as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon, the covenants in Section 7.03 hereof shall be calculated as if no such change in GAAP has occurred.
“Gaming” means any and all gaming activities authorized under applicable state law.
“Gaming Authority” means any agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality of any nature whatsoever of the federal government or any state, city or other political subdivision, whether now or hereafter in existence, or any officer or official thereof, and any division of any other agency, but only to the extent that such agency, authority, board, bureau, commission, department, office or instrumentality possesses authority to regulate any Gaming operation owned, managed or operated, or proposed to be owned, managed or operated, by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Gaming Facility” means, collectively, (a) each Core Property and (b) any other casino or other Gaming, wagering or racing establishment or operation owned, managed, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time, including, in each case, the land on which each such facility is located, the buildings and other improvements thereon, and the fixtures located thereat or used in connection therewith.
“Gaming Laws” means the gaming laws or regulations of any jurisdiction or jurisdictions to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are, or may at any time after the Effective Date, be subject.
“Gaming License” means every license, permit, franchise or other authorization from any Gaming Authority required on the Effective Date or at any time thereafter to own, lease, operate or otherwise conduct Gaming activities of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including all licenses granted under applicable federal, state, foreign or local laws.
“Governing Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization, and the operating agreement (or equivalent or comparable organizational documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture, declaration or other applicable agreement or documentation evidencing or otherwise relating to its formation or organization, governance and capitalization (or equivalent or comparable organizational documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); and (d) with respect to any of the entities described above, any other agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any foreign, Federal, state, territory, provincial, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any Gaming Authority and any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).