ACCOUNTING FOR LEASES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

ACCOUNTING FOR LEASES

ACCOUNTING FOR LEASES

NOTE 5. ACCOUNTING FOR LEASES

In conformity with ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842), (“ASC 842”)” leases with durations greater than twelve months are recognized on the balance sheet.

For leases with terms greater than 12 months, the Company records the related asset and obligation at the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. Certain of the Company’s leases include rental escalation clauses, renewal options and/or termination options that are factored into its determination of lease payments when appropriate. As permitted by ASC 842, the Company elected not to separate non-lease components from their related lease components.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company’s right of use assets consisted of the Parking Lot Lease, the Driveway Lease (both as defined and discussed in NOTE 12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS), as well as certain billboard leases.

The table below presents information related to the lease costs for operating leases during 2023, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):

		Year ended December 31,
	2023		2022		2021
Short-term lease costs	$	297	$	287	$	382
Long-term lease costs		1,546		1,405		1,432
Total lease costs	$	1,843	$	1,692	$	1,814

When available, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of its leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company must estimate its incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on information available at lease commencement. Upon adoption of the new lease standard, incremental borrowing rates used for existing leases were established using the rates in effect as of the lease inception or modification date. The weighted-average incremental borrowing rate of the leases presented in the lease liability as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 was 4.33% each.

The weighted-average remaining lease term of the leases presented in the lease liability as of December 31, 2023 and 2022 was 17.2 and 19.4 years, respectively.

Following is the undiscounted cash flow for the next five years and total of the remaining years to the operating lease liabilities recorded on the balance sheet (in thousands):

	Operating
	Leases
Year ending December 31,
2024	$	1,520
2025		1,476
2026		1,396
2027		1,403
2028		1,408
Thereafter		14,032
Total minimum lease payments		21,235
Less: amount of lease payment representing interest		(6,317)
Present value of future minimum payments		14,918
Less: current obligations under leases		(897)
Long-term lease obligations	$	14,021

Cash paid related to the operating leases presented in the lease liability for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were $1.5 million, $1.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

In addition, we lease gaming equipment and paid $2.7 million in the year ending December 31, 2023 and $2.5 million in each of the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The lease cost is included in the operating expenses.