Note 1—BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the pro forma effects of the following transactions on ERI:
| • | | the Tropicana Acquisition; |
| • | | the ERI Financing Transactions; |
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is prepared in accordance with Article 11 ofRegulation S-X. The historical financial information has been adjusted to give effect to transactions that are (i) directly attributable to the Combined Transactions, (ii) factually supportable and (iii) with respect to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the operating results of the combined company. The historical information of ERI (including Isle), Tropicana, and Elgin is presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet (the “Unaudited Pro Forma Balance Sheet”) as of September 30, 2018 was prepared using the historical unaudited consolidated balance sheets of ERI and Tropicana as of September 30, 2018, and shows the combined financial position of ERI and Tropicana as if the Tropicana Acquisition, the Real Estate Sale, the ERI Financing Transactions, and the Dispositions had occurred on September 30, 2018. The Elgin Acquisition and the Isle Acquisition are already reflected in ERI’s historical unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018. Therefore, no pro forma balance sheet adjustments are necessary to show the pro forma impact of the Elgin Acquisition and the Isle Acquisition.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations (the “Unaudited Pro Forma Income Statements”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the year ended December 31, 2017, give effect to the Tropicana Acquisition, the Elgin Acquisition, the Real Estate Sale, the ERI Financing Transactions, the Dispositions, and the Isle Acquisition as if they had occurred on January 1, 2017 and reflect pro forma adjustments that are expected to have a continuing impact on the results of operations. The Elgin Acquisition was consummated on August 7, 2018, and as such, is already reflected in ERI’s historical unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the period from August 7, 2018 to September 30, 2018. Accordingly, the effect of the Elgin Acquisition is included in the unaudited pro forma condensed statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2017 and for the period from January 1, 2018 to August 6, 2018. The Isle Acquisition was consummated on May 1, 2017, and as such, is already reflected in ERI’s historical audited consolidated statement of operations for the period from May 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017 and historical unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Accordingly, the effect of the Isle Acquisition is included in the unaudited pro forma condensed statement of operations from January 1, 2017 to April 30, 2017.
ERI’s historical financial and operating data for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is derived from the financial data in its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and from its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The historical financial and operating data for Tropicana for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the nine months ended September 30, 2018 is derived from the financial data in its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and from its unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. The historical financial and operating data for Elgin for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the period from January 1, 2018 to August 6, 2018 is derived from the financial data in its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017 and from its unaudited financial statements for the period from January 1, 2018 to August 6, 2018.
Note that certain reclassifications have been made to the historical financial statements of Tropicana and Elgin to align their presentation in the Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements to conform to ERI. Additionally, in May 2014 (amended January 2017), the FASB issued ASC Topic 606Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and eliminates existing industry guidance, including revenue recognition guidance specific to the gaming industry. Public entities were required to adopt ASC Topic 606 effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017. ERI and Tropicana adopted this standard effective January 1, 2018, and elected to apply the full retrospective adoption method. All periods for ERI and Tropicana reflect the adoption of ASC Topic 606. Elgin had not adopted this standard prior to the acquisition by ERI and are reflected in the reclass column.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Statements have been prepared using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with ASC Topic 805,Business Combinations, with ERI treated as the accounting acquirer of the Tropicana Acquisition, the Elgin Acquisition, the Real Estate Sale, and the Isle Acquisition, and reflect the preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the acquired assets and liabilities based upon a preliminary estimate of fair values, using the assumptions set forth in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.
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