Property And Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property And Equipment [Abstract]

Property And Equipment

5. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment at December 31, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following:

	December 31,
Amounts in thousands	2017		2016
Land	$	50,300	$	48,274
Buildings and improvements		110,733		105,048
Gaming equipment		24,212		23,445
Furniture and non-gaming equipment		20,501		18,728
Capital leases		1,628		1,379
Capital projects in process		9,872		3,579
	$	217,246	$	200,453
Less: accumulated depreciation		(64,468)		(59,690)
Property and equipment, net	$	152,778	$	140,763

Depreciation expense was $8.6 million, $8.0 million and $7.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017,  2016 and 2015, respectively.