Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income Taxes	9.INCOME TAXES Income tax expense is recorded relative to the jurisdictions that recognize book earnings. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $3.1 million on pre-tax loss of ($55.8) million, representing an effective income tax rate of (5.6%) compared to income tax expense of $2.1 million on pre-tax income of $4.2 million, representing an effective income tax rate of 50.1% for the same period in 2019. The comparison of pre-tax loss of ($55.8) million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to the pre-tax income of $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 should be considered when comparing effective tax rates for the respective periods. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company computed its effective tax rate using actual year to date information rather than a full year forecast to compute an annual effective tax rate. Based on current forecasts, which take into account a range of potential impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company’s effective tax rate is expected to be highly sensitive to changes in earnings. The extent of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company and the casino industry at large is highly uncertain and will ultimately depend on future developments, including but not limited to, the duration and severity of the outbreak, future recurrences of the outbreak and the length of time it takes for normal economic and operating conditions to resume, if at all. Accordingly, the Company concluded that computing its effective tax rate using year to date actual results is its best estimate of tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2020. A number of items caused the effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 to differ from the US federal statutory income tax rate of 21% including a 25% statutory tax rate in Canada, certain nondeductible business expenses in Poland and the other items discussed below. The change in the effective tax rate compared to the same period in 2019 is primarily the result of the valuation allowances recorded in the first and second quarters of 2020 as well as the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets at certain reporting units, which is described below. During the first quarter of 2020, the Company recorded valuation allowances on its net deferred tax assets related to CMR, resulting in $1.5 million of tax expense and on its net deferred tax assets related to the United States resulting in $1.0 million of tax expense. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets related to CRM, which resulted in $1.1 million of tax expense. Based on the analysis of future realization of the CMR, United States and CRM deferred tax assets, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain deferred tax assets will not be realized and therefore recorded the valuation allowances. Additionally, the Company impaired goodwill and intangible assets during 2020 at certain of its reporting units and recorded $35.1 million to impairment – goodwill and intangible assets on its condensed consolidated statement of (loss) earnings during the six months ended June 30, 2020. These impairments affected the income tax rates, but there was limited tax expense associated with these impairments.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

9.INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense is recorded relative to the jurisdictions that recognize book earnings. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized income tax expense of $3.1 million on pre-tax loss of ($55.8) million, representing an effective income tax rate of (5.6%) compared to income tax expense of $2.1 million on pre-tax income of $4.2 million, representing an effective income tax rate of 50.1% for the same period in 2019. The comparison of pre-tax loss of ($55.8) million for the six months ended June 30, 2020 to the pre-tax income of $4.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019 should be considered when comparing effective tax rates for the respective periods.

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company computed its effective tax rate using actual year to date information rather than a full year forecast to compute an annual effective tax rate. Based on current forecasts, which take into account a range of potential impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company’s effective tax rate is expected to be highly sensitive to changes in earnings. The extent of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company and the casino industry at large is highly uncertain and will ultimately depend on future developments, including but not limited to, the duration and severity of the outbreak, future recurrences of the outbreak and the length of time it takes for normal economic and operating conditions to resume, if at all. Accordingly, the Company concluded that computing its effective tax rate using year to date actual results is its best estimate of tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

A number of items caused the effective income tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 to differ from the US federal statutory income tax rate of 21% including a 25% statutory tax rate in Canada, certain nondeductible business expenses in Poland and the other items discussed below. The change in the effective tax rate compared to the same period in 2019 is primarily the result of the valuation allowances recorded in the first and second quarters of 2020 as well as the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets at certain reporting units, which is described below.

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company recorded valuation allowances on its net deferred tax assets related to CMR, resulting in $1.5 million of tax expense and on its net deferred tax assets related to the United States resulting in $1.0 million of tax expense. During the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets related to CRM, which resulted in $1.1 million of tax expense. Based on the analysis of future realization of the CMR, United States and CRM deferred tax assets, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain deferred tax assets will not be realized and therefore recorded the valuation allowances. Additionally, the Company impaired goodwill and intangible assets during 2020 at certain of its reporting units and recorded $35.1 million to impairment – goodwill and intangible assets on its condensed consolidated statement of (loss) earnings during the six months ended June 30, 2020. These impairments affected the income tax rates, but there was limited tax expense associated with these impairments.

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The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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