of $0.1 million over the initial term of the lease, which commenced on September 1, 2011. The Company entered into an agreement with HCC Corporation, an affiliate of HGMI Gaming, Inc., and on September 1, 2011, acquired the operating assets and certain liabilities related to the Grand Lodge Casino (“Grand Lodge”), which features approximately 258 slot machines, 21 table games and 4 poker tables, and is integrated into Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino.

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Harrington Raceway and Casino, Delaware

Until August 31, 2011, we were a 50%-investor in GED, an unconsolidated joint venture with HRI. GED provided over $11.0 million in financing and managed the development of the project, and had a 15 year contract to provide management services to HRI for a fee which expired in August 2011. The fee was based primarily on a percentage of revenues and operating profits of Harrington Casino as defined, which was subject to an annual limitation.

On June 18, 2007, we restructured our joint venture agreement with HRI to allow HRI to assume complete control over day-to-day operations of Harrington Casino, while providing us with guaranteed growth in our GED

adjusted management fee entitlement for the remaining term of the management agreement. Under the terms of the restructured management agreement, we received the greater of 50% of GED’s distributable net income as prescribed under the management agreement or a 5% increase in our share of GED’s management fees paid in the prior year, except for 2008 when the increase was 8%. The annual growth rate in 2010 through the expiration of the GED management contract in August 2011 was 5% per year.

Other Projects

Additional projects are considered based on their forecasted profitability, development period, regulatory and political environment and the ability to secure the funding necessary to complete the development, among other considerations.

In the first quarter of 2008, we received notice that the Nambé tribal council had effectively terminated the business relationship with Full House. The development agreement between the Company and the Nambé Pueblo provides that the Company is entitled to recoup its advances from future gaming development, even if the Company does not ultimately develop the project. Management has been engaged in assisting the Nambé Pueblo in the process of obtaining financing to develop a small casino or slot parlor addition to their existing travel center. The financing process has proceeded more slowly than expected and in light of current economic conditions and credit market weaknesses, there can be no assurance that a facility will ever open or that the Company will receive all, or any, reimbursement. With due consideration to the foregoing factors, management fully reserved the value of the note receivable from the Nambé Pueblo to $0 and recognized the impairment of the note receivable during the third quarter of 2011.

Our agreements with the various Indian tribes contain limited waivers of sovereign immunity and, in many cases, provide for arbitration to enforce the agreements. Generally, our only recourse for collection of funds under these agreements is from revenues, if any, of current or prospective casino operations.

The Company continues We continue to actively investigate, individually and with partners, new business opportunities.  Management believesWe believe we will have sufficient cash and financing available to fund acquisitions and development opportunities in the future.

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Terminated Projects
FireKeepers Casino
Until March 30, 2012, we owned 50% of Gaming Entertainment (Michigan), LLC (“GEM”), a joint venture with RAM Entertainment, LLC, a privately-held investment company. GEM had the exclusive right to provide casino management services at the FireKeepers Casino for the Michigan Tribe for seven years commencing August 5, 2009. On December 2, 2010, the FDA entered into a hotel consulting services agreement with GEM, as the consultant, related to the FireKeepers Casino phase II development project, which included development of a hotel, multi-purpose/ballroom facility, surface parking and related ancillary support spaces and improvements.  GEM was to perform hotel consulting services for a fixed fee of $12,500 per month, continuing through to the opening of the project, provided the total fee for services did not exceed, in the aggregate, $0.2 million.  On May 22, 2012, we signed an amendment to the hotel consulting services agreement extending the terms of the agreement through November 2012.
In addition to the $97.5 million sale price, the FDA paid RAM and us $1.2 million each, equal to the management fee that would have been earned under the management agreement for April 2012 less a $0.2 million wind-up fee and $0.1 million holdback receivable. The $0.1 million holdback receivable was received in May 2012, less expenses related to the sale deducted by the FDA. Our gain on the sale of joint venture, related to the sale of our interest in GEM, was $41.2 million and allocated as follows (in millions):
Gross proceeds, before $0.3 million wind-up fee and holdback receivable $48.8 
Plus:  April 2012 ‘Wind up’ fee received, net of $0.03 million wind-up fee and holdback receivable  0.9 
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Less:  Net basis of contract rights expensed  (2.8)
Less:  Our interest in joint venture  (5.7)
Gain on sale of joint venture $41.2 
Harrington Raceway and Casino, Delaware
Until August 31, 2011, we were a non-controlling 50%-investor in Gaming Entertainment (Delaware), LLC (“GED”), a joint venture with Harrington Raceway Inc. GED had a 15-year management contract through August 2011 with Harrington Casino at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware.
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONNambé

Pueblo, New Mexico

We had a note receivable related to advances made to, or on behalf of, Nambé Pueblo to fund tribal operations and development expenses related to a potential casino project.  Repayment of this note was conditioned upon the development of the project, and ultimately, the successful operation of the casino.  Subject to such conditions, our agreements with the Nambé Pueblo tribe provided for the reimbursement of these advances plus applicable interest, if any, either from the proceeds of any outside financing of the development and the actual operation itself.  Management fully reserved the value of the note receivable from the Nambé Pueblo to $0.0 million and recognized the impairment of the note receivable during the third quarter of 2011.  As of September 30, 2012, the Nambé Pueblo note receivable was written off, due to the probability that the project will not be completed and collection is unlikely.
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GOVERNMENT REGULATION
The ownership, management, and operation of gaming facilities are subject to many federal, state, provincial, tribal and/or local laws, regulations and ordinances, which are administered by the relevant regulatory agency or agencies in each jurisdiction. These laws, regulations and ordinances are different in each jurisdiction, but primarily deal with the responsibility, financial stability and character of the owners and managers of gaming operations, as well as persons financially interested or involved in gaming operations.

We may not own, manage or operate a gaming facility unless we obtain proper licenses, permits and approvals. Applications for a license, permit or approval may be denied for reasonable cause. Most regulatory authorities license, investigate, and determine the suitability of any person who has a material relationship with us. Persons having material relationships include officers, directors, employees, and certain security holders.

Once obtained, licenses, permits, and approvals must be renewed from time to time and generally are not transferable. Regulatory authorities may at any time revoke, suspend, condition, limit, or restrict a license for reasonable cause. License holders may be fined and in some jurisdictions and under certain circumstances gaming operation revenues can be forfeited. We may be unable to obtain any licenses, permits, or approvals, or if obtained, they may not be renewed or may be revoked in the future. In addition, a rejection or termination of a license, permit, or approval in one jurisdiction may have a negative effect in other jurisdictions. Some jurisdictions require gaming operators licensed in that state to receive their permission before conducting gaming in other jurisdictions.

The political and regulatory environment for gaming is dynamic and rapidly changing. The laws, regulations, and procedures dealing with gaming are subject to the interpretation of the regulatory authorities and may be amended. Any changes in such laws, regulations, or their interpretations could have a negative effect on our operations and future development of gaming opportunities. Certain specific provisions applicable to us are described below.

Nevada Regulatory Matters

In order to acquire and own Stockman’s Casino, the Grand Lodge Casino or any other gaming operation in Nevada, we are subject to the Nevada Gaming Control Act and to the licensing and regulatory control of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission, and various local, city and county regulatory agencies.

The laws, regulations and supervisory procedures of the Nevada gaming authorities are based upon declarations of public policy which are concerned with, among other things:

the character of persons having any direct or indirect involvement with gaming to prevent unsavory or unsuitable persons from having a direct or indirect involvement with gaming at any time or in any capacity;

application of appropriate accounting practices and procedures;

the character of persons having any direct or indirect involvement with gaming to prevent unsavory or unsuitable persons from having a direct or indirect involvement with gaming at any time or in any capacity;

maintenance of effective control over the financial practices and financial stability of licensees, including procedures for internal controls and the safeguarding of assets and revenues;

recordkeeping and reporting to the Nevada gaming authorities;

establishment and application of responsible accounting practices and procedures;

fair operation of games; and

the raising of revenues through taxation and licensing fees.

maintenance of effective control over the financial practices and financial stability of licensees, including procedures for internal controls and the safeguarding of assets and revenues;

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recordkeeping and reporting to the Nevada gaming authorities;
fair operation of games; and
the raising of revenues through taxation and licensing fees.
In May 2006, we applied for registration with the Nevada Gaming Commission as a publicly traded corporation, which was granted on January 25, 2007. The registration is not transferable and requires periodic payment of fees. The Nevada gaming authorities may limit, condition, suspend or revoke a license, registration, approval or finding of suitability for any cause deemed reasonable by the licensing agency. If a Nevada gaming authority determines that we violated gaming laws, then the approvals and licenses we hold could be limited, conditioned, suspended or revoked, and we, and the individuals involved, could be subject to substantial fines for each separate violation of the gaming laws at the discretion of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Each type of gaming device, slot game, slot game operating system, table game or associated equipment manufactured, distributed, leased, licensed or sold in Nevada must first be approved by the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and, in some cases, the Nevada Gaming Commission. We must regularly submit detailed financial and operating reports to the Nevada State Gaming Control Board. Certain loans, leases, sales of securities and similar financing transactions must also be reported to or approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

Certain of our officers, directors and key employees are required to be, and have been, found suitable by the Nevada Gaming Commission and employees associated with gaming must obtain work permits which are subject to immediate suspension under certain circumstances. An application for suitability may be denied for any cause deemed reasonable by the Nevada Gaming Commission. Changes in specified key positions must be reported to the Nevada Gaming Commission. In addition to its authority to deny an application for a license, the Nevada Gaming Commission has jurisdiction to disapprove a change in position by an officer, director or key employee. The Nevada Gaming Commission has the power to require licensed gaming companies to suspend or dismiss officers, directors or other key employees and to sever relationships with other persons who refuse to file appropriate applications or whom the authorities find unsuitable to act in such capacities.

The Nevada Gaming Commission may also require anyone having a material relationship or involvement with us to be found suitable or licensed, in which case those persons are required to pay the costs and fees of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board in connection with the investigation. Any person who acquires more than 5% of any class of our voting securities must report the acquisition to the Nevada Gaming Commission; any person who becomes a beneficial owner of 10% or more of our voting securities is required to apply for a finding of suitability. Under certain circumstances, an “institutional investor,” as such term is defined in the regulations of the Nevada Gaming

Commission, which acquires more than 10% but not more than 25% of our voting securities, may apply to the Nevada Gaming Commission for a waiver of such finding of suitability requirements, provided the institutional investor holds the voting securities for investment purposes only. The Nevada Gaming Commission has amended its regulations pertaining to institutional investors to temporarily allow an institutional investor to beneficially own more than 15%, but not more than 19%, if the ownership percentage results from a stock repurchase program. These institutional investors may not acquire any additional shares and must reduce their holdings within one year from constructive notice of exceeding 15%, or must file a suitability application. An institutional investor will be deemed to hold voting securities for investment purposes only if the voting securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business as an institutional investor and not for the purpose of causing, directly or indirectly, the election of a majority of our board of directors, any change in our corporate charter, bylaws, management, policies or operations, or any of our gaming affiliates, or any other action which the Nevada Gaming Commission finds to be inconsistent with holding our voting securities for investment purposes only.

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Any person who fails or refuses to apply for a finding of suitability or a license within 30 days after being ordered to do so by the Nevada Gaming Commission may be found unsuitable based solely on such failure or refusal. The same restrictions apply to a record owner if the record owner, when requested, fails to identify the beneficial owner. Any security holder found unsuitable and who holds, directly or indirectly, any beneficial ownership of the common stock beyond such period of time as may be prescribed by the Nevada Gaming Commission may be guilty of a gross misdemeanor. We are subject to disciplinary action if, after we receive notice that a person is unsuitable to be a security holder or to have any other relationship with us, we:

●      pay that person any dividend or interest upon our voting securities;

●      allow that person to exercise, directly or indirectly, any voting right conferred through securities held by that person; or

●      give remuneration in any form to that person.

If a security holder is found unsuitable, then we may be found unsuitable if we fail to pursue all lawful efforts to require such unsuitable person to relinquish his or her voting securities for cash at fair market value.

The Nevada Gaming Commission may also, in its discretion, require any other holders of our debt or equity securities to file applications, be investigated and be found suitable to own the debt or equity securities. The applicant security holder is required to pay all costs of such investigation. If the Nevada Gaming Commission determines that a person is unsuitable to own such security, then pursuant to the regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission, we may be sanctioned, including the loss of our approvals, if, without the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission, we:

●      pay to the unsuitable person any dividends, interest or any distribution whatsoever;

●      recognize any voting right by such unsuitable person in connection with such securities;

●      pay the unsuitable person remuneration in any form; or

make any payment to the unsuitable person by way of principal, redemption, conversion; exchange, liquidation or similar transaction.

make any payment to the unsuitable person by way of principal, redemption, conversion; exchange, liquidation or similar transaction.
We are required to maintain a current stock ledger in Nevada which may be examined by the Nevada Gaming Commission at any time, and to file with the Nevada Gaming Commission, at least annually, a list of our stockholders. The Nevada Gaming Commission will havehas the power to require our stock certificates to bear a legend indicating that the securities are subject to the Nevada Gaming Control Act and the regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

As a licensee or registrant, we may not make certain public offerings of our securities without the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Also, changes in control of us through merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets, management or consulting agreements or any form of takeover cannot occur without prior investigation by the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and approval by the Nevada Gaming Commission.

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The Nevada legislature has declared that some repurchases of voting securities, corporate acquisitions opposed by management, and corporate defense tactics affecting Nevada gaming licensees, and registered companies that are affiliated with those operations, may be harmful to stable and productive corporate gaming. The Nevada Gaming Commission has established a regulatory scheme to reduce the potentially adverse effects of these business practices upon Nevada’s gaming industry and to further Nevada’s policy to:

●      assure the financial stability of corporate gaming licensees and their affiliates;

●      preserve the beneficial aspects of conducting business in the corporate form; and

●      promote a neutral environment for the orderly governance of corporate affairs.

Because we are a registered company, approvals may be required from the Nevada Gaming Commission before we can make exceptional repurchases of voting securities above their current market price and before a corporate acquisition opposed by management can be consummated. The Nevada Gaming Control Act also requires prior approval of a plan of recapitalization proposed by a registered company’s board of directors in response to a tender offer made directly to its stockholders for the purpose of acquiring control.

Any person who is licensed, required to be licensed, registered, required to be registered, or who is under common control with those persons, collectively, “licensees,” and who proposes to become involved in a gaming venture outside of Nevada, is required to deposit with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and thereafter maintain, a revolving fund in the amount of $0.03 million to pay the expenses of investigation by the Nevada Gaming Control Board of the licensee’s participation in foreign gaming. We currently comply with this requirement. The revolving fund is subject to increase or decrease at the discretion of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Licensees are required to comply with the reporting requirements imposed by the Nevada Gaming Control Act. A licensee is also subject to disciplinary action by the Nevada Gaming Commission if it:

●      knowingly violates any laws of the foreign jurisdiction pertaining to the foreign gaming operation;

fails to conduct the foreign gaming operation in accordance with the standards of honesty and integrity required of Nevada gaming operations;

engages in any activity or enters into any association that is unsuitable because it poses an unreasonable threat to the control of gaming in Nevada, reflects or tends to reflect, discredit or disrepute upon the State of Nevada or gaming in Nevada, or is contrary to the gaming policies of Nevada;

fails to conduct the foreign gaming operation in accordance with the standards of honesty and integrity required of Nevada gaming operations;

engages in activities or enters into associations that are harmful to the State of Nevada or its ability to collect gaming taxes and fees; or

employs, contracts with or associates with a person in the foreign operation who has been denied a license or a finding of suitability in Nevada on the ground of unsuitability.

engages in any activity or enters into any association that is unsuitable because it poses an unreasonable threat to the control of gaming in Nevada, reflects or tends to reflect, discredit or disrepute upon the State of Nevada or gaming in Nevada, or is contrary to the gaming policies of Nevada;

engages in activities or enters into associations that are harmful to the State of Nevada or its ability to collect gaming taxes and fees; or
employs, contracts with or associates with a person in the foreign operation who has been denied a license or a finding of suitability in Nevada on the ground of unsuitability.
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In May 2006, we adopted a compliance plan and appointed a compliance committee which currently consists of Company directors and officers, Kenneth Adams (Chair)(Chair and Independent Director), Carl Braunlich (Director)(Independent Director), Kathleen Marshall (Director)(Independent Director) and Mark J. Miller (CFO(COO and COO)Director), in accordance with Nevada Gaming Commission requirements. Our compliance committee meets quarterly and is responsible for implementing and monitoring our compliance with Nevada regulatory matters. This committee will also review information and reports regarding the suitability of potential key employees or other parties who may be involved in material transactions or relationships with us.

Indiana Regulatory Matters

The Company has formed

We own and operate a wholly-owned subsidiary, Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC (“GEI”), which acquired and operates the Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana. The ownership and operation of casino

facilities in Indiana are subject to extensive state and local regulation, including primarily the licensing and regulatory control of the Indiana Gaming Commission (the “Commission”(“Indiana Commission”). The Indiana Commission is given extensive powers and duties for administering, regulating and enforcing riverboat gaming in Indiana.

Pursuant to the Indiana Riverboat Gaming Act, as amended (the “Indiana Act”), the Commission is authorized to award up to 11 gaming licenses to operate riverboat casinos in the State of Indiana, including five to counties contiguous to Lake Michigan in northern Indiana, five to counties contiguous to the Ohio River in southern Indiana and one to a county contiguous to Patoka Lake in southern Indiana, which was subsequently relocated to French Lick, Indiana. In April 2007, the Indiana General Assembly enacted legislation that authorized the two horse tracks located in Anderson and Shelbyville, Indiana to install 2,000 slot machines at each facility.facility (“racinos”). The Indiana Commission granted each horse track a five-year gaming license authorizing the use of such slot machines. Installation of slot machines beyond the statutorily authorized number would requirerequires further approval by the Indiana Commission. The slot operations at the race tracks opened in the second quarter of 2008.

  In November 2011, the Indiana Commission authorized Indiana Live! Casino (now known as Indiana Grand), located in Shelbyville to install up to 2,200 slot machines at its facility.  In November 2012, the Indiana Commission authorized Hoosier Park to install up to 2,200 slot machines at its facility.

The Indiana Act strictly regulates the facilities, persons, associations and practices related to gaming operations pursuant to the police powers of Indiana, including comprehensive law enforcement provisions. The Indiana Act vests the Commission with the power and duties of administering, regulating and enforcing the system of riverboat gaming in Indiana. The Indiana Commission’s jurisdiction extends to every person, association, corporation, partnership and trust involved in riverboat gaming operations in Indiana.

The Indiana Act requires the owner of a riverboat gaming operation to hold an owner’s license issued by the Commission. To obtain an owner’s license, the Indiana Act requires extensive disclosure of records and other information concerning an applicant. Applicants for licensure must submit a comprehensive application and personal disclosure forms and undergo an exhaustive background investigation prior to the issuance of a license. The applicant must also disclose the identity of every person holding an ownership interest in the applicant. Any person holding an interest of 5% or more in the applicant must undergo a background investigation and be licensed. The Indiana Commission has the authority to request specific information on or license anyone holding an ownership interest.

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Each license entitles the licensee to own and operate one riverboat and gaming equipment as part of a gaming operation. The Indiana Act allows a person to hold up to 100% of up to two individual licenses. Each initial owner’s license runs for a period of five years. Thereafter, the license is subject to renewal on an annual basis upon a determination by the Indiana Commission that the licensee continues to be eligible for an owner’s license pursuant to the Indiana Act and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder. GEI applied for and, on March 17,15, 2011, was granted the transfer of a riverboat owner’s license.

   Thereafter, GEI has renewed its license annually on September 15, 2012.

The Indiana Act requires that a licensed owner undergo a complete investigation every three years. If for any reason the license is terminated, the assets of the riverboat gaming operation cannot be disposed of without the approval of the Commission. Furthermore, the Indiana Act requires that officers, directors and employees of a gaming operation be licensed.

In 2009, the Indiana General Assembly enacted legislation requiring all casino operators to submit for approval by the Commission a written power of attorney identifying a person who would serve as a trustee to temporarily operate the casino in certain rare circumstances, such as the revocation or non-renewal of any owner’s license.  GEI most recently had its power of attorney approval renewed on November 15, 2012.

The Commission has a rule mandating that licensees maintain a cash reserve to protect patrons against defaults in gaming debts. The cash reserve is to be equal to a licensee’s average payout for a three-day period based on the riverboat’s performance during the prior calendar quarter. The cash reserve can consist of cash on hand, cash maintained in Indiana bank accounts and cash equivalents not otherwise committed or obligated.

The Indiana Act does not limit the maximum bet or loss per patron. Each licensee sets minimum and maximum wagers on its own games. Players must use chips or tokens as, according to the Indiana Act, wagering may not be conducted with money or other negotiable currency. No person under the age of 21 is permitted to wager, and wagers may only be taken from persons present at a licensed riverboat.

The Indiana Commission places special emphasis on the participation of minority business enterprises (“MBEs”) and women business enterprises (“WBEs”) in the riverboat industry. Each licensee is required to submit annually to the Commission a report that includes the total dollar value of contracts awarded for goods and services and the percentage awarded to MBEs and WBEs, respectively. ThePrior to 2008, the Indiana Commission has previously required licensees to establish goals of expending 10% of the total dollars spent on the majority of goods and services with MBEs and 5% with WBEs. Following a disparity study entitled “Ain 2007 (the “2007 Disparity Study for the Commission, May 2007” (the “Disparity

Study”) to determine whether there existed a gap between the capacity of MBEs and WBEs and the utilization thereof by riverboat casinos in Indiana, the Indiana Commission mandated that, effective as of January 1, 2008, annual goals for expenditures to WBEs for the purchase of construction goods and services shall be set at 10.9%. In November 2010, relying on two years of expenditure data, that indicated a statistically significant disparity, the Commission issued Resolution 2010-217 to mandate that, effective January 1, 2011, the annual goal for expenditures to MBEs for the purchase of construction goods and services shall be set at 23.2%.  The Indiana Act requires that the Indiana Commission update the disparity study every five years.  Accordingly, a disparity study was conducted in 2012, reviewing Indiana riverboat and racino expenditures between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2011 (the “2012 Disparity Study”).

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The 2012 Disparity Study showed that there were no expenditure disparities by riverboat casinos or racinos.  On November 15, 2012, the Indiana Commission adopted the 2012 Disparity Study.  For expenditures in all other areas, the Indiana Commission has taken the position that the capacity percentages set forth in the 2012 Disparity Study for MBEs and WBEs, respectively, are goals and targets for which best faith efforts of each licensee are expected. Failure to meet these goals will be scrutinized heavily by the Indiana Commission and the Indiana Act authorizes the Commission to suspend, limit or revoke an owner’s gaming license or impose a fine for failure to comply with these guidelines. However, if a determination is made that a licensee has failed to demonstrate compliance with these guidelines, the licensee has 90 days from the date of the determination to comply.

A licensee may not lease, hypothecate, borrow money against or lend money against an owner’s riverboat gaming license. An ownership interest in an owner’s riverboat gaming license may only be transferred in accordance with the regulations promulgated under the Indiana Act.

Indiana state law stipulates a graduated wagering tax with a starting tax rate of 15% and a top rate of 40% for adjusted gross receipts in excess of $600.0 million. In addition to the wagering tax, an admissions tax of $3 per admission is assessed. The Indiana Act provides for the suspension or revocation of a license if the wagering and admissions taxes are not timely submitted.

A licensee may enter into debt transactions that total $1.0 million or more only with the prior approval of the Commission. Such approval is subject to compliance with requisite procedures and a showing that each person with whom the licensee enters into a debt transaction would be suitable for licensure under the Indiana Act. Unless waived, approval of debt transactions requires consideration by the Commission at two business meetings. The Commission, by resolution, has authorized its executive director, subject to subsequent ratification by the Commission, to approve debt transactions after a review of the transaction documents and consultation with the Commission chair and the Commission’s financial consultant.

The Commission may subject a licensee to fines, suspension or revocation of its license for any act that is in violation of the Indiana Act or the regulations of the Commission or for any other fraudulent act. In addition, the Commission may revoke an owner’s license if the Commission determines that the revocation of the license is in the best interests of the State of Indiana.

Limitation, conditioning, or suspension of any gaming license or approval or the directive to utilize its power of attorney could (and revocation of any gaming license or approval would) materially adversely affect us, our gaming operations and our results of operations.

The Indiana Act provides that the sale of alcoholic beverages at riverboat casinos is subject to licensing, control and regulation pursuant to Title 7.1 of the Indiana Code and the rules adopted by the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.

Mississippi Regulatory Matters
In order to acquire and own Silver Slipper or any other gaming operation in Mississippi, we are subject to the Mississippi Gaming Control Act (“Mississippi Act”) and to the licensing and regulatory control of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, and various local, city and county regulatory agencies.  The Mississippi Act is similar to the Nevada Gaming Control Act.  The Mississippi Gaming Commission has adopted regulations that are also similar in many respects to the Nevada gaming regulations.
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The laws, regulations and supervisory procedures of the Mississippi gaming authorities are based upon declarations of public policy which are concerned with, among other things:
the character of persons having any direct or indirect involvement with gaming to prevent unsavory or unsuitable persons from having a direct or indirect involvement with gaming at any time or in any capacity;
the establishment and application of responsible accounting practices and procedures;
maintenance of effective control over the financial practices and financial stability of licensees, including procedures for internal controls and the safeguarding of assets and revenues, including recordkeeping and requiring the filing of periodic reports to the Mississippi Gaming Commission;
the prevention of cheating and fraudulent practices;
providing a source of state and local revenues through taxation and licensing fees; and
ensuring that gaming licensees, to the extent practicable, employ Mississippi residents.
The Mississippi Act provides for legalized gaming in each of the 14 counties that border the Gulf Coast or the Mississippi River; however, gaming is legalized only if the voters in the county have not voted to prohibit gaming in that county. Currently, gaming is permissible in nine of the fourteen counties and occurs in nine counties. Historically, the Mississippi Act required gaming vessels to be located on the Mississippi River or on navigable waterways in eligible counties along the Mississippi River or in waters along the Gulf Coast shore of the eligible counties.  However, more recently, the Mississippi Act has been amended to permit licensees in the three counties along the Gulf Coast to establish land based casino operations.  Due to another change to the Mississippi Act, the Mississippi Gaming Commission has also permitted licensees in approved river counties to conduct gaming operations on permanent structures, provided that the majority of any such structure is located on the river side of the “bank full” line of the Mississippi River.
We and any subsidiary we own that operates a casino in Mississippi are subject to the licensing and regulatory control of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. As the sole member of Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, a licensee of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, we applied for registration with the Mississippi Gaming Commission as a publicly traded corporation, which was granted on September 20, 2012.  As a registered corporation, we are required periodically to submit financial and operating reports, and any other information that the Mississippi Gaming Commission may require.    If we fail to satisfy the registration requirements of the Mississippi Act, we and our Mississippi subsidiary, Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, cannot own or operate gaming facilities in Mississippi.  No person may become a stockholder of or receive any percentage of profits from a Mississippi gaming subsidiary without first obtaining the necessary licensing and approvals from the Mississippi Gaming Commission.   A Mississippi gaming subsidiary must maintain a gaming license from the Mississippi Gaming Commission, subject to certain conditions, including continued compliance with all applicable state laws and regulations.
There are no limitations on the number of gaming licenses that may be granted.  Further, the Mississippi Act provides for 24 hour gaming operations and does not limit the maximum bet or loss per patron or the percentage of space that may be utilized for gaming.   Gaming licenses are issued for a three year period and must be renewed periodically thereafter.  Silver Slipper was most recently granted a renewal of its license by the Mississippi Gaming Commission on June 21, 2012, effective July 20, 2012.  This license expires on July 15, 2015.
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The Mississippi gaming authorities may limit, condition, suspend or revoke a license, registration, approval or finding of suitability for any cause deemed reasonable by the Mississippi Gaming Commission. If a Mississippi Gaming Commission determines that we violated gaming laws, then the approvals and licenses we hold could be limited, conditioned, suspended or revoked, and we, and the individuals involved, could be subject to substantial fines for each separate violation of the gaming laws at the discretion of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.   Because of such a violation, the Mississippi Gaming Commission may attempt to appoint a supervisor to operate the casino facilities.  Limitation, conditioning, or suspension of any gaming license or approval or the appointment of a supervisor could (and revocation of any gaming license or approval would) materially adversely affect us, our gaming operations and our results of operations.
Certain of our officers, directors and key employees are required to be, and have been, found suitable by the Mississippi Gaming Commission and employees associated with gaming must obtain work permits which are subject to immediate suspension under certain circumstances. An application for suitability may be denied for any cause deemed reasonable by the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Changes in specified key positions must be reported to the Mississippi Gaming Commission. In addition to its authority to deny an application for a license, the Mississippi Gaming Commission has jurisdiction to disapprove a change in position by an officer, director or key employee. The Mississippi Gaming Commission has the power to require licensed gaming companies to suspend or dismiss officers, directors or other key employees and to sever relationships with other persons who refuse to file appropriate applications or whom the authorities find unsuitable to act in such capacities.  Determinations of suitability or questions pertaining to licensing are not subject to judicial review in Mississippi.   We believe that we have obtained, applied for or are in the process of applying for all necessary findings of suitability with respect to such persons affiliated with us or Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, although the Mississippi Gaming Commission, in its discretion, may require additional persons to file applications for findings of suitability.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission may also require anyone having a material relationship or involvement with us to be found suitable or licensed, in which case those persons are required to pay the costs and fees in connection with the investigation.  At any time, the Mississippi Gaming Commission has the power to investigate and require the finding of suitability of any record of our beneficial stockholders.  The Mississippi Act requires that any person who acquires more than 5% of any class of our voting securities, as reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, must report the acquisition to the Mississippi Gaming Commission and such person may be required to be found suitable.  Also, any person who becomes a beneficial owner of 10% or more of any class of our voting securities, as reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, is required to apply for a finding of suitability by the Mississippi Gaming Commission and must pay the costs and fees that the Mississippi Gaming Commission incurs in conducting its investigation.   If a stockholder who must be found suitable is a corporation, partnership or trust, it must submit detailed business and financial information, including a list of beneficial owners.
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The Mississippi Gaming Commission generally has exercised its discretion to require a finding of suitability of any beneficial owner of 5% of any class of voting securities of a registered corporation.  However, under certain circumstances, an “institutional investor”, as defined in the Mississippi gaming regulations, which acquires more than 10%, but not more than 15%, of the voting securities of a registered corporation, as reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, may apply for a waiver of such finding of suitability if such investor holds the securities for investment purposes only.  An institutional investor will be deemed to hold voting securities for investment purposes only if the voting securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business as an institutional investor and not for the purpose of causing, directly or indirectly, the election of a majority of our board of directors, any change in our corporate charter, bylaws, management, policies or operations, or any of our gaming affiliates, or any other action which the Mississippi Gaming Commission finds to be inconsistent with holding our voting securities for investment purposes only.  Activities that are not deemed to be inconsistent with holding voting securities for investment purposes include (1) voting on all matters voted on by stockholders ; (2) making financial and other inquiries of management of the type normally made by securities analysts for informational purposes and not to cause a change in the registered corporation’s management, policies or operations’ and (3) such other activities as the Mississippi Gaming Commission may determine to be consistent with such investment intent.
Any person who fails or refuses to apply for a finding of suitability or a license within 30 days after being ordered to do so by the Mississippi Gaming Commission may be found unsuitable based solely on such failure or refusal. The same restrictions apply to a record owner if the record owner, when requested, fails to identify the beneficial owner. Any security holder found unsuitable and who holds, directly or indirectly, any beneficial ownership of the common stock beyond such period of time as may be prescribed by the Mississippi Gaming Commission may be guilty of a misdemeanor. We are subject to disciplinary action if, after we receive notice that a person is unsuitable to be a security holder or to have any other relationship with us, we:
●      pay that person any dividend or interest upon our voting securities;
recognize the exercise, directly or indirectly of any voting right conferred through securities held by that person;
Pay the unsuitable person any remuneration in any form for services rendered or otherwise, except in certain limited and specific circumstances; or
Fail to pursue all lawful efforts to require the unsuitable person to divest himself of the securities including, if necessary, the immediate purchase of the securities for cash at fair market value.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission may also, in its discretion, require identities of the holders of our debt or other securities to file applications, be investigated and be found suitable to own any debt security of a registered corporation if the Mississippi Commission has reason to believe that the holder’s ownership of such debt securities would be inconsistent with the declared policies of the State of Mississippi. Although the Mississippi Gaming Commission generally does not require the individual holders of such notes to be investigated and found suitable, it retains the right to do so for any reason deemed necessary by the Mississippi Gaming Commission.  The applicant holder of any debt secirities is required to pay all costs of such investigation.
If the Mississippi Gaming Commission determines that a person is unsuitable to own such debt security, we may be sanctioned, including the loss of our approvals, if, without the prior approval of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, we:
●      pay to the unsuitable person any dividends, interest or any distribution whatsoever;
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●      recognize any voting right by such unsuitable person in connection with such securities;
●      pay the unsuitable person remuneration in any form; or
make any payment to the unsuitable person by way of principal, redemption, conversion; exchange, liquidation or similar transaction.
Each Mississippi gaming subsidiary must maintain in Mississippi a current stock ledger with respect to the ownership of its equity securities.  We also must maintain a current list of our shareholders, which must reflect the record ownership of each outstanding share of any class of our equity securities.  The ledger and stockholder lists must be available for inspection by the Mississippi Gaming Commission at any time.  If any securities are held in trust by an agent or by a nominee, the record holder may be required to disclose the identity of the beneficial owner to the Mississippi Commission.  A failure to make such disclosure may be grounds for finding the record holder unsuitable.  We must also render maximum assistance in determining the identity of the beneficial owner.  The Mississippi Act requires that certificates representing securities of a registered corporation bear a legend indicating that the securities are subject to the Mississippi Act and the regulations of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.  On September 20, 2012, we received a waiver of this legend requirement from the Mississippi Gaming Commission. The Mississippi Gaming Commission has the power to impose additional restrictions on the holders of our securities at any time.
Substantially all material loans, leases, sales of securities and similar financing transactions by a registered corporation or a Mississippi gaming subsidiary must be reported to and approved by the Mississippi Gaming Commission.  A Mississippi gaming subsidiary may not make a public offering of its securities, but may pledge or mortgage casino facilities.  A registered corporation may not make a public offering of its securities without the prior approval of the Mississippi Gaming Commission if any part of the proceeds of the offering is to be used to finance the construction, acquisition, or operation of gaming facilities in Mississippi or to retire or extend obligations incurred for those purposes.  Such approval, if given, does not constitute a recommendation or approval of the investment merits of the securities subject to the offering.   We have received a waiver of the prior approval requirement with respect to public offerings and private placements of securities, subject to certain conditions.
A Mississippi gaming subsidiary may not guarantee a security issued by an affiliated company pursuant to a public offering, or pledge its assets to secure payment or performance of the obligations evidenced by a security issued by an affiliated company, without the prior approval of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.  A pledge of the stock of a Mississippi gaming subsidiary and the foreclosure of such a pledge are ineffective without the prior approval of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.  We have obtained approvals from the Mississippi Gaming Commission for such guarantees, pledges and restrictions in connection with offerings of securities, subject to certain restrictions.
Also, changes in control through merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets, management or consulting agreements or any form of takeover cannot occur without prior investigation and approval by the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
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The Mississippi legislature has declared that some repurchases of voting securities, corporate acquisitions opposed by management, and corporate defense tactics affecting Mississippi gaming licensees and registered corporations that are affiliated with those operations, may be harmful to stable and productive corporate gaming. The Mississippi Gaming Commission has established a regulatory scheme to reduce the potentially adverse effects of these business practices upon Mississippi’s gaming industry and to further Mississippi’s policy to:
●      assure the financial stability of corporate gaming licensees and their affiliates;
●      preserve the beneficial aspects of conducting business in the corporate form; and
●      promote a neutral environment for the orderly governance of corporate affairs.
Because we are a registered corporation, approvals may be required from the Mississippi Gaming Commission before we can make exceptional repurchases of voting securities above their current market price and before a corporate acquisition opposed by management can be consummated.  Mississippi gaming regulations also require prior approval of a plan of recapitalization proposed by a registered corporation’s board of directors in response to a tender offer made directly to its stockholders for the purpose of acquiring control of the registered corporation.
Neither we nor Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC may engage in gaming activities in Mississippi while also conducting operations outside of Mississippi without approval of, or a waiver of such approval by, the Mississippi Gaming Commission.  The Mississippi Gaming Commission may require determinations that there are means for the Mississippi Gaming Commission to have access to information concerning us and our affiliates’ out-of-state gaming operations.  We have approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission for foreign gaming operations in that such approval for foreign gaming operations is automatically granted under the Mississippi regulations in connection with foreign operations (except for internet gaming activities) conducted within the 50 states or any territory of the United States, or on board any cruise ship embarking from a port located therein.   The Mississippi Gaming Commission requires a formal foreign gaming waiver for involvement in internet gaming.
License, fees and taxes are payable to the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, and the county and city in which our Mississippi subsidiary, Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC’s gaming operations are conducted.  Depending on the particular fee or tax involved, these fees and taxes are payable either monthly, quarterly or annually.  Gaming fees and tax calculations are generally based upon (1) a percentage of the gross gaming revenues received by the subsidiary operation; (2) the number of gaming devices operated by the casino; or (3) the number of table games operated by the casino.  The license fee payable to the State of Mississippi is based upon gaming receipts and the current maximum tax rate imposed is 8% of all gaming receipts in excess of $134,000 per month.
The sale of alcoholic beverages at our Mississippi gaming operation is subject to the licensing, control and regulation by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the Mississippi State Tax Commission (“ABC”) as well as local ordinances.  If alcohol regulations are violated, the ABC may limit, condition, suspend or revoke any license for the serving of alcoholic beverages or place such licensee on probation with or without conditions.
In November 2004, Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC entered into a thirty-year public trust tidelands lease agreement with the State of Mississippi for the marsh lands. Prior to Hurricane Katrina, all Gulf Coast casinos had this type of tidelands lease with the State of Mississippi for lease of the water bottom under the casino when casinos were required to be over water.  Subsequent to Hurricane Katrina, the law changed to allow casinos to be built on land no further than 800 feet from the approved gaming site, therefore the tidelands lease expired and the Gulf Coast casinos hold an “In Lieu” agreement with the State of Mississippi.  The “In Lieu” agreements are in the form of a property tax assessment with the State of Mississippi and the properties are taxed as long as they occupy the land and continue gaming operations. 
Indian Gaming

Gaming on Indian Landslands (lands over which Indian tribes have jurisdiction and which meet the definition of Indian Landslands under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, (the “Regulatory Act”)) is regulated by federal, state and tribal governments. The regulatory environment regarding Indian gaming is always changing. Changes in federal, state or tribal law or regulations may limit or otherwise affect Indian gaming or may be applied retroactively and could then have a negative effect on our operations.

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The terms and conditions of management agreements or other agreements and the operation of casinos on Indian Land,land, are subject to the Regulatory Act, which is implemented by the NIGC. The contracts also are subject to the provisions of statutes relating to contracts with Indian tribes, which are supervised by the Department of the Interior. The Regulatory Act is interpreted by the Department of the Interior and the NIGC and may be clarified or amended by the judiciary or legislature.

Under the Regulatory Act, the NIGC has the power to:

●      inspect and examine certain Indian gaming facilities;

●      perform background checks on persons associated with Indian gaming;

●      inspect, copy and audit all records of Indian gaming facilities;

●      hold hearings, issue subpoenas, take depositions, and adopt regulations; and

●      penalize violators of the Regulatory Act.

Penalties for violations of the Regulatory Act include fines, and possible temporary or permanent closing of gaming facilities. The Department of Justice may also impose federal criminal sanctions for illegal gaming on Indian Landslands and for theft from Indian gaming facilities.

The Regulatory Act also requires that the NIGC review tribal gaming ordinances. Such ordinances are approved only if they meet certain requirements relating to:

●      ownership;

●      security;

●      personnel background;

●      recordkeeping and auditing of the tribe’s gaming enterprises;

●      use of the revenues from gaming; and

●      protection of the environment and the public health and safety.

The Regulatory Act also regulates Indian gaming and management agreements. The NIGC must approve management agreements and collateral agreements, including agreements like promissory notes, loan agreements and security agreements. A management agreement can be approved only after determining that the contract provides for:

●      adequate accounting procedures and verifiable financial reports, copies of which must be furnished to the tribe;

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●      tribal access to the daily operations of the gaming enterprise, including the right to verify gross revenues and income;

●      minimum guaranteed payments to the tribe, which must have priority over the retirement of development and construction costs;

●      a ceiling on the repayment of such development and construction costs; and

●      a contract term not exceeding five years and a management fee not exceeding 30% of Net Revenuesnet revenues as defined by the agency and a determination by the chairman of the NIGC that the fee is reasonable considering the circumstances; provided that the NIGC may approve up to a seven year term and a management fee not to exceed 40% of net revenues if the NIGC is satisfied that the capital investment required or the income projections for the particular gaming activity justify the larger profit allocation and longer term.

Under the Regulatory Act, we must provide the NIGC with background information, including financial statements and gaming experience, on:

●      each person with management responsibility for a management agreement;

●      each of our directors; and

●      the ten persons who have the greatest direct or indirect financial interest in a management agreement to which we are a party, or

●      in the case of a publicly traded company, the holders of 5% or more of the ownership interest in the Company.

company.

The NIGC will not approve a management company and may void an existing management agreement if a director, key employee or an interested person of the management company:

●      is an elected member of the Indian tribal government that owns the facility being managed;

●      has been or is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor gaming offense;

●      has knowingly and willfully provided materially false information to the NIGC or a tribe;

●      has refused to respond to questions from the NIGC;

●      is a person whose prior history, reputation and associations pose a threat to the public interest or to effective gaming regulation and control, or create or enhance the chance of unsuitable, unfair or illegal activities in gaming or the business and financial arrangements incidental thereto; or

●      has tried to influence any decision or process of tribal government relating to gaming.

Contracts may also be voided if:

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●      the management company has materially breached the terms of the management agreement, or the tribe’s gaming ordinance; or

●      a trustee, exercising the skill and diligence to which a trustee is commonly held, would not approve such management agreement.

The Regulatory Act divides games that may be played on Indian Landland into three categories. Class I Gaming includes traditional Indian games and private social games and is not regulated under the Regulatory Act. Class II Gaming includes bingo, pull tabs, lotto, punch boards, tip jars, instant bingo, and other games similar to bingo, if those games are played at a location where bingo is played. Class III Gaming includes all other commercial forms of gaming, such as video casino games (e.g.(e.g., video slots, video blackjack), so-called “table games” (e.g.(e.g., blackjack, craps, roulette), and other commercial gaming (e.g.(e.g., sports betting and pari-mutuel wagering).

Class II Gaming is allowed on Indian Landland if performed according to a tribal ordinance which has been approved by the NIGC and if the state in which the Indian Landland is located allows such gaming for any purpose. Class II Gaming also must comply with several other requirements, including a requirement that key management officials and employees be licensed by the tribe.

Class III Gaming is permitted on Indian Landland if the same conditions that apply to Class II Gaming are met and if the gaming is performed according to the terms of a written gaming compact between the tribe and the host state. The Regulatory Act requires states to negotiate in good faith with Indian tribes that seek to enter into tribal-state compacts. Should the state not negotiate in good faith, regulations of the Department of Interior allow the Secretary of the Interior to impose the terms of a gaming compact on the state.

The negotiation and adoption of tribal-state compacts is vulnerable to legal and political changes that may affect our future revenues and securities prices. Accordingly, we cannot predict:

●      which additional states, if any, will approve casino gaming on Indian Land;

land;

●      the timing of any such approval;

●      the types of gaming permitted by each tribal-state compact;

●      any limits on the number of gaming machines allowed per facility; or

●      whether states will attempt to renegotiate or take other steps that may affect existing compacts.

Under the Regulatory Act, Indian tribal governments have primary regulatory authority over gaming on Indian Landland within the tribe’s jurisdiction unless a tribal-state compact has delegated this authority. Therefore, persons engaged in gaming activities, including us, are subject to the provisions of tribal ordinances and regulations on gaming.

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Tribal-state compacts have been litigated in several states, including Michigan. In addition, many bills have been introduced in Congress that would amend the Regulatory Act, including bills introduced in 2005 that seek to limit “off reservation” gaming by Indian tribes. Although this legislative attempt was rejected, the Department of the Interior under the Bush administration in January 2008 issued a “guidance memorandum” immediately followed by a series of decisions which gave effect to the defeated legislation, placing limitations on the distance a tribal casino could be from the tribe’s reservation. Although under the Obama administration, the strictures of the “guidance memorandum” have been reduced, there continues to be a policy of restricting the ability of Indian tribes from operating gaming facilities that are remote from the tribe’s reservation or core geographic area of operation. If the Regulatory Act were amended or this department policy remain in effect, then the governmental structure and requirements by which Indian tribes may conduct gaming could be significantly changed, which could have an impact on our future operations and development of tribal gaming opportunities. Furthermore, in 2009, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision which interpreted the Indian Reorganization Act, enacted in 1934, and found that the Secretary of the Interior was only authorized to take land into trust for Indian Tribestribes recognized as of the date of that Act. Thus, an Indian tribe receiving federal recognition after 1934 was not allowed to have land taken into trust for its benefit. While the decision was entered after the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi’s FireKeepers Casino site was taken into trust by the Secretary of the Interior, no judicial action has been brought and no ruling has been made as to the retroactive effect of the United States Supreme Court decision.

Huron Tribal Gaming Commission

The Michigan Tribe has adopted a gaming ordinance to regulate gaming at the FireKeepers Casino. Part of the gaming ordinance establishes and authorizes a Gaming Commission to oversee the regulation of gaming at FireKeepers Casino. The Gaming Commission shall license the management contractor, (which is GEM), all gaming employees, gaming equipment vendors and others, pursuant to the standards of the ordinance (which are substantially similar to those contained in Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, “IGRA” and NIGC regulation), including a review of the honesty and integrity of the applicant and its financial stability.

In conjunction with the issuance of the license to GEM, we were approved by the Huron Tribal Gaming Commission on April 4, 2008. This license is renewable annually. We have been granted a license renewal annually since 2010 and we have submitted the requisite renewal application for 2012. We have no reason to believe the renewal will not be granted. The Gaming Commission is also responsible for the regulation of gaming operations, including oversight and audits to ensure compliance with minimum internal controls established to ensure patron safety and the safeguarding of income and assets. Violations of internal controls and Gaming Commission imposed standards can result in penalties, fines, loss of employment and loss or denial of gaming licenses.

Pueblo of Pojoaque Gaming Commission

On September 23, 2011, a Management Contractmanagement contract between the Companyus and Buffalo Thunder, Inc. and Pojoaque Gaming, Inc. became effective. Those entities are the operating arms of the Pueblo of Pojoaque in Santa Fe, New Mexico.Mexico (“the Pueblo”).  The Management Contractmanagement contract and two ancillary employment agreements had been approved by the NIGC pursuant to the IGRA.Regulatory Act. Gaming on the Pueblo is subject to regulation and control by the NIGC as detailed above and the Pueblo of Pojoaque Gaming Commission.Commission (“Gaming Commission”). The Gaming Commission is authorized under the Pueblo Gaming Ordinance to regulate gaming.  Regulations of the Gaming Commission are similar to those of the Huron Gaming Commission and require the licensing of managers, employees and gaming vendors. The Gaming Commission has

the authority to require any persons or entities with an interest in the gaming operations or seeking to conduct business with the gaming operations to submit applications for licensing or approval, submit to background and financial investigations and criminal checks to determine that such persons or entities have the requisite honesty, integrity and experience to not adversely affect gaming operations or pose a threat to the integrity of the gaming operations or the Pueblo.


The Gaming Commission is empowered to conduct investigations, issue Notices of Violation, conduct hearings and impose penalties including fines, suspension, termination or revocation of gaming licenses or deny the issuance of gaming licenses for violations of the Gaming Ordinancegaming ordinance or the Gaming Commission’s regulations.

The Gaming Commission maintains a presence at the gaming facilities to ensure the fairness of the games, protection of the public and Pueblo and security of the Pueblo’s assets.

The two Company executives who are responsible for the management of the gaming operations have been granted gaming licenses by the Gaming Commission.

Costs and Effects of Compliance with Environmental Laws

Indiana riverboat casinos are subject to regulation by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). That department has regulations similar to the federal Department of Environmental Protection and maintains enforcement programs in the areas of air pollution, water and wastewater pollution and hazardous waste handling. As a riverboat and land-based golf club, we are subject to the regulation of the IDEM in our operations. The IDEM has reporting requirements and can impose fines and other penalties for violations of its regulations. While there can be criminal sanctions for serious and intentional violations of the regulations, the general penalty is a fine of up to $0.03 million for each day of a violation and injunctions against continued violations and corrective orders. Rising Star Casino Resort has not been the subject of any fine or other enforcement proceeding by the IDEM.
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In order to have land taken into trust or otherwise be approved for use by an Indian tribe for gaming purposes by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), as a federal agency, the BIA is required to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Likewise, in order for the NIGC to approve a management agreement for us to manage an Indian gaming casino as required by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the NIGC, as a federal agency, is required to comply with NEPA. For these purposes NEPA requires a federal agency to consider the effect on the human, physical and natural environment of a development project as part of its approval process. Compliance with NEPA begins with conducting an environmental assessment, which considers the factors identified in NEPA, as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality, and determines whether the development will cause a significant impact on the environment. If not, the federal agency may issue a finding of no significant impact (“FONSI”). If the federal agency determines the development project may cause a significant impact on the environment, then it will conduct a further study resulting in an environmental impact statement, which considers all impacts on the environment and what can be done to mitigate those impacts. Since this constitutes action by a federal agency, any of these determinations can be the subject of litigation.

Appropriate environmental reviews were conducted by the BIA and NIGC reviewing the impacts caused by the FireKeepers Casino project in Michigan as part of their approval process. The land was taken into trust in 2007 and the management agreement was approved in December 2007 and an amendment was approved in April 2008.

Indiana riverboat casinos are subject to regulation by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). That department has regulations similar to the federal Department of Environmental Protection and maintains permitting and enforcement programs in the areas of air pollution, water and wastewater pollution and hazardous waste handling. As a riverboat and land-based golf club, we are subject to the regulation of the IDEM in our operations. The IDEM has reporting requirements and can impose fines and other penalties for violations of its regulations. While there can be criminal sanctions for serious and intentional violations of the regulations, the general penalty is a fine of up to $0.03 million for each day of a violation and injunctions against continued violations and corrective orders. Rising Star Casino Resort has not been the subject of any fine or other enforcement proceeding by the IDEM.

COMPETITION

The gaming industry is highly competitive. Gaming activities include traditional land-based casinos;casinos, riverboat and dockside gaming, casino gaming on Indian land, state-sponsored lotteries, video poker in restaurants, bars and hotels, pari-mutuel betting on horse racing, dog racing and jai alai, sports bookmaking, card rooms, and casinos at racetracks. The FireKeepers Casino, Stockman’s Casino,Silver Slipper, Rising Star, Casino Resort, Grand Lodge, CasinoStockman’s and the Indian-owned and other casinos that we may be developing and plan to manage or own compete with all these forms of gaming, and will compete with any new forms of gaming that may be legalized in additional jurisdictions, as well as with other types of entertainment. Some of our competitors have more personnel and greater financial or other resources.

The Silver Slipper is one of eleven casinos located on the Gulf Coast.  Its closest competitor is the Hollywood Casino, approximately a fifteen minute drive to the northwest in Bay St. Louis, which is larger with 42,500 square feet of casino space, approximately 1,200 slot machines, 23 table games, poker room, 290 hotel rooms and four dining options. Further to the east is the Island View Casino, approximately thirty minutes away in Gulfport, with 83,000 square feet of casino space, 2,000 slot machines, over 40 table games, approximately 560 hotel rooms and four dining options. There are eight casinos in the Biloxi area, approximately an hour away on US I-10 East. The largest Biloxi casinos include the Beau Rivage Casino & Hotel and IP Casino, Resort & Spa.  The IP Casino, Resort & Spa includes approximately 70,000 square feet of gaming space, 1,900 slots, 60 table games and a poker room. The Beau Rivage Casino & Hotel includes approximately 50,000 square feet of casino space, 1,300 slot machines, 50 table games and a poker room.  Approximately a one and a half hour drive on I-10W from the Silver Slipper are three casinos located in and near New Orleans, which include the Harrah’s New Orleans Casino, Boomtown Casino New Orleans and the Treasure Chest Casino.  The largest of these casinos is the Harrah’s New Orleans Casino, the only land casino in downtown New Orleans which features 115,000 square feet of gaming space, 2,200 gaming machines, 127 table and poker games and ten restaurants.  Each of these facilities is within the general market of Silver Slipper and is expected to provide competition to our Silver Slipper operation in 2013.
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The Rising Star is one of three riverboat casinos located on the Ohio River in southeastern Indiana.  Its closest competitor is the Hollywood Casino, approximately a twenty minute drive, which is larger with 150,000 square feet of casino space, over 2,800 slot machines, 80 table games, poker room and five dining options. To the south is the Belterra Casino, approximately thirty minutes away, with 50,000 square feet of casino space, 1,350 slot machines and 47 table games. Ohio has recently authorized legalized gambling and the new Scioto Downs Racino and Hollywood Casino opened in Columbus, Ohio in June and October 2012, respectively. The Scioto Downs Racino includes over 2,100 slots and live horse racing.  The Ohio Hollywood Casino includes over 3,000 slots, 70 table games and a poker room. The Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati opened on March 4, 2013 and features approximately 100,000 square feet of casino space, 2,000 slot machines, 85 table games and a poker room.  There are also two proposed racinos nearby in the Cincinnati area. Each of these facilities is within the general market of Rising Star and is expected to provide competition to our Rising Star operation in 2013. While Kentucky has limited legal gaming, the cities of Lexington and Louisville are within the market of the Rising Star and there is a possibility that Kentucky will expand legalized gaming in the near future.
The Grand Lodge is one of five casinos located within a five mile radius of each other in the north Lake Tahoe area.  The closest and largest competitor is the Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino which is approximately 4.5 miles away and has more than 240 slot machines, 7 table games and a sports book. In South Lake Tahoe, approximately a 45 minutes driving distance from Incline Village, there are four gaming properties, which do not directly compete with the North Lake Tahoe area.
Stockman’s is located on the west side of Fallon on Highway 50, approximately 60 miles east of Reno, Nevada, and is the largest of several casinos in the Churchill County area. The county’s population is roughly 25,000 with a nearby naval air base which has a significant economic impact on our business. Of the nine casinos currently operating in the Fallon, Nevada market, our major competitors are three other casinos that are smaller than Stockman’s both in size and the number of gaming machines. While we are not aware of any significant planned expansion to gaming capacity in the Churchill County area, additional competition may adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations.

The closest competition toBuffalo Thunder and the FireKeepersCities of Gold and Sports Bar Casino is the Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan approximately a one hour drive northwestfacilities are two of FireKeepers Casino, which opened February 11, 2011. Additional competition isfour casinos located in Detroit, approximately 100 miles east of the Battle Creek area and the Four Winds Casino in theSanta Fe, New Buffalo, Michigan area which is approximately 100 miles to the southwest.

Rising Star Casino Resort is one of three riverboat casinos located on the Ohio River in southeastern Indiana. ItsMexico area.  The closest competitor is the HollywoodCamel Rock Casino in Santa Fe, New Mexico, approximately a twentyten minute drive, which is largersmaller with 150,000approximately 500 slot machines, 2 table games and two dining options. To the southwest, approximately an hour away, is the San Felipe Casino Hollywood, located in Algodones, New Mexico.  The San Felipe Casino Hollywood includes 600 slot machines and an RV park. The San Felipe Travel Center, which is adjacent to the San Felipe Casino Hollywood, includes a 24-hour convenience store, restaurant and service station. Approximately an hour and a half hour drive away is three casinos, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The largest of these casinos is the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Albuquerque, with 300,000 square feet of casino space, 3,200 slots and electronicover 1,600 slot machines, 30 table games, poker room, bingo and over 88 table games from a $335.0 million expansion program completed in June 2009. To the south is the Belterra Casino, approximately thirty minutes away, with 1,550 slot machines and 41 table games. Ohio has recently authorized legalized gambling with one casino being developed in Cincinnati and two proposed racinos nearby.five dining options.  Each of these facilities is within the general market of Rising Starthe Buffalo Thunder and willthe Cities of Gold and Sports Bar Casino facilities and is expected to provide competition to our potential operations. While Kentucky has no legal casino gaming and the cities of Lexington and Louisville are within the market of the Rising Star there is a possibility that Kentucky will expand legalized gaming in the near future.

The Grand Lodge Casino is one of five casinos located within a five mile radius of each other in the north Lake Tahoe area. The closest and largest competitor is the Tahoe Biltmore Lodge & Casino which is approximately 4.5 miles away and has 247 slot machines, 7 table games and a sports book. In South Lake Tahoe, approximately a 45 minutes driving distance from Incline Village, there are four gaming properties, which do not directly compete with the North Lake Tahoe area.

EMPLOYEES

2013.

EMPLOYEES
As of March 1, 2012,2013 we have thirteenhad fifteen full-time corporate employees, four of whom are executive officers and an additional twothree are senior management. Our Silver Slipper property has approximately 430 full-time and 100 part-time employees, Rising Star Casino Resort has approximately 493550 full-time and 140 part-time employees, Grand Lodge Casino has approximately 100 full-time and 30 part-time employees and Stockman’s Casino has approximately 8680 full-time and 20 part-time employees. The FireKeepers and Buffalo Thunder management contracts overseecontract oversees approximately 1,297 and 519520 full-time employees, respectively, none of which are our direct employees of the Company. Management believesemployees. We believe that itsour relationship with itsour employees is good. None of our employees are currently represented by a labor union, although such representation could occur in the future.

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Item 1A. Risk Factors.
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
Item 2. Properties.1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

On August 5, 2009,

Not applicable.
Item 2. Properties.
The following describes our principal real estate properties.  All properties listed below and substantially all other assets secure our indebtedness in connection with our First Lien Credit Agreement (“First Lien Credit Agreement”) with Capital One Bank, N.A. (“Capital One”) and our Second Lien Credit Agreement (“Second Lien Credit Agreement”) with ABC Funding, LLC, as discussed in Note 8 to the FireKeepers Casino,consolidated financial statements set forth in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Silver Slipper Casino.  We own the Silver Slipper, which is managed by GEMleases 38 acres of land pursuant to a Lease with Option to Purchase, as amended, which expires on behalfApril 30, 2058. The leased land includes approximately 31 acres of the Michigan Tribe, commenced operations. FireKeepers Casino is located at Exit 104 directly off Interstate 94 in Battle Creek, Michigan. FireKeepers has a 106,900 square foot gaming floor with 2,801 Class III slot machines, 70 table games, a 120-seat poker room and a bingo hall. In addition, the property features five restaurants, including a 70-seat fine dining signature restaurant, a 300-seat buffet, a 150-seat 24-hour cafe and a 110-seat quick service restaurant and a grab-and-go outlet,protected marsh land as well as three bar areas.a seven acre casino parcel.  The bar areas include a sports bar with high definition flat screen televisions, a 113-seat lounge with cabaretSilver Slipper is located in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and live entertainment and a lounge within our fine dining area. The casino also has an approximately 4,000 square-foot multi-function room used for special events and a gift shop with branded merchandise, an attached multi-level parking garage that accommodates approximately 2,100 vehicles, surface parking for an additional 600 vehiclesincludes 37,000 square feet of gaming space and an area for busadjacent surface lot. We also lease approximately five acres of land occupied by the Silver Slipper gaming office and recreational vehicle parking. On December 2,

2010,warehouse space, as well as a small parcel of land with a building which will be occupied by the FireKeepers Development Authority entered into a hotel consulting services agreement with GEM, as the consultant, relatedSilver Slipper welcome center, which will offer incentives and present promotions to the FireKeepers Casino phase II development project, which includes development of a hotel, multi-purpose/ballroom facility, surface parking and related ancillary support spaces and improvements. GEM is performing hotel consulting services for a fixed fee of $0.01 million per month, continuing through to the opening of the project, provided the total fee for services do not exceed $0.2 million in total. In March 2011, the Authority announced that it plans to construct a 240 room resort style hotel on the FireKeepers Casino site. The project is under construction and is anticipated to open in fourth quarter 2012.

On April 1, 2011, we purchased the Grand Victoriaguests.

Rising Star Casino and Resort,Resort.  We own the Rising Star.  The Rising Star is located in Rising Sun, Indiana on the Ohio River. In August 2011, the property was renamed Rising Star Casino Resort. The property includes over 1,300 slotriver and video poker machines, 37 table games,consists of a 201-roomdockside barge structure with 40,000 square feet of gaming space, a land-based pavilion, a 190-room hotel, five dining outletssurface parking and an 18-hole Scottish links golf course.

In May 2011,course on 380 acres.

Stockman’s Casino.  We own Stockman’s in Fallon, Nevada.  Stockman’s is located on approximately five acres and includes 8,400 square feet of gaming space, a fine dining restaurant, coffee shop and adjacent surface parking.
Grand Lodge Casino. We lease the Company entered intoGrand Lodge pursuant to a three-year agreement with the Pueblo of Pojoaque, which has been approved by the NIGC as a management contract, to advise on the operations of the Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico along with the Pueblo’s Cities of Gold and Sports Bar casino facilities. The Company will receive a base consulting fee of $0.1 million per month plus a quarterly success fee based on achieving certain financial targets and expects to incur only minimal incremental operating costs related to the contract. The Company’s consulting and related agreements became effective on September 23, 2011.

Onfive-year lease commencing June 28, 2011 at the Company entered into a five-year lease agreement with Hyatt Equities, LLC for the Grand Lodge Casino at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.  The Company willWe pay a fixed monthly rent of $0.1 million over the initial term of the lease.  The Company entered intoWe may elect to extend the term for an agreement with HCC Corporation, an affiliate of HGMI Gaming, Inc., and on September 1, 2011, acquired the operating assets and certain liabilities related to theadditional five year term.  The Grand Lodge Casino, which features approximately 258 slot machines, 21 table gameshas 18,900 square feet of gaming area and 4 poker tables, andthe casino is integrated into the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino.

Stockman’s, a wholly-owned subsidiary, owns the site on which Stockman’s Casino operates in Fallon, Nevada. Stockman’s has approximately 8,400 square feet of gaming space with approximately 265 slot machines, four table games and keno. There is also a bar, a fine dining restaurant and a coffee shop. Until February 20, 2008, the facility included a Holiday Inn Express, which had 98 guest rooms. The hotel was subsequently sold to an independent operator. Management considers Stockman’s Casino to be in good condition and well maintained.

The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets.

We lease thecorporate office space in Las Vegas, Nevada pursuant to the amended lease agreement dated NovemberDecember 1, 2009.2012. We occupy approximately 2,569 square feet of office space in the same location we have occupied for the past several years. The lease agreement expires September 30, 2013.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings.

None.

PART II

May 31, 2018.
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
We are subject to various legal and administrative proceedings relating to personal injuries, employment matters, commercial transactions and other matters arising in the normal course of business.  We do not believe that the final outcome of these matters will have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.  We maintain what we believe is adequate insurance coverage to further mitigate the risks of such proceedings.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.

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PART II
Item5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Our stock tradestraded on the NYSE Amex under the symbol FLL.“FLL” until February 12, 2013.  On February 13, 2013, our stock commenced trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “FLL”.  Set forth below are the high and low sales prices of theour common stock as reported on the American Stock Exchange and the NYSE Amex for the periods indicated.

September 30,September 30,
     High     Low 

Year Ended December 31, 2011

        

First Quarter

    $5.00      $3.29  

Second Quarter

     4.28       2.85  

Third Quarter

     3.45       2.25  

Fourth Quarter

     3.10       2.51  

Year Ended December 31, 2010

        

First Quarter

    $3.65      $2.25  

Second Quarter

     3.40       2.66  

Third Quarter

     3.30       2.82  

Fourth Quarter

     3.77       2.86  

  High  Low 
Year Ended December 31, 2012      
First Quarter $3.59  $2.45 
Second Quarter  3.15   2.76 
Third Quarter  4.00   2.60 
Fourth Quarter  3.82   2.73 
         
Year Ended December 31, 2011        
First Quarter $5.00  $3.29 
Second Quarter  4.28   2.85 
Third Quarter  3.45   2.25 
Fourth Quarter  3.10   2.51 
On March 1, 2012,2013, the last sale price of the Common Stockour common stock as reported by the NYSE Amex ExchangeNASDAQ Capital Market was $3.15.

$3.40.

As of March 1, 2012,2013, we had 130115 holders of record of our common stock. We believe that there are over 1,0002,900 beneficial owners.

We intend to retain future earnings, if any, to provide funds for the operation of our business, retirement of our debt and pursue acquisitions and, accordingly, do not expect to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

ItemItem 6.
Selected Financial Data.

As a smaller reporting company, the Company iswe are not required to provide the information required by this item.

IteItemm 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward Looking Statements

Forward Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to our financial condition, profitability, liquidity, resources, business outlook, market forces, corporate strategies, contractual commitments, legal matters, capital requirements and other matters. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. We note that many factors could cause our actual results and experience to change significantly from the anticipated results or expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements. When words and expressions such as: “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “plans,” “intends,” “objectives,” “goals,” “aims,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “possible,” “seeks,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “might,” “likely,” “enable,” or similar words or expressions are used in this Form 10-K, as well as statements containing phrases such as “in our view,” “there can be no assurance,” “although no assurance can be given,” or “there is no way to anticipate with certainty,” forward-looking statements are being made.

In addition to the risks discussed in Item 1 “Factors That May Affect Our Future Performance,” various other

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Various risks and uncertainties may affect the operation, performance, development and results of our business and could cause future outcomes to change significantly from those set forth in our forward-looking statements, including the following factors:

●      our growth strategies;

●      our development and potential acquisition of new facilities;

●      successful integration of acquisitions;

●      risks related to development and construction activities, including weather, labor, supply and other unforeseen interruptions;

activities;

●      anticipated trends in the gaming industries;

●      patron demographics;

general market and economic conditions;

general market and economic conditions, including but not limited to, the effects of local and national economic, housing and energy conditions on the economy in general and on the gaming and lodging industries in particular;

●      access to capital and credit, including our ability to finance future business requirements;

●      our dependence on key personnel;

●      the availability of adequate levels of insurance;

changes in federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including environmental and gaming license or legislation and regulations;

●      ability to obtain and local lawsmaintain gaming and regulations, including environmental and gaming license or added typesother governmental licenses;
●      regulatory approvals;
●      impact of gaming legislation and regulations and taxes;

weather;

regulatory approvals;

●      competitive environment, including increased competition from existing and new jurisdictions, such as Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and newly authorized facilities in Michigan and new forms of gaming such as internet gaming;

risks, uncertainties and other factors described from time to time in this and our other SEC filings and reports.

target market areas;

increases in the effective rate of taxation at any of our properties or at the corporate level; and
risks, uncertainties and other factors described from time to time in this and our other SEC filings and reports.
We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of future developments, events or conditions. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk factors on itsour business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ significantly from those forecast in any forward-looking statements.

Overview

Overview
We own, develop, manage, and/or invest in and/or own gaming-related enterprises. The Company continuesWe continue to actively investigate, individually and with partners, new business opportunities.

Specifically,opportunities and our long-term strategy is to continue deriving revenues primarily from owned operations, as well as management fees.  In furtherance of that strategy we made significant acquisitions of the Rising Star in 2011 and the Silver Slipper in 2012.  With the sale of the management agreement for the FireKeepers Casino in Michigan also in 2012, we have transitioned the primary source of our revenues to owned entities.

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We own and operate the Silver Slipper in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, the Rising Star in Rising Sun, Indiana, Stockman’s Casino in Fallon, Nevada and we lease and operate the Grand Lodge in Incline Village, Nevada. We also own 50% of GEM, a joint venture with RAM, where we are the primary beneficiary and, therefore, consolidate GEM inreceive management fees from our consolidated financial statements. GEM has a 7-year management agreement with the Nottawaseppi Huron BandPueblo of Potawatomi IndiansPojoaque for the development and management of the FireKeepersBuffalo Thunder in Santa Fe, New Mexico along with the Pueblo’s Cities of Gold and Sports Bar casino facilities.
On March 30, 2012, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Silver Slipper Casino near Battle Creek, Michigan. The FireKeepers Casino opened on August 5, 2009, which triggered the commencementVenture LLC to acquire all of the 7-year management agreement term. outstanding membership interest of the entity operating the Silver Slipper in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The purchase was closed on October 1, 2012, for a price of approximately $69.3 million and $6.7 million in cash, exclusive of net working capital balances, fees and expenses and other adjustments. We entered into the First Lien Credit Agreement on June 29, 2012 and the Second Lien Credit Agreement on October 1, 2012, as discussed in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, and we used the debt to fund the Silver Slipper purchase price. A $5.0 million revolving loan under the First Lien Credit Agreement remains undrawn and available.  We also acquired $2.9 million in working capital.
The Silver Slipper, which opened in November 2006, is on the far west end of the Mississippi Gulf Coast (22 miles west of Gulfport, 34 miles west of Biloxi) and is approximately one hour (56 miles) from New Orleans (versus 90mi/1.5hrs to the Beau Rivage). The property has over 37,000 square feet of gaming space, approximately 1,000 slot and video poker machines, 26 table games, a poker room and the only live keno game on the Gulf Coast. The property includes a fine dining restaurant, buffet, quick service restaurant and two casino bars.
On April 1, 2011, we acquired all of the operating assets of Grand Victoria Casino & Resort, L.P. through Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary. In August 2011, the property was renamed Rising Star Casino Resort.  In May 2011, the Companywe entered into a three-year agreement with the Pueblo of Pojoaque, which has been approved by the NIGC as a management contract, to advise on the operations of the Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico along with the Pueblo’s Cities of Gold and Sports Bar casino facilities. The Company’sOur management and related agreements related towith the Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort became effective on September 23, 2011.  As of September 1, 2011, we own the operating assets of the Grand Lodge, Casino, and have a 5-year lease with Hyatt Equities LLC for the casino space in the Hyatt Regency Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe.
Until August 31, 2011, we were a noncontrollingnon-controlling 50%-investor in GED, a joint venture with HRI. GED had a 15 year15-year management contract through August 2011 with Harrington Casino at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Until March 30, 2012, we owned 50% of GEM, a joint venture with RAM, where we were the primary beneficiary and, Policies

therefore, consolidated GEM in our consolidated financial statements.  On February 17, 2012, GEM signed a letter of intent with the FDA to propose terms of a potential sale of GEM’s management rights and responsibilities under the current management agreement and allow the FireKeepers casino to become self-managed by the FDA, in return for $97.5 million.  The sale closed March 30, 2012 and effectively terminated the existing management agreement, which was scheduled to run through August 2016.  We used a portion of the proceeds to pay-off our then remaining outstanding debt.  We received a $1.2 million wind-up fee equivalent to what our management fee would have been for the month of April 2012.

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Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Certain of our accounting policies, including the determination of player loyalty program liability, the estimated useful lives assigned to our assets, asset impairment, bad debt expense, derivative instrument, purchase price allocations made in connection with our acquisitions and the calculation of our income tax liabilities, require that we apply significant judgment in defining the appropriate assumptions for calculating financial estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Our judgments are based on our historical experience, terms of existing contracts, observance of trends in the gaming industry and information available from other outside sources. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from our estimates.

Our significant accounting policies and basis of presentation are discussed below, as well as where appropriate in this discussion and analysis and in the notes to our consolidated financial statements. Although our financial statements necessarily make use of certain accounting estimates by management, except as discussed in the following paragraphs, we believe that no matters that are the subject of such estimates are so highly uncertain or susceptible to change as to present a significant risk of a material impact on our financial condition or operating performance.

The significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements primarily include management’s evaluation of the recoverability of our investments in contract rights and licenses, valuation of Stockman’s and Rising Star’s goodwill and estimates usedpurchase price allocations made in assumptions for reporting the gains or losses from the derivative instrument related toconnection with our swap agreement with Wells Fargo.acquisitions. Other accounting estimates include management’s opinion of collectability of receivables and fair value estimates related to valuation of receivables, as well as estimates related to lives of depreciable and amortizable assets and proper calculation of payroll liabilities such as paid time off, medical benefits, bonus accruals and other liabilities including slot club points and tax liabilities. Various assumptions, principally affecting the timing and other factors, underlie the determination of some of these significant estimates. The process of determining significant estimates is fact-and project-specific and takes into account factors such as historical experience and current and expected legal, regulatory and economic conditions. We regularly evaluate these estimates and assumptions, particularly in areas, if any, where changes in such estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and, generally to a lesser extent, cash flows. Where recoverability of these assets or planned investments are contingent upon the successful development and management of a project, we evaluate the likelihood that the project will be completed, the prospective market dynamics and how the proposed facilities should compete in that setting in order to forecast future cash flows necessary to recover the recorded value of the assets or planned investment.  We review our conclusions as warranted by changing conditions.

The majority of our casino accounts receivable consists primarilyconsist of returned checks and markers.  The Company reviewsWe review the receivables and related aging to estimatedetermine a factor for estimating the allowance for our receivables.

Property and equipment are initially recorded at cost. Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the term of the capitalized lease, whichever is less. Costs of major improvements are capitalized, while costs of normal repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred.  We must make estimates and assumptions when accounting for capital expenditures. Whether an expenditure is considered a maintenance expense or a capital asset is a matter of judgment. Our depreciation expense is highly dependent on the assumptions we make about our assets'assets’ estimated useful lives. We determine the estimated useful lives based on our experience with similar assets and our estimate of the usage of the asset. Whenever events or circumstances occur which change the estimated useful life of an asset, we account for the change prospectively.  We evaluate our property and equipment and other long-lived assets for impairment in accordance with the accounting guidance in the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets Subsections of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”)Accounting Standards CodificationCodification™ (“ASC”)Topic 360-10.

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Our goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over fair market value of net assets acquired in connection with the Stockman’s, Casino and Rising Star Casino Resortand Silver Slipper operations. Our review of goodwill as of September 30, 2011, resulted in a $4.5 million goodwill impairment for Stockman’s Casino and related assets using a market approach (Noteas discussed in Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements). The calculation,statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. These calculations, which isare subject to change as a result of future economic uncertainty, contemplatescontemplate changes for both current year and future year estimates in earnings and the impact of these changes to the fair value of Stockman’s, Rising Star and Silver Slipper, although there is always some uncertainty in key assumptions including projected future earnings growth.  On October 1, 2012, we closed on the acquisition of all of the equity membership interests in Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC dba Silver Slipper Casino located in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The Company acquiredpurchase price was approximately $69.3 million, exclusive of cash and working capital in the amount $6.7 million and $2.9 million, respectively. The goodwill of $14.7 million is the excess purchase price over the assets purchased as discussed in Note 6 and Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. We purchased Rising Star on April 1, 2011 for approximately $19.0 million in cash and $33.0 million drawn from the Company’s Creditour then credit agreement with Wells Fargo (NoteBank as discussed in Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements).statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. The goodwill of $1.6 million is the excess purchase price over the assets purchased (Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements).

purchased.

Our indefinite-lived intangible assets include trademarks and certain license rights. The fair value of which is estimated using a derivation of the income approach to valuation.  Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized unless it is determined that their useful life is no longer indefinite. We periodically review our indefinite-

livedindefinite-lived assets to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If it is determined that an indefinite-lived intangible asset has a finite useful life, then the asset is tested for impairment and is subsequently accounted for as a finite-lived intangible asset.

Our finite-lived intangible assets include customer relationship player loyalty programs, land leases, water rights and management contractbank loan fee intangibles. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, and we periodically evaluate the remaining useful lives of these intangible assets to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. We review our finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable.

recoverable

We have had two variable interest entities, GED and GEM. Our investment in an unconsolidated joint venture was a 50% ownership interest in GED, a joint venture between HRI and us. Until August 31, 2011, GED had a management agreement with Harrington Raceway and Casino, which is located in Harrington, Delaware. Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, as restructured in 2007, we received the greater of 50% of GED’s member distribution as currently prescribed under the joint venture agreement, or a 5% growth rate in its 50% share of GED’s prior year member distribution through the expiration of the GED management contract. GED was a variable interest entity due to the fact that we had limited our exposure to the risk of loss. Therefore, we did not consolidate but accounted for our investment using the equity method. GED was sold in 2011 so there is no exposure to loss as of the date of the latest balance sheet.

Due to our financing arrangement for the development and management of the FireKeepers project through a 50%-owned joint venture, GEM, we were exposed to the majority of risk of economic loss from the joint venture’s activities.  As of August 2010,Until March 30, 2012, the date we sold our member payable was paid. However,interest in the partnership, we directdirected the day to day operational activities of GEM that significantly impactimpacted GEM’s economic performance and therefore, we considerconsidered ourselves to be the primary beneficiary.  As such,Therefore, the joint venture continues to bewas a variable interest entity that requiresrequired consolidation in our financial statements.

Management believes Due to the maximumsale of our interest in GEM, there is no exposure to loss from our investment in GEM is $8.1 million (before tax impact), which is composed of contract rights and our equity investment that is eliminated in consolidation. Currently, GEM has no debt. In addition, as part of the GEM member agreement modification,date of the GEM members agreed that distributions to the members were to be made on a 50/50 basis to both members until such time RAM’s member payable had been fully repaid and thereafter 70% to us and 30% to RAM until such time as the remaining payable to us had been repaid. As of March 31, 2010, RAM’s member payable was paid and as of August 2010, FHR’s member payable also had been paid. Accordingly, GEM began paying a 50/50 split on distributions to the Company and RAM in September 2010.

latest balance sheet.

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Long-term assets related to Indian casino projects

We account for the advances made to tribes as in-substance structured notes at estimated fair value in accordance with the guidance contained in FASB ASC Topic 320, “Investments-Debt and Equity Securities” and Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”.

Because our right to recover our advances and development costs with respect to Indian gaming projects is limited to, and contingent upon, the future net revenues of the proposed gaming facilities, we evaluate the financial opportunity of each potential service arrangement before entering into an agreement to provide financial support for the development of an Indian project. This process includes (1) determining the financial feasibility of the project assuming the project is built, (2) assessing the likelihood that the project will receive the necessary regulatory approvals and funding for construction and operations to commence, and (3) estimating the expected timing of the various elements of the project including commencement of operations. When we enter into a service or lending arrangement, management has concluded, based on feasibility analyses and legal reviews, that there is a high probability that the project will be completed and that the probable future economic benefit is sufficient to compensate us for our efforts in relation to the perceived financial risks. In arriving at our initial conclusion of probability, we consider both positive and negative evidence. Positive evidence ordinarily consists not only of project-specific advancement or progress, but the advancement of similar projects in the same and other jurisdictions, while negative evidence ordinarily consists primarily of unexpected, unfavorable legal, regulatory or political developments such as adverse actions by legislators, regulators or courts. Such positive and negative

evidence is reconsidered at least quarterly. No asset, including notes receivable or contract rights, related to an Indian casino project is recorded on our books unless it is considered probable that the project will be built and will result in an economic benefit sufficient for us to recover the asset.

In initially determining the financial feasibility of the project, we analyze the proposed facilities and their location in relation to market conditions, including customer demographics and existing and proposed competition for the project. Typically, independent consultants are also hired to prepare market and financial feasibility reports. These reports are reviewed by management and updated periodically as conditions change.

In assessing the probability of completing the project, we also consider the status of the regulatory approval process including whether:

●      the Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs, or BIA, recognizes the tribe;

●      the tribe has the right to acquire land to be used as a casino site;

●      the Department of the Interior has put the land into trust as a casino site;

●      the tribe has a gaming compact with the state government;

●      the NIGC has approved a proposed management agreement; and

●      other legal or political obstacles exist or are likely to occur.

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The development phase of each relationship commences with the signing of the respective agreements and continues until the casino is open for business. Thereafter, the management phase of the relationship, governed by the management contract, typically continues for a period of between five to seven years. Seven years is the maximum allowed under federal law. We make advances to the tribes, recorded as notes receivable, primarily to fund certain portions of the projects, which bear no interest or below market interest until operations commence. Repayment of the notes receivable and accrued interest is only required if the casino is successfully opened and distributable profits are available from the casino operations. Under the management agreement, we typically earn a management fee calculated as a percentage of the net income of the gaming facility. In addition, repayment of the loans and our management fees are subordinated to certain other financial obligations of the respective operations. Generally, the order of priority of payments from the casinos’casino’s cash flows is as follows:

●      a certain minimum monthly priority payment to the tribe;

●      repayment of various senior debt associated with construction and equipping of the casino with interest accrued thereon;

●      repayment of various debt with interest accrued thereon due to us;

●      management fee to us;

●      other obligations; and

●      the remaining funds distributed to the tribe.

Notes receivable

We account for and present our notes receivable from and management agreements with the tribes as separate assets. Under the contractual terms, the notes do not become due and payable unless and until the projects are completed and operational. However, if our development activity is terminated prior to completion, we generally would retain the right to collect on our notes receivable in the event a casino project is completed by another developer. Because we ordinarily do not consider the stated rate of interest on the notes receivable to be commensurate with the risk inherent in these projects (prior to commencement of operations), the estimated fair value of the notes receivable is generally less than the amount advanced. At the date of each advance, the difference between the estimated fair value of the note receivable and the actual amount advanced is recorded as either an intangible asset (contract rights) or if the rights were acquired in a separate, unbundled transaction, expensed as period costs of retaining such rights.

During the third quarter of 2011, the estimated fair value of the $0.7 million face amount Nambé notes receivable was written down to zero value as we believebelieved that the project assets arewere impaired and collectability iswas doubtful. As of December 31, 2010,September 30, 2012, the estimated fair value of the $0.6 million face amount Montana notesNambé Pueblo note receivable was written downoff, due to zero value as we believethe probability that the project assets are impairedwould not be completed and collectability is doubtful.

collection was unlikely.

Contract rights

Contract rights are recognized as intangible assets related to the acquisition of the management agreements and periodically evaluated for impairment based on the estimated cash flows from the management contract on an undiscounted basis and amortized using the straight-line method over the lesser of seven years or contractual lives of the agreements, typically beginning upon commencement of casino operations. In the event the carrying value of the intangible assets were to exceed the undiscounted cash flow, the difference between the estimated fair value and carrying value of the assets would be charged to operations. The FireKeepers Casino opened on August 5, 2009, and as a result, the $17.4 million in contract rights associated with the FireKeepers project began being amortized in the third quarter of 2009 on a straight-line basis over the seven year term of the GEM management agreement.

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The cash flow estimates for each project were developed based upon published and other information gathered pertaining to the applicable markets. The cash flow estimates are initially prepared (and periodically updated) primarily for business planning purposes with the tribes and are secondarily used in connection with our impairment analysis of the carrying value of contract rights, land held for development, and other capitalized costs, if any, associated with our tribal casino projects. The primary assumptions used in estimating the undiscounted cash flow from the projects include the expected number of Class III gaming devices, table games, and poker tables, and the related estimated win per unit per day (“WPUD”).day. Generally, within reasonably possible operating ranges, our impairment decisions are not particularly sensitive to changes in these assumptions because estimated cash flows greatly exceed the carrying value of the related intangibles and other capitalized costs. The closest competition to the FireKeepers Casino is the Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan approximately a one hour drive northwest of FireKeepers Casino, which opened February 11, 2011. Additional competition is located in Detroit, approximately 100 miles east of the Battle Creek area and the Four Winds Casino in the New Buffalo, Michigan area which is approximately 100 miles to the southwest.

Summary of assets related to Indian casino projects

At December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, assets associated with tribal casino projects are summarized as follows, with notes receivable presented at their estimated fair value:

September 30,September 30,
     2011     2010 

FireKeepers Casino:

        

Contract rights, net

    $10,872,605      $13,244,811  

Nambé project:

        

Notes receivable, tribal governments

     —         427,567  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $10,872,605      $13,672,378  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

In the first quarter of 2008, we received notice that the Nambé tribal council had effectively terminated the business relationship with Full House. The development agreement between the Company and the Nambé Pueblo provides that the Company is entitled to recoup its advances from future gaming development, even if the Company does not ultimately develop the project. Management has been engaged in assisting the Nambé Pueblo in the process of obtaining financing to develop a small casino or slot parlor addition to their existing travel center. The financing process has proceeded more slowly than expected and in light of current economic conditions and credit market weaknesses, there can be no assurance that a facility will ever open or that the Company will receive all, or any, reimbursement. With due consideration to the foregoing factors, management fully reserved the value of the note receivable from the Nambé Pueblo to $0 and recognized the impairment of the note receivable during the third quarter 2011.

(in thousands):

  2012  2011 
FireKeepers Casino:      
Contract rights, net $--  $10,873 
         
Nambé project:        
Notes receivable, tribal governments  --   -- 
  $--  $10,873 
Due to the absence of observable market quotes on our notes receivable from tribal governments, management develops inputs based on the best information available, including internally-developed data, such as estimates of future interest rates, discount rates and casino opening dates as discussed below. As of December 31, 2010, the fair value of the $0.7 million face amount Nambé notes receivable was estimated assuming an opening date of 1.0 year and a 23% discount rate.

For the portion of the notes not repaid prior to the commencement of operations, management estimates that the stated interest rates during the loan repayment terms will be commensurate with the inherent risk at that time.  The estimated probability rates have been re-evaluated and modified accordingly, based on project-specific risks such as delays of regulatory approvals for the projects and review of the financing environment. The estimated casino opening dates used in the valuations take into account project-specific circumstances such as ongoing litigation, the status of required regulatory approvals, construction periods and other factors.

Factors that we consider in arriving at a discount rate include discount rates typically used by gaming industry investors and appraisers to value individual casino properties outside of Nevada and discount rates produced by the widely accepted Capital Asset Pricing Model, or CAPM, using the following key assumptions:

S&P 500, 10 and 15-year average benchmark investment returns (medium-term horizon risk premiums);

Risk-free investment return equal to the trailing 10-year average for 90-day Treasury Bills;

Investment beta factor equal to the unlevered five-year average for the hotel/gaming industry; and

Project-specific project-specific adjustments based on typical size premiums for “micro-cap” and “low-cap” companies using 10 and 15-year averages, and the status of outstanding required regulatory approvals and/or litigation, if any.

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Management believes that under the circumstances, essentially three critical dates and events that impact the project specific discount rate adjustment when using CAPM are:  (1) the date that management completes its feasibility assessment and decides to invest in the opportunity; (2) the date that construction financing has been obtained after all legal obstacles have been removed; and (3) the date that operations commence.

Amortizations of contract rights are on a straight-line basis over the contractual lives of the assets.  The contractual lives may include, or not begin until after, a development period and/or the term of the subsequent management agreement. Prior to 2007, the Company acquired an interest in contract rights, related to three joint venture projects for $1.8 million, of which $1.1 million was allocated to the Michigan project for control of the development processes. Accordingly, amortization of these rights commenced immediately with revisions to the development/amortization period accounted for prospectively as changes in estimates. Effective August, 2009, the remaining contract rights have been amortized on a straight-line basis over the seven year term of the GEM management contract. The FireKeepers Casino opened on August 5, 2009, and as a result, the $17.4 million of contract rights associated with the FireKeepers project began being amortized on August 5, 2009 on a straight-line basis over the seven year term of the GEM management agreement.

Derivative instruments and hedging activities

We have adopted the accounting guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activities (ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”), as amended, to account for our interest rate swap.Swap, prior to the payoff of the interest rate Swap on March 30, 2012. The accounting guidance requiresrequired us to recognize our derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in fair value (i.e. gains or losses) of a derivative instrument agreement dependsdepended on whether it hashad been designated and qualifiesqualified as part of a hedging relationship and further, on the type of hedging relationship.  The derivative instrument iswas not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes. The change in fair value iswas recorded in the consolidated statement of operations in the period of change.  Additionally, the difference between amounts received and paid under such agreements, as well as any costs or fees, iswere recorded as a reduction of, or an addition to, interest expense as incurred over the life of the agreement.   Fluctuations in interest rates can causecaused the fair value of our derivative instrument to change each reporting period. While we attempt to predict such movements in interest rates and the impact on derivative instruments, such estimates are subject to a large degree of variability which could have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment. The new guidance will allow entities to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Previous guidance required an entity to test goodwill for impairment, on at least an annual basis, by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. If the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the second step of the test must be performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. Under the new guidance, we would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless we determine, based on the qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The new guidance includes a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. The new guidance is effective, for us, beginning with annual and interim impairment tests performed in 2012. Early adoption is permitted, including for our 2011 annual impairment test which was performed in the fourth quarter of 2011. We are currently evaluating the new guidance.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04,Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.The new guidance is intended to improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and those prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. While the new guidance is largely consistent with existing fair value measurement principles, it expands existing disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and makes other amendments which could change how existing fair value measurement guidance is applied. ASU 2011-04 is effective for the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2011. We are currently evaluating the new guidance.

None.
Results of Operations

A

Historically, a significant portion of our revenue has beenoperating income in 2012 and prior years was generated from our management agreements, including agreements with the FireKeepers Casino in Michigan and the Harrington Casino in Delaware, and Buffalo Thunder in New Mexico.Delaware. The Delaware agreement expired on August 31, 2011. The MichiganFireKeepers management agreement endsended March 30, 2012, with the sale of our interest in August 2016 and the New MexicoGEM.  The Buffalo Thunder management agreement endsis in effect through September 2014. There can be no assurance that the Michigan or New MexicoBuffalo Thunder management agreementsagreement will be extended. Additionally,We have owned Stockman’s Casino since 2007. Consistent with our 2011 results of continuing operation were significantly impacted by our newly acquired Rising Star Casino Resort on April 1, 2011long-term strategy, we have been acquiring gaming properties and Grand Lodge Casino on September 1, 2011.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company’shave transitioned to a company that primarily derives revenues from its 50% interest in GED were $5.1 million, which represent 22% of the Company’s total annual operating income for that year. Accordingly, the Company’sowned operations rather than management estimates that 2011 revenues were approximately $2.1 million lower than if the GED contract had been renewed under its existing terms, due to its expiration in August, or eight months of the year. Followingfees. With the acquisition of the Rising Star which occurred asand the leasing of April 1, 2011, the casino at Grand Lodge Casino, which occurred as of September 1,in 2011 and the Buffalo Thunderacquisition of the Silver Slipper in 2012, our results of continuing operations have been significantly impacted and our revenues are currently primarily derived from owned operations.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, our revenues from the FireKeepers management contract, which commenced September 23,agreement were $5.3 million and $23.3 million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, our equity in net income of unconsolidated joint venture related to GED was $0.0 million and $3.3 million, respectively. Management fees and equity in net income of unconsolidated joint venture represented 9% and 124% of our total operating income for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, as we have executed our strategy to transition to primarily an operating company that derives revenue from owned operations rather than management fees.  We funded the acquisition of the Silver Slipper with the First and Second Lien Credit Agreements totaling $69.3 million on October 1, 2012.  We believe the impact of the lost revenues from GEDthe sale of our interest in GEM and the FireKeepers management agreement will be diminished. Followingdiminished with the acquisitions, the revenues generated from the management agreement with Harrington Casino in Delaware for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, of $2.7 million represented 11%acquisition of the Company’s total operating income, excluding unrelated impairment lossesSilver Slipper, as well as a full year of $4.9 million recognized duringoperations at the third quarter of 2011, as discussed in Notes 4Rising Star and 6 to the consolidated financial statements.

Grand Lodge.

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Year Ended December 31, 20112012 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 20102011
Revenues.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, total revenues increased $23.3 million (22%) as compared to 2011, primarily due to a $17.3 million (25%) and $10.0 million (81%) increase in our casino operations Midwest and Nevada segments’ revenues, respectively, and $12.9 million of revenues in our Gulf Coast segment, offset by a $16.9 million decrease (70%) in our development / management segment revenues. The $17.3 million increase in revenues in our casino operations Midwest segment was largely due to the acquisition of the Rising Star on April 1, 2011. The $10.0 million increase in revenues in our casino operations Nevada segment is related to the commencement of our Grand Lodge lease, effective September 1, 2011.  Our Gulf Coast segment includes the operations of the Silver Slipper, which was purchased October 1, 2012.

The $16.9 million decrease in our development / management segment revenues was predominantly attributable to the $18.0 million (77%) decrease in FireKeepers management fees, offset by a $0.8 million (87%) increase in Buffalo Thunder management fees. FireKeepers management fees were lower due to the sale of our interest in GEM and the FireKeepers management agreement which closed March 30, 2012. Our management agreement with the Buffalo Thunder became effective September 2011 and will end in September 2014.
RevenuesOperating costs and expenses. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011,2012, total revenuesoperating costs and expenses increased $72.6$35.6 million (42%), as compared to 2010,2011, primarily due to a $15.8 million (24%) and $7.2 million (64%) increase in our casino operations Midwest and Nevada segments’ operating costs, respectively, a $1.6 million (31%) increase in our corporate segment operating costs, as well as $12.2 million in our Gulf Coast segment operating costs, offset by an $1.2 million decrease (35%) in our development / management segment operating costs.
The $15.8, $7.2 and $12.2 million increases in our casino operations Midwest, Nevada and Gulf Coast segments’ operating expenses, respectively, were largely due to the acquisition2012 full-year operation of the Rising Star and the Grand Lodge casinos (both of which were acquired in 2011) and the 2012 acquisition of the Silver Slipper. The $1.6 million increase in our corporate segment operating costs was due to a $1.6 million (33%) increase in selling, general and administrative expenses, as well as $0.9explained below. The $1.2 million of Buffalo Thunder management and success fees. As of December 31, 2011, the Rising Star’s and Grand Lodge’s operating revenues were $69.0 million and $4.4 million, respectively. The increase was offset by a decrease in our development / management incomesegment’s operating costs was attributable to the sale of our interest in GEM of $1.2 million, or 5.0% and a decrease in Stockman’s operating revenues of $0.4 million, or 5.0%.

the FireKeepers management agreement which closed March 30, 2012.

Operating costsProject development and expenses.acquisition costs. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, total operating2012, project development costs and expenses increased $70.2$1.1 million (135%), as compared to 2010,2011, primarily due to the$1.6 million of Silver Slipper acquisition costs, offset by $0.5 million of acquisition costs for the Rising Star and Grand Lodge. As of December 31, 2011,Lodge in the Rising Star’s and Grand Lodge’s operating costs and expenses were $64.7 million and $4.3 million, respectively. Other operating costs and expenses at the corporate level increased $1.2 million, or 26.2% as discussed below. Also, operating costs for GEM increased $0.2 million or 7.4%.

prior year. Project development costs.and acquisition costs are allocated to our development / management operations segment.

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Selling, general and administrative expense.For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011, project development costs2012, selling, general and administrative expenses increased $0.4$11.6 million or 87.3%,(46%) as compared to 2010,2011 primarily due to acquisitiona $3.0 million (18%) increase in our casino operations Midwest segment and a $2.8 million (78%) increase in our casino operations Nevada segment expenses, as well as $4.7 million of selling, general and administrative expenses for our Gulf Coast segment.  These increases were due to the full-year operation of the Rising Star and the Grand Lodge.

Selling,Lodge casinos (both of which were acquired in 2011) and the 2012 acquisition of the Silver Slipper.  We also had a $1.6 million (33%) increase in our corporate operations segment selling, general and administrative expense.expenses, offset by a $0.5 million (78%) decrease in our development / management segment expenses. For the twelve months ended December 30, 2011, selling, general and administrative expenses increased $19.0 million, or 295.5%, as compared to 2010 primarily due to the acquisition of the Rising Star, effective April 1, 2011 and the acquisition of Grand Lodge, effective September 1, 2011. As of December 31, 2011,2012, the Rising Star’s and Grand Lodge’s selling, general and administrative expenses increased $3.0 million (18%) and $2.9 million (175%), respectively, over those incurred in 2011. Both properties were $16.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively. acquired in 2011.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased at the corporate level by $0.9$1.6 million, or 21.8% primarily duemostly related to a $1.4 million increase in payroll and related costs, comprised principally of a $0.5 million increase in stock compensation expense as a result of $0.7 million related to the issuance of 660,000 shares of restricted stock in June 2011. Stock compensation expense was $1.2 million in 2012 and $0.7 million in 2011.  Selling, general and administrative expenses also increased at the corporate level related to $0.3 million of severance pay as discussed in Note 1311 to the consolidated financial statements, set forth in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, and a $0.4 million increase, related primarily to the sale of our interest in GEM. Selling, general and administrative expenses also increased incentive compensation expense.

at the corporate level due to a $0.2 million increase in Delaware franchise taxes related to an increase in the number of common shares authorized.


Operating gains (losses).For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011,2012, operating gains decreasedincreased by $6.7$42.8 million or 131.8%. The decrease over 2010 isas compared to 2011 consisting primarily dueof the gain on sale of the joint venture of $41.2 million, related to the sale of our interest in GEM. In the prior year we incurred a $4.9 million impairment loss, related to a $4.5 million goodwill impairment lossin the Nevada segment and a $0.4 million impairment loss on the Nambé Pueblo note receivable as discussedimpairment, offset by $3.3 million equity in Notes 4 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements, respectively. Also, thenet income of GED, an unconsolidated joint venture incomerelating to GED.  The GED management contract was lower by $1.8 million or 35.1% due to theterminated August 31, 2011, termination of the management contract as discussed in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements.statements included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.


Other income (expense).For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, other expense increased by $1.1 million (33%) as compared to 2011 other income decreased by $3.4primarily due to a $1.7 million consisting primarilyloss on extinguishment of an increase in interest expense of $2.8 million,debt related to the Wells Fargo, N.A. loan, including $0.7 million related to amortizationwrite-off of the Wells Fargo loan costs, and a $0.2 million non-cash loss on derivative instrument, which iscosts.  The debt was paid off with the proceeds of the GEM sale as discussed in Note 98 to the consolidated financial statements.statements, set forth in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, offset by a $0.1 million (4%) decrease in interest expense.  In addition, in the prior year, we incurred a $0.5 million loss on a derivative instrument related to long term debt which was funded March 31, 2011, when we borrowed $33.0 million on the term loan to fund our acquisition of the Rising Star.  These other income (expense) items are allocated to our corporate operations segment.


Income taxes.For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011,2012, the estimated effective annual income tax rate applied for the current year is approximately 58%35%, compared to 43%58% for the same period in 2010.2011.  The increaselower tax rate in the effective annual income tax rate iscurrent year was primarily due to the effective tax rate for$41.2 million gain on sale of joint venture, related to the statesale of Indiana,our interest in GEM, which is 18% for 2011, primarily due to $19.0 million of non-deductible gaming taxes. Indiana’s tax rate is offset by a potential 2010 GEM state tax prepayment, reflective of an adjusted effective tax rate for Michigan, as GEM’s filing status changed from filing as a stand-alone entity to filing unitarily with Full House Resorts, Inc. Previously, GEM filed as a stand-alone partnership, with all of its receiptsonly subject to the Michigan Business Tax. Future taxes will be filed on a unitary basis, with GEM being included in Full House Resorts’ tax reporting. The unitary filing should result in a reduction of receipts apportioned to Michigan.federal tax. There is no allowance on the current deferred tax asset of $0.8$2.1 million and the long-term deferred tax asset of $1.0 million as of December 31, 2011,2012, and management believeswe believe the deferred tax asset isassets are fully realizable.

Noncontrolling interest.For the twelve months ended December 31, 2011,2012, the net income attributable to non-controlling interest in consolidated joint venture decreased by $0.05$8.1 million or ..5%. The decrease is attributable to the net income in GEM of $20.5 million(79%) as compared to the prior year’s net income of $20.4 million, 50% of which is the non-controlling interest portion. GEM’s decreased net income was primarily due to $1.2 million, or 5.0%, lower operating income which was related to lower management fees in2011, as the current year offset by $1.6 million, or 101.8%non-controlling interest only represents the first quarter’s 50% interest in lower state taxes, caused by a lower effective state income tax rate. The lower tax rateGEM. Our interest in GEM was due to the change in tax filing status during the second quarter of 2011 discussed above.sold on March 30, 2012.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Economic conditions and related risks and uncertainties
The United States and the world has experienced a widespread and severe recessioneconomic slowdown accompanied by, among other things, weakness in consumer spending including gaming activity and reduced credit and capital financing availability, and is also engaged in war, all of which have far-reaching effects on economic conditions in the country for an indeterminate period. Our operations are currently concentrated in Indiana, northernNorthern Nevada, New Mexico and Michigan.the Gulf Coast. Accordingly, future operations could be affected by adverse economic conditions and increased competition particularly in those areas and their key feeder markets in neighboring states. Prior to September 1, 2011, our operations included the Harrington Casino in Delaware. The effects and duration of these conditions and related risks and uncertainties on our future operations and cash flows, including itsour access to capital or credit financing, cannot be estimated at this time, but may be significant.

The Silver Slipper, Rising Star, Casino Resort, FireKeepers Casino, Grand Lodge, Casino,and Stockman’s Casino andoperations, along with the Buffalo Thunder management agreement, are currently our primary sources of recurring income and significant positive cash flow. Our management agreement for the Harrington Casino in Delaware ended in August 2011. Our management agreement for the FireKeepers Casino in Michigan ends in August 2016 and our Buffalo Thunder management agreement expires in September 2014. There can be no assurance that the FireKeepers Casino or Buffalo Thunder management agreementsagreement ending in September 2014, will be extended. Under the management agreement for FireKeepers Casino, certain distributions must be paid from net revenue prior to the payment of the management fee to us.

Rising Star Casino Resort is one of three riverboat casinos located on the Ohio River in southeastern Indiana. Its closest competitor is the Hollywood Casino, approximately a twenty minute drive, which is larger with 150,000 square feet of casino space, 3,200 slots and electronic table games and over 88 table games from a $335.0 million expansion program completed in June 2009. To the south is the Belterra Casino, approximately thirty minutes away, with 1,550 slot machines and 41 table games. Ohio has recently authorized legalized gambling with one casino being developed in Cincinnati and two proposed racinos are nearby. Each of these facilities is within the general market of Rising Star and will provide competition to our potential operations there. While Kentucky has no legal casino gaming, the cities of Lexington and Louisville are within the market of the Rising Star and there is a possibility that Kentucky will expand legalized gaming in the near future.

extended beyond its term. 

On a consolidated basis, cash provided by operations for 2011 increased $9.3during the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 decreased $31.3 million over the same prior year period, partially attributable to the approximately $14.4 million in taxes paid related to the gain on sale of our interest in GEM.  The decrease in cash provided by operations was also attributable to a $15.7 million decrease in net income, exclusive of the $41.2 million gain on sale of our interest in GEM in the current year, primarily due to the revenues generatedsale of our interest in FireKeepers, offset by the Rising Star and Grand Lodge casinos.operations. Cash used inprovided by investing activities increased $22.6$68.0 million from the prior year period primarily due to the acquisition$49.7 million of proceeds from the sale of our interest in GEM and the $19.5 million of deposits and other costs of the Rising Star and Grand Lodge casinos.acquisition in the prior year.  Cash used in financing activities decreased $10.6increased $32.2 million in 2011 primarilyfrom the prior year mostly due to the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement,$28.2 million repayment of long term debt and the Swap liability and the payment of $3.6 million in loan fees, offset by a reduction in distributions related to the FireKeepers Casino to RAM and the repayment of long-term debt of $6.6 million during the current year. non-controlling interest in consolidated joint venture.
As of December 31, 2011, the Company2012, we had approximately $14.7$20.6 million in cash.  Management estimates that approximately $15.0 million of cash and availability on the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement of $4.25 million.

is required for day to day operations.

Our future cash requirements include selling, general and administrative expenses, project development costs, capital expenditures, debt repaymenttaxes and possibly funding any negative cash flow of our casino operations. The construction project currently under way at the FireKeepers Casino is a project owned and capitalized by unrelated third-parties and will not have an impact on the Company’s cash requirements.

operations as well as potential acquisitions.

In October 2011, the Rising Sun/Ohio County First, Inc. (RSOCF)(“RSOCF”) and the Rising Sun Regional Foundation, Inc. (RSRF) teamed up to develop a new 100-room104-room hotel on land currently owned by the Company at its Rising Star Casino Resort. In December 2011,adjacent to our property.  On June 13, 2012, the City of Rising Sun PlanningAdvisory Plan Commission denied an(“Plan Commission”) provided a favorable recommendation to the City Council of Rising Sun, Indiana, regarding a revised amendment to the plan of development, which was adopted by the City Council on July 5, 2012. On August 13, 2012, the Plan Commission approved the detailed plan of development. The parties entered into a previously issued Planned Unit Development (PUD),real estate sale agreement dated May 2, 2012, for RSOCF to purchase approximately 3.0 acres of land on which would have allowed the development of the hotel. The Company is currently reviewing and exploring alternative options, including development of the hotel underwill be developed for $30,000 per acre which closed in November 2012. Construction commenced in December of 2012, and the originally approved PUD at a separate location onhotel is expected to open in late 2013. We believe that the property. added hotel room inventory in proximity to the casino facility will favorably impact revenues and visitor counts.
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Subject to the effects of the economic uncertainties discussed above, we believe that adequate financial resources will be available to execute our current growth plan from a combination of operating cash flows and external debt and equity financing. However, continued downward pressure on cash flow from operations due to, among other reasons, the adverse effects on gaming activity of the current economic environment, increased competition and the lack of available funding sources, for example, due to the recent unprecedented global contraction in availablea generally tight credit environment, increases the uncertainty with respect to our development and growth plans.

Banking Relationships

On October 29, 2010, the Company,we, as borrower, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”)credit agreement with the financial institutions listed therein and Wells Fargo Bank.Bank, National Association (the “Wells Fargo Credit Agreement”).  On December 17, 2010, the Companywe entered into a Commitment Increase of the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement and a related Assignment Agreements with Wells Fargo and certain lenders underAgreement increasing the Credit Agreement (the “Commitment”). The Commitment increased the funds available under the Credit Agreementloan commitment from $36.0 million to $38.0 million, consisting of a $33.0 million term loan and a revolving line of credit of $5.0 million. All other terms of the Credit Agreement remain materially unchanged by the Commitment.

The initial funding date of the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement occurred March 31, 2011 when the Companywe borrowed $33.0 million on the term loan which was used to fund the Company’sour acquisition of the Grand Victoria Casino.Rising Star. The purchase occurred on April 1, 2011. The Wells Fargo Credit Agreement iswas secured by substantially all of our assets. We paid off the Company’s assets. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries guaranteeremaining $25.3 million debt related to the obligationsWells Fargo Credit Agreement and extinguished the facility on March 30, 2012, which consisted of the Company under the Credit Agreement. As$24.8 million of December 31, 2011, there remained $26.4our existing long term debt and $0.5 million due on the term loaninterest rate swap agreement related to the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement, from proceeds from the sale of our interest in GEM and $4.25 million available under the revolving lineFireKeepers management agreement.
On October 1, 2012, we closed on the acquisition of credit. Management currently expects to apply significantly all of the company’s excessequity membership interests in Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC dba Silver Slipper Casino located in Bay St. Louis,  Mississippi. The purchase price of approximately $69.3 million, exclusive of cash to reduce its debt, although cannot guarantee that debt payments will be made in advance of due datesand working capital in the future.amount $6.7 million and $2.9 million, respectively, was funded by the First Lien Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement. The Company made an additional principal payment$5.0 million revolving loan under the First Lien Credit Agreement remains undrawn and available.  The First and Second Lien Credit Agreements are secured by substantially all of our assets and therefore, our wholly-owned subsidiaries guarantee our obligation under the agreements.  The Second Lien Credit Agreement is subject to the lien of the First Lien Credit agreement.
We have elected to pay interest on the loan in January 2012 bringing the outstanding balance to $24.8 million.

The Company pays interest under theFirst Lien Credit Agreement at either the Base Rate or thebased on a LIBOR Raterate as set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Company has elected to use theagreement.  LIBOR rate. LIBOR Raterate means a rate per annum equal to the quotient (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest 1/16 of one percent) of (a) the greater of (1) 1.50%1.00% and (2) the rate per annum referredreferenced to as the BBA (British Bankers Association) LIBOR RATE divided by (b) one minus the reserve requirement set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement for such loan in effect from time to time.

The  We will pay interest on the Second Lien Credit Agreement containsat the rate of 13.25% per annum.

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The First and Second Lien Credit Agreements contain customary negative covenants for transactions of this type, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the Company’sour and itsour subsidiaries’ ability to: incur indebtedness; grant liens; pay dividends and make other restricted payments; make investments; make fundamental changes; dispose of assets; and change the nature of their business.  The negative covenants are subject to certain exceptions as specified in theFirst and Second Lien Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement requiresAgreements require that the Companywe maintain specified financial covenants, including a total leverage ratio, a first lien leverage ratio, a fixed charge coverage ratio and a minimum adjusted EBITDA.capital expenditures ratio each as set forth in the agreements. We measure compliance with our covenants on a quarterly basis and we are currently in compliance, however, there can be no assurances that we will remain in compliance with all covenants in the future, particularly in light of the current difficult economic conditions and related uncertainties. The First and Second Lien Credit AgreementAgreements also includesinclude customary events of default, including, among other things: non-payment; breach of covenant; breach of representation or warranty; cross-default under certain other indebtedness or guarantees; commencement of insolvency proceedings; inability to pay debts; entry of certain material judgments against the Companyus or itsour subsidiaries; occurrence of certain ERISA events; re-purchase of our own stock and certain changes of control.

The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the extent we borrow against credit facilities with variable interest rates. The Company has potential interest rate exposure with respect to the $26.4 million outstanding balance on our variable rate term loan as of December 31, 2011. During January 2011, as required by the Credit Agreement, the Company reduced its exposure to changes in interest rates by entering into an interest rate swap agreement (“Swap”) with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The Swap contract exchanges a floating rate for fixed interest payments periodically over the life of the swap agreement without exchange of the underlying $20.0 million notional amount. The interest payments under the Swap are settled on a net basis. The notional amount of the Swap is used to measure interest to be paid or received and does not represent the amount of exposure to credit loss. Our credit risk related to the Swap is considered low because the swap agreement is with a creditworthy financial institution. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

The Swap agreement became effective April 1, 2011 and continues through April 1, 2016. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company will pay interest at a fixed rate of 1.9% on the notional amount of $20.0 million, which will be reduced by $1.0 million quarterly in July, October, January and April of each year. The terms of the interest rate swap agreement also require Wells Fargo to pay based upon the variable LIBOR rate. The net interest payments, based on the notional amount, will match the timing of the related liabilities. The derivative is not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, in accordance with ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. The Company recorded the derivative liability at fair value.

Effective September 2011, the Company amended and restated the initial swap agreement with Wells Fargo Bank. All prior terms and conditions related to the swap agreement remained the same, with exception of the floating rate payable by Wells Fargo Bank on the swap, which has been modified to include a floor rate of 1.5%

where if the relevant rate (variable LIBOR rate defined above) is equal to or less than 1.5%, the floating rate shall be 1.5%. The newly established floor rate on the swap coincides with the minimum variable rate stated for the related hedged debt. In addition, the fixed rate payable to Wells Fargo Bank for the re-designated swap was increased from 1.9% to 3.06%. The re-designated Swap also is not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. The Company will continue to recognize the derivative as a liability on the balance sheet, included in long-term debt, and marked the derivative to fair value through the income statement income as a fair value adjustment of the derivative.

As of December 31, 2011,2012, we elected, at our discretion, to prepay the fair value$1.3 million principal payment due April 1, 2013 on the First Lien Credit Agreement, in order to reduce interest costs.  We are required to make prepayments under the First Lien Credit Agreement, under certain conditions defined in the agreement, in addition to the scheduled principal installments for any fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and thereafter. Prepayment penalties will be assessed in the event that prepayments are made on the Second Lien Credit Agreement prior to the discharge of the liability was $0.5 million.

First Lien Credit Agreement.

In March 2011, the CompanySeptember 2012, we opened Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured noninterest bearing accounts with Wells Fargo.Capital One Bank (USA), N.A.  As of December 31, 2011,2012, we had $3.6$5.7 million in these insured noninterest bearing accounts. Bankrate.com'sBankrate.com’s Safe & Sound®Sound® service rated Wells Fargo Financial, NACapital One Bank (USA), N.A. in Las Vegas, NevadaVirginia a “4 Star” as of December 31, 2011,September 30, 2012, which is defined as a “sound” ranking of relative financial strength and stability.
In March 2011, we opened FDIC insured noninterest bearing accounts with Wells Fargo Bank.  As of December 31, 2011,2012, we had $0.2 million in these insured noninterest bearing accounts.  As of December 31, 2012, we held $0.4$2.9 million in an FDIC insured noninterest bearing account with Nevada State Bank, (NSB). NSB is a subsidiary of Zion’s Bancorporation.

FireKeepers Casino

GEM, our FireKeepers Casino joint venture, has

In November 2010, the exclusive right to provide casino management services to the Michigan Tribe in exchange forFDIC issued a management fee, after certain other distributions are paid to the Tribe, of 26% of net revenues (defined effectively as net income before management fees) for seven years which commenced upon the openingFinal Rule implementing section 343 of the FireKeepers Casino on August 5, 2009. The termsDodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act”) that provides for unlimited insurance coverage of our management agreementnoninterest-bearing transaction accounts. From December 31, 2010, through December 31, 2012, all noninterest-bearing transaction accounts were approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) in December 2007 and a revised management agreement was approved in April 2008. On December 2, 2010, the FireKeepers Development Authority entered into a hotel consulting services agreement with GEM, as the consultant, related to the FireKeepers Casino phase II development project, which includes development of a hotel, multi-purpose/ballroom facility, surface parking and related ancillary support spaces and improvements. GEM will perform hotel consulting services for a fixed fee of $0.1 million per month, continuing through to the openingfully insured, regardless of the project, provided the total fee for services do not exceed $0.2 million in total. Constructionbalance of the hotel, event center and related development commencedaccount, at all FDIC-insured institutions.  As scheduled, the unlimited insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts provided under the Dodd-Frank Act expired on December 31, 2012.  Deposits held in May 2011 and will include a larger bingo facility, an entertainment venue and dining options, and a 242-room hotel that will include an indoor pool, exercise facility, full-service restaurant, and business center. The hotel is expected to opennoninterest-bearing transaction accounts are now aggregated with any interest-bearing deposits the owner may hold in the fourth quarter of 2012.

On February 17, 2012, GEM signed a letter of intent with the FireKeepers Development Authority, (the “Authority”) to propose terms of a potential sale of GEM’s management rights and responsibilities under the current management agreement and allow the FireKeepers casino to become self-managed by the Authority, in return for $97.5 million. If the sale occurs, this would effectively terminate the existing management agreement, which was scheduled to run through August 2016. The potential sale would be conditioned upon several requirements, which include the National Indian Gaming Commission approval, the Authority’s closing on refinancing of their $340.0 million existing indebtedness to fund the transaction, and a requirement that the closing of the purchase may occur no earlier than March 30, 2012 and no later than May 1, 2012. On February 28, 2012, the Company announced that GEM and RAM have agreed in principle to sell their interests in the FireKeepers management agreement to the Authoritysame ownership category, and the closing for the transaction is targeted for the second quarter of 2012, conditioned on the requirements noted above. If the sale occurs, the Company intendscombined total insured up to use a portion of the after-tax proceeds to pay-off the Company’s remaining outstanding debt. During December 2011, FireKeepers Casino reviewed the estimated useful lives of its fixed assets and recorded a depreciation adjustment. The adjustment was for internal reporting purposes only and does not impact the Company’s management fee calculation. However, if the sale does not go through, GEM’s management fee income will be impacted by the increased depreciation expense for 2011 and future periods. The impact on our net income for 2011 would have been $0.3 million.

at least $250,000. 

Other projects

Additional projects are considered based on their forecasted profitability, development period, regulatory and political environment and the ability to secure the funding necessary to complete the development or acquisition, among other considerations. In the first quarter of 2008, we received notice that the Nambé tribal council had effectively terminated the business relationship with Full House. The development agreement between the Company and the Nambé Pueblo provides that the Company is entitled to recoup its advances from future gaming development, even

if the Company does not ultimately develop the project. Management has been engaged in assisting the Nambé Pueblo in the process of obtaining financing to develop a small casino or slot parlor addition to their existing travel center. The financing process has proceeded more slowly than expected and in light of current economic conditions and credit market weaknesses, thereNo assurance can be no assurancegiven that a facilityany additional projects will ever openbe pursued or completed or that the Companyany completed projects will receive all, or any, reimbursement. With due consideration to the foregoing factors, management fully reserved the value of the note receivable from the Nambé Pueblo to $0 and recognized the impairment of the note receivable during the third quarter of 2011. Our agreements with the various Indian tribes contain limited waivers of sovereign immunity and, in many cases, provide for arbitration to enforce the agreements. Generally, our only recourse for collection of funds under these agreements is from revenues, if any, of prospective casino operations. At December 31, 2011, the notes receivable from the Nambé tribe had been fully reserved for an impairment loss and the fair value of the note reduced to $0.

The Company continues to actively investigate, individually and with partners, new business opportunities. Management believes they will have sufficient cash and financing available to fund acquisitions and development opportunities in the future.

be successful.

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Off-balance sheet arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
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Item 8. Financial Statements.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENTINDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors

Full House Resorts, Inc.

Las Vegas, NV

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Full House Resorts, Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

/s/ Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern

Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern

Certified Public Accountants

Las Vegas, Nevada

March 7, 2012

5, 2013

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FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30,September 30,
     December 31,
2011
   December 31,
2010
 

ASSETS

      

Current assets

      

Cash and equivalents

    $14,707,464    $13,294,496  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,158,013 and $0

     4,865,195     2,276,422  

Incomes taxes receivable

     —       598,886  

Prepaid expenses

     2,486,975     796,858  

Deferred tax asset

     750,580     101,417  

Deposits and other

     404,171     106,810  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     23,214,385     17,174,889  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

     38,668,283     7,372,251  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term assets related to tribal casino projects

      

Notes receivable, net of allowance of $661,600 and $0

     —       427,567  

Contract rights, net of accumulated amortization of $6,492,981 and $4,120,775

     10,872,605     13,244,811  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     10,872,605     13,672,378  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other assets

      

Goodwill

     7,455,718     10,308,520  

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $425,000 and $0

     11,720,727     476,050  

Long term deposits

     142,114     5,166,112  

Loan fees, net of accumulated amortization of $934,491 and $96,087

     1,898,492     2,088,104  

Deferred tax asset

     645,617     —    

Other assets

     —       192,482  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     21,862,668     18,231,268  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $94,617,941    $56,450,786  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      

Current liabilities

      

Accounts payable

    $1,613,819    $181,604  

Income taxes payable

     2,409,612     384,333  

Accrued player club points and progressive jackpots

     1,750,981     40,506  

Accrued payroll and related

     4,033,866     750,346  

Other accrued expenses

     2,427,197     188,817  

Current portion of long-term debt

     4,950,000     —    
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     17,185,475     1,545,606  

Long-term debt, net of current portion

     21,987,422     —    

Deferred tax liability

     —       2,110,333  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     39,172,897     3,655,939  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

      

Common stock, $.0001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; 20,030,276 and 19,364,276 shares issued

     2,003     1,936  

Additional paid-in capital

     43,447,798     42,699,533  

Treasury stock, 1,356,595 common shares

     (1,654,075   (1,654,075

Retained earnings

     8,507,926     6,164,927  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     50,303,652     47,212,321  

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture

     5,141,392     5,582,526  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     55,445,044     52,794,847  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $94,617,941    $56,450,786  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(In thousands, except per share data)
  
December 31,
2012
  
December 31,
2011
 
       
Revenues      
Casino $112,649  $74,708 
Food and beverage  6,223   4,517 
Management fees  7,180   24,186 
Other operations  2,708   2,050 
   128,760   105,461 
Operating costs and expenses        
Casino  62,976   42,509 
Food and beverage  5,973   4,469 
Other operations  5,614   4,465 
Project development and acquisition costs  1,861   793 
Selling, general and administrative  37,003   25,429 
Depreciation and amortization  6,884   7,001 
   120,311   84,666 
Operating gains (losses)        
Gain on sale of joint  venture  41,189   -- 
Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint venture, and related guaranteed payments  --   3,306 
Impairment losses  --   (4,920)
Unrealized losses on notes receivable, tribal governments  --   (8)
   41,189   (1,622)
Operating income  49,638   19,173 
Other income (expense)        
Interest expense  (2,731)  (2,838)
Gain (loss) on derivative instruments  8   (513)
Other income (expense)  (6)  8 
Loss on extinguishment of debt  (1,719)  -- 
   (4,448)  (3,343)
Income before income taxes  45,190   15,830 
Income tax expense  15,175   3,240 
Net income  30,015   12,590 
Income attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture  (2,181)  (10,247)
Net income attributable to the Company $27,834  $2,343 
         
Net income attributable to the Company per common share $1.49  $ 0.13 
         
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding  18,677,544   18,397,599 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTSBALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except shares)
  
December 31,
2012
  
December 31,
2011
 
       
ASSETS      
Current assets      
Cash and equivalents $20,603  $14,707 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $959 and $1,158  2,657   4,865 
Prepaid expenses  5,744   2,487 
Deferred tax asset  2,110   751 
Other
  1,225   404 
   32,339   23,214 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation  83,673   38,668 
         
Long-term assets related to tribal casino projects        
Notes receivable, net of allowance of  $662 in 2011  --   -- 
Contract rights, net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $6,493  --   10,873 
   --   10,873 
Other assets        
Goodwill  22,127   7,456 
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $1,506 and $425  18,106   11,721 
Long term deposits  301   142 
Loan fees, net of accumulated amortization of $496 and $934  5,159   1,898 
Deferred tax asset  1,020   646 
   46,713   21,863 
  $162,725  $94,618 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY        
Current liabilities        
Accounts payable $2,532  $1,614 
Income taxes payable  7   2,410 
Accrued player club points and progressive jackpots  2,378   1,751 
Accrued payroll and related  4,107   4,034 
Other accrued expenses  3,808   2,427 
Current portion of long-term debt  2,500   4,950 
   15,332   17,186 
         
Long-term debt, net of current portion  66,250   21,987 
Deferred tax liability  10   -- 
   81,592   39,173 
Stockholders’ equity        
Common stock, $.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized;  20,036,276 and 20,030,276 shares issued  2   2 
Additional paid-in capital  44,707   43,448 
Treasury stock, 1,356,595 common shares  (1,654)  (1,654)
Retained earnings  38,078   8,508 
   81,133   50,304 
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture  --   5,141 
   81,133   55,445 
  $162,725  $94,618 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSSTOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

September 30,September 30,
     December 31,
2011
   December 31,
2010
 

Revenues

      

Casino

    $74,708,091    $6,529,773  

Food and beverage

     4,517,072     1,728,879  

Hotel

     600,088     —    

Management fees

     24,185,587     24,473,066  

Other operations

     1,450,222     165,411  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     105,461,060     32,897,129  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses

      

Casino

     42,508,624     2,159,199  

Food and beverage

     4,469,488     2,016,394  

Hotel

     546,212     —    

Other operations

     3,918,584     —    

Project development and acquisition costs

     792,747     423,160  

Selling, general and administrative

     25,428,999     6,429,845  

Depreciation and amortization

     7,001,776     3,421,256  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     84,666,430     14,449,854  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating gains (losses)

      

Equity in net income of unconsolidated joint venture, and related guaranteed payments

     3,306,035     5,094,664  

Impairment loss

     (4,919,703   —    

Unrealized gains (loss) on notes receivable, tribal governments

     (7,864   (2,900
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,621,532   5,091,764  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     19,173,098     23,539,039  

Other income (expense)

      

Interest expense

     (2,838,205   (58,368

Loss on derivative instruments

     (513,328   —    

Interest and other income

     8,056     120,750  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     15,829,621     23,601,421  

Income taxes

     (3,239,599   (5,739,430
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     12,590,022     17,861,991  

Income attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture

     (10,247,023   (10,192,744
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to the Company

    $2,342,999    $7,669,247  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to the Company per common share

    $0.13    $0.43  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     18,397,599     18,005,390  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(In thousands)
     Additional           Total 
  Common stock  paid-in  Treasury stock  Retained  Noncontrolling  
Stockholders’
 
December 31, 2012 Shares  Dollars  capital  Shares  Dollars  Earnings  interest  Equity 
                                 
Beginning balances  20,030  $2  $43,448   1,357  $(1,654) $8,508  $5,141  $55,445 
Previously deferred share-based compensation recognized  --   --     1,242   --   --   --     --   1,242 
Issuances of common stock  6   --   17   --   --   --   --   17 
                                 
Distributions to non-controlling
interest in consolidated joint venture
  --   --       --       --   --   --   (3,586)  (3,586)
                                 
Sale of interest in joint venture  --   --   --   --   --   1,736   (3,736)  (2,000)
                                 
Net income  --   --   --   --   --   27,834   2,181   30,015 
                                 
Ending balances  20,036  $2  $44,707   1,357  $(1,654) $38,078  $--  $81,133 
     Additional           Total 
  Common stock  paid-in  Treasury stock  Retained  Noncontrolling  
Stockholders’
 
December 31, 2011 Shares  Dollars  capital  Shares  Dollars  
Earnings
  interest  Equity 
                                 
Beginning balances  19,364  $2  $42,700   1,357  $(1,654) $6,165  $5,582  $52,795 
Issuance of share based compensation  660   --   --   --   --   --   --   -- 
                                 
Previously deferred share-based compensation recognized  --   --     724   --   --   --     --   724 
Issuances of common stock  6   --   24   --   --   --   --   24 
Distributions to  non-controlling
interest in consolidated joint venture
  --   --      --     --   --   --   (10,688)  (10,688)
                                 
Net income  --   --   --   --   --   2,343   10,247   12,590 
                                 
Ending balances  20,030  $2  $43,448   1,357  $(1,654) $8,508  $5,141  $55,445 
                                 
See notes to consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
  2012  2011 
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income attributable to the Company $27,834  $2,343 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:        
Equity in net income of unconsolidated investee  --   (1,754)
Distributions from unconsolidated investee  --   1,946 
Non-controlling interest in consolidated joint venture  2,181   10,247 
Gain on sale of joint venture  (41,189)  -- 
Depreciation  5,270   4,205 
Amortization of gaming and other rights  593   2,372 
Nambé notes receivable impairment loss adjustment  --   420 
Stockman’s goodwill impairment loss adjustment  --   4,500 
Loss on derivative  --   513 
Amortization of  loan fees  2,395   838 
Amortization of player loyalty program, land lease and water rights  1,021   425 
Other  90   57 
Deferred and share-based compensation  1,259   748 
Increases and decreases in operating assets and liabilities:        
Accounts receivable, net  2,840   (702)
Prepaid expenses  (1,460)  (785)
Deferred tax  (1,724)  (1,295)
Other assets  (442)  52 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  (567)  2,962 
Income taxes payable  (2,402)  2,025 
Deferred tax liability  --   (2,110)
Net cash (used in)  provided by operating activities  (4,301)  27,007 
Cash flows from investing activities:        
Proceeds from sale of joint venture  49,658   -- 
Purchase of property and equipment  (2,986)  (3,234)
Proceeds from sale of assets  96   10 
        Silver Slipper deposits and other capitalized acquisition costs  (1,286)  -- 
Rising Star deposits and other capitalized acquisition costs  --   (19,514)
Grand Lodge acquisition  --   75 
Trademark  (7)  (17)
Other  (204)  (45)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  45,271   (22,725)
Cash flows from financing activities:        
Repayment of long-term debt  (28,187)  (6,600)
Distributions to non-controlling interest in consolidated joint venture  (3,323)  (10,688)
Proceeds from borrowings  --   15,104 
Loan fees  (3,564)  (649)
Deferred offering costs  --   (36)
Net cash used in financing activities  (35,074)  (2,869)
Net increase in cash and equivalents  5,896   1,413 
Cash and equivalents, beginning of year  14,707   13,294 
Cash and equivalents, end of year $20,603  $14,707 
  2012  2011 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:      
Cash paid for interest $1,877  $2,010 
Cash paid for income taxes $21,876  $4,706 
Purchases of property and equipment financed with prior year deposit     $5,000 
Borrowings  paid directly to sellers and vendors at closing $70,000     
         
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

0000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,000
      Common stock     

Additional

paid-in

   Treasury stock   Retained     Noncontrolling   

Total

stockholders’

 

December 31, 2011

    Shares     Dollars     capital   Shares     Dollars   earnings     interest   equity 

Beginning balances

     19,364,276      $1,936      $42,699,533     1,356,595      $(1,654,075  $6,164,927      $5,582,526    $52,794,847  

Issuance of share based compensation

     660,000       66       (66   —         —       —         —       —    

Previously deferred share-based compensation recognized

     —         —         724,272     —         —       —         —       724,272  

Issuances of common stock

     6,000       1       24,059     —         —       —         —       24,060  

Distribution to non-controlling interest in consolidated joint venture

     —         —         —       —         —       —         (10,688,157   (10,688,157

Net income

     —         —         —       —         —       2,342,999       10,247,023     12,590,022  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balances

     20,030,276      $2,003      $43,447,798     1,356,595      $(1,654,075  $8,507,926      $5,141,392    $55,445,044  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
0000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,0000000,000,000
      Common stock     

Additional

paid-in

     Treasury stock   

Retained

earnings

   Noncontrolling   

Total

stockholders’

 

December 31, 2010

    Shares     Dollars     capital     Shares     Dollars   (deficit)   interest   equity 

Beginning balances

     19,358,276      $1,936      $42,665,390       1,356,595      $(1,654,075  $(1,504,320  $5,447,995    $44,956,926  

Previously deferred share-based compensation recognized

     —         —         16,683       —         —       —       —       16,683  

Issuances of common stock

     6,000       —         17,460       —         —       —       —       17,460  

Distributions to non-controlling interest in consolidated joint venture

     —         —         —         —         —       —       (10,058,213   (10,058,213

Net income

     —         —         —         —         —       7,669,247     10,192,744     17,861,991  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balances

     19,364,276      $1,936      $42,699,533       1,356,595      $(1,654,075  $6,164,927    $5,582,526    $52,794,847  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

September 30,September 30,
     2011   2010 

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income attributable to the Company

    $2,342,999    $7,669,247  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Equity in net income of unconsolidated investee

     (1,753,661   (3,181,139

Distributions from unconsolidated investee

     1,946,142     3,096,193  

Non-controlling interest in consolidated joint venture

     10,247,024     10,192,744  

Unrealized gain on notes receivable, tribal governments

     7,864     2,900  

Gain on disposal of fixed assets

     (6,003   (6,101

Depreciation

     4,204,570     1,049,051  

Amortization of gaming and other rights

     2,372,206     2,372,205  

Nambé notes receivable impairment loss adjustment

     419,703     —    

Stockman’s goodwill impairment loss adjustment

     4,500,000     —    

Nevada gaming license write-off

     53,307     —    

Loss on derivative

     513,328     —    

Amortization of loan fees

     838,403     —    

Amortization of player loyalty program

     425,000     —    

Deferred and share-based compensation

     748,332     34,143  

Increases and decreases in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable

     (701,643   (1,390,788

Prepaid expenses

     (784,979   (424,123

Deferred tax asset

     (1,294,780   34,709  

Deposits and other current assets

     (200   (16,125

Other assets

     52,280     158,862  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     2,962,215     10,088  

Income taxes payable

     2,025,280     (1,889,444

Deferred tax liability

     (2,110,333   354,248  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     27,007,054     18,066,670  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Proceeds from repayment of tribal advances

     —       5,000,000  

Purchase of property and equipment

     (3,233,984   (360,481

Proceeds from sale of assets

     10,480     1,200  

Rising Star deposits and other capitalized acquisition costs

     (19,514,157   (5,122,245

Grand Lodge acquisition

     75,418     —    

Trademark

     (17,101   —    

Other

     (45,881   (15,100
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (22,725,225   (496,626
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Repayment of long-term debt

     (6,600,000   (1,450,087

Distributions to non-controlling interest in consolidated joint venture

     (10,688,158   (10,058,213

Proceeds from borrowings

     15,103,891     —    

Loan fees

     (648,793   (1,965,647

Deferred offering costs

     (35,801   —    
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (2,868,861   (13,473,947
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and equivalents

     1,412,968     4,096,097  

Cash and equivalents, beginning of year

     13,294,496     9,198,399  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents, end of year

    $14,707,464    $13,294,496  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2011   2010 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

      

Cash paid for interest

    $2,009,781    
    

 

 

   

Cash paid for income taxes

    $4,706,118    $8,259,760  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment financed with prior year deposit

    $5,000,000    $94,185  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATEDCONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  ORGANIZATION, NATURE AND HISTORY OF OPERATIONS

Nature of operations and key relationships. relationships. Full House Resorts, Inc. (“we,” “us,” “our,” “Full House” or the “Company”), develops, manages, operates, and/or invests in and/or owns gaming related enterprises. The Company continuesWe continue to actively investigate, individually and with partners, new business opportunities.opportunities, and our long-term strategy is to continue deriving revenues primarily from owned operations as well as management fees.  In furtherance of that strategy we made significant acquisitions of the Rising Star Casino Resort (“Rising Star”) in 2011 and the Silver Slipper Casino (“Silver Slipper”) in 2012.  With the sale of the management agreement for the FireKeepers Casino in Michigan also in 2012, we have transitioned the primary source of our revenues to owned entities.

We currently own three properties, the Rising Star located in Rising Sun, Indiana, the Silver Slipper located in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and Stockman’s Casino (“Stockman’s”) located in Fallon, Nevada.  We lease one property, the Grand Lodge Casino (“Grand Lodge”) at the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino located in Incline Village, Nevada on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe.  We manage the Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort (“Buffalo Thunder”) and the Cities of Gold and Sports Bar casino facilities, both located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the Pueblo of Pojoaque pursuant to an agreement with a three year term expiring May 2014.
Previously we managed, through a 50% joint venture, the FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek, Michigan for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (“the Michigan Tribe”) pursuant to a 7-year management agreement with the Michigan Tribe.  On March 30, 2012, the joint venture sold the equity of the joint venture and the management agreement to the FireKeepers Development Authority (“FDA”), a tribal entity formed by the Michigan Tribe, for $97.5 million.
On October 1, 2012, we acquired all of the outstanding membership interest of the entity operating the Silver Slipper for $69.3 million, exclusive of net working capital balances, fees and expenses.  The sale of the equity interests of the joint venture managing FireKeepers Casino and the related management agreement to the FDA and the subsequent purchase of the Silver Slipper in 2012 significantly transitioned us from an operating company that principally managed gaming properties to an operating company that principally derives revenues from owned operations.
Silver Slipper. The Silver Slipper is on the far west end of the Mississippi Gulf Coast (22 miles west of Gulfport, 34 miles from Biloxi) in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and is approximately one hour (56 miles) from New Orleans, Louisiana. The property has over 37,000 square feet of gaming space containing approximately 1,000 slot and video poker machines, 26 table games, a poker room and the only live keno game on the Gulf Coast. The property includes a fine dining restaurant, buffet, quick service restaurant and two casino bars. The property draws heavily from the New Orleans metropolitan area and other communities in southern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi.
We acquired all of the outstanding membership interests in Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, the owner of the Silver Slipper, on October 1, 2012, for $69.3 million, exclusive of net working capital balances, fees and expenses.
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Rising Star.On April 1, 2011, we acquired all of the operating assets of Grand Victoria Casino & Resort, L.P. through Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary. In August 2011,We renamed the property whichas the Rising Star Casino Resort in August 2011.  The property has 40,000 square feet of casino space and includes over 1,300 slot and video poker machines, 37 table games, a 201-room190-room hotel, five dining outlets and an 18-hole Scottish links golf course, was renamed Rising Star Casino Resort (“Rising Star”).course.

Grand Lodge. On September 1, 2011, we purchased the operating assets of the Grand Lodge. On June 28, 2011, the Company, through a wholly owned subsidiary, and entered into a five-year5-year lease agreement with Hyatt Equities LLC for the Grand Lodge Casino (“Grand Lodge”) atcasino space in the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada on the north shore of Lake Tahoe. The Company will pay a fixed monthly rent of $0.1 million over the initial term of the lease. On September 1, 2011, the Company acquired the operating assets and certain liabilities relatedlease has an option, subject to the Grand Lodge Casinomutual agreement, to renew for purchase price of approximately $0.7 million, exclusive of operating cash and working capital.an additional 5-year term. The Grand Lodge Casino featureshas 18,900 square feet of casino space featuring approximately 258257 slot machines, 2116 table games and 4 poker tablestables.
Stockman’s. We acquired Stockman’s Casino in Fallon, Nevada (“Stockman’s”) on January 31, 2007. Stockman’s has approximately 8,400 square feet of gaming space with approximately 265 slot machines, four table games and keno. The facility also has a bar, a fine dining restaurant and a coffee shop.
Stockman’s is integratedlocated on the west side of Fallon on Highway 50, approximately 60 miles east of Reno, Nevada.  It is the largest of several casinos in the Churchill County area. Churchill County’s population is approximately 25,000, and includes a nearby naval air base which has a significant economic impact on our business. Of the nine casinos currently operating in the Fallon, Nevada market, our major competitors are three other casinos that are smaller than Stockman’s both in size and in number of gaming machines.
Buffalo Thunder. In May 2011, we entered into Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoea three-year agreement with the Pueblo of Pojoaque, which has been approved by the National Indian Gaming Commission (“NIGC”) as a management contract, to advise on the operations of the Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort Spa(“Buffalo Thunder”) in Santa Fe, New Mexico along with the Pueblo’s Cities of Gold and Casino.

GED.Sports Bar casino facilities. We untilreceive a base consulting fee of $0.1 million per month plus quarterly success fee based on achieving certain financial targets and incur only minimal incremental operating costs related to the contract. Our management and related agreements with the Buffalo Thunder became effective on September 23, 2011. The Buffalo Thunder features approximately 1,200 slot machines, 18 table games and a poker room and the property’s gaming space covers approximately 61,000 square feet. The Cities of Gold and Sports Bar casino facilities include a simulcast area.

GEM. Until March 30, 2012, we owned 50% of Gaming Entertainment (Michigan), LLC (“GEM”), a joint venture with RAM Entertainment, LLC, a privately-held investment company. GEM had the exclusive right to provide casino management services at the FireKeepers Casino for the Michigan Tribe for seven years commencing on August 5, 2009. On December 2, 2010, the FDA entered into a hotel consulting services agreement with GEM, as the consultant, related to the FireKeepers Casino phase II development project, which included development of a hotel, multi-purpose/ballroom facility, surface parking and related ancillary support spaces and improvements.  GEM was to perform hotel consulting services for a fixed fee of $12,500 per month, continuing through to the opening of the project, provided the total fee for services did not exceed, in the aggregate, $0.2 million.  On May 22, 2012, we signed an amendment to the hotel consulting services agreement extending the terms of the agreement through November 2012.
In addition to the $97.5 million sale price, the FDA paid RAM and us $1.2 million each, equal to the management fee that would have been earned under the management agreement for April 2012.
GED. Until August 31, 2011, we were a noncontrolling 50% investor in Gaming Entertainment (Delaware), LLC (“GED”), a joint venture with Harrington Raceway, Inc. (“HRI”). GED had a 15 year management contract through August 2011 with Harrington Casino at the Delaware State Fairgrounds in Harrington, Delaware.

Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, as restructured in 2007, the Company received the greater of 50% of GED’s member distribution as currently prescribed under the joint venture agreement, or a 5% growth rate in its 50% share of GED’s prior year member distribution through the expiration of the GED management contract in August 2011 (Note 3).

GEM. We own 50% of Gaming Entertainment Michigan, LLC (“GEM”), a joint venture with RAM Entertainment, LLC (“RAM”), where the Company is the primary beneficiary and, therefore, we consolidated GEM in our consolidated financial statements. RAM is a privately-held investment company. GEM has a 7-year management agreement with the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians for the development and management of the FireKeepers Casino near Battle Creek, Michigan. More specifically, the joint venture has the exclusive right to provide casino management services to the Michigan tribe in exchange for a management fee, after certain other distributions are paid to the Tribe, of 26% of net revenues (defined effectively as net income before management fees) for seven years which commenced upon the opening of the FireKeepers Casino on August 5, 2009.

On August 5, 2009, the FireKeepers Casino commenced operations. FireKeepers Casino is located at Exit 104 directly off Interstate 94 in Battle Creek, Michigan. FireKeepers Casino has a 106,900 square foot gaming floor with 2,801 Class III slot machines, 70 table games, a 120-seat poker room and a bingo hall. In addition, the property features five restaurants, including a 70-seat fine dining signature restaurant, a 300-seat buffet, a 150-seat 24-hour cafe and a 110-seat quick service restaurant and a grab-and-go outlet, as well as three bar areas. The bar areas include a sports bar with high definition flat screen televisions, a 113-seat lounge with cabaret and live entertainment and a lounge within our fine dining area. The casino also has an approximately 4,000 square-foot multi-function room used for special events and a gift shop with branded merchandise, an attached multi-level parking garage that accommodates approximately 2,100 vehicles, surface parking for an additional 600 vehicles and an area for bus and recreational vehicle parking.

On December 2, 2010, the FireKeepers Development Authority entered into a hotel consulting services agreement with GEM, as the consultant, related to the FireKeepers Casino phase II development project, which includes development of a hotel, multi-purpose/ballroom facility, surface parking and related ancillary support spaces and improvements. GEM is performing hotel consulting services for a fixed fee of $0.01 million per month, continuing

through to the opening of the project, provided the total fee for services do not exceed $0.2 million in total. Construction of the hotel and events center development commenced in May 2011 and will include a larger bingo facility, an entertainment venue and dining options, and a 242-room hotel that will include an indoor pool, exercise facility, full-service restaurant, and multi-purpose event center. The Project is anticipated to open in the fall of 2012.

Stockman’s. We acquired 100% of the stock of Stockman’s Casino in Fallon, Nevada (“Stockman’s”) on January 31, 2007. Stockman’s Casino has approximately 8,400 square feet of gaming space with approximately 265 slot machines, four table games and keno. The facility also has a bar, a fine dining restaurant and a coffee shop.

Other. In May 2011, the Company entered into a three-year agreement with the Pueblo of Pojoaque to advise on the operations of the Buffalo Thunder Casino and Resort in Santa Fe, New Mexico along with the Pueblo’s Cities of Gold and Sports Bar casino facilities. The Company receives a base fee of $0.1 million per month plus a success fee based on achieving certain financial targets and expects to incur only minimal incremental operating costs related to the contract. The Company’s agreements were submitted to the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) and were approved as a management contract on September 2, 2011. During its review, the NIGC determined that the relationship of the Company to the casino facilities was a management relationship and the agreement is treated as a management contract for purposes of the NIGC review and approval. Effective on September 23, 2011, the Pueblo issued a Notice to Commence and the Company began management of the casino facilities.

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation and accounting.The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of the Company and itsour wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC (“the Silver Slipper, Rising Star”), Gaming Entertainment (Nevada) LLC (“Star, Grand Lodge”)Lodge and Stockman’s Casino (“Stockman’s”). Gaming Entertainment (Michigan), LLC (“GEM”),Stockman’s. GEM, a 50%-owned investee of the Company that is was jointly owned by RAM Entertainment, LLC (“RAM”), has beenuntil March 30, 2012, was consolidated pursuant to the relevant portions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification™ (”(“ASC”) Topic 810, “Consolidation.”  The Company accountsWe accounted for itsour investment in Gaming Entertainment (Delaware), LLC (“GED”)GED (Note 3) using the equity method of accounting. All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The Company has not

We have elected to not adopt the option available under ASC Topic 825, “Financial”Financial Instruments”, to measure any of itsour eligible financial instruments or other items. Accordingly, except where carried at estimated fair value under other generally accepted accounting principles and disclosed herein (Note 4), the Company continueswe continue to measure all of itsour assets and liabilities on the historical cost basis of accounting.

Use of estimates.The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts. Certain of the accounting policies, including the determination of player loyalty program liability, the estimated useful lives assigned to assets, asset impairment, collectability of receivables, valuation of derivative instruments, purchase price allocations made in connection with acquisitions and the calculation of income tax liabilities, require application of significant judgment in defining the appropriate assumptions for calculating financial estimates. By their nature, these judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. Judgments are based on the Company’sour historical experience, terms of existing contracts, observance of trends in the gaming industry and information available from other outside sources. There can be no assurance that actual results will not differ from our estimates.

The significant accounting estimates inherent in the preparation of our financial statements primarily include management’s evaluation of the recoverability of our investments in contract rights and licenses, valuation of Stockman’s and Rising Star’s goodwill and estimates usedpurchase price allocations made in assumptions for reporting the gains or losses from the derivative instrument related toconnection with our swap agreement with Wells Fargo.acquisitions. Other accounting estimates include management’s opinion of collectability of receivables and fair value estimates related to valuation of receivables, as well as estimates related to lives of depreciable and amortizable assets and proper calculation of payroll liabilities such as paid time off, medical benefits, bonus accruals and other liabilities including slot club points and tax liabilities. Various assumptions, principally affecting the timing and other factors, underlie the determination of some of these significant estimates. The process of determining significant estimates is fact-and project-specific and takes into account factors such as historical experience and current and expected legal, regulatory and economic conditions. Estimates and assumptions are regularly evaluated, particularly in areas, if any, where changes in such

estimates and assumptions could have a material impact on the results of operations, financial position and, generally to a lesser extent, cash flows. Where recoverability of these assets or planned investments are contingent upon the successful development and management of a project, the following items are evaluated:  likelihood that the project will be completed, prospective market dynamics and how the proposed facilities should compete in that setting in order to forecast future cash flows necessary to recover the recorded value of the assets or planned investment.  Conclusions are reviewed as warranted by changing conditions.

Cash equivalents.Cash in excess of daily requirements is invested in highly liquid short-term investments with initial maturities of three months or less when purchased and are reported as cash equivalents in the consolidated financial statements.

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Fair value of financial instruments.The carrying value of the Company’sour cash and equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. The estimated fair values of the Company’sour debt approximateapproximates their recorded values as of the balance sheet dates presented, based on level 2 inputs consisting of interest rates offered to the Companyus for loans of the same or similar remaining maturities and bearing similar risks.

Concentrations and economic risks and uncertainties.The United States and the world has experienced a widespread and severe recessioneconomic slowdown accompanied by, among other things, weakness in consumer spending including gaming activity and reduced credit and capital financing availability, and is also engaged in war, all of which have far-reaching effects on economic conditions in the country for an indeterminate period. Our operations are currently concentrated in the Gulf Coast, Indiana, northern Nevada, and New Mexico and Michigan.Mexico. Accordingly, future operations could be affected by adverse economic conditions and increased competition particularly in those areas and their key feeder markets in neighboring states. Prior to September 1, 2011, our operations included the Harrington Casino in Delaware. The effects and duration of these conditions and related risks and uncertainties on our future operations and cash flows, including our access to capital or credit financing, cannot be estimated at this time, but may be significant. For the year ended December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company’s revenues from its 50% interest in GED were $3.3 million and 5.1 million, respectively, which represent 3% and 16% of the Company’s total annual revenues for the respective years. Since the acquisition of the Grand Victoria Casino & Resort, which occurred as of April 1, 2011, the Grand Lodge Casino, which occurred as of September 1, 2011, and the Buffalo Thunder management contract in May 2011, the impact of the lost revenues from GED has been diminished.

Except as discussed in the following paragraph, the Company’s credit risk (or market risk) is concentrated in derivative instruments (Note 9).

Accounts receivable are uncollateralized and carried, net of an appropriate allowance, at their estimated collectible value based on customers’ past credit history and current financial condition and on current general economic conditions. Since credit is extended on a short-term basis, accounts receivables do not normally bear interest.  The allowances for doubtful accounts are estimated by management for accounts that are partially or entirely uncollectible. The Company recordsWe record uncollectible allowances over 90 days old as a charge to selling, general and administrative expenses. Accounts receivable consists primarily of returned checks and markers.  The Company reviewsWe review the receivables and related aging to estimate a factor for estimating the allowance for our receivables.

Property and equipment.Property and equipment (Note 7) is stated at cost.  Depreciation and amortization are computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or the term of the capitalized lease, whichever is less. Costs of major improvements are capitalized, while costs of normal repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Estimates and assumptions are made when accounting for capital expenditures. Whether an expenditure is considered a maintenance expense or a capital asset is a matter of judgment. Depreciation expense is highly dependent on the assumptions made about our assets'assets’ estimated useful lives. The estimated useful lives are determined based on experience with similar assets and estimate of the usage of the asset. Whenever events or circumstances occur which change the estimated useful life of an asset, the change is accounted for prospectively. Property and equipment and other long-lived assets are evaluated for impairment in accordance with the accounting guidance in the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets Subsections of ASC 360-10.

Intangible Assets.Our finite-lived intangible assets include customer relationship player loyalty programs, land leases, water rights and management contract intangibles.bank loan fees. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, and we periodically evaluate the remaining useful lives of these intangible assets to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization. We review our finite-lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable.

The player loyalty programs represent the value of repeat business associated with Silver Slipper’s and Rising Star’s loyalty programs.  The value of the loyalty programs were determined using a multi-period excess earning method of the income approach, which examines the economic returns contributed by the identified tangible and intangible assets of a company, and then isolates the excess return, which is attributable to the asset being valued, based on cash flows attributable to the player loyalty program.  The valuation analysis for the active rated player was based on projected revenues and attrition rates.
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Costs incurred in obtaining long-term financing are included in loan fees, net of amortization over the life of the related debt. As of December 31, 2011, the Companywe had incurred $2.6 million in loan fees related to thea Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo (the “Wells Fargo Credit Agreement,Agreement”), and amortization was begun using the effective interest method beginning March 31, 2011, when the debt was drawn. Upon the early $24.8 million repayment and termination of our existing long term debt on March 30, 2012, we recorded a non-cash charge to expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, for the remaining unamortized loan fees of $1.7 million and loan administrative fees. As of December 31, 2012, we had incurred $5.7 million in loan fees related to the First and Second Lien Credit Agreements, and amortization began using the effective interest method on October 1, 2012, when the debt was drawn.
The amount of expected amortization over each of the next five years will be approximately $0.8 million in 2012, $0.6$4.5 million in 2013, $0.4$4.0 million in 2014, $0.2$2.8 million in 2015, and $0.0$0.3 million in 2016.

2016 and $0.1 million in 2017.

Indefinite-lived intangible assets include goodwill, trademarks and certain license rights. The fairGaming licenses represent the value of the license to conduct gaming in certain jurisdictions, which is estimatedare subject to highly extensive regulatory oversight and, in some cases, a limitation on the number of licenses available for issuance. The value of the Rising Star gaming license was determined using a derivationmulti-period excess earning method of the income approach, which examines the economic returns contributed by the identified tangible and intangible assets of a company, and then isolates the excess return, which is attributable to valuation.the asset being valued, based on cash flows attributable to the gaming license. The other gaming license values are based on actual costs. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not amortized unless it is determined that their useful life is no longer indefinite. We periodically review our indefinite-lived assets to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support an indefinite useful life. If it is determined that an indefinite-lived intangible asset has a finite useful life, then the asset is tested for impairment and is subsequently accounted for as a finite-lived intangible asset.

Amortizations of contract rights are on a straight-line basis over the contractual lives of the assets.  The contractual lives may include, or not begin until after, a development period and/or the term of the subsequent management agreement. Prior to 2007, the Company acquired an interest in contract rights, related to three joint venture projects for $1.8 million, of which $1.1 million was allocated to the Michigan project for control of the development processes. Accordingly, amortization of these rights commenced immediately with revisions to the development/amortization period accounted for prospectively as changes in estimates. Effective August, 2009, the remaining contract rights have been amortized on a straight-line basis over the seven year term of the GEM management contract. The FireKeepers Casino opened on August 5, 2009, and as a result, the $17.4 million of contract rights associated with the FireKeepers project began being amortized on August 5, 2009 on a straight-line basis over the seven year term of the GEM management agreement.

Goodwill.Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over fair market value of net assets acquired in connection with the Stockman’s Casino andSilver Slipper, Rising Star Casino Resortand Stockman’s operations. The Company performsWe perform a quarterly review of goodwill and whenever there might be an impairment “triggering” event as described in ASC Topic 360.

The review of goodwill as of September 30, 2011, resulted in a $4.5 million goodwill impairment for Stockman’s Casino and the related assets using a market approach (Note 6).  The calculation, which is subject to change as a result of future economic uncertainty, contemplates changes for both current year and future year estimates in earnings and the impact of these changes to the fair value of Stockman’s, although there is always some uncertainty in key assumptions including projected future earnings growth.

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Revenue recognition and promotional allowances.Casino revenue is the aggregate net difference between gaming wins and losses, with liabilities recognized for funds deposited by customers before gaming play occurs (commonly called “casino front money”) and for chips and tokens in the customers’ possession (outstanding chip and token liability). Hotel, food and beverage, entertainment and other operating revenues are recognized as services are performed, net of revenue-based taxes. Advance ticket sales are recorded as deferred revenue until services are provided to the customer. Revenues are recognized net of certain sales incentives, and accordingly, cash incentives to customers for gambling activity, including the cash value of points redeemed by Players Club members, totaling $5.0$6.7 million and $0.09$5.0 million have been recognized as a direct reduction of casino revenue in 20112012 and 2010,2011, respectively, as noted in the table below. Sales and similar revenue-linked taxes collected from customers are excluded from revenue and recorded as a liability payable to the appropriate taxing authority and included in accrued expenses. Revenue also does not include the retail value of accommodations, food and beverage, and other services gratuitously furnished to customers totaling $15.4 million in 2012 and $9.8 million in 2011 and $0.3 million in 2010.2011. The estimated cost of providing room, food and beverage and other incentives is included primarily in casino expenses, as noted in the table below:below (in thousands):

September 30,September 30,
     2011     2010 

Rooms

    $2,387,644      $—    

Food and beverage

     5,477,355       275,824  

Other incentives

     863,180       1,145  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $8,728,179      $276,969  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

GEM receives a management fee of 26% of net profits from FireKeepers Casino and beginning on December 2, 2010, also receives a consulting fee related to the FireKeepers Casino phase II development project, which includes development of a hotel, multi-purpose/ballroom facility, surface parking and related ancillary support spaces and improvements for a fixed fee of $0.01 million per month, continuing through to the opening of the project, provided the total fee for services do not exceed $0.2 million in total. Both contracts are recorded monthly as earned on an accrual basis. Typically, the payment is received in the following month.

  2012  2011 
       
Rooms $3,588  $2,388 
Food and beverage  9,249   5,478 
Other incentives  1,120   863 
  $13,957  $8,729 
Derivative instruments and hedging activities.The Company hasWe had adopted the accounting guidance for derivative instruments and hedging activities (ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”), as amended, to account for our interest rate swap.swap (“Swap”), until the pay-off of the related debt on March 30, 2012. The accounting guidance requiresrequired us to recognize our derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in fair value (i.e. gains or losses) of a derivative instrument agreement depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and further, on the type of hedging relationship.  The derivative instrument iswas not designated as a hedge for accounting purposes. The change in fair value iswas recorded in the consolidated statement of operations in the period of change.  Additionally, the difference between amounts received and paid under such agreements, as well as any costs or fees, iswere recorded as a reduction of, or an addition to, interest expense as incurred over the life of the agreement.   Fluctuations in interest rates can causecaused the fair value of our derivative instrument to change each reporting period. While we attempt to predict such movements in interest rates and the impact on derivative instruments, such estimates are subject to a large degree of variability which could have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Share-based compensation. compensation. On June 1, 2011, the Company’sour compensation committee approved the issuance of 660,000 shares of restricted stock, then valued at the closing price of the Company’sour stock ($3.88), with no discount.  For 20112012 and 2010,2011, share-based compensation expense of approximately $0.07$1.2 million and $0.02$0.07 million respectively, from stock awards (Note 13)12) is included in general and administrative expense. Unvested stock grants made in connection with the Company’sour incentive compensation plan were viewed as a series of individual awards and the related share-based compensation expense was deferred and recorded as unearned stock-based compensation, shown as a reduction of stockholders’ equity, and will be amortized into operations as compensation expense as services wereare provided on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The value of the restricted stock at the date of grant is amortized through expense over the requisite service period using the straight-line method. The Company grantsWe grant shares of restricted stock, rather than options, to key members of management and the Boardboard of Directors.directors.  There have been no forfeitures of such restricted shares granted and there are currently 660,000639,999 shares of unvested stock grants.  The majority of the shares (600,000) will fully vest on June 1, 2013.  The remaining shares will vest overhave a three years,year vesting schedule as follows: 20,001 on June 1, 2012, 20,001 on June 1, 2013, and 19,998 on June 1, 2014. Vesting is contingent upon certain conditions, including continuous service of the individual recipients.

Legal defense costs.The Company doesWe do not accrue for estimated future legal and related defense costs, if any, to be incurred in connection with outstanding or threatened litigation and other disputed matters but rather, recordsrecord such as period costs when the related services are rendered.

Income taxes.Income tax-related interest and penalties, if any, are treated as part of income tax expense.

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Income per common share.Basic income or earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed based upon the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted EPS is computed based upon the weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares if their effect upon exercise would have been dilutive using the treasury stock method. As of December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, there were no common equivalent shares that would have been dilutive and, therefore, the calculations for basic and diluted EPS are equal.

Reclassifications.Certain minor reclassifications in prior year balances have been made to conform to the current presentation, which had no effect on previously reported net income.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2011, FASB, issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-08, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Goodwill for Impairment. The new guidance will allow entities to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test. Previous guidance required an entity to test goodwill for impairment, on at least an annual basis, by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. If the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the second step of the test must be performed to measure the amount of the impairment loss, if any. Under the new guidance, we would not be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless we determine, based on the qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The new guidance includes a number of events and circumstances for an entity to consider in conducting the qualitative assessment. The new guidance is effective, for us, beginning with annual and interim impairment tests performed in 2012. Early adoption is permitted, including for our 2011 annual impairment test which was performed in the fourth quarter of 2011. We are currently evaluating the new guidance.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04,Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs.The new guidance is intended to improve the comparability of fair value measurements presented and disclosed in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and those prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. While the new guidance is largely consistent with existing fair value measurement principles, it expands existing disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and makes other amendments which could change how existing fair value measurement guidance is applied. ASU 2011-04 is effective for the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2011. We are currently evaluating the new guidance.

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3. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
GED.

GED.The Company’sOur investment in unconsolidated joint venture iswas comprised of a 50% ownership interest in GED, a joint venture between the Companyus and HRI. GED had a management agreement thruthrough August 31, 2011 with HRI for the management of Harrington Raceway and Casino (“Harrington”) (formerly known as Midway Slots and Simulcast), which is located in Harrington, Delaware.  Under the terms of the joint venture agreement, as restructured in 2007, the Companywe received the greater of 50% of GED’s member distribution as prescribed under the joint venture agreement, or a 5% growth rate in its 50% share of GED’s prior year member distribution through the expiration of the GED management contract on August 31, 2011.  GED was a variable interest entity due to the fact that the Companywe had limited exposure to risk of loss. Therefore, the Companywe did not consolidate, but accounted for its investment using the equity method.

As of the balance sheet dates presented, the Company’s assets and liabilities related to its investment in GED consisted of $0 as of December 31, 2011, and an accounts receivable of $0.7 million as of December 31, 2010 as part of the Management Reorganization Agreement’s guaranteed payments for the year ended December 31, 2011. The GED management contract expired in August 2011. The Company

We sold itsour interest in GED to HRI during the fourth quarter of 2011 and ourwe therefore had no investment in GED was $0 as of December 31, 2011, and $0.2 million as of December 31, 2010, included in other assets.

2011.   

GED had no non-operating income or expenses, iswas treated as a partnership for income tax reporting purposes and consequently recognizesrecognized no federal or state income tax provision.  As a result, income from operations for GED is equal to its net income for each period presented, and there arewere no material differences between GED’s income for financial and tax reporting purposes. An unaudited summary for GED’s operations follows:

GED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

September 30,September 30,
     December 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Total assets

    $—        $426,449  

Total liabilities

     —         41,487  

Members’ capital

     —         384,962  

GED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME INFORMATION
(In thousands)
  Twelve Months Ended: 
  
December 31,
2012
  
December 31,
2011
 
Revenues $--  $21,292 
Net income  --   3,507 
GEM.

September 30,September 30,
     Twelve Months Ended: 
     December 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Revenues

    $21,291,578      $29,807,625  

Net income

     3,507,322       6,392,279  

GEM.The Company directsWe directed the day to dayday-to-day operational activities of GEM thatwhich significantly impactimpacted GEM’s economic performance, prior to the sale of our interest on March 30, 2012, and therefore, iswe were the primary beneficiary pursuant to the relevant portions of FASB ASC Topic 810 “Consolidation” [ASC 810-10-25 Recognition of Variable Interest Entities, paragraphs 38-39].  As such, the joint venture iswas a variable interest entity that iswas consolidated in our financial statements.

Management believes the maximum exposure to loss from the Company’s investment in GEM is $8.1 million (before tax impact), which is composed

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As of the Company’s share of contract rights and the Company’s equity investment that is eliminated in consolidation. GEM has no debt or long-term liabilities.December 31, 2011 GEM’s current assets includewere $2.5 million and included the FireKeepers management fee receivable for both dates presented. Long-term assets include $7.9 million and $9.6 million in contract rights as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

receivable.

An unaudited summary of GEM’s operations follows:

follows (In thousands):

GEM CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

September 30,September 30,
     December 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Current assets

    $2,457,133      $1,985,419  

Long-term assets

     7,915,754       9,626,458  

Current liabilities

     90,104       446,825  

  
December 31,
2012
  December 31, 2011 
Current assets $--  $2,457 
Long-term assets  --   7,916 
Current liabilities  --   90 
GEM CONDENSED STATEMENT OF INCOME INFORMATION

September 30,September 30,
     Twelve Months Ended: 
     December 31,
2011
     December 30,
2010
 

Revenues

    $23,255,587      $24,473,066  

Net income

     20,494,045       20,385,489  

  Twelve Months Ended: 
  
December 31,
 2012
  
December 30,
2011
 
Revenues $5,340  $23,256 
Net income  4,362   20,494 
4.  NOTES RECEIVABLE, TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS

The Company has notes

We had a note receivable related to advances made to, or on behalf of, Nambé Pueblo to fund tribal operations and development expenses related to a potential casino project.  Repayment of this note iswas conditioned upon the development of the project, and ultimately, the successful operation of athe casino.  Subject to such condition, the Company’sour agreements with the Nambé Pueblo tribe provideprovided for the reimbursement of these advances plus applicable interest, if any, either from the proceeds of any outside financing of the development and the actual operation itself.

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, note receivable from tribal governments were as follows:

September 30,September 30,
     2011     2010 

Contractual (stated) amount of Nambé Pueblo note receivable

    $661,600      $661,600  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Estimated value of Nambé Pueblo note receivable

    $—        $427,567  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

In the first quarter of 2008, the Company received notice that the Nambé Pueblo tribal council had effectively terminated the business relationship with Full House. The development agreement between the Company and the Nambé Pueblo provides that the Company is entitled to recoup its advances from future gaming revenues, even if the Company does not ultimately develop the project. The Company is in discussions with the Nambé Pueblo and the developer to determine the method and timing of the reimbursement of our advances to date of $0.7 million.

Management is currently engaged in assisting the Nambé Pueblo in the process of obtaining financing to develop a small casino or slot parlor addition to their existing travel center. The financing process has proceeded more slowly than expected and in light of current economic conditions and credit market weaknesses, there can be no assurance that a facility will ever open or that the Company will receive all, or any, payment on the note receivable. With due consideration to the foregoing factors, management fully reserved the value of the note receivable from the Nambé Pueblo to $0$0.0 million and recognized the impairment of the note receivable during the third quarter of 2011.

The following table summarizes changes in  As of September 30, 2012, the estimated fair value of notesNambé Pueblo note receivable from tribal governments, determined using level 3 estimated fair value inputs, from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011:

September 30,
     Nambé Pueblo 

Balances, January 1, 2011

    $427,567  

Impairment loss

     (419,703

Unrealized losses

     (7,864
    

 

 

 

Balances, December 31, 2011

    $—    
    

 

 

 

The FireKeepers Casino opened on August 5, 2009. Although certain distributions (including a minimum guaranteed monthly paymentswas written off, due to the Tribe of $0.05 million, a preferred payment to the Tribe of $0.2 million and repayment of loan principal to be paid out of the Tribe’s share of net revenues) will be paid from net revenue prior to the payment to the Company of the management fee, the Company believes the property will generate sufficient revenues to pay the management fee equal to 26% of net revenues monthly.

The recent economic recession and resulting impact on credit availability has significantly decreased the likelihood that financing could be obtained on favorable terms if at all for the Montana project in the foreseeable future. As a result, we believeprobability that the project assets are impairedwill not be completed and collectabilitycollection is doubtful and the fair value of the notes receivable originally valued at $0.6 million and contract rights originally valued at $0.1 million related to the project were written down to zero value as of December 2009, which resulted in a $0.7 million impairment loss. As of December 31, 2010 the project assets were written-off.

The following table summarizes the changes in the estimated fair value of notes receivable from tribal governments, based on level 3 inputs, from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011:

September 30,September 30,September 30,
     2011 
     Total   FireKeepers
Development
Authority
     Other
tribes
 

Balances, January 1, 2011

    $427,567    $—        $427,567  

Unrealized gains

     (7,864   —         (7,864

Impairment Losses

     (419,703   —         (419,703
    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Balances, December 31, 2011

    $—      $—        $—    
    

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

September 30,September 30,September 30,
     2010 
     Total   FireKeepers
Development
Authority
   Other
tribes
 

Balances, January 1, 2010

    $5,112,887    $4,682,420    $430,467  

Unrealized gains

     314,680     317,580     (2,900

Repayment of notes receivable

     (5,000,000   (5,000,000   —    
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances, December 31, 2010

    $427,567    $—      $427,567  
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

5. CONTRACT RIGHTS

unlikely.

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5. CONTRACT RIGHTS
Contract rights arewere comprised of the following as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and 2010:

September 30,September 30,September 30,

2011

    Cost     Accumulated
amortization
   Net 

FireKeepers project, initial cost

    $4,155,213      $(1,434,539  $2,720,674  

Firekeepers project, additional

     13,210,373       (5,058,442   8,151,931  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $17,365,586      $(6,492,981  $10,872,605  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

September 30,September 30,September 30,

2010

    Cost     Accumulated
amortization
   Net 

Firekeepers project, initial cost

    $4,155,213      $(840,936  $3,314,277  

Firekeepers project, additional

     13,210,373       (3,279,839   9,930,534  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $17,365,586      $(4,120,775  $13,244,811  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

(in thousands):

 
2012 
 Cost  
Accumulated
Amortization
  
Disposal
  
Net
 
FireKeepers project, initial cost $4,155  $(1,583) $(2,572) $-- 
FireKeepers project, additional  13,210   (5,503)  (7,707)  -- 
  $17,365  $(7,086) $(10,279) $-- 
 
2011 
 Cost  
Accumulated
amortization
  
Disposal
  
Net
 
FireKeepers project, initial cost $4,155  $(1,434) $--  $2,721 
FireKeepers project, additional  13,210   (5,058)  --   8,152 
  $17,365  $(6,492) $--  $10,873 
Amortization over the management contract period (seven years) commenced on thesethe additional contract rights at the opening date of the FireKeepers Casino overon August 5, 2009. Of the management contract period (seven years). The estimated amortization expense ofremaining contract rights, for each of$7.5 million were sold with our interest in GEM, to the next five years is expected to be $2.4FDA on March 30, 2012, and the remaining $2.8 million per year in the first four years and $1.4 million in the fifth year.

were expensed.

6. GOODWILL & OTHER INTANGIBLES

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over fair market value of net assets acquired in connection with the Stockman’s Casino operation and theSilver Slipper, Rising Star Casino Resort.and Stockman’s operations. Goodwill is $5.8was $14.7 million andfor Silver Slipper, $1.6 million for Stockman’sRising Star and Rising Star$5.8 million for Stockman’s as of December 31, 2011, respectively. The Company’s review of goodwill associated with the purchase of2012.  Goodwill was $1.6 million for Rising Star and $5.8 million for Stockman’s as of September 30, 2011, resulted in a $4.5 million impairmentDecember 31, 2011.  Our review of Stockman’s goodwill and related assets using a market approach considering an earnings multiple of 6.25 times. The Company’s review ofRising Star goodwill as of December 31, 2011,2012, resulted in approximately a 1.0%1% and 19% excess, respectively, of estimated fair value over the carrying value of Stockman’s goodwill and related assets using ana market approach considering an earnings multiple of 6.25 times. These calculations, which are subject to change as a result of future economic uncertainty, contemplate changes for both current year and future year estimates in earnings and the impact of these changes to the fair value of Stockman’s and the Rising Star, although there is always some uncertainty in key assumptions including projected future earnings growth. The Company
We acquired the Rising Star on April 1, 2011 for approximately $19.0 million in cash and $33.0 million drawn from the Company’s Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo (as discussed in Note 8).$52.0 million. The goodwill of $1.6 million is the excess purchase price over the assets purchased (Note 14).

September 30,September 30,September 30,
     Year ended December 31, 2011 
     Balance at
beginning of
the year
     Changes
during
the year
   Balance at
end of the
year
 

Stockman’s Goodwill

    $10,308,520      $(4,500,000  $5,808,520  

Rising Star Goodwill

     —         1,647,198     1,647,198  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

Goodwill, net of accumulated impairment losses

    $10,308,520      $(2,852,802  $7,455,718  
    

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

September 30,September 30,September 30,
     Year ended December 31, 2010 
     Balance at
beginning of
the year
     Changes
during
the year
     Balance at
end of the
year
 

Stockman’s Goodwill

    $10,308,520      $—        $10,308,520  
    

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

 

purchased. We acquired the Silver Slipper on October 1, 2012 for approximately $69.3 million, exclusive of cash and working capital in the amount $6.7 million and $2.9 million, respectively. The goodwill of $14.7 million is the excess purchase price over the assets purchased.

          
  Year ended December 31, 2012
(in thousands)
 
  
Balance at
beginning of
the year
  
Changes
during

the year
  
Balance at
end of the
year
 
Stockman’s Goodwill $5,809  $--  $5,809 
Rising Star Goodwill  1,647   --   1,647 
Silver Slipper Goodwill  --   14,671   14,671 
Goodwill, net of accumulated impairment losses $7,456  $14,671  $22,127 
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  Year ended December 31, 2011
(in thousands)
 
  
Balance at
beginning of
the year
  
Changes
during
the year
  
Balance at
end of the
year
 
Stockman’s Goodwill $10,309  $(4,500) $5,809 
Rising Star Goodwill  --   1,647   1,647 
Goodwill, net of accumulated impairment losses $10,309  $(2,853) $7,456 
Other Intangible Assets:

Other intangible assets, net consist of the following:

September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,
     December 31, 2011 
     Estimated
Life
(years)
    Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
   (Expense) /
(Disposals) or
Additions
     Intangible
Asset, Net
 

Amortizing Intangibles assets:

          

Player Loyalty Program-Rising Star

    3    $1,700,000      $(425,000  $—        $1,275,000  

Nevada State Bank Loan Fees

    15     218,545       (218,545   —         —    

Wells Fargo Bank Loan Fees

    5     2,614,438       (715,946   —         1,898,492  

Non-amortizing intangible assets:

                  

Gaming License-Rising Star

    Indefinite     9,900,000       —       —         9,900,000  

Gaming Licensing Costs

    Indefinite     484,676       —       32,131       516,807  

Trademarks

    Indefinite     26,889       —       2,031       28,920  
        

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
        $14,944,548      $(1,359,491  $34,162      $13,619,219  
        

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,
     December 31, 2010 
     Estimated
Life
(years)
    Gross
Carrying
Value
     Accumulated
Amortization
   Expense /
(Disposals) or
Additions
     Intangible
Asset, Net
 

Amortizing Intangibles assets:

                  

Nevada State Bank Loan Fees

    15    $218,545      $(96,087  $—        $122,458  

Wells Fargo Bank Loan Fees

    5     1,965,646       —       —         1,965,646  

Non-amortizing intangible assets:

                  

Gaming Licensing Costs

    Indefinite     464,232       —       —         464,232  

Trademarks

    Indefinite     11,818       —       —         11,818  
        

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 
        $2,660,241      $(96,087  $—        $2,564,154  
        

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

following (in thousands):

  December 31, 2012 
  
Estimated
Life
(years)
  Gross
Carrying
Value
  Accumulated Amortization  Cumulative
Expense /
(Disposals)
  Intangible
Asset, Net
 
Amortizing Intangible assets:               
Player Loyalty Program - Rising Star 3  $1,700  $(992) $--  $708 
Player Loyalty Program - Silver Slipper 3   5,900   (492)  --   5,408 
Land Lease and Water Rights - Silver Slipper 46   1,420   (23)  --   1,397 
Wells Fargo Bank Loan Fees 5   2,614   (924)  (1,690)  - 
Capital One Bank Loan Fees 3   4,671   (434)  --   4,237 
ABC Funding, LLC Loan Fees 4   984   (62)  --   922 
                    
Non-amortizing intangible assets:                   
Gaming License-Indiana Indefinite   9,900   --   --   9,900 
Gaming License-Mississippi Indefinite   115   --   --   115 
Gaming License-Nevada Indefinite   542   --   --   542 
Trademarks Indefinite   36   --   --   36 
 
    $27,882  $(2,927) $(1,690) $23,265 
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  December 31, 2011 
  Estimated
Life
(years)
  Gross
Carrying
Value
  Accumulated Amortization  
Cumulative
 Expense /
(Disposals)
  Intangible
Asset, Net
 
Amortizing Intangible assets:               
Player Loyalty Program-Rising Star 3  $1,700  $(425) $--  $1,275 
Nevada State Bank Loan Fees 15   219   (219)  --   -- 
Wells Fargo Bank Loan Fees 5   2,614   (716)  --   1,898 
                    
Non-amortizing intangible assets:                   
Gaming License-Indiana Indefinite   9,900   --   --   9,900 
Gaming License- Nevada Indefinite   485   - -   32   517 
Trademarks Indefinite   27   --   2   29 
     $14,945  $(1,360) $34  $13,619 
Player Loyalty Program

The player loyalty program representsprograms represent the value of repeat business associated with Silver Slipper’s and Rising Star’s loyalty program.programs.  The value of $5.9 million and $1.7 million of the Silver Slipper and Rising Star player loyalty program wasprograms, respectively, were determined using a multi-period excess earning method of the income approach, which examines the economic returns contributed by the identified tangible and intangible assets of a company, and then isolates the excess return, which is attributable to the asset being valued, based on cash flows attributable to the player loyalty program.  The valuation analysis for the active rated player was based on projected revenues and attrition rates.  Silver Slipper and Rising Star maintainsmaintain historical information for the proportion of revenues attributable to the rated players for gross gaming revenue.

Land Lease and Water Rights
In November 2004, Silver Slipper entered into a lease agreement with Cure Land Company, LLC for approximately 38 acres of land (“Land Lease”), which includes approximately 31 acres of protected marsh land as well as a seven acre casino parcel, on which the Silver Slipper was subsequently built, as discussed in Note 11. The $1.0 million land lease represents the excess fair value of the land over the estimated net present value of the land lease payments. The $0.4 million of water rights represents the fair value of the water rights based upon the current market rate in Hancock County, Mississippi.
Loan Fees

Loan fees incurred and paid as a result of debt instruments arewere accumulated and amortized over the term of the related debt, based on an effective interest method.  Loan fees incurred for Nevada State Bank in the amount of $0.2 million resulted from the credit facility to purchase Stockman’s Casino in 2007.  In March 2011, the credit facility with Nevada State Bank was terminated and the amortization of the loan fees was accelerated.  The CompanyWe recognized amortization expense of $0.1$0.2 million during the first quarter of 2011 as a result of the termination. On October 29, 2010 the Companywe entered into a Credit Agreement withthe Wells Fargo Bank.Credit Agreement. In December 2010, the Companywe entered into a Commitment Increase Agreement to increase the funds available under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement.  Loan fees related to the Wells Fargo Bank debt were $2.6 million and are beingwere to be amortized over the five-year term of the loan.  We paid off the remaining $25.3 million in debt, which consisted of $24.8 million of our existing long term debt and $0.5 million due on the interest rate swap agreement related to the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement as of March 30, 2012 and therefore expensed the net remaining loan fees of $1.7 million, after the necessary amortization expense in the first quarter of 2012.  We incurred $4.7 million related to obtaining the First Lien Credit Agreement with Capital One, as administrative agent and $1.0 million related to obtaining the Second Lien Credit Agreement with ABC Funding, LLC as administrative agent as discussed in Note 8, which are being amortized over the terms of the agreements beginning October, 2012. The aggregate amortization expense was $0.7 million and $0.1$0.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 20112012 and December 31, 2010,2011, respectively.

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Gaming Licenses

Gaming license rightslicenses represent the value of the license to conduct gaming in certain jurisdictions, which isare subject to highly extensive regulatory oversight and, in some cases, a limitation on the number of licenses available for issuance.  The value of $9.9 million of the Rising Star gaming license iswas determined using a multi-period excess earning method of the income approach, which examines the economic returns contributed by the identified tangible and intangible assets of a company, and then isolates the excess return, which is attributable to the asset being valued, based on cash flows attributable to the gaming license. The other gaming license values are based on actual costs. Gaming licenses are not subject to amortization as they have indefinite useful lives and are evaluated for potential impairment on an annual basis unless events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the gaming licenses may not be recoverable.  The CompanyWe reviewed existing gaming licenses as of December 31, 2011 and recognized an expensea write down of $0.03 million related to gaming licensing costs pertaining to a former director, who is no longer affiliated with the organization and $0.02 million related to other costs for a new license to be obtained.

We incurred $0.1 million in costs related to obtaining a Mississippi gaming license for the purchase of all of the outstanding membership interest of Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC which owns and operates the Silver Slipper.

Trademark

Trademarks are based on the legal fees and recording fees related to the trademark of the “Rising Star Casino Resort” name, and variations of such name.  Trademarks are not subject to amortization, as they have an indefinite useful life and are evaluated for potential impairment on an annual basis unless events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of the trademark may not be recoverable.

Current & Future Amortization

The Company amortizes its

We amortize our definite-lived intangible assets, including itsour player loyalty programprograms, loan fees, land leases and loan fees,water rights over their estimated useful lives.  The aggregate amortization expense was $1.4$1.7 million and $0.1$1.3 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 20112012 and December 31, 2010,2011, respectively.

Total amortization expense for intangible assets for the years ending December 30, 2012,31, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 20162017 is anticipated to be approximately $1.3$4.5 million, $1.1$4.0 million, $0.5$2.8 million, $0.2$0.3 million, and $0.0$0.1 million, respectively.

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7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

At December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, property and equipment consists of the following:

September 30,September 30,September 30,
     Estimated
useful
lives
    2011   2010 

Land

        $9,959,400    $1,885,400  

Buildings and improvements

    10-39     26,413,673     5,580,045  

Furniture and equipment

    5-7     13,375,769     6,795,764  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         49,748,842     14,261,209  

Less accumulated depreciation

         (11,080,559   (6,888,958
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $38,668,283    $7,372,251  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

following (in thousands):

  2012  2011 
Land and improvements $9,907  $10,568 
Buildings and improvements  70,401   25,805 
Furniture and equipment  19,649   13,376 
   99,957   49,749 
Less accumulated depreciation  (16,284)  (11,081)
  $83,673  $38,668 
8. LONG-TERM DEBT

At December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, long-term debt consists of the following:

September 30,September 30,
     2011   2010 

Long-term debt, net of current portion:

      

Term loan agreement, $33.0 million on October 29, 2010, maturing June 30, 2016, interest greater of 1 month LIBOR, or 1.5%, plus margin [4.5%-5.5%], LIBOR rates and margins are adjusted quarterly. (7.0% during the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011)

    $26,400,000    $—    

Swap agreement, $20.0 million on January 7, 2011, effective April 1, 2011, maturing April 1, 2016, interest received based on 1 month LIBOR, and paid at a fixed rate of 1.9% through August 31, 2011. The swap was re-designated in September 2011 with interest to be received at the greater of 1.5% or 1 month LIBOR, and paid at a fixed rate of 3.06% until maturity. (average net settlement rates during the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 were 1.56% and 1.62%, respectively)

     537,422     —    

Less current portion

     (4,950,000   —    
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $21,987,422    $—    
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

following (in thousands):

  2012  2011 
Long-term debt, net of current portion:      
Term loan agreement, $50.0 million on June 29, 2012, funding on October 1, 2012, maturing October 1, 2015, interest greater of elected LIBOR, or 1.0%, plus margin [4.00%-4.75%], LIBOR rate elections can be made based on a 30 day, 60 day, 90 day or six-month LIBOR and margins are adjusted quarterly. (4.75% during the quarter and year ended December  31, 2012) $       48,750  $       -- 
Term loan agreement, $20.0 million on October 1, 2012, maturing October 1, 2016, interest rate is fixed at 13.25% per annum. (13.25% during the quarter and year ended December  31, 2012)     20,000     -- 
Term loan agreement, $33.0 million on October 29, 2010, scheduled maturity June 30, 2016, interest greater of 1 month LIBOR, or 1.5%, plus margin [4.5%-5.5%], LIBOR rates and margins are adjusted quarterly. (7.0% during the quarter and year ended December  31, 2011)        --         26,400 
Swap agreement, $20.0 million on January 7, 2011, effective April 1, 2011, scheduled maturity April 1, 2016, interest received based on 1 month LIBOR, and paid at a fixed rate of 1.9% through August 31, 2011.  The Swap was re-designated in September 2011 with interest to be received at the greater of 1.5% or 1 month LIBOR, and paid at a fixed rate of 3.06% until maturity. (average net settlement rates during the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 were 1.56% and 1.62%, respectively)              --               537 
Less current portion  ( 2,500)  ( 4,950)
  $66,250  $21,987 
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo. In 2010, the Company,we, as borrower, entered into athe Wells Fargo Credit Agreement as amended, (the “Credit Agreement”) with the financial institutions listed therein (the “Lenders”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as administrative agent for the Lenders, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement), as security trustee for the Lenders, as Letters of Credit Issuer and as Swing Line Lender. The funds available under the original Wells Fargo Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2011 were $38.0 million, consisting of a $33.0 million term loan and a revolving line of credit of $5.0 million.

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The initial funding date of the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement occurred March 31, 2011, when the Companywe borrowed $33.0 million on the term loan which was used to fund the Company’sour acquisition of Grand Victoria Casino & Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana on April 1, 2011.  In August 2011, the property was renamed the Rising Star Casino Resort (“Rising Star”).Resort.  On March 30, 2012, we used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of our interest in GEM to pay off our remaining outstanding debt of $25.3 million, which consisted of $24.8 million of our existing long term debt and $0.5 million due on the Swap, and to extinguish the credit facility and related interest-rate hedge.
Loss on Extinguishment of Wells Fargo Debt. Upon the early $24.8 million repayment and termination of our existing long term debt on March 30, 2012, we recorded a non-cash charge to expense for the remaining unamortized loan fees of $1.7 million and loan administrative fees.
First and Second Lien Credit Agreements. On June 29, 2012, we entered into the First Lien Credit Agreement with Capital One, which provides for a term loan in an amount up to $50.0 million and a revolving loan in an amount up to $5.0 million.  On October 1, 2012, we entered into a Second Lien Credit Agreement with ABC Funding, LLC as administrative agent which provides for a term loan in an amount up to $20.0 million. We funded the purchase of Silver Slipper with the full amount of the $50.0 million term loan under the First Lien Credit Agreement and the full amount of the Second Lien Credit Agreement. The final maturity$5.0 million revolving loan under the First Lien Credit Agreement remains undrawn and available. The First and Second Lien Credit Agreements are secured by substantially all of our assets and therefore, our wholly-owned subsidiaries guarantee our obligation under the agreements.  The Second Lien Credit Agreement is June 30, 2016.

The revolving line of credit has no outstanding balance of as of December 31, 2011 and therefore,subject to the Company had $4.3 million available for future use. The availabilitylien of the line decreases every three months by $0.3 million until maturityFirst Lien Credit Agreement.

We have elected to pay interest on June 30, 2016.

The Company pays interest under the First Lien Credit Agreement at either the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate set forth in the Credit Agreement which calculates a rate and then applies an applicable margin based on a leverage ratio. The leverage ratio is defined as the ratio of total funded debt as of such date to adjusted EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarter periods most recently ended for which Financial Statements are available. The Base Rate means, on any day, the greatest of (a) Wells Fargo’s primeLIBOR rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on the business day prior to such day plus one and one half percent (1.50%) and (c) the One Month LIBOR Rate for such day (determined on a daily basis as set forth in the Credit Agreement) plus one and one-half percent (1.50%).agreement. LIBOR rate elections can be made based on 30 day, 60 day, 90 day or six-month LIBOR. The applicable margin on the Base Rate calculation ranges from 3.5% to 4.5%. LIBOR Rate meansrate is a rate per annum equal to the quotient (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest 1/16 of one percent) of (a) the greater of (1) 1.50%1.00% and (2) the rate per annum referredreferenced to as the BBA (British Bankers Association) LIBOR RATE divided by (b) one minus the reserve requirement set forth in the First Lien Credit Agreement for such loan in effect from time to time.  The applicable marginWe will pay interest on the LIBOR Rate calculation ranges from 4.5% to 5.5%. The Company has elected to use the LIBOR rate and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2011,Second Lien Credit Agreement at the rate charged was 7.0%.

of 13.25% per annum.

The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee on the last business day of each March, June, SeptemberFirst and December. This is calculated as a percentage of all indebtedness of or attributable to the Company which ranges from 0.5% to 0.75% based on the leverage ratio. At December 31, 2011, the rate charged was 0.75%. TheSecond Lien Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Stockman’s Casino, Rising Star Casino Resort and Grand Lodge Casino, guarantee the obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement containsAgreements contain customary negative covenants for transactions of this type, including, but not limited to, restrictions on the Company’sour and itsour subsidiaries’ ability to: incur indebtedness,indebtedness; grant liens,liens; pay dividends and make other restricted payments, buy-back stock,payments; make investments,investments; make fundamental changes,changes; dispose of assets,assets; and change the nature of their business.  The negative covenants are subject to certain exceptions as specified in theFirst and Second Lien Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement requiresAgreements require that the Companywe maintain specified financial covenants, including a total leverage ratio, a first lien leverage ratio, a fixed charge coverage ratio and a minimum adjusted EBITDA.capital expenditures ratio each as set forth in the agreements.  We measure compliance with our covenants on a quarterly basis and we are currently in compliance, however, there can be no assurances that we will remain in compliance with all covenants in the future, particularly in light of the current difficult economic conditions and related uncertainties.  The First and Second Lien Credit AgreementAgreements also includesinclude customary events of default, including, among other things: non-payment,non-payment; breach of covenant,covenant; breach of representation or warranty,warranty; cross-default under certain other indebtedness or guarantees,guarantees; commencement of insolvency proceedings,proceedings; inability to pay debts,debts; entry of certain material judgments against the Companyus or its subsidiaries,our subsidiaries; occurrence of certain ERISA eventsevents; re-purchase of our own stock and certain changes of control.

The Company has

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As of December 31, 2012, we elected, at our discretion, to prepay the abilityprincipal payment of $1.3 million due April 1, 2013 on the First Lien Credit Agreement, in order to reduce interest costs. We are required to make optional prepayments under the term loan but may not re-borrowFirst Lien Credit Agreement, under certain conditions defined in the agreement, in addition to the scheduled principal installments for any fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 and thereafter.  We are required to pay the entire outstanding principal on the First and Second Lien Credit Agreements, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on the respective maturity dates.  Prepayment penalties will be assessed in the event that prepayments are made on the Second Lien Credit Agreement prior to the discharge of the term loan after payment. The Company prepaid its December 31, 2011 scheduled principal payment of $1.7 million on October 21, 2011, and prepaid its March 31, 2012 scheduled payment of $1.7 million on December 22, 2011, reducing the outstanding balance to $26.4 million. The Company made a $1.7 million payment to Wells Fargo Bank on January 30, 2012 and the next payment is due September 30, 2012. The Company is also required to make mandatory prepayments under theFirst Lien Credit Agreement if certain events occur. These include: GEM receives any buy-out, termination fee or similar payment related to FireKeepers; or the Company sells or otherwise disposes of certain

prohibited assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions and the net proceeds of such sale or other disposition which exceed $0.1 million; the Company issues or incurs any indebtedness for borrowed money, including indebtedness evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, issues or sells any equity securities or receives any capital contribution from any other source; or the Company receives any net insurance proceeds or net condemnation proceeds which exceed $0.3 million. The mandatory repayments are subject to certain exceptions as specified in the Credit Agreement.

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt as of the most recent balance sheet presented are as follows, for the annual periods ended December 31:

September 30,

2012

    $4,950,000  

2013

     6,600,000  

2014

     6,600,000  

2015

     6,600,000  

2016

     1,650,000  

31 (in thousands):

    
2013 $2,500 
2014  5,000 
2015  41,250 
2016  20,000 
  $68,750 
9. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS

The Company is

We were subject to interest rate risk to the extent we borrowborrowed against credit facilities with variable interest rates as described above.  The Company hasWe had potential interest rate exposure with respect to the $33.0 million original outstanding balance on our variable rate term loan.loan under the Wells Fargo Credit Agreement.  During January 2011, the Companywe reduced itsour exposure to changes in interest rates by entering into an interest rate swap agreement (“Swap”)the Swap with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., which became effective on April 1, 2011.  The Swap contract exchangesexchanged a floating rate for fixed interest payments periodically over the life of the Swap without exchange of the underlying $20.0 million notional amount.  The interest payments under the Swap arewere settled on a net basis. The notional amount of
Effective March 30, 2012 the Swap is used to measure interest to bewas terminated and $0.5 million was paid, or received and does not representwhich reflected the amount of exposure to credit loss. Our credit risk related to the Swap is considered low because the agreement is with a creditworthy financial institution. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

The Swap became effective April 1, 2011 and continues through April 1, 2016. The Company paid interest at a fixed rate of 1.9%fair value on the notional amount of $20.0 million, which is reduced by $1.0 million quarterly in July, October, January and April of each year. The terms of the initial interest rate swap agreement also required Wells Fargo Bank to pay based upon the variable LIBOR rate. The net interest payments, based on the notional amount, match the timing of the related liabilities. The initial Swap was designated as a hedge for accounting purposes under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” The Companythat date, therefore, we no longer recognized the derivative as a liability on the balance sheet and is included in long-term debt, and markeddebt. Prior to the pay-off of the Swap, the derivative was marked to fair value throughand the income statement income as a fair value adjustment of the derivative.

During September 2011,derivative was recognized as income during the Company amended and restatedfirst quarter of 2012.

For the initial swap agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, effective September 1, 2011. All prior terms and conditions related to the swap agreement remained the same, with the exception of the floating rate payable by Wells Fargo Bank on the swap, which has been modified to include a floor rate of 1.5%, where if the relevant rate (variable LIBOR rate defined above) is equal to or less than 1.5%, the floating rate shall be 1.5%. The newly established floor rate on the swap coincides with the minimum variable rate stated for the related hedged debt. In addition, the fixed rate payable to Wells Fargo Bank for the re-designated Swap was increased from 1.9% to 3.06% and is expected over the life of the swap to modestly reduce the overall cost of the instrument. The re-designated Swap was designated as a hedge for accounting purposes under ASC Topic 815, “Derivatives and Hedging.” The Company will continue to recognize the derivative as a liability on the balance sheet, included in long-term debt, and marked the derivative to fair value through the income statement income as a fair value adjustment of the derivative.

During the yearyears ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Companywe paid interest on the hedged portion of the debt ($18.0 million) at an average net rate of 8.56% and 8.62%, respectively and paid interest on the non-hedged portion of the debt ($13.0 million) at a rate of 7.0%.  TheFor the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the weighted average cash interest rate paid on the debt was 8.16%, including swapSwap interest and loan interest.

The following table presents the historical fair value of the interest rate swaps recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011. The Company had no interest swap agreements during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,
           Net  Fair Value of Liability      

Original Notional

Amount at April 1 2011

    Notional Balance  at
December 31, 2011
     Settlement
Rate
  December 31,
2011
     December 31,
2010
     

Maturity Date

$20,000,000    $18,000,000       1.56 $537,422      $      April 1, 2016

Fair Value

Fair value approximates the amount we would pay if these contracts were settled at the respective valuation dates. Fair value is recognized based on estimates provided by Wells Fargo Bank, which are based upon current, and predictions of future, interest rate levels along a yield curve, the remaining duration of the instruments and other market conditions, and therefore, is subject to significant estimation and a high degree of variability and fluctuation between periods. The fair value is adjusted, to reflect the impact of credit ratings of the counterparties or the Company, as applicable. These adjustments resulted in a reduction in the fair values as compared to their settlement values.

The net effect of our floating-to-fixed interest rate swapSwap resulted in an increase in interest expense of $0.2$0.7 million and $0.02 million for the yearyears ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, as compared to the contractual rate of the underlying hedged debt for the period. During the year ended December 31, 2011, due to the derivative not being designated as a hedging instrument, we recognized a loss on the change in the fair value of the swap of $0.5 million.

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10. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On May 31, 2010, the Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $1.0 million in additional common stock of the Company at a price not to exceed $3.00 per share subject to management’s discretion. This authorization expired on December 31, 2010, without any shares being repurchased and is no longer effective.

11. INCOME TAXES

The income tax provision consists of the following:

September 30,September 30,September 30,
          2011   2010 

Current:

    Federal    $4,397,712    $3,587,094  
    State     2,246,999     1,777,895  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         6,644,711     5,364,989  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred:

    Federal     (3,131,017   354,076  
    State     (274,095   20,365  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         (3,405,112   374,441  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
        $3,239,599    $5,739,430  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

following (in thousands):

   2012  2011 
Current:Federal $15,390  $4,398 
 State  1,509   2,247 
    16,899   6,645 
Deferred:Federal  (1,712)  (3,131)
 State  (12)  (274)
    (1,724)  (3,405)
   $15,175  $3,240 
A reconciliation of the income tax provision relative to continuing operations with amounts determined by applying the statutory U.S. Federal income tax rate of 34%35% to consolidated income before income taxes is as follows:

September 30,September 30,
     2011     2010 

Tax provision at U.S. statutory rate

    $1,898,084      $4,562,113  

State taxes, net of federal benefit

     1,289,667       1,310,630  

Other (benefit)

     51,848       (133,313
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
    $3,239,599      $5,739,430  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

follows (in thousands):

  2012  2011 
Tax provision at U.S. statutory rate $15,053  $1,898 
State taxes, net of federal benefit  1,067   1,290 
Other (benefit)  (945)  52 
  $15,175  $3,240 
At December 31, 2012 and 2011, and 2010, the Company’sour deferred tax assets (liabilities) consist of the following:

September 30,September 30,
     2011   2010 

Deferred tax assets:

      

Deferred compensation

    $1,162,111    $—    

Depreciation of fixed assets

     886,171     —    

Amortization of goodwill

     387,867     —    

Acquisition fees

     283,218     —    

Notes receivable

     257,504     —    

Interest in partnerships

     202,752     —    

Prepaid expenses and accruals

     —       101,417  

Other

     28,526     —    
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,208,149     101,417  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

      

Amortization of gaming rights and unrealized gain on tribal receivables

     (936,204   (1,001,954

Prepaid expenses and accruals

     (666,534   —    

Federal liability due to expected prepayment from amended Michigan modified business tax returns

     (152,475   —    

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (56,739   —    

Interest in partnerships

     —       (70,023

Amortization of goodwill

     —       (929,003

Other

     —       (109,353
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,811,952   (2,110,333
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
    $1,396,197    $(2,008,916
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

following (in thousands):

  2012  2011 
Deferred tax assets:      
Deferred compensation $1,713  $1,162 
Depreciation of fixed assets  595   886 
Intangible assets and amortization  591   388 
Acquisition fees  --   283 
Notes receivable  --   258 
Interest in partnerships  --   203 
Accrued expenses  933   -- 
Chip and token liability  93   -- 
Allowance for doubtful accounts  150   -- 
Other  531   28 
   4,606   3,208 
Deferred tax liabilities:        
Amortization of gaming rights and unrealized gain on tribal receivables  --   (936)
Prepaid expenses  (1,310)  (667)
Interest in partnerships  (176)  -- 
Federal liability due to expected prepayment from amended Michigan modified business tax returns  --   (152)
Allowance for doubtful accounts  --   (56)
   (1,486)  (1,811)
  $3,120  $1,397 
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Management has made an annual analysis of its state and federal tax returns that remain subject to examination by major authorities (presently consisting of tax years 20062009 through 2010)2011) and concluded that the Company haswe have no recordable liability as of December 31, 20112012 or 2010,2011, for unrecognized tax benefits as a result of uncertain tax positions taken.

In November 2010, the Company waswe were notified by the Department of Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of their initial conclusion regarding their audit of GEM for the 2009 tax year.  Effective January 10, 2012 the IRS audit of GEM was completed and GEM received a ‘No Adjustments Letter’ from the IRS, which stated there are no proposed adjustments to the 2009 returns.  As part of the IRS audit, the Company haswe amended theirour 2010 Federal tax return to reflect an amount due related to cumulative accrued interest income.  The tax liability was $0.5 million, 50% of which iswas a contingencyliability of RAM.  The CompanyWe made a payment of $0.2 million to the IRS which has reduced the Company’sour deferred tax liability and had no impact on net income.

12.

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Operating leases.In November 2009, the Company entered into an agreement toOn December 1, 2012, we amended and extended our corporate office lease office space as lessee through July 31, 2013.May 2018. Effective December 31, 2010, Stockman’s entered into a lease agreement as lessee for its primary outdoor casino sign until November 2015. On June 28, 2011, Gaming Entertainment (Nevada) LLC (Grand Lodge) entered into a lease agreement with Hyatt Equities LLC for approximately 20,900 square feet of building space occupied by the Grand Lodge gaming operations, as well as associated gaming office spacespace.
In November 2004, Silver Slipper entered into the Land Lease, which includes approximately 31 acres of protected marsh land as well as a seven acre casino parcel, on which the Silver Slipper was subsequently built, as discussed in Note 6.  In December 2010, Silver Slipper entered into a lease agreement with Cure Land Company, LLC for approximately five acres of land occupied by the Grand Lodge Casino.Silver Slipper gaming office and warehouse space. On January 31, 2012 Silver Slipper entered into a lease agreement with Chelsea Company, LLC for a small parcel of land with a building which may be occupied by a future proposed Silver Slipper welcome center. On January 11, 2013 Silver Slipper terminated a previous restaurant lease agreement with Diamondhead Country Club & Property Owners Association (“DCCPOA”), and entered into a contract to purchase services to be provided by DCCPOA related to its golf and country club.
Land Lease buyout. The Land Lease includes an exclusive option to purchase the leased land (“Purchase Option”), as well as an exclusive option to purchase a four acre portion of the leased land (“4 Acre Parcel Purchase Option“), which may be exercised at any time in conjunction with a hotel development during the term of the lease for $2.0 million.

On February 26, 2013, Silver Slipper entered into a third amendment to the Land Lease which amended the term and Purchase Option provisions of the Land Lease. The term of the Land Lease was extended to April 30, 2058, and the Purchase Option was extended through October 1, 2027 and may only be exercised after February 26, 2019. If there is no change in ownership, the purchase price will be $15.5 million, less $2.0 million if the 4 Acre Parcel Purchase Option has been previously exercised, plus a retained interest in Silver Slipper operations of 3% of net income. In the event that we sell or transfer substantially all of the assets of our ownership in Silver Slipper, then the purchase price will increase to $17.0 million.

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The total rent expense for all operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $1.9 and 2010 was $0.7 and $0.1 million, respectively.

Future minimum lease payments are as follows:

September 30,

2012

    $1,662,826  

2013

     1,641,825  

2014

     1,562,856  

2015

     1,543,494  

2016

     1,000,000  
    

 

 

 
    $7,411,001  
    

 

 

 

follows (in thousands):

2013 $2,814 
2014  2,780 
2015  2,761 
2016  2,217 
2017   1,217 
Thereafter  37,958 
  $49,747 
Employment agreements.The Company isWe are obligated under employment agreements with certain key employees that provide the employee with a base salary, bonus, restricted stock grants and other customary benefits and severance in the event the employee is terminated without cause or due to a “change of control,” as defined in the agreements. The severance amounts vary with the term of the agreement and can be up to two years’ base salary and an average bonus calculated as earned in the previous three years or as a percentage of base salary. If such termination occurs within two years of a change of control, as defined in the agreements, or by the Companyus without cause, the employee will receive a lump sum payment equal to no less than six months to one year’s annual base salary, a lump sum cash payment equal to the average bonus earned in the previous twoone to three years or calculated as a percentage of base salary, and the acceleration and vesting of all unvested shares and stock-based grants awarded upon the date of change of control in some instances, along with insurance costs, 401(k) matching contributions and certain other benefits total ranging from $5.4$3.8 million to $5.7$4.3 million, in the aggregate.

In the event the employee’s employment terminates due to illness, incapacity or death, the severance amounts vary with the term of the agreement and can be up to two years’ base salary, an amount equal to the prior year bonus on a pro-rata basis to date of termination, reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to date of termination, and applicable insurance and other group benefit proceeds, including those due under any Companyour long-term disability plan with an expected cost ranging from $0.1$0.3 million to $2.0$1.8 million per employee.

In December 2012, we signed a severance agreement with our general counsel which provided for a total severance distribution payment of $0.2 million.  As of December 31, 2012, we had accrued $0.2 million related to this severance agreement.
Defined Contribution Pension Plan. The Company sponsorsWe sponsor a defined contribution pension plan for all eligible employees providing for voluntary contributions by eligible employees and matching contributions made by the Company.us.  Matching contributions made by the Companyus were $0.6 million and $0.4 million for 2012 and $0.1 million for 2011, and 2010, excluding nominal administrative expenses assumed by the Company.assumed.

Legal matters. The Company is involved inWe are subject to various legal and administrative proceedings relating to personal injuries, employment matters, commercial transactions and other matters arising in the ordinarynormal course of business.  Based on available information,We do not believe that the Company is unable to estimate the minimum losses, if any, to be incurred upon disposition of these matters; and therefore, no provision for losses has been made. However, in the opinion of management, thefinal outcome of these matters is not likely towill have a material adverse effect on the futureour consolidated financial position or results of operations or cash flowsoperations.  We maintain what we believe is adequate insurance coverage to further mitigate the risks of the Company.such proceedings.

13.

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12. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

On June 1, 2011, the Company’sour compensation committee approved the issuance of 660,000 shares of restricted stock, then valued at the closing price of the Company’sour stock ($3.88), with no discount.  The majority of the shares (600,000) will fully vest on June 1, 2013.  The remaining shares will vest overhave a three years,year vesting schedule as follows:  20,001 vested on June 1, 2012, 20,001 will vest on June 1, 2013 and 19,998 on June 1, 2014.  Vesting is contingent upon certain conditions, including continuous service of the individual recipients. The unvested grantsshares are viewed as a series of individual awards and the related share-based compensation expense was initially recorded as deferred compensation expense, reported as a reduction of stockholder’s equity, and will subsequently be amortized into compensation expense on a straight-line basis as services are provided over the vesting period.

The Company

We recognized stock compensation expense of $0.7$1.2 million and $0.02$0.7 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 20112012 and 2010,December 31, 2011, respectively. Share based compensation expense related to the amortization of the restricted stock issued is included in selling, general and administrative expense. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, and 2010, the Companywe had deferred share-based compensation of $0.6 million and $1.8 million, respectively.
The following table summarizes our restricted stock activity relative to share-based compensation for 2012 and $0, respectively.

2011:

  2012  
2011
 
  
 
 
Shares
  
Weighted
average
grant date
value (per
share)
  
 
 
 
Shares
  
Weighted
average
grant date
value (per
share)
 
Unvested at beginning of year  660,000  $3.88   --  $-- 
                 
Issued  --   --   660,000   3.88 
Vested  (20,001)  3.88   --   -- 
Forfeited  --   --   --   -- 
Unvested at end of year  639,999   3.88   660,000   3.88 
In the second quarter of 2012 and 2011, and 2010, the Companywe issued 6,000 shares of unrestricted stock in conjunction with director compensation, which was valued at $0.2$0.02 million and $0.2 millionin each year based on the closing price of the Company’sour stock of $2.95 and $4.01, and $2.91,respectively, with no discount. Since the shares were fully vested at the date of grant, the Companywe recognized share-based compensation expense of $0.2$0.02 million and $0.2 millionin each year related to these grants.

The following table summarizes the Company’s restricted stock activity relative to share-based compensation for 2011 and 2010:

September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,
     2011     2010 
     Shares     Weighted
average
grant date
value (per
share)
     Shares   Weighted
average
grant date
value (per
share)
 

Unvested at beginning of year

     —        $—         36,667    $3.64  

Issued

     660,000       3.88       —       —    

Vested

     —         —         (36,667   3.64  

Forfeited

     —         —         —       —    
    

 

 

         

 

 

   

Unvested at end of year

     660,000       3.88       —       —    
    

 

 

         

 

 

   

14.

13. ACQUISITION OF RISING STAR AND GRAND LODGE CASINOS

SILVER SLIPPER CASINO

On AprilMarch 30, 2012, we entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC to acquire all of the outstanding membership interest of the entity operating the Silver Slipper in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The purchase price was approximately $69.3 million, exclusive of estimated cash, net working capital balances, fees and expenses and other adjustments as customary, as of October 1, 2011,2012.
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On October 1, 2012, we closed on the Company purchasedacquisition of all of the Grand Victoriaequity membership interests in Silver Slipper Casino and Resort,Venture LLC dba Silver Slipper Casino located in Rising Sun, Indiana on the Ohio River forBay St. Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi. The purchase price of approximately $19.0$69.3 million, inexclusive of cash and $33.0working capital in the amount $6.7 million drawn fromand $2.9 million, respectively, was funded by a $50.0 million first lien term loan provided by Capital One as administrative agent and the Company’slenders identified in the First Lien Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo. The Company entered intodated June 29, 2012 and a $20.0 million second lien term loan provided by ABC Funding, LLC as administrative agent and the lenders identified in the Second Lien Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo ondated October 29, 2010,1, 2012, as discussed in Note 9,8.  The $5.0 million revolving loan under the First Lien Credit Agreement remains undrawn and regulatory approvals were obtainedavailable.  The First and Second Lien Credit Agreements are secured by substantially all of our assets and therefore, our wholly-owned subsidiaries guarantee our obligation under the agreements.  The Second Lien Credit Agreement is subject to accommodate a closing effective April 1, 2011. In August 2011, the property was renamed Rising Star Casino Resort (“Rising Star”).

lien of the First Lien Credit agreement.

Through December 31, 20112012 and December 31, 2010, the Company2011, we had incurred $0.5$1.6 million and $0.2$0.0 million in Silver Slipper acquisition related expenses, respectively, which are included in project development and acquisition expense.  In conjunction with closing on the financing commitment, the Company hasFirst and Second Lien Credit Agreements, we incurred $2.6$5.7 million in financing related fees, which are located on the balance sheet in other intangibles.

under loan fees.

The Rising Star purchase price was allocated in the secondfourth quarter of 20112012 as follows (in millions):

September 30,

Land and land improvements

    $8.1  

Buildings and building improvements

     16.8  

Equipment and boat related assets

     6.3  

Gaming license

     9.9  

Player loyalty program

     1.7  

Goodwill (excess purchase price over the assets purchased)

     1.6  

Working capital (deficit)

     (2.0
    

 

 

 
    $42.4  
    

 

 

 

On June 28, 2011,

Building $42.2 
Land improvements  0.5 
Equipment  4.6 
Intangibles  1.4 
Player loyalty program  5.9 
Goodwill (excess purchase price over the assets purchased)  14.7 
Working capital  2.9 
  $72.2 
The goodwill is the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Gaming Entertainment (Nevada) LLC, entered into definitive agreements with HCC Corporation dba Grand Lodge Casinoexcess purchase price over the assets purchased and is primarily attributable to acquire specific gaming related operating assetsthe assembled workforce and liabilitiesthe synergies expected to arise due to our acquisition of the property, located in Incline Village, Nevada.Silver Slipper.  The purchase price was $0.7 million, exclusive of operating cash andvaluation above includes a net working capital asamount of September 1, 2011. Concurrently, Gaming Entertainment (Nevada) LLC entered into a lease agreement with Hyatt Equities LLC for a five-year term to lease the casino space operating as Grand Lodge Casino for $0.1 million per month, over the initial term of the lease.

The Grand Lodge purchase price was allocated in the third quarter of 2011 as follows (in millions):

September 30,

Gaming Equipment

    $0.7  

Working capital, including cash acquired

     0.7  
    

 

 

 
    $1.4  
    

 

 

 

$2.9 million.

The following unaudited, condensed consolidated pro forma data summarizes the Company’sour results of operations for the periods indicated as if the acquisitions had occurred as of January 1, 2010.2011.  This unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the Company’sour actual results would have been had the acquisition been completed on that date, or of future financial results.  The estimated net income attributable to the Company and the net income per share hashave been adjusted for Rising Star’sSilver Slipper’s effective tax rate in the State of Indiana.

September 30,September 30,
     Twelve months ended December 31, 

In thousands, except for per share amounts

    2011     2010 

Net revenues

    $142,110      $162,566  

Depreciation and amortization

     8,938       11,591  

Operating income

     20,000       21,139  

Net income attributable to the Company

     2,761       3,192  

Net income per share

    $0.15      $0.18  

Mississippi.

   
Twelve months ended December 31,
(In thousands)
 
   2012  2011 
 Net revenues $171,495  $162,721 
 Depreciation and amortization  12,647   13,795 
 Operating income  51,368   23,293 
 Net income (loss) attributable to the Company  21,999   (103)
 Net income (loss) per share $1.18  $(0.01)
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15. 14. SEGMENT REPORTING

The following tables reflect selected information for the Company’sour reporting segments for the twelve months ended December 31, 20112012 and 2010.2011. The casino operations segment includesoperation segments include the Silver Slipper’s operation in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, Rising Star Casino Resort’sStar’s operation in Rising Sun, Indiana, the Grand Lodge CasinoLodge’s operation in Lake Tahoe, Nevada and Stockman’s Casino operation in Fallon, Nevada. The Company reviews operating results, assesses performance and makes decisions related to the allocation of resources on a property-by-property basis, and therefore management believes that each property is an operating segment that is appropriately aggregated and presented as one reportable segment. To enhance disclosure, the Company also chooses to includeWe have included regional information on this segment.for segment reporting and aggregated casino operations in the same region. The development/development / management segment includes costs associated with casino development and management projects, including the management agreement with the Pueblo of Pojoaque to advise on the operations of the Buffalo Thunder in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Michigan and Delaware joint ventures. The Corporate segment includes our general and administrative expenses of the Company.

expenses.

Selected statement of operations data as of and for 20112012 and 20102011 is as follows:

September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,

2011

    Casino
Operations
Nevada
   Casino
Operations
Mid-west
     Development/
Management
     Corporate   Consolidated 

Revenues

    $12,313,161    $68,957,305      $24,185,594      $5,000    $105,461,060  

Selling, general and administrative expense

     3,540,791     16,378,319       610,097       4,899,792     25,428,999  

Depreciation and amortization

     1,051,176     3,550,241       2,372,446       27,913     7,001,776  

Operating gains (losses)*

     (4,500,000   —         2,878,468       —       (1,621,532

Operating income (loss)

     (3,433,408   4,240,440       23,555,904       (5,189,838   19,173,098  

Income (loss) attributable to Company

     (2,265,815   1,250,237       9,078,382       (5,719,805   2,342,999  

*

Operating gains (losses) include impairment losses.

September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,

2010

    Casino
Operations
Nevada
     Casino
Operations
Mid-west
     Development/
Management
     Corporate   Consolidated 

Revenues

    $8,338,757      $—        $24,558,372      $—      $32,897,129  

Selling, general and administrative expense

     1,729,554       —         730,035       3,970,256     6,429,845  

Depreciation and amortization

     960,675       —         2,372,781       87,800     3,421,256  

Operating gains

     —         —         5,091,764       —       5,091,764  

Operating income

     1,472,935       —         26,545,979       (4,479,875   23,539,039  

Income (loss) attributable to Company

     976,664       —         9,680,712       (2,988,129   7,669,247  

follows (in thousands):

 
2012 
 Casino Operations          
  Nevada  Midwest  Gulf Coast  
Development/
Management
  Corporate  Consolidated 
Revenues $22,313  $86,291  $12,861  $7,295  $--  $128,760 
Selling, general and administrative expense  6,292   19,398   4,670   136   6,507   37,003 
Depreciation and amortization  909   4,163   1,211   592   9   6,884 
Operating gains (losses)  --   --   --   41,189   --   41,189 
Operating income (loss)  3,851   5,746   663   46,196   (6,818)  49,638 
Income (loss) attributable to Company  2,539   2,158   456   30,108   (7,427)  27,834 
                         
2011 
Casino Operations
             
  Nevada  Midwest  Gulf Coast  
Development/
Management
  Corporate  Consolidated 
Revenues $12,313  $68,957  $--  $24,186  $5  $105,461 
Selling, general and administrative expense  3,541   16,378   --   610   4,900   25,429 
Depreciation and amortization  1,051   3,550   --   2,372   28   7,001 
Operating gains (losses)*  (4,500)  --   --   2,878   --   (1,622)
Operating income (loss)  (3,433)  4,240   --   23,556   (5,190)  19,173 
Income (loss) attributable to Company  (2,266)  1,250   --   9,079   (5,720)  2,343 
*Operating gains (losses) include impairment losses.                        
Selected balance sheet data as of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 is as follows:

September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,

2011

    Casino
Operations
Nevada
     Casino
Operations
Mid-west
     Development/
Management
     Corporate     Consolidated 

Total assets

    $18,488,888      $54,923,492      $13,192,504      $8,013,057      $94,617,941  

Property and equipment, net

     7,350,840       31,296,224       —         21,219       38,668,283  

Goodwill

     5,808,520       1,647,198       —         —         7,455,718  

Liabilities

     4,604,218       9,649,198       102,709       24,816,772       39,172,897  

September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,September 30,

2010

    Casino
Operations
Nevada
     Casino
Operations
Mid-west
     Development/
Management
     Corporate     Consolidated 

Total assets

    $19,949,159       —        $16,705,051      $19,796,576      $56,450,786  

Property and equipment, net

     7,325,852       —         241       46,158       7,372,251  

Goodwill

     10,308,520       —         —         —         10,308,520  

Liabilities

     1,319,064       —         1,621,394       715,481       3,655,939  

16.follows (in thousands):

  
Casino Operations
          
2012 
 Nevada  Midwest  Gulf Coast  
Development/
Management
  Corporate  Consolidated 
Total assets $16,964  $51,054  $72,911  $96  $21,700  $162,725 
Property and equipment, net  6,988   29,632   47,024   --   29   83,673 
Goodwill  5,809   1,647   14,671   --   --   22,127 
Liabilities  2,281   5,817   3,020   --   70,474   81,592 
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Casino Operations
          
2011 
 Nevada  Midwest  Gulf Coast  
Development/
Management
  Corporate  Consolidated 
Total assets $18,489  $54,923  $--  $13,193  $8,013  $94,618 
Property and equipment, net  7,351   31,296   --   --   21   38,668 
Goodwill  5,809   1,647   --   --   --   7,456 
Liabilities  4,604   9,649   --   103   24,817   39,173 
15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On February 17, 2012, GEM signed26, 2013, Silver Slipper entered into a letter of intent withthird amendment to the FireKeepers Development Authority, (the “Authority”) to propose terms of a potential sale of GEM’s management rightsLand Lease which amended the term and responsibilities under the current management agreement and allow the FireKeepers Casino to become self-managed by the Authority, in return for $97.5 million. If the sale occurs, this would effectively terminate the existing management agreement, which was scheduled to run through August 2016. The potential sale would be conditioned upon several requirements, which include the National Indian Gaming Commission approval, the Authority’s closing on refinancing of their $340.0 million existing indebtedness to fund the transaction, and a requirement that the closingPurchase Option provisions of the purchase may occur no earlier than MarchLand Lease. The term of the Land Lease was extended to April 30, 2012 and no later than May 1, 2012. On February 28, 2012, the Company announced that GEM and RAM have agreed in principle to sell their interests in the FireKeepers management agreement to the Authority2058, and the closing forPurchase Option was extended through October 1, 2027 and may only be exercised after February 26, 2019. If there is no change in ownership, the transaction is targeted forpurchase price will be $15.5 million, less $2.0 million if the second quarter4 Acre Parcel Purchase Option has been previously exercised, plus a retained interest in Silver Slipper operations of 2012, conditioned on3% of net income. In the requirements noted above. If the sale occurs, the Company intends to use a portionevent that we sell or transfer substantially all of the after-tax proceedsassets of or ownership in Silver Slipper, then the purchase price will increase to pay-off the Company’s remaining outstanding debt.

$17.0 million.

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Item 9. ChangesChanges in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

Item 9A. ControlsControls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures— As of December 31, 2011,2012, we completed an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at a reasonable assurance level in timely alerting them to material information relating to us which is required to be included in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

Evaluation of Internal Control Over Financial ReportingManagement of the CompanyOur management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’sOur internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Company’sour management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’sour internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) as of December 31, 2011.2012. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on our assessment we believe that, as of December 31, 2011, the Company’s2012, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting— On AprilOctober 1, 2011, FHR acquired Rising Star Casino Resort and on September 1 2011, FHR2012, we acquired the operational assets of Grand Lodge Casino.Silver Slipper. Management is currently continuing its assessment of the effectiveness of the newly acquired property’s internal controls.  The Company hasWe have a period of one year from the respective acquisition date to complete itsour assessment of effectiveness of the internal controls of newly acquired operations and to take the required actions to ensure that adequate internal controls and procedures are in place.

Upon completion of our assessment of the effectiveness of the internal controls, as well as implementation of certain controls and procedures, we will provide a conclusion in our annualquarterly report on Form 10-K10-Q for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012quarter ending September 30, 2013 about whether or not our internal control over financial reporting related to the respective acquisitions was effective as of the corresponding reporting period, based on the criteria in theInternal Control-Integrated Frameworkissued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

Item 9B. OtherOther Information.

None.

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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The information required by this Item will be set forth under the captions “Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the definitive Proxy Statement for our 20122013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (our “Proxy Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before April 30, 20122013 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 11. ExecutiveExecutive Compensation.

The information required by this Item will be set forth under the caption “Executive Compensation” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required by this Item will be set forth under the captions “Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors—Directors - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Executive Compensation—Compensation - Equity Compensation Plan Information” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 13.  CertainCertain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

The information required by this Item will be set forth under the caption “Certain Transactions” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountants’Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

The information required by this Item will be set forth under the caption “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in our Proxy Statement and will beis incorporated herein by this reference when submitted.

reference.

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Item 15. Exhibits.

(a)Exhibits, Financial statements of the Company (including related notes to consolidated financial statements) filed as part of this report are listed below:

Statement Schedules.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm;

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and 2010;

(a) Financial statements of the Company (including related notes to consolidated financial statements) filed as part of this report are listed below:

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010;

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010;

          Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm;

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010;

          Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011;

          Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011;

          Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011;
          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011;
●           Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(b) Exhibits

(b) Exhibits

Exhibit


Number

 

Exhibit Description

2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement by and between Grand Victoria Casino & Resort, L.P. and Full House Resorts, Inc., dated as of September 10, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2010. )
2.2Equity Purchase Agreement dated March 30, 2012 by and among Full House Resorts, Inc.; Firekeepers Development Authority, an unincorporated instrumentality and political subdivision of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians; RAM Entertainment, LLC and Robert A. Mathewson. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2012)
2.3Membership Interest Purchase Agreement by and between the Sellers named therein, Full House Resorts, Inc. and Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, dated as of March 30, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.01 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 5, 2012)
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as amended to date (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 9, 2011)
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Full House Resorts Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2008)
10.1 Amended and Restated Class III Management Agreement dated November 18, 1996 between Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi and Gaming Entertainment (Michigan) LLC (Incorporated by reference to Full House’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal ended December 31, 1996)
10.2Investor Agreement by and between Full House Resorts, Inc. and RAM Entertainment, LLC, dated February 15, 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2002)
10.3Management Agreement by and between Gaming Entertainment (Delaware), LLC and Harrington Raceway, Inc. dated January 31,1996 (Incorporated by reference to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2002)
10.4Amendment to Management Agreement by and between Gaming Entertainment (Delaware), LLC and Harrington Raceway, Inc. dated March 18, 1998 (Incorporated by reference to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2002)
10.5Amendment to Management Agreement by and between Gaming Entertainment (Delaware), LLC and Harrington Raceway, Inc. dated July 1, 1999 (Incorporated by reference to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2002)
10.6Amendment to Management Agreement by and between Gaming Entertainment (Delaware), LLC and Harrington Raceway, Inc. dated February 4, 2002 (Incorporated by reference to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2002)
10.7Amendment to Investor Agreement by and between Full House Resorts, Inc. and RAM Entertainment, LLC, dated May 31, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.62 to Full House’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal ended December 31, 2005)
10.8Economic Development Agreement between Full House Resorts, Inc. and Northern Cheyenne Tribe dated May 24, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.63 to Full House’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal ended December 31, 2005)

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit Description

10.9Development Agreement by and among Pueblo of Nambé, Nambé Pueblo Gaming Enterprise Board and Gaming Entertainment (Santa Fe), LLC dated as of September 20, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.64 to Full House’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal ended December 31, 2005)
10.10Security and Reimbursement Agreement by and among the Nambé Pueblo Gaming Enterprise Board, Gaming Entertainment (Santa Fe), LLC and the Pueblo of Nambé dated as of September 20, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.65 to Full House’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal ended December 31, 2005)
10.11Class III Gaming Management Agreement between the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and Gaming Entertainment (Montana), LLC dated January 20, 2006 2005 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.67 to Full House’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal ended December 31, 2005)
10.12Development Agreement by and between the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and Full House Resorts, Inc. dated May 24, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.68 to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2006)
10.13Security and Reimbursement Agreement by and between the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and Full House Resorts, Inc. dated August 23, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.69 to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended March 31, 2006)
10.14Management Agreement between Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi and Gaming Entertainment (Michigan), LLC dated June 12, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.70 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2006)
10.15Loan Agreement between Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi and Gaming Entertainment (Michigan), LLC dated November 3, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.71 to Full House’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (#333-136341) filed on August 4, 2006)
10.16Security Agreement between Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi and Gaming Entertainment (Michigan), LLC dated November 3, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.72 to Full House’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (#333-136341) filed on August 4, 2006)
10.17Promissory Note by the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi dated November 3, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.73 to Full House’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (#333-136341) filed on August 4, 2006)
10.18 Amended and Restated 2006 Incentive Compensation Plan (Effective as of April 26, 2011) (Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Full House’s Definitive Proxy Statement as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2011)
10.1910.2 Form of Restricted Stock Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.75 to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2006)

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10.2010.3 Consulting Agreement dated September 25, 2006 between Full House and Lee Iacocca. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.66 to Full House’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (#333-136341) filed on September 27, 2006)
10.21Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement, dated January 31, 2007 between Full House Resorts, Inc. and Nevada State Bank. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.80 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2007)
10.22Reducing Revolving Promissory Note, dated January 31, 2007 by Full House Resorts in favor of Nevada State Bank. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.81 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2007)
10.23Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 15, 2007, between Gaming Entertainment (Michigan), LLC and Green Acres Casino Management, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 31, 2007)

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit Description

10.24Management Reorganization Agreement, dated June 18, 2007 by Gaming Entertainment (Delaware), LLC and Harrington Raceway, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2007)
10.25 Employment Agreement, dated July 17, 2007, between Full House Resorts, Inc. and Andre Hilliou. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2007) +
10.2610.4 Employment Agreement, dated July 17, 2007, between Full House Resorts, Inc. and Mark J. Miller. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2007) +
10.27 Employment
10.5Letter Agreement dated April 10, 2007,November 12, 2012, between Full House Resorts, Inc. and WesT. Wesley Elam (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.310.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2007)November 15, 2012) +
10.28 Amendment to Reducing Revolving Loan
10.6Employment Agreement, dated as of the 25th day of June, 2009, by andDecember 7, 2012, between the Company and Nevada State Bank. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Full House's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2009)
10.29Amendment to Reducing Revolving Promissory Note dated as of the 25th day of June, 2009, by and between the Company and Nevada State Bank. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Full House's Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2009)
10.30Credit Agreement dated October 29, 2010 by and among Full House Resorts, Inc., the financial institutions from time to time listed therein (the “Lenders”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as administrative agent for the Lenders, collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement), security trustee for the Lenders, Letters of Credit Issuer and Swing Line Lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 2, 2010).Deborah J. Pierce. +*
10.31 Commitment Increase Agreement dated December 17, 2010 by and among the Company, Bank of Nevada and Wells Fargo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2010).
10.3210.7 Assignment Agreement dated December 17, 2010 by and among the Company, Bank of Nevada and Wells Fargo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2010).
10.33Assignment Agreement dated December 17, 2010 by and among the Company, Bank of Nevada, Capital One, N.A. and Wells Fargo (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2010).
10.34 Casino Operations Lease dated June 28, 2011 by and between Hyatt Equities, L.L.C. and Gaming Entertainment (Nevada) LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-k filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2011.)
10.3510.8 Asset Purchase and Transition Agreement dated June 28, 2011 by and between HCC Corporation, doing business as Grand Lodge Casino, and Gaming Entertainment (Nevada) LLC. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 30, 2011.)
10.9First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of June 29th, 2012, by and among Full House Resorts, Inc. as borrower, the Lenders named therein and Capital One, National Association as Administrative Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Full House’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 2012)
10.10Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of October 1, 2012, by and among Full House Resorts, Inc. as borrower, the Lenders named therein and ABC Funding, LLC as Administrative Agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Full House’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2012)
10.11Lease Agreement with Option to Purchase dated as of November 17, 2004, by and between Cure Land Company, LLC, as landlord, and Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, as tenant.*
10.12First Amendment to Lease Agreement with Option to Purchase dated as of March 13, 2009, by and between Cure Land Company, LLC, as landlord, and Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, as tenant.*
10.13Second Amendment to Lease Agreement with Option to Purchase dated as of September 26, 2012, by and between Cure Land Company, LLC, as landlord, and Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, as tenant.*
10.14Third Amendment to Lease Agreement with Option to Purchase dated as of February 26, 2013, by and between Cure Land Company, LLC, as landlord, and Silver Slipper Casino Venture LLC, as tenant.*
21 List of Subsidiaries of Full House Resorts, Inc. *
23 Consent of Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern Certified Public Accountants*
31.1 Certification of principal  executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *

Exhibit

Number

 

Exhibit Description

31.2 Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
31.3Certification of principal  executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
32.1 Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
32.2 Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
32.3Certification of principal  executive officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *

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101.INS XBRL Instance*
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema*
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation*
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition*
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels*
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation*


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Filed herewith.

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Executive compensation plan or arrangement

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XBRL information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is otherwise not subject to liability under these sections.
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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC.
Date: March 7, 20125, 2013By:

/s/ ANDRE M. HILLIOU

 Andre M. Hilliou, Chief Executive Officer

In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name and Capacity

Date
   

Date

/s/ ANDRE M. HILLIOU

 March 7, 20125, 2013
Andre M. Hilliou, Chief Executive Officer 
Executive Officer and
Director Chairman of the Board 
(Principal Executive Officer) 
 
/s/ DEBORAH J. PIERCEMarch 5, 2013

Deborah J. Pierce, Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ LEE A. IACOCCA

 March 7, 20125, 2013
Lee A. Iacocca, Director 
 

/s/ KENNETH R. ADAMS

 March7, 2012March 5, 2013
Ken Adams, Director 
 

/s/ CARL G. BRAUNLICH

 March 7, 20125, 2013
Carl G. Braunlich, Director 
 

/s/ KATHLEEN MARSHALL

 March 7, 20125, 2013
Kathleen Marshall,
Director 
 

/s/ MARK J. MILLER

 March 7, 20125, 2013
Mark J. Miller, Director and Chief Operating Officer 
Financial Officer and COO
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)

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