STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In accordance with ASC 718, the Company records any excess tax benefits or deficiencies from its equity awards in its Consolidated Statements of Income in the reporting periods in which vesting occurs. As a result, the Company’s income tax expense and associated effective tax rate are impacted by fluctuations in stock price between the grant dates and vesting dates of equity awards.

Reported stock-based compensation expense was classified as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2023		2022
Casino	$	153	$	71
Food and beverage		40		48
Hotel		66		33
Selling, general and administrative		1,215		1,008
Total stock-based compensation, before taxes		1,474		1,160
Tax benefit		(310)		(244)
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax	$	1,164	$	916