CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 115,113	$ 85,585
Restricted cash	4,088	1,146
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $350 in 2012 and $383 in 2011	3,934	4,554
Amounts due from West Virginia Lottery Commission	17	122
Inventories	4,305	3,503
Deferred financing costs	1,642	1,622
Deferred income taxes		494
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5,582	5,366
Total current assets	134,681	102,392
Property and equipment, net	387,015	299,579
Funds held for construction project		130,114
Other intangible assets	136,094	85,577
Deferred financing costs, net of current portion	8,407	9,919
Deposits and other	1,908	1,902
Non-operating real property	10,789	11,207
Assets of discontinued operations	181	181
Total assets	679,075	640,871
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	3,719	1,461
Accounts payable-gaming taxes and assessments	11,077	8,854
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes	5,776	3,872
Accrued interest	27,369	27,072
Accrued income taxes	743	958
Other accrued liabilities	13,579	10,741
Construction project and equipment liabilities	481	3,732
License fee payable	25,000
Deferred income taxes	1,472
Liabilities of discontinued operations	123	223
Total current liabilities	89,339	56,913
Long-term debt, net of current portion	556,716	548,933
Other regulatory gaming assessments	5,319	5,408
Long-term compensation	871	242
Deferred income taxes	12,620	11,048
Other long-term liabilities	517
Total liabilities	665,382	622,544
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.00001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 27,704,203 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and 27,656,019 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011
Additional paid-in capital	63,822	62,804
Accumulated deficit	(50,012)	(44,288)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(341)	(404)
Total stockholders' equity of MTR Gaming Group, Inc.	13,469	18,112
Non-controlling interest of discontinued operations	224	215
Total stockholders' equity	13,693	18,327
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 679,075	$ 640,871