Property and Equipment

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following:

	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Land	$	770		$	770
Land improvements	1,759			1,758
Buildings	4,727			4,727
Building improvements	29,861			28,088
Vehicles	305			307
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	5,087			4,278
Construction in Progress	65			919
	42,574			40,847
Less—Accumulated depreciation	(15,493		)	(14,432		)
	$	27,081		$	26,415

Depreciation expense was approximately $390,000 and $329,000 for the three-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and approximately $1.1 million and $1.0 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The VGMs in the Monticello Casino and Raceway are owned by the NYSGC and, accordingly, the Company's consolidated financial statements include neither the cost nor the depreciation of those devices.