Amendment of Revolving Credit Facility Amendment of Revolving Credit Facility

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Amended Credit Facility [Abstract]

Amendment of Revolving Credit Facility

NOTE 11 — AMENDMENT OF REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

On April 23, 2013, the Company's Board of Directors approved, subject to state regulatory approvals, the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Facility”) which will amend certain provisions of the credit agreement including increasing the maximum aggregate commitment from $375 million to $500 million. The Amended Credit Facility will close following the receipt of certain regulatory approvals in the gaming jurisdictions in which the Company operates, which are expected during the second quarter of 2013. The Amended Credit Facility also provides for an accordion feature which, if exercised, could increase the maximum aggregate commitment by up to an additional $225 million and reduces the pricing schedule for outstanding borrowings and commitment fees across all leverage pricing levels. The guarantors under the Amended Credit Facility will continue to be a majority of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company expects to incur loan origination costs of approximately $2.0 million in connection with this amendment, which will be capitalized and amortized as interest expense over the remaining term of the Amended Credit Facility. The Amended Credit Facility will mature five years from its effective date.

Generally, borrowings made pursuant to the Amended Credit Facility will bear interest at a LIBOR-based rate per annum plus an applicable percentage ranging from 1.125% to 3.0% depending on the Company's total leverage ratio. In addition, under the Amended Credit Facility, the Company agreed to pay a commitment fee at rates that range from 0.175% to 0.45% of the available aggregate commitment, depending on the Company's leverage ratio.

Subject to approval by certain regulatory agencies, the Amended Credit Facility will contain customary affirmative and negative covenants for credit facilities of this type, including limitations on the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to indebtedness, restricted payments, liens, investments, mergers and acquisitions, disposition of assets, sale-leaseback transactions and transactions with affiliates.  The covenants permit the Company to use proceeds of the credit extended under the agreement for general corporate purposes, restricted payments and acquisition needs.  The Amended Credit Facility also contains financial covenants that require the Company (i) to maintain an interest coverage ratio (i.e., consolidated adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense) that is greater than 3.0 to 1.0; (ii) not to permit the total leverage ratio (i.e., total consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated adjusted EBITDA) to be greater than 4.5 to 1.0, provided that if a certain minimum consolidated adjusted EBITDA is reached then the total leverage ratio will be increased to 5.0 to 1.0 for such periods that the minimum is maintained; and (iii) not to permit the senior secured leverage ratio (i.e. senior secured consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated adjusted EBITDA) to be greater than 3.5 to 1.0. As of March 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the current credit facility. Substantially all of the Company's assets will continue to be pledged as collateral under the Amended Credit Facility.