2.4.0.8119 - Disclosure - Income Taxestruefalsefalse1false falsefalseP01_01_2013To06_30_2013http://www.sec.gov/CIK0001004673duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse0Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]2false 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseverboseLabel1falsefalsefalse00 <table border="0" style="clear:both;width:100%; table-layout:fixed;"> <tr> <td></td> </tr> </table> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif "> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="110%"> <tr> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 10pt; WIDTH: 5%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0in" width="11%"> <div style="clear:both;TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Note 14.</font></strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"></font></div> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 10pt; WIDTH: 88.88%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0in" valign="top" width="88%"> <div style="clear:both;TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <strong><font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> Income Taxes</font></strong></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify"> </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify">The Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">8,000</font> and $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">35,000</font> and $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">49,000</font> and $<font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">89,000</font> for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rates were <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">(2.0)</font>% and <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">7.6</font>% and <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> (7.3)</font>% and <font style=" FONT-SIZE: 10pt">6.4</font>% for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Company’s EGT Cambodia and Dreamworld Casino (Pailin) operations are tax exempt, paying a fixed monthly tax rather than a tax on income. The change in effective tax rate was mainly due to an increase in consolidated pre-tax loss. </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify"> </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify">The fixed obligation tax arrangement is subject to annual renewal and negotiation. Earlier this year, the Company renewed the fixed obligation tax arrangement for both EGT Cambodia and Dreamworld Casino (Pailin) for 2013.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify"> </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify">The Company has been subjected to income tax examinations by tax authorities in jurisdictions in which it operates. During the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, the United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) conducted an audit of the Company’s 2008 and 2009 tax returns in the United States. On January 23, 2013, the IRS formally notified the Company that it had completed the review of the examination of the above-mentioned years with no changes to the Company’s tax position.</div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify"> </div> <div style="clear:both; FONT-FAMILY:Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;MARGIN: 0pt 0px; FONT: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif" align="justify">The Company’s 2008 to 2012 Australian income tax returns could be subject to examination by the Australian Taxation Office. The Company’s 2009 to 2012 Cambodian income tax returns could be subject to examination by the General Department of Taxation. The Company’s 2009 to 2012 Philippines income tax returns could be subject to examination by the Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue.</div> </div> falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for income taxes. 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