Business Operations	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Business Operations
Business Operations	NOTE 2 - Business Operations We are a premier gaming and entertainment resort destination whose operations consist of: Dover Downs Casino — a 165,000-square foot casino complex featuring popular table games, including craps, roulette and card games such as blackjack, Spanish 21, baccarat, 3-card and pai gow poker, the latest in slot machine offerings, multi-player electronic table games, a poker room, a Race & Sports Book operation, the Dover Downs’ Fire & Ice Lounge, the Festival Buffet, Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House, Frankie’s Italian restaurant, as well as several bars, restaurants and six retail outlets; Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center — a 500 room AAA Four Diamond hotel with a fine dining restaurant, full-service spa/salon, conference, banquet, ballroom and concert hall facilities; and Dover Downs Raceway — a harness racing track with pari-mutuel wagering on live and simulcast horse races. All of our gaming operations are located at our entertainment complex in Dover, the capital of the State of Delaware. Dover Downs, Inc. is authorized to conduct video lottery, sports wagering, table game and internet gaming operations as one of three “Licensed Agents” under the Delaware State Lottery Code. Licensing, administration and control of gaming operations in Delaware is under the Delaware State Lottery Office and Delaware’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Division of Gaming Enforcement. Our license from the Delaware Harness Racing Commission (the “Commission”) to hold harness race meetings on our premises and to offer pari-mutuel wagering on live and simulcast horse races must be renewed on an annual basis. In order to maintain our gaming license, we are required to maintain our harness horse racing license. We have received an annual license from the Commission for the past 48 consecutive years and management believes that our relationship with the Commission remains good. Due to the nature of our business activities, we are subject to various federal, state and local regulations. As part of our license arrangements, we are subject to various taxes and fees which are subject to change by the Delaware legislature. In recent years, the mid-Atlantic region has experienced an unprecedented expansion in gaming venues and gaming offerings. This has had a significant adverse effect on our visitation numbers, our revenues and our profitability. Management has estimated that approximately 29% of our gaming win comes from Maryland patrons and approximately 61% of our Capital Club® member gaming win comes from out of state patrons. For the past several years, we have been engaged with the Delaware legislature, seeking to change the cost sharing structure that exists between video lottery agents, video lottery vendors, horsemen and the State, all in an effort to make the Delaware gaming industry more competitive in the regional marketplace. Several bills have been introduced to implement one or more of the recommendations of the gaming industry and the legislatively created Lottery & Gaming Study Commission, but not enacted. Without legislative relief, we may be unable to refinance or extend the maturity of our credit facility on favorable terms or may default on our obligations, we may be unable to allocate sufficient resources to marketing and promotions in order to compete effectively in the regional marketplace, we may be unable to allocate sufficient resources to maintain our facility, and we may be required to take other actions in order to manage expenses - especially with respect to operations that have operated at a loss, such as table games. Such actions could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flow.

NOTE 2 - Business Operations

We are a premier gaming and entertainment resort destination whose operations consist of:

Dover Downs Casino — a 165,000-square foot casino complex featuring popular table games, including craps, roulette and card games such as blackjack, Spanish 21, baccarat, 3-card and pai gow poker, the latest in slot machine offerings, multi-player electronic table games, a poker room, a Race & Sports Book operation, the Dover Downs’ Fire & Ice Lounge, the Festival Buffet, Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House, Frankie’s Italian restaurant, as well as several bars, restaurants and six retail outlets;

Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center — a 500 room AAA Four Diamond hotel with a fine dining restaurant, full-service spa/salon, conference, banquet, ballroom and concert hall facilities; and

Dover Downs Raceway — a harness racing track with pari-mutuel wagering on live and simulcast horse races.

All of our gaming operations are located at our entertainment complex in Dover, the capital of the State of Delaware.

Dover Downs, Inc. is authorized to conduct video lottery, sports wagering, table game and internet gaming operations as one of three “Licensed Agents” under the Delaware State Lottery Code. Licensing, administration and control of gaming operations in Delaware is under the Delaware State Lottery Office and Delaware’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Division of Gaming Enforcement.

Our license from the Delaware Harness Racing Commission (the “Commission”) to hold harness race meetings on our premises and to offer pari-mutuel wagering on live and simulcast horse races must be renewed on an annual basis. In order to maintain our gaming license, we are required to maintain our harness horse racing license. We have received an annual license from the Commission for the past 48 consecutive years and management believes that our relationship with the Commission remains good.

Due to the nature of our business activities, we are subject to various federal, state and local regulations. As part of our license arrangements, we are subject to various taxes and fees which are subject to change by the Delaware legislature.

In recent years, the mid-Atlantic region has experienced an unprecedented expansion in gaming venues and gaming offerings. This has had a significant adverse effect on our visitation numbers, our revenues and our profitability. Management has estimated that approximately 29% of our gaming win comes from Maryland patrons and approximately 61% of our Capital Club® member gaming win comes from out of state patrons.

For the past several years, we have been engaged with the Delaware legislature, seeking to change the cost sharing structure that exists between video lottery agents, video lottery vendors, horsemen and the State, all in an effort to make the Delaware gaming industry more competitive in the regional marketplace. Several bills have been introduced to implement one or more of the recommendations of the gaming industry and the legislatively created Lottery & Gaming Study Commission, but not enacted. Without legislative relief, we may be unable to refinance or extend the maturity of our credit facility on favorable terms or may default on our obligations, we may be unable to allocate sufficient resources to marketing and promotions in order to compete effectively in the regional marketplace, we may be unable to allocate sufficient resources to maintain our facility, and we may be required to take other actions in order to manage expenses - especially with respect to operations that have operated at a loss, such as table games. Such actions could adversely affect our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flow.