SALE OF NEWPORT GRAND

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

On January 17, 2018, Newport Grand entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Sale Agreement”) with a third party (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Buyer acquired the land and building relating to the Newport Grand Casino for $10.2 million in a transaction that closed on May 1, 2018. The Company leased back the Newport Grand Casino from May 1, 2018 until November 1, 2018 at which time it vacated the property. This lease is accounted for as an operating lease. On August 28, 2018, Newport Grand was closed, and Tiverton Casino Hotel was opened on September 1, 2018.

As of January 17, 2018, Newport Grand met the accounting guidance for assets held for sale, thus the Company recorded impairment losses of $4.2 million for the difference between the fair value and the carrying value of the land, building and building improvements included in the Sale Agreement. The Company also recorded an expense of $2.4 million, in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies, as the amount due for certain brokerage fees associated with the sale of Newport Grand became probable and reasonably estimable on this date. The move from Newport Grand to Tiverton Casino Hotel occurred on September 1, 2018.

The following sets forth the calculation of the Newport Grand disposal loss for the year ended December 31, 2018:



Sale price	$	10,150
Land, building and improvement costs sold or written off	(12,993		)
Transaction costs	(669		)
Impairment loss	(3,512		)
Participation fees	(2,373		)
Land, building and improvement disposal loss	(5,885		)
Equipment written-off upon facility closure	(629		)
Newport Grand disposal loss	$	(6,514	)

The sale of the Newport Grand assets did not qualify as a discontinued operation as the sale was not a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results.