Lease Obligations

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Leases [Abstract]

Leases Obligations

Lease Obligations

We have certain long-term operating lease obligations, including corporate office space, land at various locations, water bottom leases in Louisiana, and office and gaming equipment. Minimum lease payments required under operating leases that have initial terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2013 are as follows (amounts are reflected in millions):

Period:
2014	$	13.0
2015	12.0
2016	11.6
2017	10.5
2018	10.3
Thereafter	566.7
	$	624.1

Total rent expense for these long-term lease obligations for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $13.1 million, $11.3 million and $9.9 million, respectively.

We lease the 232 acres underlying our L’Auberge Lake Charles property. The lease has an initial term of 10 years, which commenced in May 2005, with six renewal options of 10 years each. The annual base rent for the lease is approximately $1.0 million per year, which amount adjusts annually for changes in the consumer price index.

We lease the 56 acres that our River City Casino occupies in St. Louis, Missouri. The lease has a term of 99 years, which commenced in September 2005. The annual rent for the lease is the greater of $4.0 million or 2.5% of annual adjusted gross receipts, as defined in the lease agreement.

We lease approximately 148 of the 315 acres that our Belterra Casino Resort occupies in southern Indiana. The lease period is 50 years total, including an initial five-year lease term with nine consecutive five-year automatic renewal periods. The current lease term is through September 2015 and has seven remaining renewal periods. The lease currently provides for minimum annual rental payments of approximately $1.4 million, plus 1.5% of gross gaming win (as defined in the lease agreement) in excess of $100 million. We also have the option to purchase the land on or after October 2020 for $30 million, subject to adjustments as defined in the lease agreement.

We lease the Ameristar East Chicago site from the City of East Chicago under a ground lease that expires (after giving effect to our renewal options) in 2086.

We lease corporate office space in Las Vegas, Nevada at various locations. Base rent for these locations ranges from $0.6 million per year to $1.9 million per year, subject to periodic base rate increases. The lease periods range from month-to-month to 10 years, subject to certain renewal options.

We are a party to a number of cancellable slot participation and some table game participation arrangements at our various casinos that are customary for casino operations. The slot arrangements generally consist of either a fixed-rent agreement on a per-day basis or a percentage of each slot machine’s gaming revenue, generally payable at month-end. Slot and table game participation expense increased in 2013 primarily as a result of the acquisition of Ameristar. Slot and table game participation expense included in Gaming Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operation was as follows:

	For the year ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Slot and table game participation expenses	$	20.7	$	16.4	$	16.4