EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 906553
Filing Year: 2023
Filename: 906553_10-K_2023_0001437749-23-004538.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
ITEM 1. Business
Overview
Boyd Gaming Corporation (the "Company," the "Registrant," "Boyd Gaming," "we" or "us") is a multi-jurisdictional gaming company that has been in operation since 1975. Headquartered in Las Vegas, we operate 28 wholly owned gaming entertainment properties in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Through a management agreement with Wilton Rancheria, we also manage the Sky River Casino, which is located in California and opened to the public on August 15, 2022.
We have a strategic partnership with and are a 5% equity owner of FanDuel Group, one of the nation’s leading sports-betting operators. Through our strategic partnership, we pursue sports-betting opportunities, both at our properties and online, across the country. We operate FanDuel-branded sportsbooks at 16 of our properties, including the most recent opening in Ohio in January 2023. With our expansion to Ohio in January 2023, we also offer online sports-betting in all states that our 28 gaming entertainment properties are located, except in Mississippi and Missouri where online sports-betting has not been legalized. In addition, we operate Stardust-branded online casinos in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
On November 1, 2022, Boyd Interactive Gaming, Inc. ("Boyd Interactive"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd Gaming, completed the acquisition of Pala Interactive, LLC ("Pala Interactive") and its subsidiaries. Pala Interactive is an innovative online gaming technology company that provides proprietary solutions on both a business-to-business (“B2B”) and business-to-consumer (“B2C”) basis in regulated markets across the United States and Canada.
We continually work to position our Company for greater success by strengthening our existing operations and growing through acquisitions, capital investments and other strategic initiatives. As our properties reopened in mid-2020 following the COVID-19 closures, we implemented a strategic shift in our operating philosophy to increase our focus on building loyalty with core customers and adopted a more efficient approach to doing business. This operating model is focused on maximizing gaming revenues, streamlining our cost structure, targeting our marketing investments and reducing lower margin offerings, which allows us to flow a higher percentage of our revenues to the bottom line.
In addition, we believe the following factors have contributed to our success in the past and are central to our success in the future:
•
we have an experienced management team;
• our operations are geographically diversified;
•
our Las Vegas Locals properties are well-positioned to capitalize on the attractive Las Vegas locals market;
•
three of our properties are located in the growing downtown Las Vegas market and also market to a unique niche - Hawaiian customers;
•
we have used our increased free cash flow to strengthen our balance sheet; and
•
we have the ability to expand certain existing properties and to act opportunistically to make strategic acquisitions.
Properties
As of December 31, 2022, we own and operate 27 of our 28 properties (as our Eastside Cannery property remains closed since March 18, 2020 due to the current levels of demand in the market) offering a total of 1,723,126 square feet of casino space, 29,836 slot machines, 626 table games and 10,751 hotel rooms. We derive the majority of our revenues from our gaming entertainment properties, which generated approximately 75% and 80% of our revenues in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Other revenues, which include online offerings, other amenities at our properties, and beginning in third quarter 2022, our Sky River Casino management fee, represent our next most significant revenue source, generating 12% and 8% of revenues in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Food & beverage revenues and room revenues separately contributed less than 8% of revenues in each of 2022 and 2021.
We view each of our 28 gaming entertainment properties as an operating segment. For financial reporting purposes, we aggregate these properties into three reportable business segments: (i) Las Vegas Locals; (ii) Downtown Las Vegas; and (iii) Midwest & South.
For financial information related to our segments as of and for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, see Note 14, Segment Information, to our consolidated financial statements presented in Part II, Item 8.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our gaming entertainment properties (listed by the Reportable Segment in which each such property is reported) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022:
Year
Opened
Casino
Average
or
Space
Slot
Table
Hotel
Hotel
Daily
Location
Acquired
(Sq. ft.)
Machines
Games
Rooms
Occupancy
Rate
Las Vegas Locals
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
88,915
1,506
%
$
The Orleans Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
136,960
1,894
1,885
%
$
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, NV
120,681
1,449
%
$
Suncoast Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
95,898
1,450
%
$
Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
••
••
••
••
••
••
Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa
North Las Vegas, NV
125,000
1,516
%
$
Cannery Casino Hotel
North Las Vegas, NV
86,000
1,274
%
$
Jokers Wild
Henderson, NV
23,698
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Downtown Las Vegas
California Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
35,848
%
$
Fremont Hotel & Casino
•
Las Vegas, NV
43,414
%
$
Main Street Station Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
26,918
%
$
Midwest & South
Par-A-Dice Casino
•
East Peoria, IL
26,116
%
$
Belterra Casino Resort •••
•
Florence, IN
70,232
%
$
Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
•
Michigan City, IN
65,000
1,411
%
$
Diamond Jo Casino
•
Dubuque, IA
41,408
N/A
N/A
N/A
Diamond Jo Worth
•
Northwood, IA
34,820
N/A
N/A
N/A
Kansas Star Casino
•
Mulvane, KS
70,010
1,409
N/A
N/A
N/A
Amelia Belle Casino
•
Amelia, LA
27,484
N/A
N/A
N/A
Delta Downs Racetrack Hotel & Casino
•
Vinton, LA
15,000
1,517
N/A
%
$
Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino
•
Opelousas, LA
39,208
1,185
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sam's Town Shreveport
•
Shreveport, LA
29,285
%
$
Treasure Chest Casino
•
Kenner, LA
23,668
N/A
N/A
N/A
IP Casino Resort Spa
•
Biloxi, MS
81,700
1,187
1,088
%
$
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Tunica
•
Tunica, MS
53,000
%
$
Ameristar Casino * Hotel Kansas City •••
Kansas City, MO
140,000
1,793
%
$
Ameristar Casino * Resort * Spa St. Charles •••
St. Charles, MO
130,000
1,748
%
$
Belterra Park •••
Cincinnati, OH
56,863
1,079
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Valley Forge Casino Resort
•
King of Prussia, PA
36,000
%
$
Total
1,723,126
29,836
10,751
N/A = Not Applicable
● These properties feature FanDuel-branded sportsbooks. In addition, Belterra Park opened a FanDuel-branded sportsbook in January 2023.
●● The Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel remains closed due to local market conditions.
●●● Property is subject to a master lease agreement with a real estate investment trust.
We also own a travel agency and a captive insurance company that underwrites travel-related insurance, each located in Hawaii. Financial results for these operations are included in our Downtown Las Vegas segment, as our Downtown Las Vegas properties focus marketing efforts on gaming customers from Hawaii. Results for our Midwest & South segment include the following non-reportable segments and business activity: (i) Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC ("Lattner"), our Illinois distributed gaming operator with approximately 950 gaming units in approximatel y 175 locations across the state of Illinois as of December 31, 2022; (ii) online gaming operations, which includes: (a) the operations of Pala Interactive, the online gaming technology company we acquired on November 1, 2022; and (b) online operations through partnerships with FanDuel Group and market access agreements with other operators in New Jersey and, as of December 31, 2022, six of the nine states in the Midwest & South segment where we operate our gaming entertainment properties; and (iii) management fees from our management agreement with Wilton Rancheria.
In December 2020, we sold Eldorado Casino, which was part of our Las Vegas Locals segment. The Eldorado Casino remained closed in 2020 since its state mandated closure on March 18, 2020. See Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, to our consolidated financial statements presented in Part II, Item 8 for further discussion of this transaction.
Las Vegas Locals Properties
Our Las Vegas Locals segment consists of eight casinos that primarily serve the resident population in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. Las Vegas has historically been characterized by a vibrant economy and strong demographics that include a large population of retirees and other active gaming customers. In recent years, the Las Vegas economy has strengthened, as reflected in the positive trends in employment, construction activity and visitation. Our Las Vegas Locals segment competes directly with other locals casinos and gaming companies, some of which operate larger casinos and offer different promotions than ours.
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino ("Gold Coast") is located on Flamingo Road, approximately one mile west of the Las Vegas Strip and one-quarter mile west of Interstate 15, the major highway linking Las Vegas and southern California. Its location offers easy access from the entire Las Vegas Valley. The primary target market for Gold Coast consists of local customers who actively gamble. Gold Coast's amenities include 712 hotel rooms and suites along with meeting facilities, multiple restaurant options and a 70-lane bowling center.
The Orleans Hotel and Casino
The Orleans Hotel and Casino ("The Orleans") is located on Tropicana Avenue, a short distance from the Las Vegas Strip. The target markets for The Orleans are local residents and visitors to the Las Vegas area. The Orleans provides a New Orleans French Quarter-themed environment. Amenities at The Orleans include 1,885 hotel rooms, a variety of restaurants and bars, a spa and fitness center, 18 stadium-seating movie theaters, a 52-lane bowling center, banquet and meeting space, and a special events arena that seats up to 9,500 patrons.
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall ("Sam's Town Las Vegas") is located on the Boulder Strip, approximately six miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, and features a contemporary western theme. Its informal, friendly atmosphere appeals to both local residents and out-of-town visitors alike. Amenities at Sam's Town Las Vegas include 645 hotel rooms, a variety of restaurants and bars, 18 stadium-seating movie theaters, and a 56-lane bowling center.
Suncoast Hotel and Casino
Suncoast Hotel and Casino ("Suncoast") is located in Peccole Ranch, a master-planned community adjacent to Summerlin, and is readily accessible from most major points in Las Vegas, including downtown and the Las Vegas Strip. The primary target market for Suncoast consists of local customers who gamble frequently. Suncoast features 427 hotel rooms, multiple restaurant options, banquet and meeting facilities, 16 stadium-seating movie theaters, a showroom, and a 64-lane bowling center.
Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel
Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel ("Eastside Cannery") has been closed to the public since March 18, 2020 and has not yet re-opened due to the current levels of market demand. Eastside Cannery is located directly south of Sam's Town Las Vegas at the intersection of Boulder Highway and Harmon Avenue in Las Vegas. Its location offers easy access for both the Las Vegas and Henderson valleys. At the time of its closure in March 2020, Eastside Cannery offered 63,879 square feet of casino space with 881 slots and eight table games, 306 hotel rooms, a restaurant and bars, meeting and ballroom space, and an entertainment lounge.
Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa
Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa ("Aliante") is located in North Las Vegas adjacent to an 18-hole championship golf course and has convenient access to major freeways connecting it to points throughout Las Vegas. The primary target market for Aliante consists of local customers who gamble frequently. Aliante features a full-service Scottsdale-modern, desert-inspired casino and resort, which includes 202 hotel rooms, multiple restaurant options, a 16-screen movie theater complex, showroom, spa, and a resort style pool with cabanas.
Cannery Casino Hotel
Cannery Casino Hotel ("Cannery") is located in the northeastern part of the Las Vegas Valley and has convenient access to major freeways connecting it to points throughout Las Vegas. The primary target market for Cannery consists of local customers who gamble frequently. The Cannery has a 200-room hotel, a variety of restaurants and bars, an entertainment venue and a 16-screen movie theater.
Jokers Wild
Located in Henderson, the Jokers Wild is approximately 14 miles from the Las Vegas Strip and includes slots, a sports book and dining options. The principal customers of this property are Henderson residents.
Downtown Las Vegas Properties
Our three Downtown Las Vegas properties directly compete with nine other casinos that operate in downtown Las Vegas. As such, we have developed a distinct niche for our downtown properties by focusing on customers from Hawaii. Our downtown properties focus their marketing on gaming enthusiasts from Hawaii as well as tour and travel agents in Hawaii with whom we have cultivated relationships since we opened our California Hotel and Casino (the "Cal") in 1975. We have strong, informal relationships with Hawaiian travel agencies and offer affordable all-inclusive packages. These relationships, combined with our Hawaiian promotions, have allowed the Cal, Fremont Hotel & Casino ("Fremont") and Main Street Hotel and Casino ("Main Street Station") to capture a significant share of the Hawaiian tourist trade in Las Vegas. During the year ended December 31, 2022, patrons from Hawaii comprised approximately 73% of the occupied room nights at the Cal, 42% of the occupied room nights at Fremont, and 51% of the occupied room nights at Main Street Station.
California Hotel and Casino
The Cal's amenities include 779 hotel rooms, multiple dining options, a sports book and meeting space. The Cal and Main Street Station are connected by an indoor pedestrian bridge.
Fremont Hotel & Casino
Fremont is adjacent to the principal pedestrian thoroughfare in downtown Las Vegas, known as the Fremont Street Experience. The property's amenities include 447 hotel rooms that were recently remodeled, a restaurant and meeting space. In addition, in December 2022, Fremont completed and opened its casino expansion, which added 10,000 square feet of incremental casino space, a contemporary new food hall and a FanDuel-branded sportsbook.
Main Street Station Hotel and Casino
Main Street Station's amenities include 406 hotel rooms and two restaurants. In addition, Main Street Station features a 96-space recreational vehicle park, the only such facility in the downtown area. Main Street Station was closed to the public on March 18, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and remained closed until re-opening on September 8, 2021.
Midwest & South Properties
Our Midwest & South properties consist of four land-based casinos, six dockside riverboat casinos, three racinos and four barge-based casinos that operate in nine states in the midwest and southern United States. Generally, these states allow casino gaming on a limited basis through the issuance of a limited number of gaming licenses. Each of our Midwest & South properties primarily serve customers within a 100-mile radius and compete directly with other casino facilities operating in their respective immediate and surrounding market areas, as well as with gaming operations in surrounding jurisdictions. Online sportsbooks are operated under the respective property gaming license of certain of our Midwest & South properties pursuant to collaborative arrangements with FanDuel or one of our other market access partners.
Par-A-Dice Casino
Par-A-Dice Casino ("Par-A-Dice") is a dockside riverboat casino located on the Illinois River in East Peoria, Illinois that features a FanDuel branded sportsbook and a 202-room hotel, which was fully renovated in 2022. Located adjacent to the Par-A-Dice riverboat is a land-based pavilion, which includes multiple restaurants and a gift shop. Par-A-Dice is strategically located near Interstate 74, a major east-west interstate highway, and it is the only casino gaming facility located within an approximately 90-mile radius of Peoria, Illinois.
Belterra Casino Resort
Belterra Casino Resort ("Belterra Resort") is a dockside riverboat casino located in Florence, Indiana, approximately 50 minutes from downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, 70 minutes from Louisville, Kentucky, and 90 minutes from Lexington, Kentucky and features 662 hotel rooms and a FanDuel branded sportsbook. Belterra Resort is also approximately two and one-half hours from Indianapolis, Indiana. The real estate utilized by Belterra Resort is subject to a Master Lease with Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. ("GLPI"). Ogle Haus Inn, a 54-room boutique hotel that we lease from GLPI, is operated by us and located near Belterra Resort.
Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa ("Blue Chip") is a dockside riverboat casino located in Michigan City, Indiana, which is 40 miles west of South Bend, Indiana and 60 miles east of Chicago, Illinois. The property competes primarily with six casinos in northern Indiana and southern Michigan and, to a lesser extent, with casinos in the Chicago area and racinos located near Indianapolis. The property features 486 guest rooms, a spa and fitness center, dining and nightlife venues, meeting and event space, including a land-based pavilion, and a FanDuel branded sportsbook.
Diamond Jo Casino
Diamond Jo Casino ("Diamond Jo Dubuque") is a land-based casino located in the Port of Dubuque, a waterfront development on the Mississippi River in downtown Dubuque, Iowa. Diamond Jo Dubuque is a two-story property that includes several dining outlets and bars. The property has meeting space, a 30-lane bowling alley, an entertainment venue and a FanDuel branded sportsbook.
Diamond Jo Worth
Diamond Jo Worth is a land-based casino situated on a 46-acre site in Northwood, Iowa, which is located in north-central Iowa, near the Minnesota border and approximately 30 miles north of Mason City, Iowa. The casino has an event center, several dining options and a FanDuel branded sportsbook. A 102-room Country Inn & Suites hotel connected to the casino and a 60-room Holiday Inn Express hotel adjacent to the casino, are owned and operated by third parties.
Kansas Star Casino
Kansas Star Casino ("Kansas Star") serves as Lottery Gaming Facility Manager for the South Central Gaming Zone on behalf of the Kansas Lottery pursuant to a Lottery Gaming Facility Management Contract with the State of Kansas (the "Kansas Management Contract"). The land-based casino is located in Mulvane, Kansas, approximately 20 miles south of Wichita, Kansas and has multiple dining venues and casino bars. Kansas Star also has an arena that provides a venue for concerts, trade shows and equestrian events. In addition, the property has an event center and an equestrian pavilion that includes a practice arena and covered stalls. There is a 300-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel connected to the casino that is owned and operated by a third party. Under the terms of the agreement, Kansas Star has the option to purchase the hotel. A FanDuel branded sportsbook opened at Kansas Star in September 2022.
Amelia Belle Casino
The Amelia Belle Casino ("Amelia Belle") is located in south-central Louisiana and is a three-level riverboat with gaming located on the first two decks as well as a café on the first deck. The property's third deck includes a banquet room. A FanDuel branded sportsbook opened at Amelia Belle in January 2022.
Delta Downs Racetrack Hotel & Casino
Delta Downs Racetrack Hotel & Casino ("Delta Downs") is a land-based racino located in Vinton, Louisiana and conducts horse races on a seasonal basis and operates year-round simulcast facilities for customers to wager on races held at other tracks. In addition, Delta Downs offers slot play, a 370-room hotel and a FanDuel branded sportsbook. Delta Downs is approximately 25 miles closer to Houston than the next closest gaming properties, and located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, is conveniently near a route taken by customers traveling between Houston, Beaumont and other parts of southeastern Texas to Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino
Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino ("Evangeline Downs") is a land-based racino located in Opelousas, Louisiana and approximately 25 miles north of Lafayette, Louisiana. The racino currently includes a casino with a convention center, a FanDuel branded sportsbook and multiple food venues and bars. The racino includes a one-mile dirt track, a 7/8-mile turf track, stables for 1,008 horses and a clubhouse, which together with the grandstand and patio area, provides seating capacity for up to 4,295 patrons and includes a concession stand and bar. There is also a 117-room hotel connected to the racino, which is owned and operated by a third party.
Evangeline Downs operates three Off Track Betting ("OTB") locations in Henderson, Eunice and St. Martinville, Louisiana. Each OTB offers simulcast pari-mutuel wagering and video poker. Under Louisiana's racing and off-track betting laws, we have a right of prior approval with respect to any applicant seeking a permit to operate an OTB within a 55-mile radius of the Evangeline Downs racetrack, which effectively gives us the exclusive right, at our option, to operate additional OTBs within such a radius, provided that such OTB is not also within a 55-mile radius of another horse racetrack.
Sam's Town Shreveport
Sam's Town Shreveport is a dockside riverboat casino located along the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana. Amenities at the property include 514 hotel rooms, multiple restaurants, a live entertainment venue, and convention and meeting space. Feeder markets include east Texas (including Dallas), Texarkana, Arkansas, and surrounding Louisiana cities. A FanDuel branded sportsbook opened at Sam's Town Shreveport in January 2022.
Treasure Chest Casino
Treasure Chest Casino ("Treasure Chest") is a dockside riverboat casino that features a FanDuel branded sportsbook and is located on Lake Pontchartrain in the western suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana. The portside building located adjacent to the riverboat houses two restaurants. Located approximately five miles from the New Orleans International Airport, Treasure Chest primarily serves residents of suburban New Orleans.
A $100 million project is underway to construct a new land-based casino facility to replace the existing riverboat casino. The single-level facility will feature a 47,000-square-foot casino, several new restaurants and bars, nearly 10,000 square feet of convention and meeting space, a FanDuel branded sportsbook, and parking directly adjacent to the casino entrance. The project is expected to be complete in early 2024.
IP Casino Resort Spa
IP Casino Resort Spa ("IP") is a barge-based casino overlooking the scenic back bay of Biloxi, Mississippi and, as a recipient of a AAA Four Diamond Award, is one of the premier resorts on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The property features more than 1,000 hotel rooms and suites, a FanDuel branded sportsbook, convention and meeting space, a spa and salon, a theater offering regular headline entertainment, and multiple restaurants and bars.
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Tunica
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Tunica ("Sam's Town Tunica") is a barge-based casino located in Tunica County, Mississippi. The property has extensive amenities, including 700 hotel rooms, a FanDuel branded sportsbook, an entertainment lounge, multiple dining venues, an arcade, a recreational vehicle park, and an arena.
Ameristar Casino * Hotel Kansas City
Ameristar Casino * Hotel Kansas City ("Ameristar Kansas City") is a barge-based casino located 10 miles from downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The property competes primarily with five casinos in the Kansas City area and bordering eastern Kansas market. The property features 184 guest rooms, several restaurants and a concert venue. The real estate utilized by Ameristar Kansas City is subject to a Master Lease with GLPI.
Ameristar Casino * Resort * Spa St. Charles
Ameristar Casino * Resort * Spa St. Charles ("Ameristar St. Charles") is a barge-based casino located in St. Charles along the Missouri River, strategically situated to attract guests from the St. Charles and the greater St. Louis areas, as well as tourists from outside the region. The property, which is in close proximity to the St. Charles convention facility, is located along the western bank of the Missouri River. The property features a AAA Four Diamond full-service luxury suite hotel with 397 rooms, an indoor-outdoor pool, several dining venues and bars, an entertainment venue, a full-service luxury day spa, two TopGolf Swing Suites and a conference center. The real estate utilized by Ameristar St. Charles is subject to a Master Lease with GLPI.
Belterra Park
Belterra Park is a land-based racino located in Cincinnati, Ohio, situated on approximately 160 acres of land, 40 of which are undeveloped. The property is a gaming and entertainment center offering live racing, pari-mutuel wagering, video lottery terminal gaming, several restaurants and the only grass horse racing track in Ohio. The real estate utilized by Belterra Park is subject to a Master Lease with GLPI. A FanDuel branded sportsbook opened at Belterra Park in January 2023.
Valley Forge Casino Resort
Valley Forge Casino Resort ("Valley Forge") is a land-based casino hotel located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The property features meeting, conference and banquet facilities and two hotel towers with 445 rooms total. The property also includes multiple dining options, a FanDuel branded sportsbook and live entertainment and nightlife.
Competition
Our properties generally operate in highly competitive environments. We compete against other gaming companies as well as other hospitality, entertainment and leisure companies. We face significant competition in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. Such competition may intensify in some of these jurisdictions if new gaming operations open in these markets or existing competitors expand their operations. Our properties compete directly with other gaming properties in each state in which we operate, as well as in adjacent states. We also compete for customers with other casino operators in and around our markets, including Native American casinos, and other forms of gaming, such as lotteries and online gaming. In some instances, particularly with Native American casinos, our competitors pay substantially lower taxes or no taxes at all. We believe that increased legalized gaming in other states, particularly in areas close to our existing gaming properties, and the development or expansion of Native American gaming in or near the states in which we operate, could create additional competition for us and could adversely affect our operations or future development projects.
Frequent Player Loyalty Programs
Boyd Rewards
We have established a nationwide branding initiative and loyalty program. Our players can use their "Boyd Rewards" cards to earn and redeem points at nearly all of our properties. The program has five player tiers - Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Onyx and Titanium. The "Boyd Rewards" club, among other benefits, rewards players for their loyalty and allows players to qualify for promotions, earn rewards toward slot, video poker, or table games play and redeem points for complimentary slot play, food & beverage, hotel rooms and other free goods and services. Benefits for our loyal customers include annual cruises, vacations, and gifts of luxury jewelry and electronics.
Through the Boyd Rewards card, players may link their card to our digital cashless wallet "BoydPay", in jurisdictions with regulatory approval, providing players with a cashless gaming experience. We have also linked the BoydPay wallet to our Boyd Rewards mobile app, creating a contactless experience that allows customers to use their smartphones to play and cash out on casino games. The ability to use your smartphone to play is in the very early stages of rollout and will be expanded further pending regulatory approval.
The Boyd Rewards program is currently available at all properties except for Eastside Cannery and Jokers Wild.
Other Promotional Activities
We provide other promotional offers and discounts targeted towards new customers, frequent customers, inactive customers, customers of various levels of play, and prospective customers who have not yet visited our properties. We also provide mid-week promotional offers and other promotional activities that seek to generate visits to our properties during slower periods. Complimentaries generally are in the form of monetary discounts, and other rewards generally can only be redeemed at our restaurants, spas and retail facilities.
Strategic Initiatives and Other Development Opportunities
Development and Management Agreements with Wilton Rancheria
We have separate development and management agreements with Wilton Rancheria, a federally recognized Native American tribe, to develop and manage a gaming entertainment complex, located southeast of Sacramento, California. We developed the Sky River Casino under such development agreement. The Sky River Casino opened on August 15, 2022 and we earn a management fee based on the performance of the property.
Pala Interactive & Pala Canada Acquisition
On November 1, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Pala Interactive, including its Canadian subsidiary Pala Interactive Canada Inc. ("Pala Canada"). Pala Interactive is an innovative online gaming technology company that provides proprietary solutions on both a B2B and B2C basis in regulated markets across the United States and Canada. This acquisition is an important step forward in our online growth strategy as it provides us with the talent and technology to begin building our regional online casino business. While online casinos are now limited to just a few states, over the long term we believe there is growth and additional profit potential for our Company from online gaming. By owning and operating an online gaming technology business, we will be able to leverage our nationwide portfolio and extensive customer database to grow in the online casino space.
Government Regulation
We are subject to extensive regulation under laws, rules and supervisory procedures primarily in the jurisdictions where our facilities are located or docked. The states in which we operate empower their regulators to investigate participation by licensees in gaming outside their jurisdiction and may require access to periodic reports with respect to those gaming activities. Violations of laws in one jurisdiction could result in disciplinary action in other jurisdictions. A detailed description of the governmental gaming regulations to which we are subject is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is herein incorporated by reference.
If additional gaming regulations are adopted in a jurisdiction in which we operate, such regulations could impose restrictions or costs that could have a significant adverse effect on us. From time to time, various proposals have been introduced in the legislatures of some of the jurisdictions in which we have existing or planned operations that, if enacted, could adversely affect the tax, regulatory, operational or other aspects of the gaming industry and us. We do not know whether or not such legislation will be enacted. The federal government of the United States has also previously considered a federal tax on casino revenues and the elimination of betting on National Collegiate Athletic Association events. With the recent expansion of sports wagering in various state jurisdictions, and online casinos on a more limited basis, a federal government may enact legislation taxing and regulating sports wagering and online casino wagering, or alternatively may elect to prohibit such wagering. In addition, gaming companies are currently subject to significant state and local taxes and fees in addition to normal federal and state corporate income taxes, and such taxes and fees are subject to increase at any time. Any material increase in these taxes or fees could adversely affect us.
Human Capital and Labor Relations
As of December 31, 2022, we have 15,771 Team Members, including 15,024 Team Members at our properties and 747 Team Members in our corporate function. We have collective bargaining agreements with three unions covering 1,049 employees.
Our Team Members are the most important contributors to our business. For our business to operate successfully, to execute on our long-term strategy, and to continue to grow, we depend on having Team Members with the necessary talent and skills to support our property operations and corporate function.
Our access to talent is impacted by local factors in each of our communities, including employment levels, and demand for and availability of specialized skills. In the near term, we expect hiring pressures to continue to be a challenge for our business, however we are confident that we will be able to maintain our workforce and add Team Members with the specialized skills and experience necessary to sustain and grow our business.
We strive to attract individuals who are people-focused and share the values of our culture, which we refer to as "Boyd Style." Our culture includes valuing relationships, exceeding expectations, working smart, and exhibiting our commitment to integrity in everything we do. These values are expected and reinforced at all levels of our organization. We believe this fosters dignity and respect between our Team Members and creates a positive working environment, reinforces the customer experience, and promotes long-term stakeholder value.
We have programs dedicated to selecting new talent and enhancing the skills of our Team Members, including recruiting relationships with numerous industry associations, government agencies and colleges. We provide competitive wages and benefits to attract and retain the talent necessary for the successful operation of our business. Our benefits include healthcare and retirement benefits, holiday and paid time off, and tuition assistance. Additionally, the Company paid out over $10 million in team member appreciation bonuses in 2022 and is in the process of increasing the hourly minimum rate to $15 per hour for all non-tipped, non-represented positions.
We believe our business is differentiated from our competitors due to our commitment to customer service and delivering a customer experience that fosters long-term loyalty. As such, our business depends on the capability and friendliness of each of our Team Members in order to provide outstanding customer service to each of our guests. Every Team Member at Boyd Gaming is required to complete the Company’s guest service training program. The program is strongly linked to our culture and values and gives Team Members the tools and training to create outstanding customer service experiences for our guests. Additionally, all Boyd Gaming leaders are required to attend leadership training. The program provides our leaders with the tools and training to effectively communicate and coach their team to success.
We are committed to the diversity, equity and inclusion of our workforce. Currently, 51% of our workforce are women and 52% are minority Team Members. As a Company, we work hard to promote and increase the diversity of our workforce. Our goals include attracting, retaining and growing individuals that reflect the diversity of the communities where we do business, developing policies and practices that help our Team Members realize their potential, and creating goodwill with our Team Members and customers. We seek feedback from our Team Members through an annual Team Member Opinion Survey to measure the culture and to improve our work environment for Team Members. The annual survey regularly achieves over 80% participation. Through our most recent annual Team Member Opinion Survey, 86% of Team Members reported high levels of satisfaction in regard to being treated with respect regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age or any other aspect of team member identity. We are proud of national recognition we received in January 2023 related to diversity. We received a five-star rating in Newsweek magazine's annual listing of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity. We were the only gaming company to receive a perfect rating in this listing, which was compiled through anonymous employee surveys nationwide.
The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct that promotes ethical behavior and encourages Team Members to talk to supervisors, managers, or other appropriate personnel when in doubt about the best course of action. Furthermore, we also maintain a confidential Team Member hotline operated by an independent firm for anonymously reporting suspected wrongdoing.
Boyd Gaming strives to provide all Team Members a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All supervisors and management staff are required to attend annual harassment awareness training and are responsible for ensuring that all Team Members comply with this policy and that appropriate action is taken if harassment occurs in the workplace.
We have formal, annual goal setting and performance review processes to drive engagement, performance and retention. Our commitment to Team Member engagement is evidenced by our high average tenure of 8.9 years. In our most recent survey, 78% of Team Members reported high levels of job satisfaction.
Corporate Information
We were incorporated in Nevada in June 1988. Our principal executive offices are located at 6465 South Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89118, and our main telephone number is (702) 792-7200. Our website is www.boydgaming.com. Information on our website is not incorporated by reference herein.
Available Information
We file annual, quarterly, current and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). In addition, the SEC maintains an Internet site, at http://www.sec.gov, containing reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Copies of our SEC filings are available on the SEC’s website. You also may read and copy reports and other information filed by us at the office of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. A copy of this Annual Report on Form 10-K will be provided to a stockholder, with exhibits, without charge upon written request to Boyd Gaming Corporation, 6465 South Rainbow Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89118, (702) 792-7200, Attn: David Strow, Vice President, Corporate Communications.
We make our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, our Current Reports on Form 8-K, and all amendments to these reports, available free of charge on our corporate website as soon as reasonably practicable after such reports are filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. In addition, our Environmental, Social & Governance Report, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Corporate Governance Guidelines, and charters of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are available on our website. We will provide reasonable quantities of electronic or paper copies of filings free of charge upon request. In addition, we will provide a copy of the above referenced charters to stockholders upon request.
Important Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Such statements contain words such as "may," "will," "might," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "could," "would," "estimate," "pursue," "target," "project," "intend," "plan," "seek," "should," "assume," and "continue," or the negative thereof or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the factors listed below. The following factors, along with the Risk Factors included in Part I, Item 1A of this Form 10-K, could affect future results and cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements:
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the factors that contribute to our ongoing success and our ability to be successful in the future;
• impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or any other public health emergencies we may encounter;
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our business model, areas of focus and strategy for driving business results;
• competition, including expansion of gaming into additional markets including online gaming, the impact of competition on our operations, our ability to respond to such competition, and our expectations regarding continued competition in the markets in which we compete;
• the general effect, and expectation, of the national and global economy on our business, including but not limited to interest rates and inflationary pressures, as well as the economies where each of our properties are located;
• indebtedness, including our ability to refinance or pay amounts outstanding under our credit agreement and our unsecured notes, when they become due and our compliance with related covenants, and our expectation that we will need to refinance all or a portion of our respective indebtedness at or before maturity;
• our expectation regarding the trends that will affect the gaming industry over the next few years and the impact of these trends on growth of the gaming industry, future development opportunities and merger and acquisition activity in general;
• our intention to pursue expansion opportunities, including acquisitions, that are a good fit for our business, deliver attractive returns for stockholders, and are available at the right price;
• that our credit agreement and our cash flows from operating activities will be sufficient to meet our respective projected operating and maintenance capital expenditures for the next twelve months;
• our belief that all pending litigation claims, if adversely decided, will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations;
• our estimates and expectations regarding anticipated taxes, tax credits or tax refunds;
• our compliance with government regulations, including our ability to receive and maintain necessary approvals for our projects;
• our expectations regarding the expansion of sports betting and online wagering;
• our asset impairment analyses and our intangible asset and goodwill impairment tests;
• the likelihood of interruptions to our rights in the land we lease under long-term leases for certain of our hotels and casinos;
• that estimates and assumptions made in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles may differ from actual results; and
• our estimates as to the effect of any changes in our Consolidated EBITDA on our ability to remain in compliance with certain covenants in the credit agreement.
All forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty. All forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K (including any document incorporated by reference) are made only as of the date of the document in which they are contained, based on information available to us as of the date of that document, and we caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements in light of the risks and uncertainties associated with them. Forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of our senior management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which may be beyond our control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. If any of those risks and uncertainties were to materialize, actual results could differ materially from those discussed in any such forward-looking statement. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in forward-looking statements are those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other current and periodic reports filed from time to time with the SEC.
All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by our cautionary statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
In addition to the other information contained in this report on Form 10-K, the following Risk Factors should be considered carefully in evaluating our business.
If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. If this were to happen, the value of our securities, including our common stock and senior notes, could decline significantly, and investors could lose all or part of their investment.
This report is qualified in its entirety by these risk factors.
Risks Related to our Business
Our business is particularly sensitive to reductions in discretionary consumer spending as a result of inflation and downturns in the economy.
Consumer demand for entertainment and other amenities at casino hotel properties such as ours are particularly sensitive to downturns in the economy and the corresponding impact on discretionary spending on leisure activities. Changes in discretionary consumer spending or consumer preferences brought about by factors such as inflation, rising interest rates, perceived or actual general economic conditions, effects of declines in consumer confidence in the economy, including any future housing, employment and credit crisis, the impact of high energy and food costs, the increased cost of travel, the potential for bank failures, ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, decreased disposable consumer income and wealth, or fears of war and future acts of terrorism could further reduce customer demand for the amenities that we offer, thus imposing practical limits on pricing and negatively impacting our results of operations and financial condition.
In 2008, we experienced a profound reduction in consumer demand as a result of the economic recession in the U.S. economy, and we are now experiencing the impacts of inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic, which are significantly impacting customer visitations and business revenue. Consumer spending habits changed significantly due to the recession in 2008, and we expect that consumer behavior as a result of inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic may be similarly altered for an extended period of time. We cannot say when, if ever, or to what extent, customer behavior in our various markets will fully revert to prior trends. Because our business model relies on consumer expenditures on entertainment, luxury and other discretionary items, an ongoing economic downturn could materially adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
The COVID-19 pandemic, the public response to it and related economic consequences have had and will likely continue to have an adverse effect on our business, operations, financial condition and results.
As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic and related measures to prevent its spread, all of our gaming facilities were closed in mid-March 2020 in response to orders from public officials and government regulations. As of December 31, 2022, 27 of our 28 casino properties are open and operating, while one property in Las Vegas remains closed as a result of business demand and cost containment measures. We cannot predict whether we will be required to temporarily close some or all of our properties in the future. Our business, operations, financial condition and results have been, and could again be, negatively affected as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
During 2020 and 2021 we were required to reduce or eliminate the offering of certain amenities and otherwise limit the availability of certain offerings to align with public health and safety recommendations and customer preferences as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as deactivating a substantial number of gaming devices to maintain social distancing and limiting restaurant seating, as well as substantially limiting the number of customers we were permitted to admit at any time. Such measures necessarily impact business volume and may impact customer behavior and business demand. Our business, operations, financial condition and results may be materially, negatively affected to the extent demand for our casinos and customer preference and behavior is altered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We cannot predict the extent to which the global pandemic and public response may negatively affect business operating results in the future.
Uncertainties related to the magnitude, duration, and persistent effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may significantly adversely affect our business and results of operations. These uncertainties include, among other things: the duration, impact and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in the locations where our properties are located; additional closures or other actions as mandated or otherwise made necessary by governmental authorities; disruptions in the supply chain and logistics constraints; the duration of the volatility and disruption in the capital markets from the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy; and an increasingly competitive labor market due to a sustained labor shortage or increased turnover caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The foregoing has also impacted our workforce, suppliers, contractors and other partners. We cannot predict the extent to which the above factors will cause our costs to increase or may lead to business failures or our inability to provide services or products for our partners.
Intense competition exists in the gaming industry, and we expect competition to continue to intensify.
The gaming industry is highly competitive for both customers and employees, including those at the management level. We compete with numerous casinos and hotel casinos of varying quality and size in market areas where our properties are located. We also compete with other non-gaming resorts and vacation destinations, and with various other casino and entertainment businesses, including online gaming websites, and could compete with any new forms of gaming that may be legalized in the future. For example, there has been recent expansion of sports betting in various states with legislation allowing for sports betting in casinos and/or online. Expansion of traditional and online gaming in jurisdictions where we do not operate could create further competition for us. The casino entertainment business is characterized by competitors that vary considerably in their size, quality and type of facilities, number of operations, brand identities, marketing and growth strategies, financial strength and capabilities, amenities, management talent and geographic diversity. In most markets, we compete directly with other casino facilities operating in the immediate and surrounding market areas. In some markets, we face competition from nearby markets in addition to direct competition within our market areas. Furthermore, competition from online platforms continues to increase.
With fewer new markets opening for development, competition in existing markets has also intensified in recent years. We and our competitors have invested in expanding existing facilities, developing new facilities, and acquiring established facilities in existing markets. This expansion of existing casino entertainment properties, the increase in the number of properties and the aggressive marketing strategies of many of our competitors have increased competition in many markets in which we compete, and we expect this to continue. Additionally, competition may intensify if our competitors commit additional resources to aggressive pricing and promotional activities to attract customers.
We also compete with legalized gaming from casinos located on Native American tribal lands. Expansion of Native American gaming in areas located near our properties, or in areas in or near those from which we draw our customers, could have an adverse effect on our operating results.
In addition, we also compete to some extent with other forms of gaming on both a local and national level, including state-sponsored lotteries, charitable gaming, video gaming terminals at bars, restaurants, taverns and truck stops, on-and off-track wagering, and other forms of entertainment, including motion pictures, sporting events and other recreational activities. It is possible that these secondary competitors could reduce the number of visitors to our facilities or the amount they are willing to wager, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to generate revenue or maintain our profitability and cash flows.
If our competitors operate more successfully than we do, if they attract customers away from us as a result of aggressive pricing and promotion, if they are more successful than us in attracting and retaining employees, if their properties are enhanced or expanded, if they operate in jurisdictions that give them operating advantages due to differences or changes in gaming regulations or taxes, or if additional hotels and casinos are established in and around the locations in which we conduct business, we may lose market share or the ability to attract or retain employees. In particular, the expansion of casino gaming in or near any geographic area from which we attract or expect to attract a significant number of our customers could have a significant adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, increased competition may require us to make substantial capital expenditures to maintain and enhance the competitive positions of our properties, including updating slot machines to reflect changing technology, refurbishing public service areas periodically, replacing obsolete equipment on an ongoing basis and making other expenditures to increase the attractiveness and add to the appeal of our facilities. Because we are highly leveraged, after satisfying our obligations under our outstanding indebtedness, there can be no assurance that we will have sufficient funds to undertake these expenditures or that we will be able to obtain sufficient financing to fund such expenditures. If we are unable to make such expenditures, our competitive position could be materially adversely affected.
Failure to maintain the integrity of our information technology systems, protect our internal information, or comply with applicable privacy and data security regulations could adversely affect us.
We rely extensively on our computer systems to process customer transactions, manage customer data, manage employee data and communicate with third-party vendors and other third parties, and we may also access the internet to use our computer systems. Our operations require that we collect and store customer data, including credit card numbers and other personal information, for various business purposes, including marketing and promotional purposes. We also collect and store personal information about our employees. Breaches of our security measures or information technology systems or the accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure or unapproved dissemination of proprietary information or sensitive personal information or confidential data about us, or our customers, or our employees, including the potential loss or disclosure of such information as a result of hacking or other cyber-attack, computer virus, fraudulent use by customers, employees or employees of third party vendors, trickery or other forms of deception or unauthorized use, or due to system failure, could expose us, our customers, our employees or other individuals affected to a risk of loss or misuse of this information, result in litigation and potential liability for us, damage our casino or brand names and reputations or otherwise harm our business. We rely on proprietary and commercially available systems, software, tools and monitoring to provide security for processing, transmission and storage of customer information, such as payment card, employee information and other confidential or proprietary information. Our data security measures are reviewed and evaluated regularly, however, they might not protect us against increasingly sophisticated and aggressive threats. The cost and operational consequences of implementing further data security measures could be significant.
Additionally, the collection of customer and employee personal information imposes various privacy compliance related obligations on our business and increases the risks associated with a breach or failure of the integrity of our information technology systems. The collection and use of personal data are governed by privacy laws and regulations enacted by the various states, the federal government of the United States, and various foreign jurisdictions. Privacy laws and regulations continue to evolve and on occasion may be inconsistent between jurisdictions. California has enacted a privacy law, known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the "CCPA"), which provides to California consumers certain access, deletion and opt-out rights related to their personal information, imposes civil penalties for violations and affords, in certain cases, a private right of action for data breaches. Compliance with the CCPA may require us to incur significant costs and expenses. Similar laws have been passed or proposed in other states and at a federal level, reflecting a trend toward more stringent privacy legislation in the United States. In addition to fines and penalties that may be imposed for failure to comply with state law, some states provide for private rights of action to customers for misuse of or unauthorized access to personal information.
Compliance with these changing and increasingly burdensome and sometimes conflicting privacy laws and regulations may increase our operating costs and/or adversely impact our ability to market our products, properties and services to our customers. In addition, non-compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations by us (or in some circumstances non-compliance by third-party service providers engaged by us) may also result in damage to our reputation, result in vulnerabilities that could be exploited to breach our systems and/or subject us to fines, payment of damages, lawsuits or restrictions on our use or transfer of personal information.
While we maintain cyber insurance coverage to protect against these risks to the Company, such insurance is unlikely to fully mitigate the impact of any information breach.
We may incur impairments to goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets, or long-lived assets.
In accordance with the authoritative accounting guidance for goodwill and other intangible assets, we test our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually or if a triggering event occurs. We perform our annual impairment testing for goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets as of October 1. Impairment charges of $40.8 million were recorded as a result of our 2022 impairment tests and triggering event reviews. Impairment charges of $8.2 million were recorded as a result of our 2021 impairment tests. Impairment charges of $3.6 million were recorded as a result of our annual 2020 impairment test and $171.1 million were recorded as a result of our first quarter 2020 impairment review.
If our estimates of projected cash flows related to our assets are not achieved, we may be subject to future impairment charges, which could have a material adverse impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Risks Related to the Regulation of our Industry
We are subject to extensive governmental regulation, as well as federal, state and local laws affecting business in general, which may harm our business.
Our ownership, management and operation of gaming facilities are subject to extensive laws, regulations and ordinances, which are administered by various federal, state and local government entities and agencies. We are subject to regulations that apply specifically to the gaming industry and horse racetracks and casinos, including regulation with respect to gambling, live racing, and approval standards applicable to our directors, officers, key employees, joint venture partners and certain shareholders, in addition to regulations applicable to businesses generally, including regulation with respect to alcoholic beverages, smoking, currency transactions, taxation, zoning and building codes, anti-money laundering laws and regulations and marketing and advertising. A more detailed description of the governmental gaming regulations to which we are subject is filed as Exhibit 99.1 herewith. If significant additional or differing gaming regulations are adopted in a jurisdiction in which we operate, such regulations could impose restrictions or costs that could have a significant adverse effect on us. From time to time, various proposals are introduced in the legislatures of some of the jurisdictions in which we have existing or planned operations that, if enacted, could adversely affect the tax, regulatory, operational or other aspects of the gaming industry and our company.
To date, we have obtained all governmental licenses, findings of suitability, registrations, permits and approvals necessary for the operation of our properties. However, we can give no assurance that any additional licenses, permits and approvals that may be required will be given or that existing ones will be renewed or will not be revoked. Renewal is subject to, among other things, continued satisfaction of suitability requirements. Any failure to renew or maintain our licenses or to receive new licenses when necessary could have a material adverse effect on us.
We are subject to extensive taxation policies, which may harm our business.
From time-to-time, federal, state, and local legislators and officials have proposed changes in tax laws, or in the administration of such laws, affecting the gaming industry. For example, the federal government of the United States has considered a federal tax on casino revenues. In addition, worsening economic conditions could intensify the efforts of state and local governments to raise revenues through increases in gaming taxes, property taxes and/or by authorizing additional gaming properties each subject to payment of a new license fee. It is not possible to determine with certainty the likelihood of changes in such laws or in the administration of such laws. Such changes, if adopted, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
In addition, gaming companies are often subject to significant revenue-based taxes and fees, in addition to normal federal, state and local corporate income taxes, and such taxes and fees are subject to increase at any time and such increases may be retroactive to prior years.
If there is any material increase in state and local taxes and fees, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.
Risks Related to our Properties
We own real property and are subject to extensive environmental regulation, which creates uncertainty regarding future environmental expenditures and liabilities, and could affect our ability to develop, sell or rent our property or to borrow money using such property as collateral.
We are subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, including those governing discharges into air and water, the generation, handling and disposal of petroleum products, hazardous substances and wastes, and the health and safety of our employees. For example, our horse racing operations are subject to oversight by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA"), which includes regulations governing concentrated animal feeding operations and the related processing of animal wastewater. Permits may be required for us to conduct business on our properties, and these permits are subject to renewal, modification and, potentially, revocation.
In addition, under environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of property may be liable for the costs of investigation and removal or remediation of some kinds of hazardous substances or petroleum products on, under, or in its property, without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or caused, the presence of the contaminants, and regardless of whether the practices that resulted in the contamination were legal at the time they occurred. Additionally, as an owner or operator, we could also be held responsible to a government entity or third parties for property damage, personal injury and investigation and cleanup costs incurred by them in connection with any contamination. The costs of investigation, remediation or removal of those substances may be substantial, and the presence of those substances, or the failure to remediate a property properly, may impair our ability to use our property.
The presence of, or failure to remediate properly, such substances may adversely affect the ability to sell or rent the property or to borrow funds using the property as collateral. Additionally, the owner of a site may be subject to claims by third parties based on damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from a site.
Future developments regarding environmental matters could lead to material costs of environmental compliance for us, and such costs could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
We own facilities located in areas that experience extreme weather conditions.
Extreme weather conditions may interrupt our operations, damage our properties and reduce the number of customers who visit our facilities in the affected areas.
For example, certain of the properties we operate have been forced to close for extended periods due to floods and hurricanes.
In addition, certain of our properties are in areas that have been identified by the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") as a special flood hazard area. Furthermore, our properties in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania are at risk of experiencing snowstorms, tornadoes and flooding.
In the past, snowstorms and other adverse weather conditions have interrupted our operations, damaged our properties and reduced the number of customers who visit our facilities in an affected area. If there is a prolonged disruption at any of our properties due to natural disasters or other catastrophic weather events, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.
While we maintain insurance coverage that covers certain of the costs and loss of revenue that we incur as a result of some extreme weather conditions, our coverage is subject to deductibles and limits on maximum benefits. There can be no assurance that we will be able to fully collect, if at all, on any claims resulting from extreme weather conditions. If any of our properties are damaged or if their operations are disrupted because of extreme weather in the future, or if extreme weather adversely impacts general economic or other conditions in the areas in which our properties are located or from which they draw their patrons, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
We draw a significant percentage of our customers from certain geographic regions. Events adversely impacting the economy of these regions, including public health outbreaks and man-made or natural disasters, may adversely impact our business.
The California, Fremont and Main Street Station draw a substantial portion of their customers from the Hawaiian market, with such customers historically comprising more than half of the room nights sold at each property. Decreases in discretionary consumer spending, as well as an increase in fuel costs or transportation prices, a decrease in airplane seat availability, or a deterioration of relations with tour and travel agents, particularly as they affect travel between the Hawaiian market and our facilities, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Recently, this portion of our business has been substantially disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including as a result of travel restrictions and quarantine requirements in Hawaii.
Our Las Vegas properties also draw a substantial number of customers from specific geographic areas, including the Southern California, Arizona and Las Vegas local markets. Due to our significant concentration of properties in Nevada, any man-made or natural disasters in or around Nevada, or the areas from which we draw customers to our Las Vegas properties, could have a significant adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our Las Vegas business was materially impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and experienced reduction in visitation from customers in these geographic areas. Each of our properties located outside of Nevada depends primarily on visitors from their respective surrounding regions and is subject to comparable risk.
Our facilities, including our riverboats and dockside facilities, are subject to risks relating to mechanical failure and regulatory compliance.
Generally, all of our facilities are subject to the risk that operations could be halted for a temporary or extended period of time due to casualty, forces of nature, mechanical failure, or extended or extraordinary maintenance, among other causes.
We currently conduct our Treasure Chest, Par-A-Dice, Blue Chip, Sam's Town Shreveport, Amelia Belle and Belterra Resort gaming operations on riverboats. Each of our riverboats must comply with the United States Coast Guard ("USCG") requirements as to boat design, on-board facilities, equipment, personnel and safety. Each riverboat must hold a Certificate of Inspection for stabilization and flotation and may also be subject to local zoning codes. The USCG requirements establish design standards, set limits on the operation of the vessels and require individual licensing of all personnel involved in the operation of the vessels. Loss of a vessel's Certificate of Inspection would preclude its use as a casino.
Some of our hotels and casinos are located on leased property. If we default on one or more leases, the applicable lessors could terminate the affected leases and we could lose possession of the affected hotel and/or casino.
We lease certain parcels of land on which our hotels and gaming facilities are located. As a ground lessee, we have the right to use the leased land; however, we do not retain fee ownership in the underlying land. Accordingly, with respect to the leased land, we will have no interest in the land or improvements thereon at the expiration of the ground leases. Moreover, since we do not completely control the land underlying the property, a landowner could take certain actions to disrupt our rights in the land leased under the long-term leases. While such interruption is unlikely, such events are beyond our control. If the entity owning any leased land chose to disrupt our use either permanently or for a significant period of time, then the value of our assets could be impaired and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. If we were to default on any one or more of these leases, the applicable lessors could terminate the affected leases, and we could lose possession of the affected land and any improvements on the land, including the hotels and casinos. This could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if some of our leased facilities should prove to be unprofitable, we could remain obligated for lease payments and other obligations under the leases even if we decided to withdraw from those locations.
Risks Related to our Indebtedness
We have a significant amount of indebtedness.
We and our subsidiaries had approximately $3.0 billion of long-term debt on a consolidated basis as of December 31, 2022 (of which approximately $1.2 billion was outstanding under the Credit Facility) and which includes approximately $44.3 million of current maturities of long-term debt and excludes approximately $13.8 million in aggregate outstanding letters of credit. In addition, an aggregate amount of approximately $1,095.4 million was available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2022.
Our current debt instruments contain, and any future debt instruments likely will contain, a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us, including restrictions on our ability to, among other things: incur additional debt, including providing guarantees or credit support; incur liens securing indebtedness or other obligations; make certain investments; dispose of assets; make certain acquisitions; pay dividends or make distributions and make other restricted payments; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; engage in any new businesses; and enter into transactions with our stockholders and our affiliates.
In addition, our Credit Facility contains certain financial covenants, including, without limitation, various covenants: (i) requiring the maintenance of a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio on a quarterly basis of 2.50 to 1.00, (ii) requiring the maintenance of a maximum Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio ("CTNL Ratio") on a quarterly basis, (iii) imposing limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness and liens, (iv) imposing limitations on transfers, sales and other dispositions and (v) imposing restrictions on investments, dividends and certain other payments. The maximum permitted CTNL Ratio is calculated as Consolidated Net Indebtedness to twelve-month trailing Consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the Credit Agreement. The maximum CTNL Ratio for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2022 through the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023 must be no higher than 5.00 to 1.00 and for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023 and each fiscal quarter thereafter, 4.50 to 1.00.
Failure to comply with these covenants could result in an event of default, which, if not cured or waived, could have a significant adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Note 7, Long-Term Debt, included in the notes to our audited consolidated financial statements presented in Part II, Item 8, contains further disclosure regarding our current outstanding debt.
We require a significant amount of cash to service our debt. Our ability to generate cash depends on many factors beyond our control.
Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness and to fund planned capital expenditures and expansion efforts depends on our ability to generate cash. This, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control, including rising interest rates.
It is unlikely that our business will generate sufficient cash flows from operations or that future borrowings will be available to us under the Credit Facility in amounts sufficient for us to retire our current indebtedness as such indebtedness matures, and to fund our other liquidity needs. We believe that we will need to refinance all or a portion of our current indebtedness at or before maturity and cannot provide assurances that we will be able to refinance any of our current indebtedness, including amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. We may have to adopt one or more alternatives, such as reducing or delaying planned expenses and capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring debt, or obtaining additional equity or debt financing or joint venture partners. These financing strategies may not be achieved on satisfactory terms, or at all. In addition, certain state laws contain restrictions on the ability of companies engaged in the gaming business to undertake certain financing transactions. Such restrictions may prevent us from obtaining the necessary capital to meet our current repayment obligations.
Current and future economic, capital and credit market conditions could adversely affect our ability to service our substantial indebtedness and significant financial commitments or make planned expenditures.
Our ability to make payments on our substantial indebtedness and other significant financial commitments, including the rent payments under our leases, and to fund planned or committed capital expenditures and other investments depends on our ability to generate cash flow, borrow under the Credit Facility or incur new indebtedness. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused deterioration in regional, national and international economic conditions and is a contributing factor to capital market volatility. Furthermore, prevailing high interest rates increases our cost of capital. Additionally, borrowings under certain of our facilities are at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate volatility. If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations on certain of our variable rate indebtedness will increase even though the amount borrowed remains the same. Our ability to timely refinance and replace our indebtedness, on attractive terms or at all, will be significantly influenced by the economic and capital market conditions at the time of such refinancing. If we are unable to refinance our indebtedness on a timely basis or if attractive financing terms are not available to us, we might be forced to seek alternate forms of financing, dispose of certain assets or minimize capital expenditures and other investments. There is no assurance that any of these alternatives would be available to us, if at all, on satisfactory terms.
We and our subsidiaries are able to incur substantially more debt, which could further exacerbate the risks described above.
We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. The terms of our Credit Facility and the indentures governing our senior notes do not fully prohibit us or our subsidiaries from doing so. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are effectively senior to our senior notes and the guarantees of our subsidiary guarantors to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such borrowings. If new debt is added to our, or our subsidiaries', current debt levels, the related risks that we or they now face could intensify.
If we pursue, or continue to pursue, any expansion, development, investment or renovation projects requiring capital beyond our available borrowing capacity, we expect that our long-term debt will substantially increase in connection with related capital expenditures. This indebtedness could have important consequences, including: difficulty in satisfying our obligations under our current indebtedness; increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic and industry conditions; requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations to payments on our indebtedness, which would reduce the availability of our cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures, expansion efforts and other general corporate purposes; limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; placing us at a disadvantage compared to our competitors that have less debt; and limiting, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds.
We are required to pay a substantial amount of rent pursuant to our Master Lease agreements with GLPI, which impacts free cash flow and could limit our ability to invest in our operations or seek additional development or strategic opportunities.
We lease the real estate of Ameristar Kansas City, Ameristar St. Charles, Belterra Resort and Belterra Park (each an "OpCo," and collectively the "OpCos") from GLPI, pursuant to two triple net REIT Master Leases (the "Master Leases"). Current annual rent under the Master Leases is $106.6 million, with rental increases over time. The Master Leases also include substantial additional obligations that may require future uses of free cash flow, including obligations to maintain and repair the properties, including minimum annual capital investment requirements, and provides that we have assumed the risk of loss with respect to any casualty or condemnation event, including the obligation to repair or rebuild the facility.
These obligations, should the circumstances arise, could significantly impact free cash flow and could adversely impact our ability to invest in our operations or seek additional development or strategic opportunities. For example, our obligations under the Master Leases may:
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limit our ability to prepay or repay our long-term debt and to obtain additional indebtedness;
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limit our ability to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes; and
• limit our ability to respond to changes in our business and the industry in which we operate, including pursuing new markets and additional lines of business, development opportunities, acquisitions and other strategic investments that we would otherwise pursue.
Any of the above listed factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The Master Leases include additional provisions that restrict our ability to freely operate and could have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition, including the following:
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Escalations in Rent - We are obligated to pay base rent under the Master Leases, and base rent is composed of building base rent and land base rent. Every year of a Master Lease's term, building base rent is subject to an annual escalation of up to 2% and we may be required to pay the escalated building base rent regardless of our revenues, profit or general financial condition.
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Variable Rent - We are obligated to pay percentage rent under the Master Leases, which is re-calculated every two years. Such percentage rent shall equal 4% of the change between (i) the average net revenues for the trailing two-year period and (ii) 50% of the trailing 12 months net revenues as of the month ending immediately prior to the execution of the Master Leases. We may be required to pay an increase in percentage rent based on increases in net revenues without a corresponding increase in our profits.
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Pooled Lease - One of our Master Leases is a pooled lease arrangement, which prohibits us from divesting any individual OpCo without GLPI’s prior consent. Any divestiture of all of the OpCos also requires GLPI’s prior consent, except for limited circumstances where the purchaser meets various financial and gaming operations experience requirements. These limitations on transfer could adversely impact our ability to manage our business.
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Guaranties - One of our Master Lease Agreements is guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the tenant (the "Lease Guarantors"). A default under any of such Master Lease guaranties that is not cured within the applicable grace period will constitute an event of default under the Master Lease.
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Effect of End of Term or Not Renewing the Master Leases - If we do not renew the Master Leases at the stipulated renewals or we do not enter into new master leases at the end of the applicable terms, we will be required to sell the business of the relevant tenant. If we cannot agree on acceptable terms of sale with a qualified successor tenant, GLPI will select a successor tenant to purchase our business through a competitive auction. If this occurs, we will be required to transfer our business to the highest bidder at the auction, subject to regulatory approvals.
Risks Related to our Equity Ownership
Certain of our stockholders own large interests in our capital stock and may significantly influence our affairs.
William S. Boyd, our Co-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, together with his immediate family, beneficially owned approximately 27% of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock as of December 31, 2022. As such, the Boyd family has the ability to significantly influence our affairs, including electing the members of our Board of Directors and, except as otherwise provided by law, approving or disapproving other matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including a merger, consolidation, or sale of assets.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
None

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
ITEM 2. Properties
Information relating to the location and general characteristics of our properties is provided in Part I, Item 1, Business - Properties, and is incorporated herein by reference.
As of December 31, 2022, some of our properties utilized leased property in their operations.
The real estate parcels utilized by four of our properties are subject to Master Lease agreements with GLPI. The properties under the Master Lease agreements are:
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Ameristar Kansas City, including approximately 250 acres of leased land and building.
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Ameristar St. Charles, including approximately 240 acres of leased land and building.
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Belterra Resort, including approximately 315 acres of leased land and building.
• Belterra Park, including approximately 160 acres of leased land and building.
In addition, all or a portion of the sites for the following properties are leased:
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Suncoast, located on 49 acres of leased land.
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Eastside Cannery, located on 30 acres of leased land.
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California, located on 13.9 acres of owned land and 1.6 acres of leased land.
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Fremont, located on 1.4 acres of owned land and 0.9 acres of leased land.
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IP, located on 24 acres of owned land and 3.9 acres of leased land.
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Treasure Chest, located on 14 acres of leased land.
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Sam's Town Shreveport, located on 18 acres of leased land.
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Diamond Jo Dubuque, located on 7 acres of owned land and approximately 2 acres of leased parking surfaces.
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Evangeline Downs, which leases the facilities that comprise the Henderson, Eunice and St. Martinville OTBs.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings
See Item 8 of Part II, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data - Note 9, Commitments and Contingencies - Legal Matters."

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
ITEM 5.
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "BYD." On February 20, 2023, the closing sales price of our common stock on the NYSE was $66.19 per share. On that date, we had approximately 523 holders of record of our common stock and our directors and executive officers owned approximately 28% of the outstanding shares. There are no other classes of common equity outstanding.
Share Repurchase Program
On October 21, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of $300.0 million (the "Share Repurchase Program"), with $280.6 million of repurchase authorization remaining as of December 31, 2021. On June 1, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a $500.0 million increase to the Share Repurchase Program. We repurchased 9.4 million shares during the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, $239.0 million of repurchase authorization remained available under the Share Repurchase Program.
The following table discloses share repurchases that we have made pursuant to the Share Repurchase Program during the three months ended December 31, 2022.
Period
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Plan
Approximate Dollar Value That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan
October 1, 2022 through October 31, 2022
-
$ -
-
$ 345,836,872
November 1, 2022 through November 30, 2022
829,000
58.78
829,000
297,106,785
December 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
1,006,550
57.77
1,006,550
238,962,829
Totals
1,835,550
$ 58.22
1,835,550
$ 238,962,829
We are not obligated to repurchase any shares under the program. Subject to applicable corporate securities laws, repurchases under this program may be made at such times and in such amounts as we deem appropriate. Repurchases are funded with existing cash resources and availability under the Credit Facility. We are subject to certain limitations regarding the repurchase of common stock, such as restricted payment limitations contained in our Credit Facility and the indentures for our outstanding senior notes.
We may acquire our debt or equity securities through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, redemptions or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine. Repurchases of shares may also be made under Rule 10b5-1 plans, which would permit common stock to be repurchased when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The timing, volume and nature of share repurchases will be at the sole discretion of management, dependent on market conditions, applicable securities laws and other factors, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, incorporated herein by reference, contains information concerning securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans within the captions Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Equity Compensation Plan Information.
Stock Performance Graph
The graph below compares the five-year cumulative total return on our common stock to the cumulative total return of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index ("S&P 400") and to the Dow Jones U.S. Gambling Index ("Dow Jones GI"). The performance graph assumes that $100 was invested on December 31, 2017 in each of the Company's common stock, the S&P 400 and Dow Jones GI, and that all dividends were reinvested. The stock price performance shown in this graph is neither necessarily indicative of, nor intended to suggest, future stock price performance.
Indexed Returns
Boyd Gaming Corp.
S&P 400
Dow Jones GI
December 2018
59.76
88.92
69.38
December 2019
86.96
112.21
102.38
December 2020
124.66
127.54
91.80
December 2021
190.45
159.12
80.03
December 2022
160.15
138.34
59.67
The performance graph should not be deemed filed or incorporated by reference into any other of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act of 1934, unless we specifically incorporate the performance graph by reference therein.

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
ITEM 6. Reserved

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
ITEM 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto and other financial information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. For the year ended December 31, 2020, and changes from the year ended December 31, 2020 to the year ended December 31, 2021, management’s discussion and analysis pertaining to our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, and the results of our operations have been omitted from this MD&A and may be found in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition to the historical information, certain statements in this discussion are forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of certain events may differ significantly from those projected in such forward-looking statements.
Our primary areas of focus are: (i) growing revenues and building loyalty among our core customers; (ii) ensuring our existing operations are managed as efficiently as possible and remain positioned for growth; (iii) maintaining the strength of our balance sheet, including our leverage ratios, and finding opportunities to diversify and increase cash flow; (iv) returning capital to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends; (v) furthering our environmental, social and governance ("ESG") initiatives, including our commitments to create a workplace environment that embraces diversity and inclusion and our continued efforts to strive to reduce our consumption of natural resources; (vi) pursuing online gaming opportunities to build a regional online casino business as states allow online casino gaming in and around the states we operate; and (vii) successfully pursuing our growth strategy, which is built on identifying development opportunities in our existing portfolio and acquiring assets that are a good strategic fit and provide an appropriate return to our shareholders.
As a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic, all of our gaming facilities were closed in mid-March 2020 in compliance with orders issued by state officials as precautionary measures intended to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The properties were allowed to re-open, at various dates between May 20, 2020 and July 1, 2020, subject to various health and safety measures, including occupancy limitations. While allowed to re-open, one of our properties in Las Vegas remained closed until September 8, 2021 and another has remained closed to the public due to the current levels of demand in the market. No date has been set for re-opening this property. The closures in 2020 of our properties had a material impact on our business.
After the property re-openings in 2020, we implemented a strategic shift in our operating philosophy to increase our focus on building loyalty with core customers and we adopted a more efficient approach to doing business. This new operating model is focused on maximizing gaming revenues, streamlining our cost structure, targeting our marketing investments and reducing lower margin offerings, which allows us to flow a higher percentage of our revenues to the bottom line and strengthen our free cash flow.
Environmental, Social and Governance
We believe that our focus on ESG issues are consistent with our values and an integral part of our success as a Company. Since our Company’s founding more than 45 years ago, we have followed a philosophy built upon sharing our success with others, treating every stakeholder of our Company with respect and integrity, and making sure that our home communities are better places because we are a part of them. Decades ago, we made this commitment a defined part of our Company’s mission statement, pledging it was our mission to provide opportunities for all while we support and enhance our communities.
We have committed ourselves to a comprehensive effort to help protect the environment and meaningfully reduce our consumption of natural resources across our nationwide operations. Through these efforts, we strive to find ways to continue to reduce our carbon footprint, lower water stress on our communities and reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfills, helping ensure the health of our shared environment for future generations.
We know that our long-term success is intertwined with healthy and vibrant communities. We invest in our communities accordingly, contributing millions of dollars each year to thousands of non-profit organizations across the United States. When crises like pandemics or natural disasters strike our communities, we support our neighbors and team members in need.
We strive to be an employer of choice, creating a workplace environment that embraces diversity and inclusion, where team members of every background have the ability to realize their full potential and build a rewarding career with us. The Company has a Chief Diversity Officer who oversees the Boyd Gaming Diversity Council, as well as 17 property-level diversity committees across seven states. These committees are tasked with promoting diversity and inclusion across our workplaces nationwide, as well as the successful execution of our Company’s diversity goals. Our commitment to being an employer of choice has been recognized by Newsweek magazine, which awarded Boyd Gaming a perfect five-star rating in America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity in 2023, as well as Forbes magazine, which named Boyd one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2023.
We are committed to promoting responsible gaming throughout our operations, and to helping provide assistance to those who experience harm from gambling. We provide financial support to problem gambling and responsible gaming organizations across the country, require all employees to participate in annual responsible gaming awareness training and post prominent signage throughout our properties providing problem gambling helpline information.
To fulfill our commitment to our shareholders to operate with the highest level of integrity and respect, we follow a robust set of corporate governance policies and procedures and have assembled an experienced Board of Directors that shares our commitment.
EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW
Boyd Gaming Corporation (the "Company," "Boyd Gaming," "we" or "us") is a multi-jurisdictional gaming company that has been in operation since 1975.
As of December 31, 2022, we have 28 wholly owned gaming entertainment properties and operate 27 as Eastside Cannery remains closed due to current levels of demand in the market. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, we have geographically diversified gaming entertainment properties in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. We view each gaming entertainment property as an operating segment. For financial reporting purposes, we aggregate our wholly owned gaming entertainment properties into the following three reportable segments:
Las Vegas Locals
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
The Orleans Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, Nevada
Suncoast Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel (1)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Cannery Casino Hotel
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Jokers Wild
Henderson, Nevada
Downtown Las Vegas
California Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fremont Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Main Street Station Hotel and Casino (2)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Midwest & South
Par-A-Dice Casino (3)
East Peoria, Illinois
Belterra Casino Resort (4)
Florence, Indiana
Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
Michigan City, Indiana
Diamond Jo Casino
Dubuque, Iowa
Diamond Jo Worth
Northwood, Iowa
Kansas Star Casino
Mulvane, Kansas
Amelia Belle Casino
Amelia, Louisiana
Delta Downs Racetrack Hotel & Casino
Vinton, Louisiana
Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino
Opelousas, Louisiana
Sam's Town Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Treasure Chest Casino
Kenner, Louisiana
IP Casino Resort Spa
Biloxi, Mississippi
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Tunica
Tunica, Mississippi
Ameristar Casino * Hotel Kansas City (4)
Kansas City, Missouri
Ameristar Casino * Resort * Spa St. Charles (4)
St. Charles, Missouri
Belterra Park (4)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Valley Forge Casino Resort (5)
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
(1) Eastside Cannery remains closed due to current levels of demand.
(2) Main Street Station was temporarily closed on March 18, 2020 and reopened on September 8, 2021.
(3) Par-A-Dice was temporarily closed on November 20, 2020 and subsequently reopened on January 16, 2021.
(4) Property is subject to a master lease agreement with a real estate investment trust.
(5) Valley Forge was temporarily closed on December 12, 2020 and subsequently reopened on January 4, 2021.
We also own a travel agency and a captive insurance company that underwrites travel-related insurance, each located in Hawaii. Financial results for these operations are included in our Downtown Las Vegas segment, as our Downtown Las Vegas properties focus their marketing efforts on gaming customers from Hawaii.
Our Midwest & South segment includes the results of the following non-reportable segments and business activities: (i) Lattner, our Illinois distributed gaming operator, whose operations were suspended on March 16, 2020, resumed on July 1, 2020, temporarily closed on November 20, 2020 and subsequently reopened on January 16, 2021; (ii) online gaming operations, which includes: (a) the operations of Pala Interactive, the online gaming technology company we acquired on November 1, 2022; and (b) online operations through partnerships with FanDuel Group and market access agreements with other operators in New Jersey and, as of December 31, 2022, six of the nine states in the Midwest & South segment where we operate our gaming entertainment properties; and (iii) management fees from our management agreement with Wilton Rancheria.
Most of our gaming entertainment properties also include hotel, dining, retail and other amenities. Our main business emphasis is on slot revenues, which are highly dependent upon the number of visits and spending levels of customers at our properties.
Our properties have historically generated significant operating cash flow, with the majority of our revenue being cash-based. While we do provide casino credit, subject to certain gaming regulations and jurisdictions, most of our customers wager with cash and pay for non-gaming services with cash or by credit card.
Our industry is capital intensive, and we rely heavily on the ability of our properties to generate operating cash flow to fund maintenance capital expenditures, fund acquisitions, provide excess cash for future development, repay debt financing and associated interest costs, repurchase our debt or equity securities, and pay income taxes and dividends.
Our Strategy
Our strategy is to increase shareholder value by pursuing strategic initiatives that improve and grow our business.
Growing Revenues and Operating Efficiently
We are committed to growing revenues and building loyalty among core customers through targeted marketing investments and a focus on maximizing gaming revenues while operating as efficiently as possible. As we reopened our properties and adjusted our operations to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the efficiencies of our disciplined business model positions us to flow a substantial portion of our revenue directly to the bottom line.
Balance Sheet Strength
We are committed to maintaining the strength of our balance sheet and finding opportunities to diversify and increase our cash flow. We intend to take a balanced approach to our cash flows, with a current emphasis on investing in our business and returning capital to shareholders.
Commitment to ESG
We fulfill our commitment to ESG through four core pillars: Environment, People, Communities and Corporate Governance. We are committed to the well-being of our communities and future generations through reducing our carbon footprint and economic contributions, strive to be an employer of choice where every team member is treated with dignity and respect, and conduct business with the highest level of integrity.
Evaluating Acquisition and Growth Opportunities
Our evaluations of potential investments and growth opportunities are strategic, deliberate, and disciplined. Our goal is to identify and pursue opportunities that grow our business, are available at the right price and deliver a solid return for shareholders. These investments can take the form of expanding and enhancing offerings and amenities at existing properties, development of new properties, expanding and enhancing online sports wagering and online casino offerings as they are legalized in and around the states we operate today, and asset acquisitions.
Maintaining our Brand
The ability of our employees to deliver great customer service helps distinguish our Company and our brands from our competitors. Our employees are an important reason that our customers continue to choose our properties over the competition across the country. In addition, we have established nationwide branding and a loyalty program. Our players use their "Boyd Rewards" cards to earn and redeem points at nearly all of our properties. The "Boyd Rewards" club, among other benefits, rewards players for their loyalty by entitling them to qualify for promotions and earn rewards toward gaming and nongaming activities.
Our Key Performance Indicators
We use several key performance measures to evaluate the operations of our properties. These key performance measures include the following:
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Gaming revenue measures: slot handle, which means the dollar amount wagered in slot machines, and table game drop, which means the total amount of cash deposited in table games drop boxes, plus the sum of markers issued at all table games, are measures of volume and/or market share. Slot win and table game hold, which mean the difference between customer wagers and customer winnings on slot machines and table games, respectively, represent the amount of wagers retained by us and recorded as gaming revenues. Slot win percentage and table game hold percentage, which are not fully controllable by us, represent the relationship between slot handle to slot win and table game drop to table game hold, respectively.
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Food & beverage revenue measures: average guest check, which means the average amount spent per customer visit and is a measure of volume and product offerings; number of guests served ("food covers"), which is an indicator of volume; and the cost per guest served, which is a measure of operating margin.
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Room revenue measures: hotel occupancy rate, which measures the utilization of our available rooms; and average daily rate ("ADR"), which is a price measure.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)
Total revenues
$ 3,555.4
$ 3,369.8
Operating income
981.2
900.1
Net income
639.4
463.8
Total Revenues
Total revenues increased $185.6 million, or 5.5%, for 2022 as compared to 2021 due primarily to the continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The second quarter of 2021 marked the point when many COVID-related restrictions impacting our business were lifted, vaccination rates started to rise, destination travel started to return and we opened additional amenities that had been closed. Additionally, we benefited from limited competing entertainment options early on in the prior year period. This recovery, while building since we reopened our properties, accelerated in the second quarter of 2021 and drove revenue growth in the first quarter of 2022, excluding online revenues, of $95.9 million. In 2022, revenues from our online gaming operations increased $81.4 million compared to 2021. The growth in online gaming is driven by launches in Louisiana and Kansas in January 2022 and September 2022, respectively, a strong football season in the fourth quarter 2022, and contributions from our acquisition of Pala Interactive on November 1, 2022. Additionally, our 2022 results include $31.9 million in revenue from our management and development agreements with Wilton Rancheria to develop and manage the Sky River Casino near Sacramento, California. As the Sky River Casino opened August 15, 2022, there was not any revenue associated with these agreements in 2021. These increases were offset by decreases in year over year unrated play as 2021 benefited from government stimulus, primarily in the second quarter and early in the third quarter.
Operating Income
In 2022, our operating income increased $81.1 million, or 9.0%, as compared to 2021 primarily due to the 5.5% growth in revenue, as discussed above. Operating income was favorably impacted by a $20.4 million reduction of the allowance on a note receivable with Wilton Rancheria ("Wilton Note") for development advances over the last 10 years as we evaluated the current expected credit losses with the opening of Sky River Casino in August 2022. Operating income was also favorably impacted by a $12.6 million gain from insurance proceeds received for business interruption and lost profits related to Hurricane Laura. Operating income was unfavorably impacted in 2022 by a $32.6 million increase in impairment of assets related to our Midwest & South segment.
Net Income
For the year ended December 31, 2022, net income was $639.4 million, compared with net income of $463.8 million for the corresponding period of the prior year. This increase was primarily attributable to: (i) the $81.1 million increase in operating income, as discussed above; (ii) a $75.3 million decrease in loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt due primarily to the retirement of the $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% Senior Notes due 2026 ("6.375% Senior Notes") in June 2021, the retirement of the $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.000% Senior Notes due 2026 ("6.000% Senior Notes") in June 2021 and the retirement of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 8.625% Senior Notes due 2025 ("8.625% Senior Notes") in November 2021 offset primarily by the remaining retirement of the 8.625% Senior Notes in June 2022; (iii) $48.2 million interest expense decline due to a 70 basis point decrease in the weighted average interest rate and a $594.6 million decline in the weighted average debt balance, driven by the retirement of the $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Notes, with $300.0 million retired in each of November 2021 and June 2022 and the retirements of the 6.375% Senior Notes and 6.00% Senior Notes offset by the issuance of $900.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 ("4.75% Senior Notes due 2031") in June 2021; and (iv) an increase in interest income of $19.7 million due to an adjustment to the expected loss for interest on the Wilton Note and interest earned on the Wilton Note since Sky River Casino's opening. These items were offset by an increase in the income tax provision of $49.3 million due to the Company's improved operational performance.
Operating Revenues
We derive the majority of our revenues from our gaming operations, which generated approximately 75% and 80% of our revenues in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Other revenues represent our next most significant revenue source, generating 12% and 8% of revenues in 2022 and 2021, respectively. Other revenues include online offerings, other amenities at our properties and beginning in third quarter 2022, our Sky River Casino management fee. Food & beverage revenues and room revenues separately contributed less than 8% of revenues in each of 2022 and 2021.
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)
REVENUES
Gaming
$ 2,674.7
$ 2,705.5
Food & beverage
276.0
230.0
Room
189.1
154.2
Other
415.6
280.1
Total revenues
$ 3,555.4
$ 3,369.8
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Gaming
$ 1,005.8
$ 999.5
Food & beverage
231.4
192.3
Room
68.4
57.6
Other
259.5
183.0
Total costs and expenses
$ 1,565.1
$ 1,432.4
MARGINS
Gaming
62.4 %
63.1 %
Food & beverage
16.2 %
16.4 %
Room
63.8 %
62.6 %
Other
37.6 %
34.7 %
Gaming
Gaming revenues are comprised primarily of the net win from our slot machine operations and to a lesser extent from table games win. The $30.8 million, or 1.1%, decrease in gaming revenues during 2022 as compared to the prior year, was primarily due to a 2.6% decrease in slot handle and a 3.2% decline in slot win. While we saw growth in our core customer year over year, we saw a decline in unrated play as gaming revenues for the second quarter of 2021 through July 2021 were favorably impacted by government stimulus payments to our customers. Gaming margins remained relatively consistent from period to period.
Food & Beverage
Food & beverage revenues increased $45.9 million, or 20.0%, during 2022 as compared to prior year, primarily due to an increase in food covers of 11.0% and an increase in average guest check of 4.4%. We opened additional venues in the second quarter of 2021 as business recovered from COVID-19 closures in 2020. Food & beverage margins remained consistent from period to period.
Room
Room revenues increased $34.9 million, or 22.6%, in 2022 compared to 2021 due primarily due to a 4.4% increase in occupancy and 4.1% increase in average daily rate. We benefited from increased visitation to Las Vegas as convention business recovered and grew over the prior year, as Hawaiian travel restrictions were lifted, and as we were able to hire additional labor to meet customer demand. Room margins rose slightly from prior year due to the increase in average daily rate being greater than the 1.1% increase in cost per room.
Other
Other revenues relate to: (i) our online gaming initiatives, including revenue from Pala Interactive and Pala Canada which were acquired on November 1, 2022; (ii) patronage visits at the other amenities at our properties, including entertainment and nightclub revenues, retail sales, theater tickets and other venues; and (iii) beginning in the third quarter of 2022, our Sky River Casino management fee. Other revenues increased by $135.5 million, or 48.4%, during 2022 as compared to the prior year, due primarily to an $81.4 million increase in online gaming revenues, including the revenues from reimbursements of gaming taxes paid on behalf of our online partners, and $31.9 million in Sky River Casino development and management fees. The additional revenue growth is from other amenities, such as entertainment and group business, returning after the COVID-related closures and lifting of large group restrictions. Corresponding period-over-period increases in other expenses reflect primarily the gaming taxes paid on behalf of our online partners and the corresponding costs of entertainment and group business.
Revenues and Adjusted EBITDAR by Reportable Segment
We determine each property's profitability based upon Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Rent ("Adjusted EBITDAR"), which represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, deferred rent, master lease rent expense, other operating items, net, share-based compensation expense, project development, preopening and writedown expenses, impairments of assets, loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt and other items, net, as applicable. Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR is the aggregate sum of the Adjusted EBITDAR for each of the properties comprising our Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas and Midwest & South segments. Results for Downtown Las Vegas include the results of our travel agency and captive insurance company in Hawaii. Results for our non-reportable segments, including our Illinois distributed gaming operator, our online gaming initiatives (inclusive of Pala Interactive and Pala Canada operations), and our management agreement with Wilton Rancheria, are included in our Midwest & South segment. Corporate expense represents unallocated payroll, professional fees, aircraft expenses and various other expenses not directly related to our casino and hotel operations. Furthermore, for purposes of this presentation, corporate expense excludes its portion of share-based compensation expense.
EBITDAR is a commonly used measure of performance in our industry that we believe, when considered with measures calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), facilities comparisons between us and our competitors and provides our investors a more complete understanding of our operating results before the impact of investing transactions, financing transactions and income taxes. Management has historically adjusted EBITDAR when evaluating operating performance because we believe that the inclusion or exclusion of certain recurring and non-recurring items is necessary to provide a full understanding of our core operating results and as a means to evaluate period-to-period results.
The following table presents our total revenues and Adjusted EBITDAR by Reportable Segment:
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)
Total revenues
Las Vegas Locals
$ 930.7
$ 886.1
Downtown Las Vegas
215.3
155.8
Midwest & South
2,409.4
2,327.9
Total revenues
$ 3,555.4
$ 3,369.8
Adjusted EBITDAR (1)
Las Vegas Locals
$ 481.6
$ 473.2
Downtown Las Vegas
86.1
51.3
Midwest & South
911.5
927.0
Corporate expense
(88.7 )
(85.5 )
Adjusted EBITDAR
$ 1,390.5
$ 1,366.0
(1) Refer to Note 14, Segment Information, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDAR to net income, as reported in accordance with GAAP in our accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Las Vegas Locals
Total revenues increased $44.7 million, or 5.0%, during 2022 as compared to the prior year, reflecting revenue increases in all departmental categories. Room revenue was the primary driver, increasing $16.1 million due to an increase in hotel occupancy rate of 5.6% and average daily rate of 11.0% from the prior year. Food & beverage revenues increased $13.5 million due to an increase in food covers of 13.3% and average guest check of 4.6% from the prior year. Other revenues increased by $10.5 million as entertainment venues expanded the number of events and demand for other amenities grew over the prior year. Gaming revenues increased $4.6 million primarily due to an increase in table game hold of 4.0% from the prior year. The Las Vegas Locals segment benefited from the COVID-19 recovery year over year as visitation to Las Vegas increased year over year with the return of convention business and as discussed further in the items impacting the Company's total revenue growth, as well as the continued focus on our core customer.
Adjusted EBITDAR increased $8.5 million, or 1.8%, during 2022 as compared to the prior year, due primarily to revenue growth offset by a change in revenue mix from the most profitable revenue stream to other lower margin non-gaming amenities coupled with a decline in unrated play as the prior year was impacted by government stimulus payments to our customers.
Downtown Las Vegas
Total revenues increased $59.5 million, or 38.2%, during 2022 as compared to the prior year, reflecting revenue increases in all departmental categories. The Downtown Las Vegas segment caters more to customers from Hawaii, which had stringent travel restrictions related to COVID-19 during the first half of 2021, and to the destination traveler, which was slower to return after the COVID-19 closures than our regional and local customer in other segments of our business. Room occupancy related to our Hawaiian customers increased 41.8% over the prior year. In addition to the revenue growth due to the reduction in COVID-19 restrictions, Main Street Station reopened in early September 2021 as destination travel started returning.
Adjusted EBITDAR increased $34.7 million during 2022 as compared to the prior year, primarily due to revenue growth from the Hawaiian customer and return of destination travel combined with the reopening of one of our properties, as discussed above.
Midwest & South
Total revenues increased $81.4 million, or 3.5%, in 2022 as compared to 2021, reflecting revenue increases in all departmental categories, with the exception of gaming revenue. Other revenue increased $122.5 million, as compared to the prior year, due to $31.9 million in Sky River Casino development and management fees and online revenue growth of $81.4 million, which is inclusive of our acquisition of Pala Interactive and Pala Canada, tax payment reimbursements from our market access partners and general overall growth as we expanded into Louisiana and Kansas. Food & beverage revenue increased by $19.1 million, as compared to the prior year, due primarily to a 3.8% increase in average guest check as food covers were flat to prior year. Room revenue increased by $8.8 million, as compared to the prior year, as average daily rate increased 1.4% with occupancy flat to prior year. These revenue increases were offset by a gaming revenue decline of $69.0 million, as compared to the prior year, due to a 6.5% decrease in slot win driven primarily by government stimulus payments to our customers in the second quarter of 2021, limited competing entertainment options during the year ended December 31, 2021, hurricane construction recovery in the prior year that contributed to the incremental play at our Mississippi and Louisiana properties and a winter storm in December 2022 that impacted the entire segment.
Adjusted EBITDAR decreased $15.4 million, or 1.7%, in 2022 as compared to 2021, primarily due to the decline in gaming revenue.
Other Operating Costs and Expenses
The following operating costs and expenses, as presented in our consolidated statements of operations, are further discussed below:
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)
Selling, general and administrative
$ 374.0
$ 366.2
Master lease rent expense
106.6
104.7
Maintenance and utilities
143.5
126.1
Depreciation and amortization
258.2
267.8
Corporate expense
117.0
117.7
Project development, preopening and writedowns
(18.9 )
31.8
Impairment of assets
40.8
8.2
Other operating items, net
(12.2 )
14.8
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses include marketing, technology, compliance and risk, surveillance and security. These costs, as a percentage of total revenues, were generally consistent at 10.5% and 10.9% for 2022 and 2021, respectively. We continue to focus on our disciplined operating model and targeted marketing approach.
Master Lease Rent Expense
Master lease rent expense represents rent expense incurred by four of our properties which are subject to two master lease agreements with a real estate investment trust. Master lease rent expense remained consistent, as a percentage of total revenues and was 3.0% and 3.1% for 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Maintenance and Utilities
Maintenance and utilities expenses, as a percentage of total revenues, were 4.0% and 3.7% for 2022 and 2021, respectively. The small increase in 2022 was driven primarily by rising energy costs.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense, as a percentage of total revenues, was 7.3% and 7.9% for 2022 and 2021, respectively. Contributing to the decline is a $2.9 million decrease in amortization of our intangible assets combined with year over year revenue growth that drove the percentage of revenue decrease.
Corporate Expense
Corporate expense represents unallocated payroll, professional fees, rent and various other administrative expenses that are not directly related to our casino and/or hotel operations, in addition to the corporate portion of share-based compensation expense. Corporate expense was generally consistent and represented 3.3% and 3.5% of total revenues for 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Project Development, Preopening and Writedowns
Project development, preopening and writedowns represent: (i) certain costs incurred and recoveries realized related to the activities associated with various acquisition opportunities, strategic initiatives, dispositions and other business development activities in the ordinary course of business; (ii) certain costs of start-up activities that are expensed as incurred in our ongoing efforts to develop gaming activities in new jurisdictions and expenses related to other new business development activities that do not qualify as capital costs; (iii) asset writedowns; and (iv) realized gains arising from asset dispositions. Such costs are generally non-recurring in nature and vary from period to period as the volume of underlying activities fluctuate. The project development, preopening and writedowns expense in 2022 primarily relates to the following: (i) a $20.4 million reduction of the allowance on the Wilton Note for development advances over the last 10 years; (ii) a $12.7 million gain on sale of land; offset by (iii) an $8.3 million non-cash asset writedown; and (iv) preopening costs of $5.5 million related to the acquisition of Pala Interactive and Pala Canada. The project development, preopening and writedowns expense in 2021 primarily relates to the following: (i) $15.0 million termination fee paid to exit an agreement; (ii) $8.5 million write-off of certain abandoned capital projects; (iii) $1.7 million of development costs related to the development of Sky River Casino under our development agreement with Wilton Rancheria; and (iv) $2.1 million of preopening expenses.
Impairment of Assets
Impairment of assets in 2022 includes non-cash impairment charges of $9.2 million for trademarks and $31.6 million for goodwill in our Midwest & South segment due primarily to an increase in the discount rate over the prior year.
Impairment of assets in 2021 includes non-cash impairment charges of $2.4 million for trademarks and $5.8 million for operating right-of-use assets in our Las Vegas Locals segment.
Other Operating Items, Net
Other operating items, net, is generally comprised of miscellaneous non-recurring operating charges, including severance payments to separated employees, natural disasters and severe weather impacts, including hurricane and flood expenses, and subsequent recoveries of such costs, as applicable. During 2022, $12.6 million of other operating items, net, related to a gain from the settlement of our insurance claim for business interruption and lost profits from the closure of Delta Downs for approximately three weeks in August and September 2020 due to Hurricane Laura. During 2021, $10.7 million of other operating items, net, related to non-recurring employee bonus payments and $2.8 million related to non-recurring costs associated with the hurricanes that impacted our Louisiana and Mississippi properties.
Other Expense (Income)
Interest Expense, net
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)
Interest Expense, Net of Capitalized Interest and Interest Income
$ 129.7
$ 197.6
Average Long-Term Debt Balance (1)
2,988.0
3,582.6
Loss on Early Extinguishments and Modifications of Debt
19.8
95.2
Weighted Average Interest Rates
4.3 %
5.0 %
Mix of Debt at Year End
Fixed rate debt
61.5 %
71.7 %
Variable rate debt
38.5 %
28.3 %
(1) Average debt balance calculation does not include the related discounts or deferred finance charges.
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest and interest income, decreased $67.9 million, or 34.4%, from 2021 to 2022 The decline was attributable to a $594.6 million decline in the weighted average debt balance and a 70 basis point decrease in the weighted average interest rate, which was driven by the retirements of the 6.375% Senior Notes and 6.000% Senior Notes in June 2021, the retirement of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Notes in November 2021 and the remaining $300.0 million outstanding balance of the 8.625% Senior Notes in June 2022, offset by the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 in June 2021. Also contributing to the decline was a $19.7 million interest income increase over the prior year due primarily to a reduction of the allowance for the expected loss for interest on the Wilton Note and interest earned on such note.
Loss on Early Extinguishments and Modifications of Debt
The components of the loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)
6.375% Senior Notes premium fees paid
$ -
$ 23.9
6.375% Senior Notes deferred finance charges written off
-
6.4
6.000% Senior Notes premium fees paid
-
28.0
6.000% Senior Notes deferred finance charges written off
-
7.2
8.625% Senior Notes premium fees paid
12.9
25.9
8.625% Senior Notes deferred finance charges written off
3.6
3.7
Prior Credit Facility deferred financing charges written off
3.3
-
Prior Credit Facility debt modification fees paid
-
0.1
Total loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt
$ 19.8
$ 95.2
Income Taxes
The effective tax rate on income from continuing operations during 2022 and 2021 was 22.9% and 23.2%, respectively. Our effective tax rate for 2022 and 2021 was unfavorably impacted by state taxes and certain nondeductible expenses, including non-deductible compensation and employee benefits which were partially offset by the inclusion of excess tax benefits related to equity compensation, as a component of the provision for income taxes.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Financial Position
We generally operate with minimal or negative levels of working capital in order to minimize borrowings and related interest costs. Our cash and cash equivalents balances were $283.5 million and $344.6 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In addition, we held restricted cash balances of $11.6 million and $12.6 million at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our working capital deficit at December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $107.9 million and $49.2 million, respectively.
We believe that current cash balances together with the available borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility (as defined in "Indebtedness" below) and cash flows from operating activities will be sufficient to meet our liquidity and capital resource needs for the next twelve months, including our projected operating requirements and maintenance capital expenditures. See "Indebtedness", below, for further detail regarding funds available through our Credit Facility.
The Company may also seek to secure additional working capital, repay respective current debt maturities, or fund respective development projects, in whole or in part, through incremental bank financing and additional debt or equity offerings, to the extent such offerings are allowed under our debt agreements.
Cash Flows Summary
Year Ended December 31,
(In millions)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$ 976.1
$ 1,010.4
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures
(269.2 )
(199.5 )
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received
(167.9 )
-
Insurance proceeds received from hurricane losses
0.6
63.2
Proceeds received from disposition of assets
22.0
-
Other investing activities
(7.8 )
6.7
Net cash used in investing activities
(422.3 )
(129.6 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings (payments) under credit facilities
319.9
(28.3 )
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes
-
900.0
Retirements of senior notes
(300.0 )
(1,750.0 )
Premium fees
(12.9 )
(77.7 )
Debt financing costs
(16.7 )
(14.5 )
Shares repurchased and retired
(541.6 )
(80.8 )
Dividends paid
(48.2 )
-
Share-based compensation activities, net
(15.1 )
(5.7 )
Other financing activities
(1.3 )
(1.7 )
Net cash used in financing activities
(615.9 )
(1,058.7 )
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$ (62.1 )
$ (177.9 )
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
During 2022 and 2021, we generated net operating cash flow of $976.1 million and $1.0 billion, respectively. While net income in 2022 increased $175.5 million over 2021, we exhausted our federal net operating loss carryforwards in 2021 and became a cash taxpayer again in 2022, resulting in an increase in income taxes paid in 2022 of $135.2 million. The additional operating cash flows decrease during 2022 compared to 2021 is due primarily to timing of working capital spend.
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Our industry is capital intensive, and we use cash flows for acquisitions, facility expansions, investments in future development or business opportunities and maintenance capital expenditures.
During 2022, we incurred net cash outflows for investing activities of $422.3 million comprised of capital expenditure spending of $269.2 million, primarily related to a casino expansion at our Fremont property, inclusive of incremental slot capacity, a FanDuel branded sportsbook and contemporary food hall, as well as new slot machines for all our properties, guest room remodels, IT equipment and various furniture and equipment purchases and building projects at our properties. Investing cash outflow was also impacted by net cash paid of $167.9 million related to the acquisition of Pala Interactive and Pala Canada, offset by $22.0 million in proceeds from the disposition of excess land.
During 2021, we incurred net cash outflows for investing activities of $129.6 million comprised of capital expenditure spending of $199.5 million, primarily related to building improvements at Delta Downs as a result of Hurricane Laura damage, which was offset by $63.2 million of insurance recovery proceeds and $6.7 million of reimbursed expense associated with the Sky River Casino project under the development agreement with Wilton Rancheria.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
We rely upon our financing cash flows to provide funding for investment opportunities, repayments of obligations and ongoing operations.
The net cash outflows of $615.9 million for financing activities in 2022 is primarily driven by $541.6 million in share repurchases and $48.2 million in dividends paid, reflecting the priority of our capital return program and focus on returning capital to shareholders. Other significant financing activities during 2022 include the retirement of the remaining $300.0 million 8.625% Senior Notes and related premium fees, offset by $319.9 million in net borrowings as we borrowed on our Revolving Credit Facility (see "Indebtedness") to finance the acquisition of Pala Interactive and Pala Canada and to support share repurchase activity.
The net cash outflows of $1.1 billion for financing activities in 2021 reflect primarily the full retirement of the 6.375% Senior Notes and the 6.000% Senior Notes, the partial retirement of the 8.625% Senior Notes, the payment of associated premium fees related to the retirements, the quarterly payments on our Prior Term Loans, the repurchasing of outstanding common stock under our share repurchase program and the payment of debt issuance costs. The inflows for 2021 reflect the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031.
Indebtedness
The outstanding principal balances of long-term debt, before unamortized discounts and fees, and the changes in those balances, are as follows:
December 31,
December 31,
Increase /
(In millions)
(Decrease)
Credit Facility
$ 1,187.8
$ -
$ 1,187.8
Prior Credit Facility
-
867.9
(867.9 )
4.750% senior notes due 2027
1,000.0
1,000.0
-
8.625% senior notes due 2025
-
300.0
(300.0 )
4.750% senior notes due 2031
900.0
900.0
-
Other
0.7
1.5
(0.8 )
Total long-term debt
3,088.5
3,069.4
19.1
Less current maturities
44.3
41.7
2.6
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
$ 3,044.2
$ 3,027.7
$ 16.5
The amount of current maturities include certain non-extending balances scheduled to be repaid within the next twelve months under the Credit Facility and Prior Credit Facility.
Credit Facility
Credit Agreement
On March 2, 2022 (the "Closing Date"), the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") among the Company, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors (the "Guarantors"), Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent and letter of credit issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as swingline lender, and certain other financial institutions party thereto as lenders. The Credit Agreement replaced the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2013 (the "Prior Credit Facility"), among the Company, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as swingline lender, and certain other financial institutions party thereto as lenders.
The Credit Agreement provides for (i) a $1,450.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") and (ii) an $880.0 million senior secured term A loan (the "Term A Loan," collectively with the Revolving Credit Facility, the "Credit Facility"). The Revolving Credit Facility and the Term A Loan mature on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (or earlier upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events). The Term A Loan was fully funded on the Closing Date. Proceeds from the Credit Agreement were used to refinance all outstanding obligations under the Prior Credit Facility, including a senior secured term loan A facility (the "Prior Term A Loan") and senior secured term loan B facility (the "Prior Refinancing Term B Loan"), to fund transaction costs in connection with the Credit Agreement, and for general corporate purposes.
The outstanding principal amounts under the Credit Facility and Prior Credit Facility are comprised of the following:
December 31,
December 31,
(In millions)
Revolving Credit Facility
$ 285.0
$ -
Term A Loan
847.0
-
Prior Term A Loan
-
118.2
Prior Refinancing Term B Loan
-
749.7
Swing Loan
55.8
-
Total outstanding principal amounts
$ 1,187.8
$ 867.9
With a total revolving credit commitment of $1,450.0 million available under the Credit Facility, $285.0 million and $55.8 million in borrowings outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility and the Swing Loan, respectively, and $13.8 million allocated to support various letters of credit, there is a remaining contractual availability under the Credit Facility of $1,095.4 million as of December 31, 2022.
Interest and Fees
The interest rate on the outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term A Loan is based upon, at the Company’s option, either: (i) a rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or (ii) the base rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin. Such applicable margin is a percentage per annum determined in accordance with a specified pricing grid based on the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio and ranges from 1.25% to 2.25% (if using SOFR) and from 0.25% to 1.25% (if using the base rate). A fee of a percentage per annum (which ranges from 0.20% to 0.35% and is determined in accordance with a specified pricing grid based on the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio) will be payable on the unused portions of the Revolving Credit Facility. The rates based on SOFR will be determined based upon, at the Company’s option, either: (i) a forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited or any successor administrator, and based on interest periods of one, three or six months or such other interest period that is twelve months or less subject to the consent of lenders and the administrative agent, or (ii) a daily SOFR rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and will include credit spread adjustments as set forth in the Credit Agreement. The "base rate" under the Credit Agreement is the highest of (x) Bank of America’s publicly-announced prime rate, (y) the federal funds rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus 0.50%, or (z) the SOFR rate for a one month interest period plus 1.00%.
The blended interest rate for outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 6.2% and 2.3% at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.
Optional and Mandatory Prepayments
Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (i) the loans under the Term A Loan will amortize in an annual amount equal to 5.00% of the original principal amount thereof, commencing June 30, 2022, payable on a quarterly basis, and (ii) the Company is required to use a portion of its annual excess cash flow to prepay loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) exceeds certain thresholds set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement may be prepaid without premium or penalty, and the unutilized portion of the commitments may be terminated without penalty, subject to certain conditions.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Company may be required to repay the amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement in connection with certain asset sales and issuances of certain additional non-permitted or refinancing indebtedness.
Guarantees and Collateral
The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and are secured by the capital stock of certain subsidiaries. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, the Company and each of the guarantors granted the administrative agent first priority liens and security interests on substantially all of their real and personal property (other than gaming licenses and subject to certain other exceptions) as additional security for the performance of the secured obligations under the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement includes an accordion feature which permits the incurrence of one or more new tranches of revolving credit commitments or term loans and increases to the Revolving Credit Facility and Term A Loan in an aggregate amount up to the sum of (i) $1,000.0 million, (ii) the amount of certain voluntary prepayments of senior secured indebtedness of the Company, and (iii) the maximum amount of incremental commitments which, after giving effect thereto, would not cause the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to exceed 3.00 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis, in each case, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
Financial and Other Covenants
The Credit Agreement contains certain financial and other covenants, including, without limitation, various covenants (i) requiring the maintenance of a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio on a quarterly basis of 2.50 to 1.00, (ii) requiring the maintenance of a maximum Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio on a quarterly basis, (iii) imposing limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness and liens, (iv) imposing limitations on transfers, sales and other dispositions, and (v) imposing restrictions on investments, dividends and certain other payments.
The maximum permitted Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is calculated as Consolidated Net Indebtedness to twelve-month trailing Consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the Credit Agreement. The maximum Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2022 through the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023 must be no higher than 5.00 to 1.00 and for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023 and each fiscal quarter thereafter, 4.50 to 1.00.
Senior Notes
We currently have two issuances of senior notes (the "Senior Notes") outstanding as described below.
4.750% Senior Notes due June 2031
On June 8, 2021, we issued the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031. The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 require semi-annual interest payments on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 will mature on June 15, 2031 and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of our current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, all of which are 100% owned by us. The net proceeds from the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 and cash on hand were used to finance the redemption of our outstanding 6.375% Senior Notes and 6.000% Senior Notes.
In conjunction with the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031, we incurred approximately $13.5 million in debt financing costs that have been deferred and are being amortized over the term of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 using the effective interest method.
At any time prior to June 15, 2026, we may redeem the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date, plus a make whole premium. In addition, at any time prior to June 15, 2024, we may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 at a redemption price (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) equal to 104.750%, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest.
4.750% Senior Notes due December 2027
On December 3, 2019, we issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.750% senior notes due December 2027 (the "4.750% Senior Notes due 2027"). The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 require semi-annual interest payments on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 will mature on December 1, 2027 and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of our current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, all of which are 100% owned by us. The net proceeds from the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 were used to finance the redemption of all of its outstanding 6.875% senior notes due 2023 and prepay a portion of our Prior Refinancing Term B Loans.
In conjunction with the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027, we incurred approximately $15.7 million in debt financing costs that have been deferred and are being amortized over the term of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 using the effective interest method.
At any time after December 1, 2022, we may redeem all or a portion of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) ranging from 102.375% to 100% in 2024 and thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest.
In connection with the private placement of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers in which we agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to permit the holders to exchange or resell the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027. We filed the required registration statement and commenced the exchange offer in July 2020. The exchange offer was completed on August 20, 2020 and our obligations under the registration agreement have been fulfilled.
Redemption of 6.000% Senior Notes due August 2026
On June 9, 2021, we redeemed all of our 6.000% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 103.993% plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The redemption was funded through the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 and cash on hand. The Company used operating cash to pay the redemption premium, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and commissions related to this redemption.
Redemption of 6.375% Senior Notes due April 2026
On June 9, 2021, we redeemed all of our 6.375% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 103.188% plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The redemption was funded through the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031. The Company used operating cash to pay the redemption premium, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and commissions related to this redemption.
Redemption of 8.625% Senior Notes due June 2025
On November 5, 2021, we redeemed $300.0 million of our 8.625% Senior Notes at a redemption price that was calculated pursuant to the formula set forth in the 8.625% Indenture governing the 8.625% Senior Notes. The redemption, including the redemption premium, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and commissions related to this redemption, was funded through cash on hand. On June 1, 2022, we redeemed the remaining $300.0 million outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 104.313% plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The redemption, including the redemption premium, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and commissions related to this redemption, was funded through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility.
Senior Notes Restrictive Covenants
Each of the Senior Notes contains certain restrictive covenants that, subject to exceptions and qualifications, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the base and supplemental indentures governing the respective notes to incur additional indebtedness or liens, pay dividends or make distributions or repurchase our capital stock, make certain investments, and sell or merge with other companies. In addition, upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the respective indenture), we will be required, unless certain conditions are met, to offer to repurchase the Senior Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest (as defined in the respective indenture), if any, to, but not including, the date of purchase. If we sell assets, we will be required under certain circumstances to offer to purchase the Senior Notes.
The indentures governing the notes issued by the Company contain provisions that allow for the incurrence of additional indebtedness, if after giving effect to such incurrence, the coverage ratio (as defined in the respective indentures, essentially a ratio of the Company's consolidated EBITDA to fixed charges, including interest) for the Company's trailing four quarter period on a pro forma basis would be at least 2.0 to 1.0. Should this provision prohibit the incurrence of additional debt, the Company may still borrow under its existing credit facility. At December 31, 2022, the available borrowing capacity under our Credit Facility was $1,095.4 million.
Covenant Compliance
As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with the financial and other covenants of our debt instruments.
Scheduled Maturities of Long-Term Debt
The scheduled maturities of long-term debt, as discussed above, are as follows:
(In millions)
Total
Year Ending December 31,
$ 44.3
44.4
44.0
44.0
2,011.8
Thereafter
900.0
Total outstanding principal of long-term debt
$ 3,088.5
Guarantor Financial Information
In connection with the issuance of our 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027, 8.625% Senior Notes and 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 (collectively, the "Guaranteed Notes"), certain of the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries (the "Guarantors") provide guarantees of those indentures. These Guaranteed Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of our current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, all of which are 100% owned by us. On June 1, 2022, the 8.625% Senior Notes were fully redeemed.
Summarized combined balance sheet information for the parent company and the Guarantors is as follows:
December 31,
(In millions)
Current assets
$ 443.7
$ 487.7
Noncurrent assets
8,767.9
10,158.4
Current liabilities
534.2
538.1
Noncurrent liabilities
4,136.8
4,138.4
Summarized combined results of operations information for the parent company and the Guarantors is as follows:
Year Ended
(In millions)
December 31, 2022
Revenues
$ 3,581.6
Operating income
1,752.4
Income before income taxes
1,580.1
Net income
1,405.0
Dividends
Dividends are declared at the discretion of our Board of Directors. We are subject to certain limitations regarding payment of dividends, such as restricted payment limitations related to our outstanding Senior Notes and our Credit Facility. On May 2, 2017, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the reinstatement of the Company’s cash dividend program. On March 25, 2020, the Company announced that the cash dividend program had been suspended to help mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 3, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the reinstatement of the Company’s cash dividend program. The dividends declared by the Board of Directors under this program are:
Declaration date
Record date
Payment date
Amount per share
December 17, 2019
December 27, 2019
January 15, 2020
$ 0.07
February 3, 2022
March 15, 2022
April 15, 2022
0.15
June 1, 2022
June 30, 2022
July 15, 2022
0.15
September 15, 2022
September 30, 2022
October 15, 2022
0.15
December 8, 2022
December 19, 2022
January 15, 2023
0.15
February 14, 2023
March 15, 2023
April 15, 2023
0.16
Share Repurchase Program
Subject to applicable corporate securities laws, repurchases under our share repurchase program may be made at such times and in such amounts as we deem appropriate. We are subject to certain limitations regarding the repurchase of common stock, such as restricted payment limitations related to our outstanding Senior Notes and our Credit Facility. Purchases under our share repurchase program can be discontinued at any time that we feel additional purchases are not warranted. We intend to fund the repurchases under the stock repurchase program with existing cash resources, cash generated from operations and availability under our Credit Facility.
On December 12, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of $100.0 million (the "2018 Program"). On March 16, 2020, at which time $61.4 million remained available under the 2018 Program, the Company suspended share repurchases under the program in order to preserve liquidity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 21, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized an additional share repurchase program of $300.0 million (the "Share Repurchase Program") and repurchases resumed under the 2018 Program and the new Share Repurchase Program. On June 1, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a $500.0 million increase to the Share Repurchase Program. We are not obligated to repurchase any shares under this program, and purchases under the Share Repurchase Program can be discontinued at any time at our sole discretion. We repurchased 9.4 million shares and 1.3 million shares during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The 2018 Program was fully depleted in 2021. As of December 31, 2022, we are authorized to repurchase up to an additional $239.0 million shares of our common stock under the Share Repurchase Program.
We have in the past, and may in the future, acquire our debt or equity securities through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, redemptions or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine.
Other Items Affecting Liquidity
We anticipate the ability to fund our capital requirements using our free cash flow from operations and availability under our Credit Facility, to the extent availability exists after we meet our working capital needs for the next twelve months. Any additional financing that is needed may not be available to us or, if available, may not be on terms favorable to us. The outcome of the following specific matters, including our commitments and contingencies, may also affect our liquidity.
Commitments
Capital Spending and Development
We continually perform on-going refurbishment and maintenance at our facilities to maintain our standards of quality. Certain of these maintenance costs are capitalized, if such improvement or refurbishment extends the life of the related asset, while other maintenance costs that do not so qualify are expensed as incurred. The commitment of capital and the related timing thereof are contingent upon, among other things, negotiation of final agreements and receipt of approvals from the appropriate regulatory bodies. We must also comply with covenants and restrictions set forth in our debt agreements.
We currently estimate that our annual cash capital requirements to perform on-going refurbishment and maintenance at our properties to maintain our quality standards ranges from between $240 million and $260 million. We intend to fund such capital expenditures through cash on hand, our Credit Facility and operating cash flows.
In addition to the maintenance capital spending discussed above, we continue to pursue other potential development projects that may require us to invest significant amounts of capital, including construction of a land-based facility at Treasure Chest which will replace our existing riverboat. This project is in addition to our maintenance capital spending, and we expect to spend an additional $100 million during 2023 related to this project.
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The following summarizes our undiscounted contractual obligations as of December 31, 2022:
Year Ending December 31,
(In millions)
Total
Thereafter
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Long-Term Debt
Credit Facility
$ 1,187.8
$ 44.0
$ 44.0
$ 44.0
$ 44.0
$ 1,011.8
$ -
4.750% senior notes due 2027
1,000.0
-
-
-
-
1,000.0
-
4.750% senior notes due 2031
900.0
-
-
-
-
-
900.0
Other
0.7
0.3
0.4
-
-
-
-
Total long-term debt
3,088.5
44.3
44.4
44.0
44.0
2,011.8
900.0
Interest on Fixed Rate Debt (1)
595.3
90.3
90.3
90.3
90.3
86.3
147.8
Interest on Variable Rate Debt (1)
283.2
72.2
69.5
66.8
64.1
10.6
-
Operating Leases - Master Leases
348.7
107.3
107.3
107.3
26.8
-
-
Operating Leases - Other
366.0
19.9
17.9
15.8
14.7
13.3
284.4
Purchase Obligations (2)
183.6
100.8
40.4
11.0
8.0
4.0
19.4
TOTAL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
$ 4,865.3
$ 434.8
$ 369.8
$ 335.2
$ 247.9
$ 2,126.0
$ 1,351.6
(1)
Estimated interest payments are based on principal amounts and scheduled maturities of debt outstanding at December 31, 2022. Estimated interest payments for variable-rate debt are based on rates at December 31, 2022.
(2) Purchase obligations include obligations under assessment arrangements and various contracted amounts, including construction contracts and information technology, advertising, maintenance and other service agreements.
Other Opportunities
We regularly investigate and pursue additional expansion opportunities in markets where casino gaming, including online gaming, is currently permitted. We also pursue expansion opportunities in jurisdictions where casino gaming, including online gaming, is not currently permitted in order to be prepared to develop projects upon approval of casino and online gaming. Such expansions will be affected and determined by several key factors, which may include the following:
•
the outcome of gaming license selection processes;
•
the approval of gaming in jurisdictions where we have been active but where casino gaming is not currently permitted;
•
identification of additional suitable investment opportunities in current gaming jurisdictions; and
•
availability of acceptable financing.
Additional projects may require us to make substantial investments or may cause us to incur substantial costs related to the investigation and pursuit of such opportunities, which investments and costs we may fund through cash flow from operations or availability under our Credit Facility. To the extent such sources of funds are not sufficient, we may also seek to raise such additional funds through public or private equity, debt financings or from other sources. No assurance can be given that additional financing will be available or that, if available, such financing will be obtainable on terms favorable to us. Moreover, we can provide no assurances that any expansion opportunity will result in a completed transaction.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
Our off balance sheet arrangements consist of the following:
Indemnification
We have entered into certain agreements that contain indemnification provisions, as well as indemnification agreements involving certain of our executive officers and directors. These agreements provide indemnity insurance pursuant to which directors and officers are indemnified or insured against liability or loss under certain circumstances, which may include liability or related loss under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. In addition, our Restated Articles of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws contain provisions that provide for indemnification of our directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by law.
Outstanding Letters of Credit
At December 31, 2022, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $13.8 million.
Other Arrangements
We have not entered into any transactions with special purpose entities, nor have we engaged in any derivative transactions.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
Our discussion and analysis of our results of operations and liquidity and capital resources are based on our consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. In accordance with GAAP, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, management reviews and refines those estimates, the following of which materially impact our consolidated financial statements: the recoverability of long-lived assets; valuation of indefinite-lived intangible assets; valuation of goodwill; accounting for leases; provisions for deferred tax assets, certain tax liabilities and uncertain tax positions; and application of acquisition method of accounting.
Judgments are based on information including, but not limited to, historical experience, industry trends, conventional practices, expert opinions, terms of existing agreements and information from outside sources. Judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty, and therefore actual results could differ from these estimates.
We believe the following critical accounting estimates require a higher degree of judgment and complexity, the sensitivity of which could result in a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Recoverability of Long-Lived Assets
Our long-lived assets, excluding indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill (both of which are discussed further below), were carried at $3.4 billion at December 31, 2022, or 53.3% of our consolidated total assets. We evaluate the carrying value of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. If triggering events are identified, we then compare the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the asset to the carrying value of the asset. The asset is not impaired if the undiscounted future cash flows exceed its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows, then an impairment charge is recorded, typically measured using a discounted cash flow ("DCF") model, which is based on the estimated future results of the relevant asset group discounted using our weighted-average cost of capital and market indicators of terminal year free cash flow multiples.
A long-lived asset shall be tested for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that its carrying amount may not be recoverable. The following are examples of such events or changes in circumstances:
i.
a significant decrease in the market price of a long-lived asset;
ii.
a significant adverse change in the extent or manner in which a long-lived asset is being used or in its physical condition;
iii.
a significant adverse change in legal factors or in the business climate that could affect the value of a long-lived asset, including an adverse action or assessment by a regulator;
iv.
an accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of a long-lived asset;
v.
a current-period operating or cash flow loss combined with a history of operating or cash flow losses or a projection or forecast that demonstrates continuing losses associated with the use of a long-lived asset; and/or
vi.
a current expectation that, more likely than not, a long-lived asset will be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of its previously estimated useful life.
We reconsider changes in circumstances on a frequent basis, and if a triggering event related to potential impairment has occurred, we may solicit third party valuation expertise to assist in the valuation of our investment. There are three generally accepted approaches available in developing an opinion of value: the sales comparison, cost and income approaches. We generally consider each of these approaches in developing a recommendation of the fair value of the asset; however, the reliability of each approach is dependent upon the availability and comparability of the market data uncovered, as well as the decision-making criteria used by market participants when evaluating a property. We will bifurcate our investment and apply the most indicative approach to overall fair valuation, or in some cases, a weighted analysis of any or all of these methods.
Developing an opinion of land value is typically accomplished using a sales comparison approach by analyzing recent sales transactions of similar sites. Potential comparables are researched and the pertinent facts are confirmed with parties involved in the transaction. This process fosters a general understanding of the potential comparable sales and facilitates the selection of the most relevant comparables by the appraiser. Valuation is typically accomplished using a unit of comparison such as price per square foot of land or potential building area. Adjustments are applied to the unit of comparison from an analysis of comparable sales, and the adjusted unit of comparison is then used to derive a value for the property.
The cost approach is based on the premise that a prudent investor would pay no more for an asset of similar utility than its replacement or reproduction cost. The cost to replace the asset would include the cost of constructing a similar asset of equivalent utility at prices applicable at the time of the valuation date. To arrive at an estimate of the fair value using the cost approach, the replacement cost new is determined and reduced for depreciation of the asset. Replacement cost new is defined as the current cost of producing or constructing a similar new item having the nearest equivalent utility as the property being valued.
The income approach focuses on the income-producing capability of the asset. The underlying premise of this approach is that the value of an asset can be measured by the present worth of the net economic benefit (cash receipts less cash outlays) to be received over the life of the subject asset. The steps followed in applying this approach include estimating the expected undiscounted net cash flows attributable to the asset over its life and converting these expected net cash flows to present value through capitalization or discounting. The process uses a rate of return that accounts for both the time value of money and risk factors. There are two common methods for converting expected income into value. Those methods are the direct capitalization and DCF methods. Direct capitalization is a method used to convert an estimate of a single year's income expectancy into an indication of value in one direct step by dividing the income estimate by an appropriate capitalization rate. Under the DCF method, anticipated future cash flows and a reversionary value are discounted to an opinion of net present value at a specific internal rate of return or a yield rate, because net operating income of the subject property is not fully stabilized.
Estimates of expected cash flows are, by their nature, subjective and actual results may differ materially from our estimates, potentially resulting in an impairment charge in a future period.
Valuation of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Gaming license rights represent the value of the license to conduct gaming in certain jurisdictions, which is subject to highly extensive regulatory oversight and a limitation on the number of licenses available for issuance with these certain jurisdictions. Gaming license rights are tested for impairment using a DCF approach. The value of gaming licenses is determined using a multi-period excess earnings method, which is a specific DCF model, and cost approach. The value is determined at an amount equal to the present value of the incremental after-tax cash flows attributable only to future gaming revenue, discounted to present value at a risk-adjusted rate of return. With respect to the application of this methodology, we used the following significant projections of future cash flows, assumptions and estimates: gaming revenues; gaming operating expenses; general and administrative expenses; tax expense; terminal value; and discount rate. These projections are modeled for a five-year period and a terminal period.
Trademarks are based on the value of our brand, which reflects the level of service and quality we provide and from which we generate repeat business. Trademarks are valued using the relief from royalty method, which presumes that without ownership of such trademarks, we would have to make a stream of payments to a brand or franchise owner in return for the right to use their name. By virtue of this asset, we avoid any such payments and record the related intangible value of our ownership of the brand name. We used the following significant projections of future cash flows, assumptions and estimates to determine value under the relief from royalty method: revenue from gaming and hotel activities; royalty rate; tax expense; terminal growth rate; discount rate; and the present value of tax benefit. The projections underlying this DCF model were forecasted for five years and a terminal value calculated using a model which divides the normalized cash flow stream by a capitalization rate. Applying the selected pretax royalty rates to the applicable revenue base in each period yielded pretax income for each property's trademarks and trade name. These pretax totals were tax effected utilizing the applicable tax rate to arrive at net, after-tax cash flows. The net, after-tax flows and the terminal value were then discounted to present value utilizing an appropriate discount rate. The present value of the after-tax cash flows was then added to the present value of the amortization tax benefit (considering the 15-year amortization of intangible assets pursuant to income tax regulations) to arrive at the recommended fair values for the trademarks and trade names.
Gaming license rights and trademarks are indefinite-lived intangible assets and are not subject to amortization, but are subject to an annual impairment test and between annual test dates in certain circumstances. The guidance permits an entity to make a qualitative assessment, referred to as "Step Zero," of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. We utilized this option for our 2022 annual impairment test for certain of our indefinite-lived intangible assets. If the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference. As part of our annual impairment testing, management assesses the likelihood of impairment by performing a qualitative ("Step Zero") analysis for our indefinite-lived intangibles to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair values of such intangibles exceeded their carrying values by a substantial margin. We solicit third party valuation expertise to assist in the valuation of those indefinite-lived intangible assets that are deemed to have a greater likelihood of impairment. Our annual impairment test, performed as of October 1, 2022, resulted in a trademark impairment charge of $1.3 million.
We evaluate on a quarterly basis whether any triggering events or changes in circumstances would indicate an impairment condition may exist. This evaluation requires significant judgment, including consideration of whether there have been any significant adverse changes in legal factors or in our business climate, adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, loss of key personnel or likely sale or disposal of all or a significant portion of a reporting unit. As a result of our third quarter 2022 and fourth quarter 2022 triggering event reviews, we recorded trademark impairment charges of $5.6 million and $2.3 million, respectively. If an event described above occurs, and results in a significant impact to our revenue and profitability projections, or any significant assumption in our valuation methods is adversely impacted, the impact could result in a material impairment charge in the future.
Management makes significant judgments and estimates as part of these analyses that are inherent in evaluating these assets for impairment. In particular, future cash flow estimates are, by their nature, subjective and actual results may differ materially from our estimates. In addition, capitalization rates and the discount rates used in the impairment tests are highly judgmental and dependent in large part on expectations of future market conditions. If certain future operating results do not meet current expectations it could cause carrying values of the intangibles to exceed their fair values in future periods, resulting in an impairment charge of trademarks and gaming license rights in an amount up to its book value of $1.3 billion. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded $9.2 million of trademark impairments related to various trademarks in the Midwest & South reportable segment and other trademarks in the Midwest & South reportable segment had estimated fair values that did not significantly exceed their respective carrying values. Additionally, a gaming license right in the Midwest & South reportable segment had an estimated fair value that did not significantly exceed its respective carrying values.
Valuation of Goodwill
The authoritative guidance related to goodwill impairment requires goodwill to be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level at least annually. The Company has determined that each of its properties is a reporting unit for goodwill impairment testing, since discrete financial information is available at the property level. The guidance permits an entity to make a qualitative assessment, referred to as "Step Zero," of whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If the carrying value of the goodwill is considered impaired, a loss is measured as the excess of the reporting unit's carrying value over the fair value, with a limit of the goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
As part of our annual impairment testing, management first performs a qualitative "Step Zero" analysis and assesses the likelihood of impairment. Management solicits third party valuation expertise to assist in valuations of goodwill for those reporting units that are deemed to have a greater likelihood of impairment. We perform the test annually as of October 1 using a weighting of two different approaches to determine fair value: (i) the income approach; and (ii) the market approach.
In the valuation of an asset, the income approach focuses on the income-producing capability of the subject asset. The underlying premise of this approach is that the value of an asset can be measured by the present worth of the net economic benefit (cash receipts less cash outlays) to be received over the life of the subject asset. The steps followed in applying this approach include estimating the expected after-tax cash flows attributable to the asset over its life and converting these after-tax cash flows to present value through "discounting." The discounting process uses a rate of return which accounts for both the time value of money and investment risk factors. Finally, the present value of the after-tax cash flows over the life of the asset is totaled to arrive at an indication of the fair value of the reporting unit.
The market approach is comprised of the guideline company method, which focuses on comparing the subject company to selected reasonably similar, or "guideline", publicly-traded companies. Under this method, valuation multiples are: (i) derived from the operating data of selected guideline companies; (ii) evaluated and adjusted based on the strengths and weaknesses of the subject company relative to the selected guideline companies; and (iii) applied to the operating data of the subject company to arrive at an indication of value. In the valuation of a reporting unit, the market approach measures value based on what typical purchasers in the market have paid for assets which can be considered reasonably similar to those being valued. When the market approach is utilized, data is collected on the prices paid for reasonably comparable assets. Adjustments are made to the similar assets to compensate for differences between reasonably similar assets and the asset being valued. The application of the market approach results in an estimate of the price reasonably expected to be realized from the sale of the subject asset.
The two methodologies were weighted 50.0% toward the income approach and 50.0% toward the market approach, to arrive at an overall fair value. Our annual impairment test as of October 1, 2022, resulted in goodwill impairment charges of $9.9 million. We evaluate quarterly whether any triggering events or changes in circumstances have occurred that would indicate an impairment condition more than likely would not exist. This evaluation requires significant judgment, including consideration of whether there had been any significant adverse changes in legal factors or in our business climate, adverse action or assessment by a regulator, unanticipated competition, loss of key personnel or likely sale or disposal of all or a significant portion of a reporting unit. Based upon this quarterly evaluation, we concluded that there had been a triggering event or change in circumstances that indicated an impairment condition existed at December 31, 2022, and we recorded goodwill impairment charges of $21.7 million as part of our fourth quarter 2022 impairment review.
Although we satisfied the impairment analysis requirements for each reporting unit tested, changes to certain underlying assumptions and variables, many of which are derived from external factors, could greatly impact the results of future tests. We cannot control or influence the impact of these factors from a fair valuation perspective, but they could nonetheless have a material effect on the results of valuation, particularly the guideline company method under the market approach, in the future.
Additionally, several of the assumptions underlying the DCF method under the income approach could pose a high degree of sensitivity to the resulting fair value. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following significant projections of future cash flows, assumptions and estimates to determine value under the DCF method: total revenue, operating expenses, depreciation expense, depreciation overhang, tax expense and effective rates, debt-free net working capital, capital additions, terminal year growth factor, discount rate and the capitalization rate. A change in any of these variables that cause our discounted cash flows or terminal value or both to adversely and materially change could result in the failure of the impairment test, and a resulting impairment of our goodwill in an amount up to its book value of $1.0 billion. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded $31.6 million of goodwill impairments related to two reporting units in the Midwest & South reportable segment. Additionally, another reporting unit in the Midwest & South reportable segment had an estimated fair value that did not significantly exceed its carrying value.
Management makes significant judgments and estimates as part of these analyses that are inherent in evaluating these assets for impairment. In particular, future cash flow estimates are, by their nature, subjective and actual results may differ materially from our estimates. In addition, the determination of multiples, capitalization rates and the discount rates used in the impairment tests are highly judgmental and dependent in large part on expectations of future market conditions. If certain future operating results do not meet current expectations it could cause carrying values of the intangibles to exceed their fair values in future periods, potentially resulting in an impairment charge.
Accounting for Leases
The determination of lease liabilities requires us to estimate the present value of our future lease commitments over their reasonably certain remaining lease term using a weighted average incremental borrowing rate commensurate with the rate of interest we would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term an amount equal to our future lease payments in a similar economic environment. The determination of the incremental borrowing rate could materially impact our lease liabilities.
We estimate the expected term of a lease by assuming the exercise of renewal options, in addition to the initial non-cancelable lease term, if the renewal is reasonably certain. Generally, "reasonably certain" relates to our contractual right to renew and the existence of an economic penalty that would preclude the abandonment of the lease at the end of the initial non-cancelable lease term. The determination of the expected term could also materially impact our lease liabilities.
The determination of the expected term of a lease requires us to apply judgment and estimates concerning the number of renewal periods that are reasonably certain. If a lease is terminated prior to reaching the end of the expected term, this may result in the acceleration of depreciation or impairment of the lease right-of-use asset and related long-lived assets.
Provisions for Deferred Tax Assets, Certain Tax Liabilities and Uncertain Tax Positions
Income taxes are recorded under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, and attributable to operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. We reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance, if based on the available evidence it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Accordingly, the need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is assessed periodically based on more-likely-than-not realization threshold. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with the usability of operating loss and tax credit carryforwards before expiration, and tax planning alternatives.
The Company's income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and other tax authorities in the locations where it operates. The Company assesses potentially unfavorable outcomes of such examinations based on accounting standards for uncertain income taxes, which prescribe a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements.
We recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits of the position, that the tax position will be sustained upon examination, including the resolution of any related appeals or litigation. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a position are measured as the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution. While we believe our uncertain tax benefits, if any, are adequate to cover reasonably expected tax risks, there can be no assurance that, in all instances, an issue raised by a taxing authority will be resolved at a financial cost that does not exceed its related reserve.
Application of Acquisition Method of Accounting
We follow the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification 805 to account for our acquisitions. We completed the previously announced acquisition of Pala Interactive and Pala Canada, as described in Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures, to our consolidated financial statements presented in Part II, Item 8, for $175.2 million in cash. For purposes of these consolidated financial statements, we have allocated the purchase price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on preliminary estimates of fair value as determined by us with the assistance from third-party specialists. The excess of the purchase price over the preliminary estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill. We have recognized the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition based on fair value estimates as of the date of the acquisition, including developed technology, B2B customer relationship, and B2C customer relationship intangible assets of $36.0 million, $28.0 million, and $13.0 million, respectively. We recorded $94.0 million of goodwill related to the acquisition of Pala Interactive and Pala Canada. We estimated the fair value of the developed technology and customer relationship intangible assets using the relief from royalty and multi-period excess earnings discounted cash flow methods, respectively. We used the following significant projections of future cash flows, assumptions and estimates to determine fair value under the relief from royalty method: revenue; royalty rate; tax expense; terminal growth rate; discount rate; and the present value of tax benefit. We used the following significant projections of future cash flows, assumptions and estimates to determine fair value under the multi-period excess earnings method: revenues; operating expenses; general and administrative expenses; tax expense; terminal value; and discount rate. The determination of the fair values of the acquired intangible assets and the related determination of useful lives is currently in process. This determination requires significant judgment and as such, we have not completed our valuation analysis and calculations in sufficient detail necessary to finalize the determination of the fair value of the intangible assets acquired, along with the related allocation of goodwill. The final fair value determinations are expected to be completed during second quarter 2023.
The assets and liabilities of the acquisition are included in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022, and the results of its operations and cash flows are reported in our consolidated statements of operations and cash flows, respectively, from the date of acquisition through December 31, 2022.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
For information with respect to recent accounting pronouncements and the impact of these pronouncements on our consolidated financial statements, see Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. We do not hold any market risk sensitive instruments for trading purposes. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk, specifically long-term U.S. treasury rates and the applicable spreads in the high-yield investment market, short-term and long-term SOFR rates, and their potential impact on our long-term debt. During 2022, the Federal Reserve has increased the federal funds rate by 400 basis points. These recent increases in the federal funds rate, and any additional increases in the federal funds rate, may impact the interest paid on our variable-rate borrowings both now and in the future. We attempt to limit our exposure to interest rate risk by managing the mix of our long-term fixed-rate borrowings and short-term borrowings under our Credit Facility. We are also exposed to a lesser extent to foreign currency exchange risk for funds held in our Canadian operating and restricted cash accounts. While there is risk of fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate between the Canadian dollar and US dollar, our exposure is extremely limited given the size of our Canadian operations and the minimal amount of cash held in Canadian bank accounts. A weakening or strengthening of the US dollar to the Canadian dollar by 2x the current conversion rate, would not cause the value of the funds held in Canadian operating and restricted cash accounts to change significantly. We do not currently utilize derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Table of Debt Maturities and Interest Rates
The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates, including debt obligations. For our debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related weighted-average interest rates by expected maturity dates. The weighted-average variable rates are based upon prevailing interest rates.
The scheduled maturities of our long-term debt outstanding for the years ending December 31 are as follows:
Scheduled Maturity Date
Year Ending December 31,
(In millions)
Thereafter
Total
Fair Value
Long-term debt (including current portion):
Fixed-rate
$ 0.3
$ 0.4
$ -
$ -
$ 1,000.0
$ 900.0
$ 1,900.7
$ 1,713.5
Average interest rate
4.8 %
4.8 %
4.8 %
4.8 %
4.8 %
4.8 %
4.8 %
Variable-rate
$ 44.0
$ 44.0
$ 44.0
$ 44.0
$ 1,011.8
$ -
$ 1,187.8
$ 1,183.6
Average interest rate
6.2 %
6.2 %
6.2 %
6.2 %
6.2 %
- %
6.2 %
As of December 31, 2022, our long-term variable-rate borrowings represented approximately 38.5% of total long-term debt. Based on December 31, 2022 debt levels, a 100-basis-point change in the interest rate would cause our annual interest costs to change by approximately $11.9 million.
The following table provides other information about our long-term debt:
December 31, 2022
Outstanding
Face
Carrying
Estimated
(In millions)
Amount
Value
Fair Value
Credit Facility
$ 1,187.8
$ 1,169.9
$ 1,183.6
4.750% senior notes due 2027
1,000.0
990.3
928.7
4.750% senior notes due 2031
900.0
888.5
784.1
Other
0.7
0.7
0.7
Total long-term debt
$ 3,088.5
$ 3,049.4
$ 2,897.1
The estimated fair value of our Credit Facility is based on a relative value analysis performed on or about December 31, 2022. The estimated fair values of our Senior Notes are based on quoted market prices as of December 31, 2022. The other debt is fixed-rate debt and the fair value for this obligation has been estimated to equal its carrying value as there are no observable market inputs. See also "Liquidity and Capital Resources" above.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
ITEM 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The following consolidated financial statements for the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022 are filed as part of this Report:
Page No.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements of Boyd Gaming Corporation have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-K and Regulation S-X and include all information and footnote disclosures necessary for complete financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Boyd Gaming Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Boyd Gaming Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB"), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 24, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Goodwill and Gaming License Rights Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets -Refer to Notes 1, 4 and 5 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company’s evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value. Similarly, the Company’s evaluation of its gaming license rights indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment involves the comparison of the fair value of each gaming license right to its carrying value. As of December 31, 2022, the carrying value of goodwill and gaming license rights indefinite-lived intangible assets was $1,033.7 million and $1,121.9 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded $31.6 million of goodwill impairments related to two reporting units in the Midwest & South reportable segment. Additionally, another reporting unit and a gaming license right indefinite-lived intangible asset in the Midwest & South reportable segment had estimated fair values that did not significantly exceed their respective carrying values. Management estimated the fair value of reporting units using a weighting of the income approach and the market approach and estimated the fair value of gaming license rights indefinite-lived intangible assets using a multi-period excess earnings method.
The determination of the fair value of reporting units required management to make significant assumptions and estimates including, projections of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates and valuation multiples derived from the operating data of selected guideline publicly-traded companies. The determination of the fair value of gaming license rights indefinite-lived intangible assets required management to make significant assumptions and estimates including, projections of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to management’s projections of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates and valuation multiples used in the determination of the fair value of reporting units and gaming license rights indefinite-lived intangible assets included the following:
• We tested the effectiveness of controls related to management’s projections of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates and valuation multiples.
• We evaluated management’s ability to accurately project future cash flows by comparing historical projections with actual performance.
• We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s projections of future cash flows by (1) comparing projections of future cash flows to internal communications to management and the Board of Directors and projected information from Company press releases, analyst and industry reports, and selected guideline publicly-traded companies; (2) considering the impact of changes in the competitive and regulatory environment on management’s projections; and (3) assessing the reasonableness of strategic plans incorporated by management into the projections.
• With the assistance of our valuation specialists, we evaluated the selection of discount rates and valuation multiples by (1) assessing the valuation methodology and market-based information underlying these assumptions and estimates, including testing the mathematical accuracy of the calculations; (2) developing a range of independent assumptions and estimates and comparing those to the discount rates and valuation multiples selected by management; and (3) evaluating historical operating trends and profitability and assessing the impact of uncertainty in management’s projections of future cash flows on these assumptions and estimates.
Acquisition of Pala Interactive, LLC - Refer to Notes 1 and 2 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
On November 1, 2022, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition of Pala Interactive, LLC (“Pala Interactive”) in exchange for $175.2 million in cash. The Company accounted for the acquisition of Pala Interactive by applying the acquisition method of accounting for a business combination. Accordingly, the purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on preliminary estimates of fair value, including developed technology, B2B customer relationship, and B2C customer relationship intangible assets of $36.0 million, $28.0 million, and $13.0 million, respectively. Additionally, the Company recorded $94.0 million of goodwill related to the acquisition of Pala Interactive. Management estimated the fair value of the developed technology and customer relationship intangible assets using the relief from royalty and multi-period excess earnings discounted cash flow methods, respectively.
The determination of the preliminary fair values for the identified developed technology and customer relationship intangible assets required management to make significant assumptions and estimates including, projections of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates and royalty rates.
Therefore, auditing these fair values involved a higher degree of judgment and subjectivity, including the involvement of valuation specialists.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to management’s projections of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates and royalty rates used in the determination of the fair value of the identified developed technology and customer relationship intangible assets included the following:
• We tested the effectiveness of controls related to management’s projections of future cash flows and the selection of discount rates and royalty rates.
• We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s projections of future cash flows by (1) comparing projections of future cash flows to internal communications to management and the Board of Directors and projected information from Company press releases, analyst and industry reports, and selected guideline publicly-traded companies; (2) considering the impact of changes in the competitive and regulatory environment on management’s projections; and (3) assessing the reasonableness of strategic plans incorporated by management into the projections.
• With the assistance of our valuation specialists, we evaluated the selection of discount rates and royalty rates by (1) assessing the valuation methodology and market-based information underlying these assumptions and estimates, including testing the mathematical accuracy of the calculations; (2) developing a range of independent assumptions and estimates and comparing those to the discount rates selected by management; and (3) comparing royalty rates selected by management to a range of market-based royalty rates.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Las Vegas, Nevada
February 24, 2023
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1981.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
(In thousands, except share data)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 283,472 $ 344,557
Restricted cash
11,593 12,571
Accounts receivable, net
109,053 89,483
Inventories
22,173 20,090
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
49,379 41,102
Income taxes receivable
2,558 -
Total current assets
478,228 507,803
Property and equipment, net
2,394,236 2,394,184
Operating lease right-of-use assets
830,345 884,241
Other assets, net
147,439 98,234
Intangible assets, net
1,427,135 1,368,420
Goodwill, net
1,033,744 971,287
Total assets
$ 6,311,127 $ 6,224,169
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
$ 129,946 $ 102,031
Current maturities of long-term debt
44,275 41,673
Accrued liabilities
411,913 412,945
Income tax payable
- 393
Total current liabilities
586,134 557,042
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs
3,005,134 2,989,921
Operating lease liabilities, net of current portion
758,440 815,974
Deferred income taxes
318,609 264,912
Other liabilities
52,185 57,574
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 7 and 9)
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized
- -
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; 102,816,110 and 111,303,140 shares outstanding
1,028 1,113
Additional paid-in capital
305,152 827,725
Retained earnings
1,285,827 710,088
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(1,382 ) (180 )
Total stockholders' equity
1,590,625 1,538,746
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$ 6,311,127 $ 6,224,169
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)
Revenues
Gaming
$ 2,674,730
$ 2,705,523
$ 1,775,358
Food & beverage
275,979
230,045
178,878
Room
189,071
154,180
104,968
Other
415,597
280,062
119,286
Total revenues
3,555,377
3,369,810
2,178,490
Operating costs and expenses
Gaming
1,005,830
999,528
734,254
Food & beverage
231,447
192,334
182,666
Room
68,383
57,627
53,208
Other
259,544
182,991
66,960
Selling, general and administrative
373,964
366,156
350,358
Master lease rent expense
106,616
104,702
101,907
Maintenance and utilities
143,527
126,115
115,097
Depreciation and amortization
258,179
267,787
281,031
Corporate expense
117,007
117,675
76,143
Project development, preopening and writedowns
(18,936 )
31,815
(661 )
Impairment of assets
40,775
8,200
174,700
Other operating items, net
(12,183 )
14,776
28,564
Total operating costs and expenses
2,574,153
2,469,706
2,164,227
Operating income
981,224
900,104
14,263
Other expense (income)
Interest income
(21,530 )
(1,819 )
(1,900 )
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
151,249
199,442
230,484
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt
19,815
95,155
1,791
Other, net
2,884
3,387
(45,098 )
Total other expense, net
152,418
296,165
185,277
Income (loss) before income taxes
828,806
603,939
(171,014 )
Income tax benefit (provision)
(189,429 )
(140,093 )
36,314
Net income (loss)
$ 639,377
$ 463,846
$ (134,700 )
Basic net income (loss) per common share
$ 5.87
$ 4.07
$ (1.19 )
Weighted average basic shares outstanding
108,885
113,866
113,515
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
$ 5.87
$ 4.07
$ (1.19 )
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding
109,004
114,103
113,515
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Net income (loss)
$ 639,377
$ 463,846
$ (134,700 )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Fair value adjustments to available-for-sale securities, net of tax
(1,258 )
(330 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
-
-
Comprehensive income (loss)
$ 638,175
$ 463,516
$ (134,020 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Accumulated
Additional
Other
Common Stock
Paid-in
Retained
Comprehensive
(In thousands, except share data)
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Income (Loss)
Total
Balances, January 1, 2020
111,542,108
$ 1,115
$ 883,715
$ 380,942
$ (530 )
$ 1,265,242
Net loss
-
-
-
(134,700 )
-
(134,700 )
Comprehensive income, net of tax
-
-
-
-
Stock options exercised
240,380
1,977
-
-
1,979
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax
469,765
(3,975 )
-
-
(3,970 )
Release of performance stock units, net of tax
261,200
(3,372 )
-
-
(3,369 )
Shares repurchased and retired
(682,596 )
(7 )
(11,114 )
-
-
(11,121 )
Share-based compensation costs
-
-
9,202
-
-
9,202
Balances, December 31, 2020
111,830,857
1,118
876,433
246,242
1,123,943
Net income
-
-
-
463,846
-
463,846
Comprehensive loss, net of tax
-
-
-
-
(330 )
(330 )
Stock options exercised
371,016
4,405
-
-
4,409
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax
349,231
(8,209 )
-
-
(8,206 )
Release of performance stock units, net of tax
61,983
(1,908 )
-
-
(1,907 )
Shares repurchased and retired
(1,309,947 )
(13 )
(80,769 )
-
-
(80,782 )
Share-based compensation costs
-
-
37,773
-
-
37,773
Balances, December 31, 2021
111,303,140
1,113
827,725
710,088
(180 )
1,538,746
Net income
-
-
-
639,377
-
639,377
Comprehensive loss, net of tax
-
-
-
-
(1,258 )
(1,258 )
Foreign currency translation adjustments
-
-
-
-
Stock options exercised
165,951
3,088
-
-
3,089
Release of restricted stock units, net of tax
476,292
(10,058 )
-
-
(10,053 )
Release of performance stock units, net of tax
294,651
(8,121 )
-
-
(8,118 )
Shares repurchased and retired
(9,423,924 )
(94 )
(541,548 )
-
-
(541,642 )
Dividends declared ($0.60 per share)
-
-
-
(63,638 )
-
(63,638 )
Share-based compensation costs
-
-
34,066
-
-
34,066
Balances, December 31, 2022
102,816,110
$ 1,028
$ 305,152
$ 1,285,827
$ (1,382 )
$ 1,590,625
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income (loss)
$ 639,377
$ 463,846
$ (134,700 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
258,179
267,787
281,031
Amortization of debt financing costs and discounts on debt
8,551
11,172
12,095
Non-cash operating lease expense
65,204
45,599
55,578
Non-cash expected credit loss (income) on note receivable
(35,100 )
-
-
Share-based compensation expense
34,066
37,773
9,202
Deferred income taxes
51,030
133,860
(31,643 )
Non-cash impairment of assets
40,775
8,200
174,700
Gain on sale of assets
(13,407 )
-
(13,888 )
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt
19,815
95,155
1,791
Other operating activities
9,517
10,356
4,183
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the impact of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net
(16,761 )
(36,027 )
1,339
Inventories
(2,083 )
2,526
(515 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(8,476 )
(2,088 )
5,892
Income taxes (receivable) payable, net
(2,951 )
5,592
Other assets, net
(7,857 )
(5,727 )
(3,110 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
14,819
(29,639 )
Operating lease liabilities
(65,204 )
(45,599 )
(55,578 )
Other long-term tax liabilities
-
-
(3,840 )
Other liabilities
8,358
10,542
Net cash provided by operating activities
976,111
1,010,411
289,032
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Capital expenditures
(269,155 )
(199,452 )
(175,030 )
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received
(167,862 )
-
(11,201 )
Insurance proceeds received from hurricane losses
63,200
-
Proceeds received from disposition of assets
21,953
-
15,050
Other investing activities
(7,834 )
6,672
-
Net cash used in investing activities
(422,312 )
(129,580 )
(171,181 )
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - (Continued)
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Borrowings under credit facilities
2,122,100
-
965,100
Payments under credit facilities
(1,802,197 )
(28,288 )
(1,374,548 )
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes
-
900,000
600,000
Retirements of senior notes
(300,000 )
(1,750,000 )
-
Premium fees
(12,939 )
(77,736 )
-
Debt financing costs
(16,682 )
(14,457 )
(17,390 )
Share-based compensation activities
(15,082 )
(5,704 )
(5,360 )
Shares repurchased and retired
(541,642 )
(80,782 )
(11,121 )
Dividends paid
(48,162 )
-
(7,808 )
Other financing activities
(1,248 )
(1,735 )
(2,173 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(615,852 )
(1,058,702 )
146,700
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(10 )
-
-
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
(62,063 )
(177,871 )
264,551
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year
357,128
534,999
270,448
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year
$ 295,065
$ 357,128
$ 534,999
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized
$ 144,020
$ 205,241
$ 214,686
Cash paid for (received from) income taxes
140,924
5,721
(6,168 )
Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities
Payables incurred for capital expenditures
$ 7,348
$ 4,826
$ 1,653
Mortgage settlement in exchange for real estate
-
-
57,684
Dividends declared not yet paid
15,476
-
-
Operating lease right-of-use asset and liability remeasurements
(11,224 )
3,349
-
Expected credit loss (income) on note receivable
(35,100 )
-
-
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
NOTE 1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization
Boyd Gaming Corporation (and together with its subsidiaries, the "Company", the "Registrant", "Boyd Gaming", "Boyd", "we" or "us") was incorporated in the state of Nevada in 1988 and has been operating since 1975. The Company's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "BYD".
As of December 31, 2022, we are a geographically diversified operator of 28 wholly owned gaming entertainment properties. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, we have gaming operations in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. For financial reporting purposes, we aggregate our gaming entertainment properties in order to present the following three reportable segments:
Las Vegas Locals
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
The Orleans Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall
Las Vegas, Nevada
Suncoast Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel (1)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Cannery Casino Hotel
North Las Vegas, Nevada
Jokers Wild
Henderson, Nevada
Downtown Las Vegas
California Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fremont Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Main Street Station Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Midwest & South
Par-A-Dice Casino
East Peoria, Illinois
Belterra Casino Resort (2)
Florence, Indiana
Blue Chip Casino Hotel Spa
Michigan City, Indiana
Diamond Jo Casino
Dubuque, Iowa
Diamond Jo Worth
Northwood, Iowa
Kansas Star Casino
Mulvane, Kansas
Amelia Belle Casino
Amelia, Louisiana
Delta Downs Racetrack Hotel & Casino
Vinton, Louisiana
Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino
Opelousas, Louisiana
Sam's Town Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Treasure Chest Casino
Kenner, Louisiana
IP Casino Resort Spa
Biloxi, Mississippi
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Tunica
Tunica, Mississippi
Ameristar Casino * Hotel Kansas City (2)
Kansas City, Missouri
Ameristar Casino * Resort * Spa St. Charles (2)
St. Charles, Missouri
Belterra Park (2)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Valley Forge Casino Resort
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
(1) Eastside Cannery remains closed since March 18, 2020 due to the current levels of demand in the market.
(2) Property is subject to master lease agreement with a real estate investment trust.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
In addition to these properties, we own a travel agency and a captive insurance company that underwrites travel-related insurance, each located in Hawaii. Financial results for our travel agency and our captive insurance company are included in our Downtown Las Vegas segment, as our Downtown Las Vegas properties concentrate significant marketing efforts on gaming customers from Hawaii. Our Midwest & South segment includes the results of the following non-reportable segments and business activities: (i) Lattner Entertainment Group Illinois, LLC ("Lattner"), our Illinois distributed gaming operator; (ii) online gaming operations, which includes: (a) the operations of Pala Interactive, LLC ("Pala Interactive") and Pala Interactive Canada Inc. ("Pala Canada"), the online gaming technology company we acquired on November 1, 2022; and (b) online operations through partnerships with FanDuel Group and market access agreements with other operators in New Jersey and, as of December 31, 2022, six of the nine states in the Midwest & South segment where we operate our gaming entertainment properties; and (iii) management fees from our management agreement with Wilton Rancheria.
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In mid- March 2020, all of our gaming facilities were closed in compliance with orders issued by state officials as precautionary measures intended to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As of December 31, 2022, 27 of our 28 gaming facilities are open and operating. One of our Las Vegas Locals segment properties, Eastside Cannery, remains closed to the public due to the current levels of demand in the market and our cost containment efforts. The closures of our properties in 2020 had a material impact on our business.
We currently anticipate funding our operations over the next 12 months with the cash being generated by our operations, supplemented, if necessary, by the cash we currently have available and the borrowing capacity available under our Revolving Credit Facility.
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates, which are 50% or less owned and do not meet the controlling financial interest consolidation criteria of the authoritative accounting guidance for voting interest or variable interest entities, are accounted for under the equity method.
All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid investments, which include cash on hand and in banks, interest-bearing deposits and money market funds with maturities of three months or less at their date of purchase. The instruments are not restricted as to withdrawal or use and are on deposit with high credit quality financial institutions. Although these balances may at times exceed the federal insured deposit limit, we believe such risk is mitigated by the quality of the institution holding such deposit. The carrying values of these instruments approximate their fair values as such balances are generally available on demand.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash consists primarily of advance payments related to: (i) amounts restricted by regulation for gaming and racing purposes; (ii) amounts restricted by regulation for the value in players online casino gaming accounts; and (iii) future bookings with our Hawaiian travel agency. These restricted cash balances are invested in highly liquid instruments with a maturity of 90 days or less. These restricted cash balances are held by high credit quality financial institutions. The carrying values of these instruments approximate their fair value due to their short maturities.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash balances reported within the consolidated balance sheets to the total balance shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
December 31,
(In thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 283,472 $ 344,557 $ 519,182 $ 249,977
Restricted cash
11,593 12,571 15,817 20,471
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
$ 295,065 $ 357,128 $ 534,999 $ 270,448
Accounts Receivable, net
Accounts receivable consist primarily of casino, hotel and other receivables. Accounts receivable are typically non-interest bearing and are initially recorded at cost. Accounts are written off when management deems the account to be uncollectible, based upon historical collection experience, the age of the receivable and other relevant economic factors. An estimated allowance for doubtful accounts is maintained to reduce our receivables to their carrying amount. As a result, the net carrying value approximates fair value.
The activity comprising our allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Beginning balance, January 1,
$ 3,338 $ 4,106 $ 4,474
Additions
1,557 171 440
Deductions
(2,300 ) (939 ) (808 )
Ending balance, December 31,
$ 2,595 $ 3,338 $ 4,106
Inventories
Inventories consist primarily of food & beverage and retail items and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the weighted-average inventory method.
Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets or, for leasehold improvements, over the shorter of the asset's useful life or term of the lease.
The estimated useful lives of our major components of property and equipment are:
Building and improvements
3 through 40 years
Riverboats and barges
5 through 40 years
Furniture and equipment
1 through 12 years
Gains or losses on disposals of assets are recognized as incurred. Costs of major improvements are capitalized, while costs of normal repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
For an asset that is held for sale, we recognize the asset at the lower of carrying value or fair market value, less costs of disposal, as estimated based on comparable asset sales, cost and income approaches. For a long-lived asset to be held and used, we review the asset for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. We then compare the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the asset to the carrying value of the asset. The asset is not impaired if the undiscounted future cash flows exceed its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the undiscounted future cash flows, then an impairment charge is recorded, typically measured using a discounted cash flow model, which is based on the estimated future results of the relevant reporting unit discounted using our weighted-average cost of capital and market indicators of terminal year free cash flow multiples. In certain circumstances, the sales comparison approach, which analyzes recent sales transactions of similar assets, or the cost approach, which is based on the premise that a prudent investor would pay no more for an asset of similar utility than its replacement or reproduction cost, may be used in place of the discounted cash flow model to derive fair value. All resulting recognized impairment charges are recorded as impairment of assets within operating costs and expenses.
Capitalized Interest
Interest costs associated with major construction projects are capitalized as part of the cost of the constructed assets. When no debt is incurred specifically for a project, interest is capitalized on amounts expended for the project using our weighted-average cost of borrowing. Capitalization of interest ceases when the project (or discernible portions of the project) is substantially complete. If substantially all of the construction activities of a project are suspended, capitalization of interest will cease until such activities are resumed. There was immaterial capitalized interest for the year ended December 31, 2022. There was capitalized interest of $0.1 million for both the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.
Investment in Available for Sale Securities
We have an investment in a single municipal bond issuance of $17.8 million aggregate principal amount of 7.5% Urban Renewal Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2007 ("City Bonds"). This investment is classified as available-for-sale and is recorded at fair value. The fair value at December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $13.7 million and $15.8 million, respectively. At December 31, 2022 and 2021, $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and at December 31, 2022 and 2021, $13.0 million and $15.2 million, respectively, is included in other assets, net.
Future maturities of the City Bonds, excluding the discount, for the years ending December 31 are summarized as follows:
(In thousands)
For the year ending December 31,
$ 680
Thereafter
13,810
Total
$ 17,760
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include customer relationships, host agreements, development agreements, developed technology, business-to-business ("B2B") relationships, business-to-consumer ("B2C") relationships, gaming license rights and trademarks.
Amortizing Intangible Assets
Customer relationships represent the value of repeat business associated with our customer loyalty programs and are being amortized on an accelerated method over their approximate useful life. B2B relationships and B2C relationships represent the value of our customer relationships, including those under contractual arrangements, associated with our online gaming operations and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over seven to twelve years. Host agreements represent the value associated with our host establishment relationships and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over 15 years. Development agreement is a contract between two parties establishing an agreement for development of a product or service. This agreement is being amortized over the respective cash flow period of the related seven-year agreement. Developed technology represents the value associated with our online gaming platform and is being amortized on a straight-line basis over 10 years.
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Trademarks are based on the value of our brands, which reflect the level of service and quality we provide and from which we generate repeat business. Gaming license rights represent the value of the license to conduct gaming in certain jurisdictions, which is subject to highly extensive regulatory oversight, and a limitation on the number of licenses available for issuance therein. These assets, considered indefinite-lived intangible assets, are not subject to amortization, but instead are subject to an annual impairment test, and between annual test dates in certain circumstances. If the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized equal to the difference. Gaming license rights are tested for impairment using a multi-period excess earnings method, which is a specific discounted cash flow model or a qualitative assessment approach, and trademarks are tested for impairment using the relief-from-royalty method or a qualitative assessment approach.
Goodwill
Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill is not subject to amortization, but it is subject to an annual impairment test and in between annual test dates in certain circumstances.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
We evaluate goodwill using a weighted average allocation of both the income and market approach models or a qualitative assessment approach. In the valuation of an asset, the income approach focuses on the income-producing capability of the subject asset. The underlying premise of this approach is that the value of an asset can be measured by the present worth of the net economic benefit (cash receipts less cash outlays) to be received over the life of the subject asset. The steps followed in applying this approach include estimating the expected after-tax cash flows attributable to the asset over its life and converting these after-tax cash flows to present value through "discounting." The discounting process uses a rate of return which accounts for both the time value of money and investment risk factors. Finally, the present value of the after-tax cash flows over the life of the reporting unit is totaled to arrive at an indication of the fair value of the asset. The market approach is comprised of the guideline company method, which focuses on comparing the subject company to selected reasonably similar, or "guideline", publicly-traded companies. Under this method, valuation multiples are: (i) derived from the operating data of selected guideline companies; (ii) evaluated and adjusted based on the strengths and weaknesses of the subject company relative to the selected guideline companies; and (iii) applied to the operating data of the subject company to arrive at an indication of value. In the valuation of a reporting unit, the market approach measures value based on what typical purchasers in the market have paid for assets which can be considered reasonably similar to those being valued. When the market approach is utilized, data is collected on the prices paid for reasonably comparable assets. Adjustments are made to the similar assets to compensate for differences between reasonably similar assets and the asset being valued. The application of the market approach results in an estimate of the price reasonably expected to be realized from the sale of the subject asset.
Long-Term Debt, Net
Long-term debt, net is reported as the outstanding debt amount net of unamortized cost. Any unamortized debt issuance costs, which include legal and other direct costs related to the issuance of our outstanding debt, or discount granted to the initial purchasers or lenders upon issuance of our debt instruments is recorded as a direct reduction to the face amount of our outstanding debt. The debt issuance costs and discount are accreted to interest expense using the effective interest method over the contractual term of the underlying debt. In the event that our debt is modified, repurchased or otherwise reduced prior to its original maturity date, we evaluate whether it is a debt extinguishment or debt modification under authoritative accounting guidance and for a debt extinguishment, we ratably reduce the unamortized debt issuance costs and discount and record a loss on extinguishment of debt.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are recorded under the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. We reduce the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance, if based on the available evidence it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Use of the term "more likely than not" indicates the likelihood of occurrence is greater than 50%. Accordingly, the need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is continually assessed based on a more-likely-than-not realization threshold. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of profitability and taxable income, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with the utilization of operating loss and tax credit carryforwards before expiration and tax planning strategies. In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified.
Other Long-Term Tax Liabilities
The Company's income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and other tax authorities in the locations where it operates. The Company assesses potentially unfavorable outcomes of such examinations based on accounting standards for uncertain income taxes, which prescribe a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements.
Uncertain tax position accounting standards apply to all tax positions related to income taxes. These accounting standards utilize a two-step approach for evaluating tax positions. Recognition occurs when the Company concludes that a tax position, based on its technical merits, is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Measurement is only addressed if the position is deemed to be more likely than not to be sustained. The tax benefit is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon settlement.
Tax positions failing to qualify for initial recognition are recognized in the first subsequent interim period that they meet the "more likely than not" standard. If it is subsequently determined that a previously recognized tax position no longer meets the "more likely than not" standard, it is required that the tax position is derecognized. Accounting standards for uncertain tax positions specifically prohibit the use of a valuation allowance as a substitute for derecognition of tax positions. As applicable, the Company will recognize accrued penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes. Accrued interest and penalties are included in other long-term tax liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Self-Insurance Reserves
We are self-insured for various insurance coverages such as property, general liability, employee health and workers' compensation costs with the appropriate levels of deductibles and retentions. Insurance claims and reserves include accruals of estimated settlements for known claims, as well as accruals of estimates for claims incurred but not yet reported. In estimating these accruals, we consider historical loss experience and make judgments about the expected levels of costs per claim. Management believes the estimates of future liability are reasonable based upon our methodology; however, changes in health care costs, accident frequency and severity and other factors could materially affect the estimate for these liabilities. Certain of these claims represent obligations to make future payments; and therefore, we discount such reserves to an amount representing the present value of the claims which will be paid in the future using a blended rate, which represents the inherent risk and the average payout duration. Self-insurance reserves are included in accrued liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The activity comprising our self-insurance reserves is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Beginning balance, January 1,
$ 42,563 $ 45,436 $ 43,604
Additions
Charged to costs and expenses
81,249 88,806 105,739
Payments made
(86,320 ) (91,679 ) (103,907 )
Ending balance, December 31,
$ 37,492 $ 42,563 $ 45,436
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss). Components of the Company's comprehensive income (loss) are reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity and consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at December 31, 2022, consists of unrealized gains and losses on the investment available for sale resulting from changes in fair value and foreign currency translation adjustments.
Leases
Management determines if a contract is or contains a lease at inception or modification of a contract. A contract is or contains a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period in exchange for consideration. Control over the use of the identified asset means the lessee has both (a) the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset and (b) the right to direct the use of the asset. Operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the discount rate for the lease at the commencement date. For our operating leases for which the rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, we generally use an incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date to determine the present value of future lease payments. Operating right-of-use ("ROU") assets and finance lease assets are recognized based on the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease and non-lease components are accounted for separately.
Revenue Recognition
The Company’s revenue contracts with customers consist of gaming wagers, hotel room sales, food & beverage offerings and other amenity transactions. The transaction price for a gaming wagering contract is the difference between gaming wins and losses, not the total amount wagered. Cash discounts, commissions and other cash incentives to customers related to gaming play are recorded as a reduction of gaming revenues. The transaction price for hotel, food & beverage and other contracts is the net amount collected from the customer for such goods and services. Hotel, food & beverage and other services have been determined to be separate, stand-alone performance obligations and the transaction price for such contracts is recorded as revenue as the good or service is transferred to the customer over their stay at the hotel, when the delivery is made for the food & beverage or when the service is provided for other amenity transactions.
We have established a player loyalty point program to encourage repeat business from frequent and active slot machine customers and other patrons. Members earn points based on gaming activity and such points can be redeemed for complimentary slot play, food & beverage, hotel rooms and other free goods and services.
Gaming wager contracts involve two performance obligations for those customers earning points under the Company’s player loyalty programs and a single performance obligation for customers who do not participate in the programs. The Company applies a practical expedient by accounting for its gaming contracts on a portfolio basis as such wagers have similar characteristics and the Company reasonably expects the effects on the financial statements of applying the revenue recognition guidance to the portfolio to not differ materially from that which would result if applying the guidance to an individual wagering contract. For purposes of allocating the transaction price in a wagering contract between the wagering performance obligation and the obligation associated with the loyalty points earned, the Company allocates an amount to the loyalty point contract liability based on the stand-alone selling price of the points earned, which is determined by the value of a point that can be redeemed for a hotel room stay, food & beverage or other amenities. Sales and usage-based taxes are excluded from revenues. An amount is allocated to the gaming wager performance obligation using the residual approach as the stand-alone price for wagers is highly variable and no set established price exists for such wagers. The allocated revenue for gaming wagers, excluding race and sports wagers, is recognized when the wagers occur as all such wagers settle immediately. The allocated revenue for race and sports wagers is recognized when the specific event or game occurs. The loyalty point contract liability amount is deferred and recognized as revenue when the customer redeems the points for a hotel room stay, food & beverage or other amenities and such goods or services are delivered to the customer. See Note 6, Accrued Liabilities, for the balance outstanding related to player loyalty programs.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The Company collects advance deposits from hotel customers for future hotel reservations and other future events such as banquets and ticketed events. These advance deposits represent obligations of the Company until the hotel room stay is provided to the customer or the banquet or ticketed event occurs. See Note 6, Accrued Liabilities, for the balance outstanding related to advance deposits.
The Company's outstanding chip liability represents the amounts owed in exchange for gaming chips held by a customer. Outstanding chips are expected to be recognized as revenue or redeemed for cash within one year of being purchased. See Note 6, Accrued Liabilities, for the balance related to outstanding chips.
The retail value of hotel accommodations, food & beverage, and other services furnished to guests without charge is recorded as departmental revenues. Gaming revenues are net of incentives earned in our player loyalty programs such as cash and the estimated retail value of goods and services (such as complimentary rooms and food & beverages). The estimated retail value related to goods and services provided to customers without charge or upon redemption of points under our player loyalty programs, included in departmental revenues, and therefore reducing our gaming revenues, are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Food & beverage
$ 116,364 $ 104,309 $ 90,714
Rooms
65,485 60,536 46,841
Other
8,818 6,599 5,508
Gaming Taxes
We are subject to taxes based on gross gaming revenues in the jurisdictions in which we operate. These gaming taxes are assessed based on our gaming revenues and are recorded as a gaming expense in the consolidated statements of operations. In addition, we are responsible for the payment of gaming taxes owed for online gaming activities conducted by third-party operators under certain collaborative arrangements. We are reimbursed for these taxes by the third-party operators. We report these gaming taxes paid as other expense and the reimbursements we receive as other revenues. Gaming taxes totaled approximately $718.8 million, $676.8 million and $388.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, including taxes deposited pursuant to the online collaborative agreements of $195.6 million, $140.5 million and $61.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Advertising Expense
Direct advertising costs are expensed the first time such advertising appears. Advertising costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations and totaled $18.7 million, $16.1 million and $20.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Corporate Expense
Corporate expense represents unallocated payroll, professional fees, aircraft costs and various other expenses that are not directly related to our casino hotel operations.
Project Development, Preopening and Writedowns
Project development, preopening and writedowns represent: (i) certain costs incurred and recoveries realized related to the activities associated with various acquisition opportunities, strategic initiatives, dispositions and other business development activities in the ordinary course of business; (ii) certain costs of start-up activities that are expensed as incurred in our ongoing efforts to develop gaming activities in new jurisdictions and expenses related to other new business development activities that do not qualify as capital costs; (iii) asset writedowns; and (iv) realized gains arising from asset dispositions.
Share-Based Compensation
Share-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense, net of estimated forfeitures, over the employee's requisite service period. The requisite service period can be impacted by the provisions of the Company’s stock compensation programs that provide for automatic vesting acceleration upon retirement (including as a result of death or disability) for those long-service participants achieving defined age and years of service criteria. These acceleration provisions do not apply to stock grants and awards issued within six months of the employee’s retirement. Compensation costs related to stock option awards are calculated based on the fair value of each major option grant on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, which requires the following assumptions: expected stock price volatility, risk-free interest rates, expected option lives and dividend yields. We form our assumptions using historical experience and observable market conditions.
Other, Net
In 2020, the Company realized a nonrecurring gain of $40.0 million related to the property closures.
Currency Translation
The Company translates the financial statements of its foreign subsidiary that are not denominated in U.S. dollars. Balance sheet accounts are translated at the exchange rate in effect at each balance sheet date. Income statement accounts are translated at the average rate of exchange prevailing during the period. If a material income statement event occurs, the transaction would be translated at the exchange rate in effect on the date of occurrence. Translation adjustments resulting from this process are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Gains or losses from foreign currency remeasurements are recorded as other non-operating income (expense).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Net Income (Loss) per Share
Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share reflects the additional dilution for all potentially-dilutive securities, such as stock options.
Collaborative Arrangements
We hold a five percent equity ownership in and have a strategic partnership with FanDuel Group ("FanDuel"), one of the nation's leaders in sports-betting, to pursue sports-betting opportunities, across the country, both at our properties and online. Subject to state law and regulatory approvals, we have established a presence in the sports wagering industry, both at our properties and online, by leveraging FanDuel's technology and related services. We offer online sports wagering under the FanDuel brand or under market access agreements with other companies in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and, as of January 1, 2023, Ohio. We also operate sportsbooks under the FanDuel brand at one of our Downtown Las Vegas properties, our properties in Mississippi and all of the properties in the states where we offer online sports wagering. In addition, we offer online casino gaming in Pennsylvania and New Jersey through our partnership with FanDuel. The activities related to these collaborative arrangements are recorded in other revenue and other expense on the consolidated statements of operations.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that subject us to credit risk consist of cash equivalents and accounts receivable.
Our policy is to limit the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution, and place investments with financial institutions evaluated as being creditworthy, or in short-term money market and tax-free bond funds which are exposed to minimal interest rate and credit risk. We have bank deposits that may at times exceed federally insured limits.
Concentration of credit risk, with respect to gaming receivables, is limited through our credit evaluation process. We issue markers to approved gaming customers only following credit checks and investigations of creditworthiness.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2021-08, Business Combinations, Topic 805 ("Update 2021-08")
In October 2021, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Update 2021-08 to improve the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination. Under current GAAP, an acquirer generally recognizes assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination at fair value on the acquisition date. ASU 2021-08 requires acquiring entities to apply Topic 606, Revenue Recognition, to recognize and measure contract assets and liabilities in a business combination. Update 2021-08 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted Update 2021-08 during third quarter 2022, and the guidance was applied in accounting for the Pala Interactive and Pala Canada acquisition as discussed in Note 2, Acquisitions and Divestitures.
ASU 2021-05, Leases, Topic 842 ("Update 2021-05")
In July 2021, the FASB issued Update 2021-05 to clarify guidance for lessors with lease contracts that have variable lease payments that do not depend on a reference index or rate and would have resulted in the recognition of a selling loss at lease commencement if classified as sales-type or direct financing. Update 2021-05 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted Update 2021-05 during first quarter 2022, and the impact of the adoption to its consolidated financial statements was not material.
ASU 2020-01, Investments - Equity Securities, Topic 321, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures, Topic 323, and Derivative and Hedging, Topic 815 ("Update 2020-01")
In January 2020, the FASB issued Update 2020-01 to clarify guidance in accounting for certain equity securities under Topic 321, the guidance to account for investments under the equity method of accounting in Topic 323, and the guidance in Topic 815, which could change how an entity accounts for an equity security under the measurement alternative. Update 2020-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted Update 2020-01 during first quarter 2021 and the impact of the adoption to its consolidated financial statements was not material.
ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes, Topic 740, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes ("Update 2019-12")
In December 2019, the FASB issued Update 2019-12 to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions and clarifying the guidance in certain areas of Topic 740. Update 2019-12 is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2020. The Company adopted Update 2019-12 on January 1, 2021 and the impact of the adoption to its consolidated financial statements was not material.
ASU 2020-09, Debt, Topic 470 ("Update 2020-09")
In October 2020, the FASB issued Update 2020-09 which supersedes various SEC paragraphs in Topic 470, pursuant to the issuance of the SEC Release to amend Rules 3-10 and 3-16 of Regulation S-X, as discussed below.
In March 2020, the SEC amended Rules 3-10 and 3-16 of Regulation S-X, narrowing the circumstances that require separate financial statements of subsidiary issuers and guarantors and streamlines the alternative disclosures required in lieu of those separate statements. The final rule also allows us to replace the condensed consolidating financial information for our subsidiary guarantors and non-guarantors that had been provided in the footnotes of our previous filings with the simplified disclosure that is now included within our Management’s Discussion and Analysis. This rule was effective January 4, 2021 with early adoption permitted. The Company elected to early adopt this rule during the three months ended June 30, 2020.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform, Topic 848 ("Update 2020-04")
In March 2020, the FASB issued Update 2020-04 to provide optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform on financial reporting. Update 2020-04 was effective upon issuance and may be applied prospectively through December 31, 2022. The application of Update 2020-04 did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
ASU 2018-13, Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement ("Update 2018-13")
In August 2018, FASB issued Update 2018-13 to modify the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. The standard is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company adopted Update 2018-13 during first quarter 2020 and the impact of the adoption to its consolidated financial statements was not material.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently being studied by standard-setting organizations and certain regulatory agencies. Because of the tentative and preliminary nature of such proposed standards, we have not yet determined the effect, if any, that the implementation of such proposed standards would have on our consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 2. ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES
Pala Interactive
On November 1, 2022, Boyd Interactive Gaming Inc. ("Boyd Interactive"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed its previously announced acquisition of Pala Interactive and its subsidiaries, including its Canadian subsidiary Pala Canada, pursuant to a Purchase Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), entered into on March 28, 2022, by and among Boyd Interactive, Boyd Phoenix Acquisition, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boyd Interactive ("Merger Sub"), Boyd Phoenix Canada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boyd Gaming, Pala Interactive, Pala Canada Holdings, LLC and Shareholder Representative Services LLC as representative of the holders of the membership interests of Pala Interactive. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into Pala Interactive (the "Merger"), with Pala Interactive surviving the Merger. Pala Interactive is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boyd Interactive.
Pala Interactive is an innovative online gaming technology company that provides proprietary solutions on both a B2B and B2C basis in regulated markets across the United States and Canada. This acquisition is an important step forward in our online growth strategy as it provides us with the talent and technology to begin building our regional online casino business. While online casinos are now limited to just a few states, over the long term we believe there is growth and additional profit potential for our Company from online gaming. By owning and operating an online gaming business, we will be able to leverage our nationwide portfolio and extensive customer database to grow in the online casino space. The acquired company is aggregated into our Midwest & South segment (See Note 14, Segment Information).
Consideration Transferred
The fair value of the consideration transferred on the date of the Merger Agreement included the purchase price of the net assets transferred. The total gross cash consideration was $175.2 million (with $7.3 million of cash acquired, for total cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received of $167.9 million).
Status of Purchase Price Allocation
The Company is following the acquisition method of accounting pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 805 ("ASC 805"). For purposes of these consolidated financial statements, we have allocated the purchase price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed based on preliminary estimates of fair value as determined by management with the assistance from third-party specialists. The excess of the purchase price over the preliminary estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed has been recorded as goodwill. The Company has recognized the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition based on fair value estimates as of the date of the Merger. The determination of the fair values of the acquired intangible assets and the related determination of their estimated lives is currently in process. This determination requires significant judgment and as such, management has not completed its valuation analysis and calculations in sufficient detail necessary to finalize the determination of the fair value of the intangible assets acquired, along with the related allocation of goodwill. The final fair value determinations are expected to be completed dur ing second quarter 2023. The final fair value determinations may be significantly different than those reflected in the consolidated financial statements at December 31, 2022.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase price:
(In thousands)
As Recorded
Current assets
$ 10,456
Property and equipment
Other assets
Intangible assets
77,000
Total acquired assets
88,641
Current liabilities
4,462
Other liabilities
3,007
Total liabilities assumed
7,469
Net identifiable assets acquired
81,172
Goodwill
94,037
Net assets acquired
$ 175,209
The following table summarizes the values assigned to acquired property and equipment and estimated useful lives:
Useful Lives
(In thousands)
(in years)
As Recorded
Buildings and improvements
5 $ 22
Furniture and equipment
2 - 5 423
Property and equipment acquired
$ 445
The following table summarizes the preliminary values assigned to acquired intangible assets and preliminary weighted average useful lives of definite-lived intangible assets:
Useful Lives
(In thousands)
(in years)
As Recorded
Developed technology
10 $ 36,000
B2B relationships
7 - 10
28,000
B2C relationships
12 13,000
Total intangible assets acquired
$ 77,000
The goodwill recognized is the excess of the purchase price over the preliminary values assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. All of the goodwill was assigned to reporting units included in non-reportable segments currently aggregated in the Midwest & South reportable segment. All of the goodwill, except $2.9 million allocated to Pala Canada, is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
The Company recognized $5.5 million of acquisition related costs that were expensed for the year ended December 31, 2022. These costs are included in project development, preopening and writedowns on the consolidated statements of operations.
The revenue and earnings from the Merger are not material for the period subsequent to acquisition through December 31, 2022. The pro-forma revenue and earnings from the Merger assuming all impacts as if it had been completed on January 1, 2022, are not material through December 31, 2022.
Divestiture of Eldorado
On December 10, 2020, Boyd Gaming completed the sale of the Eldorado Casino in Henderson, Nevada. The gain from the sale of this property is included in the project development, preopening and writedowns line in the consolidated statement of operations.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
NOTE 3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
December 31,
(In thousands)
Land
$ 334,368 $ 343,963
Buildings and improvements
3,172,676 3,146,697
Furniture and equipment
1,707,212 1,653,451
Riverboats and barges
241,898 241,447
Construction in progress
87,612 912
Total property and equipment
5,543,766 5,386,470
Less accumulated depreciation
(3,149,530 ) (2,992,286 )
Property and equipment, net
$ 2,394,236 $ 2,394,184
Construction in progress primarily relates to costs capitalized in conjunction with major improvements that have not yet been placed into service, and accordingly, such costs are not currently being depreciated.
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $248.4 million, $255.2 million and $261.7 million, respectively.
NOTE 4. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Intangible assets consist of the following:
December 31, 2022
Weighted
Useful Life
Gross
Accumulated
Effect of Foreign
Remaining (in
Carrying
Accumulated
Impairment
Currency
Intangible
(In thousands)
years)
Value
Amortization
Losses
Exchange
Assets, Net
Amortizing intangibles
Customer relationships
0.6 $ 63,050 $ (62,070 ) $ - $ - $ 980
Host agreements
10.4 58,000 (17,722 ) - - 40,278
Development agreement
6.6 21,373 (1,145 ) - - 20,228
Developed technology
9.8 36,445 (600 ) - 53 35,898
B2B relationships
7.0 28,000 (652 ) - 12 27,360
B2C relationships
11.8 13,000 (181 ) - - 12,819
219,868 (82,370 ) - 65 137,563
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trademarks
Indefinite
204,000 - (36,375 ) - 167,625
Gaming license rights
Indefinite
1,378,081 (33,960 ) (222,174 ) - 1,121,947
1,582,081 (33,960 ) (258,549 ) - 1,289,572
Balances, December 31, 2022
$ 1,801,949 $ (116,330 ) $ (258,549 ) $ 65 $ 1,427,135
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
December 31, 2021
Weighted
Gross
Accumulated
Useful Life
Carrying
Accumulated
Impairment
Intangible
(In thousands)
Remaining (in years)
Value
Amortization
Losses
Assets, Net
Amortizing intangibles
Customer relationships
1.5 $ 68,100 $ (63,798 ) $ - $ 4,302
Host agreements
11.4 58,000 (13,856 ) - 44,144
Development agreement
- 21,373 - - 21,373
147,473 (77,654 ) - 69,819
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trademarks
Indefinite
204,000 - (27,200 ) 176,800
Gaming license rights
Indefinite
1,377,935 (33,960 ) (222,174 ) 1,121,801
1,581,935 (33,960 ) (249,374 ) 1,298,601
Balances, December 31, 2021
$ 1,729,408 $ (111,614 ) $ (249,374 ) $ 1,368,420
Amortizing Intangible Assets
Customer Relationships
Customer relationships represent the value of repeat business associated with our customer loyalty programs. The value of customer relationships is determined using a multi-period excess earnings method, which is a specific discounted cash flow model. The value is determined at an amount equal to the present value of the incremental after-tax cash flows attributable only to these customers, discounted to present value at a risk-adjusted rate of return. With respect to the application of this methodology, we used the following significant projections of future cash flows, assumptions and estimates: revenue of our rated customers, based on expected level of play; promotional allowances provided to these existing customers; attrition rate related to these customers; operating expenses; general and administrative expenses; trademark expense; discount rate; and the present value of tax benefit.
Host Agreements
Host agreements represent the value associated with the host establishment relationships of our distributed gaming operator. The value of host agreements is determined using a multi-period excess earnings method, which is a specific discounted cash flow model. The value is determined at an amount equal to the present value of the incremental after-tax cash flows attributable only to these establishments, discounted to present value at a risk-adjusted rate of return.
Development Agreement
Development agreement is an acquired contract with Wilton Rancheria under which the Company developed the Sky River Casino on the Wilton Rancheria's land. Amortization of this asset began on August 15, 2022, upon the opening of Sky River Casino.
Developed Technology
Developed technology represents the value associated with our online gaming platform. The value is determined using the relief from royalty method, which presumes that without ownership of such technology, we would have to make a stream of payments to a technology owner in return for the right to use their technology. By virtue of this asset, we avoid any such payments and record the related intangible value of our ownership of the technology. We used the following significant projections of future cash flows, assumptions and estimates to determine value under the relief from royalty method: revenue from online gaming activities; royalty rate; tax expense; obsolescence rate; discount rate; and present value of tax benefit.
B2B Relationships and B2C Relationships
B2B relationships and B2C relationships represent the value of our customer relationships, including those under contractual arrangements, associated with our online gaming operations. The value of B2B and B2C relationships are determined using a multi-period excess earnings method, which is a specific discounted cash flow model. The value is determined at an amount equal to the present value of the incremental after-tax cash flows attributable only to those customer relationships, discounted to present value at a risk-adjusted rate of return. With respect to the application of this methodology, we used the following significant projections of cash flows, assumptions and estimates: revenue of those customers, based on expected level of play and the specific contractual arrangement; promotional allowances and attrition rate related to these relationships; operating expenses; general and administrative expenses; contributory asset charge; discount rate; and the present value of tax benefit.
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets
Trademarks
Trademarks are based on the value of our brands, which reflect the level of service and quality we provide and from which we generate repeat business. Trademarks are valued using the relief from royalty method, which presumes that without ownership of such trademark, we would have to make a stream of payments to a brand or franchise owner in return for the right to use their name. By virtue of this asset, we avoid any such payments and record the related intangible value of our ownership of the trade name. We used the following significant projections of future cash flows, assumptions and estimates to determine value under the relief from royalty method: revenue from gaming and hotel activities; royalty rate; tax expense; terminal growth rate; discount rate; and the present value of tax benefit.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Gaming License Rights
Gaming license rights represent the value of the license to conduct gaming in certain jurisdictions, which is subject to highly extensive regulatory oversight, and a limitation on the number of licenses available for issuance therein. In the majority of cases, the value of our gaming licenses is determined using a multi-period excess earnings method, which is a specific discounted cash flow model. The value is determined at an amount equal to the present value of the incremental after-tax cash flows attributable only to future gaming revenue, discounted to present value at a risk-adjusted rate of return. With respect to the application of this methodology, we used the following significant projections of future cash flows, assumptions and estimates: gaming revenues; gaming operating expenses; general and administrative expenses; tax expense; terminal value; and discount rate. In two instances, we determine the value of our gaming licenses by applying a cost approach. Our primary consideration in the application of this methodology is the initial statutory fee associated with acquiring a gaming license in the jurisdiction.
Activity for the Years Ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The following table sets forth the changes in these intangible assets:
(In thousands)
Customer Relationships
Host Agreements
Development Agreement
Developed Technology
B2B Relationships
B2C Relationships
Trademarks
Gaming License Rights
Intangible Assets, Net
Balance, January 1, 2020
$ 28,502 $ 51,878 $ 21,373 $ - $ - $ - $ 202,387 $ 1,162,751 $ 1,466,891
Impairments
- - - - - - (20,500 ) (42,200 ) (62,700 )
Amortization
(15,464 ) (3,867 ) - - - - - - (19,331 )
Other (1)
- - - - - - (2,687 ) - (2,687 )
Balance, December 31, 2020
13,038 48,011 21,373 - - - 179,200 1,120,551 1,382,173
Additions
- - - - - - - 1,250 1,250
Impairments
- - - - - - (2,400 ) - (2,400 )
Amortization
(8,736 ) (3,867 ) - - - - - - (12,603 )
Balance, December 31, 2021
4,302 44,144 21,373 - - - 176,800 1,121,801 1,368,420
Additions
- - - 36,445 28,000 13,000 - 146 77,591
Impairments
- - - - - - (9,175 ) - (9,175 )
Amortization
(3,322 ) (3,866 ) (1,145 ) (600 ) (652 ) (181 ) - - (9,766 )
Effect of foreign currency exchange
- - - 53 12 - - - 65
Balance, December 31, 2022
$ 980 $ 40,278 $ 20,228 $ 35,898 $ 27,360 $ 12,819 $ 167,625 $ 1,121,947 $ 1,427,135
(1) A domain rights asset was written off in second quarter 2020.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Future Amortization
Customer relationships are being amortized on an accelerated basis over a weighted average original useful life of five years. Host agreements are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an original life of 15 years. The development agreement is being amortized on a straight-line basis over an original life of seven years. Developed technology is being amortized on a straight-line basis over an original life of 10 years. B2B relationships are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an original life of 7 years and 10 years. B2C relationships are being amortized on a straight-line basis over an original life of 12 years. Future amortization is as follows:
(In thousands)
Customer Relationships
Host Agreements
Development Agreement
Developed Technology
B2B Relationships
B2C Relationships
Total
For the year ending December 31,
$ 940 $ 3,867 $ 3,053 $ 3,689 $ 3,914 $ 1,083 $ 16,546
40 3,867 3,053 3,689 3,914 1,083 15,646
- 3,867 3,053 3,689 3,914 1,083 15,606
- 3,867 3,053 3,689 3,914 1,083 15,606
- 3,867 3,053 3,689 3,914 1,083 15,606
Thereafter
- 20,943 4,963 17,453 7,790 7,404 58,553
Total future amortization
$ 980 $ 40,278 $ 20,228 $ 35,898 $ 27,360 $ 12,819 $ 137,563
Trademarks and gaming license rights are not subject to amortization, as we have determined that they have an indefinite useful life; however, these assets are subject to an annual impairment test each year and between annual test dates in certain circumstances.
Impairment Considerations
As a result of our third quarter 2022 impairment review, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $5.6 million for a trademark related to a property in our Midwest & South segment. As a result of our annual 2022 impairment test and our fourth quarter 2022 impairment review, the Company recorded additional impairment charges of $3.6 million for trademarks related to our Midwest & South segment.
As a result of our annual 2021 impairment test, the Company recorded impairment charges of $2.4 million for trademarks related to our Las Vegas Locals segment.
As a result of the first quarter 2020 impairment review, the Company recorded impairment charges of $16.9 million for trademarks, of which $8.0 million related to our Las Vegas Locals segment and $8.9 million related to our Midwest & South segment, and $42.2 million for gaming license rights related to our Midwest & South segment. An additional trademark impairment charge of $3.6 million, of which $2.5 million related to the Las Vegas Locals segment and $1.1 million related to the Midwest & South segment, was recorded as part of the annual 2020 impairment test.
NOTE 5. GOODWILL
Goodwill consists of the following:
(In thousands)
Gross Carrying Value
Accumulated Amortization
Accumulated Impairment Losses
Effect of Foreign Currency Exchange
Goodwill, Net
Goodwill, net by Reportable Segment:
Las Vegas Locals
$ 593,567 $ - $ (188,079 ) $ - $ 405,488
Downtown Las Vegas
6,997 (6,134 ) - - 863
Midwest & South
760,835 - (133,462 ) 20 627,393
Balance, December 31, 2022
$ 1,361,399 $ (6,134 ) $ (321,541 ) $ 20 $ 1,033,744
Changes in Goodwill
During the year ended December 31, 2022, we recorded $94.0 million of goodwill, in our Midwest & South segment related to our acquisition of Pala Interactive and Pala Canada, and impairment charges of $31.6 million related to our Midwest & South segment. During the year ended December 31, 2021, there were no changes in goodwill. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded impairment charges of $22.6 million related to our Las Vegas Locals segment and $89.4 million related to our Midwest & South segment.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The following table sets forth the changes in our goodwill, net, during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020.
(In thousands)
Goodwill, Net
Balance, January 1, 2020
$ 1,083,287
Impairments
(112,000 )
Balance, December 31, 2020
971,287
Account activity
-
Balance, December 31, 2021
971,287
Additions
94,037
Effect of foreign currency exchange
Impairments
(31,600 )
Balance, December 31, 2022
$ 1,033,744
NOTE 6. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
December 31,
December 31,
(In thousands)
Payroll and related
$ 73,619 $ 99,880
Interest
17,864 19,210
Gaming
77,638 78,552
Player loyalty program
25,852 28,430
Advance deposits
20,792 15,320
Outstanding chips
7,704 7,407
Dividends payable
15,476 -
Operating leases
88,776 84,884
Other
84,192 79,262
Total accrued liabilities
$ 411,913 $ 412,945
NOTE 7. LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and debt issuance costs, consists of the following:
December 31, 2022
Interest
Unamortized
Rates at Origination
December 31,
Outstanding
Unamortized
Fees and
Long-Term
(In thousands)
Principal
Discount
Costs
Debt, Net
Credit Facility
6.166 % $ 1,187,800 $ - $ (17,865 ) $ 1,169,935
4.750% senior notes due 2027
4.750 % 1,000,000 - (9,740 ) 990,260
4.750% senior notes due 2031
4.750 % 900,000 - (11,460 ) 888,540
Other
5.208 % 674 - - 674
Total long-term debt
3,088,474 - (39,065 ) 3,049,409
Less current maturities
44,275 - - 44,275
Long-term debt, net
$ 3,044,199 $ - $ (39,065 ) $ 3,005,134
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
December 31, 2021
Interest
Unamortized
Rates at Origination
December 31,
Outstanding
Unamortized
Fees and
Long-Term
(In thousands)
Principal
Discount
Costs
Debt, Net
Prior Credit Facility
2.286 % $ 867,897 $ (293 ) $ (8,498 ) $ 859,106
4.750% senior notes due 2027
4.750 % 1,000,000 - (11,688 ) 988,312
8.625% senior notes due 2025
8.625 % 300,000 - (4,066 ) 295,934
4.750% senior notes due 2031
4.750 % 900,000 - (13,254 ) 886,746
Other
5.932 % 1,496 - - 1,496
Total long-term debt
3,069,393 (293 ) (37,506 ) 3,031,594
Less current maturities
41,673 - - 41,673
Long-term debt, net
$ 3,027,720 $ (293 ) $ (37,506 ) $ 2,989,921
Credit Facility
Credit Agreement
On March 2, 2022 (the "Closing Date"), the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") among the Company, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors (the "Guarantors"), Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent and letter of credit issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as swingline lender, and certain other financial institutions party thereto as lenders. The Credit Agreement replaced the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2013 (the "Prior Credit Facility"), among the Company, certain direct and indirect subsidiaries of the Company as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and letter of credit issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as swingline lender, and certain other financial institutions party thereto as lenders.
The Credit Agreement provides for (i) a $1,450.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") and (ii) an $880.0 million senior secured term A loan (the "Term A Loan," collectively with the Revolving Credit Facility, the "Credit Facility"). The Revolving Credit Facility and the Term A Loan mature on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date (or earlier upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events). The Term A Loan was fully funded on the Closing Date. Proceeds from the Credit Agreement were used to refinance all outstanding obligations under the Prior Credit Facility, including a senior secured term loan A facility (the "Prior Term A Loan") and senior secured term loan B facility (the "Prior Refinancing Term B Loan"), to fund transaction costs in connection with the Credit Agreement, and for general corporate purposes.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Amounts Outstanding
The outstanding principal amounts under the Credit Facility and Prior Credit Facility are comprised of the following:
December 31,
December 31,
(In thousands)
Revolving Credit Facility
$ 285,000 $ -
Term A Loan
847,000 -
Prior Term A Loan
- 118,153
Prior Refinancing Term B Loan
- 749,744
Swing Loan
55,800 -
Total outstanding principal amounts
$ 1,187,800 $ 867,897
The Revolving Credit Facility and the Term A Loan mature on March 2, 2027 (or earlier upon occurrence or non-occurrence of certain events).
With a total revolving credit commitment of $1,450.0 million available under the Credit Facility, $285.0 million and $55.8 million in borrowings outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility and on the Swing Loan, respectively, and $13.8 million allocated to support various letters of credit, there is a remaining contractual availability under the Credit Facility of $1,095.4 million at December 31, 2022.
Interest and Fees
The interest rate on the outstanding balance of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term A Loan is based upon, at the Company’s option, either: (i) a rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or (ii) the base rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin. Such applicable margin is a percentage per annum determined in accordance with a specified pricing grid based on the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio and ranges from 1.25% to 2.25% (if using SOFR) and from 0.25% to 1.25% (if using the base rate). A fee of a percentage per annum (which ranges from 0.20% to 0.35% and is determined in accordance with a specified pricing grid based on the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio) will be payable on the unused portions of the Revolving Credit Facility. The rates based on SOFR will be determined based upon, at the Company’s option, either: (i) a forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited or any successor administrator, and based on interest periods of one, three or six months or such other interest period that is twelve months or less subject to the consent of lenders and the administrative agent, or (ii) a daily SOFR rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and will include credit spread adjustments as set forth in the Credit Agreement. The "base rate" under the Credit Agreement is the highest of (x) Bank of America’s publicly-announced prime rate, (y) the federal funds rate published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus 0.50%, or (z) the SOFR rate for a one month interest period plus 1.00%.
Optional and Mandatory Prepayments
Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (i) the loans under the Term A Loan will amortize in an annual amount equal to 5.00% of the original principal amount thereof, commencing June 30, 2022, payable on a quarterly basis, and (ii) the Company is required to use a portion of its annual excess cash flow to prepay loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement if the Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) exceeds certain thresholds set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement may be prepaid without premium or penalty, and the unutilized portion of the commitments may be terminated without penalty, subject to certain conditions.
Subject to certain exceptions, the Company may be required to repay the amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement in connection with certain asset sales and issuances of certain additional non-permitted or refinancing indebtedness.
Guarantees and Collateral
The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and are secured by the capital stock of certain subsidiaries. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, the Company and each of the guarantors granted the administrative agent first priority liens and security interests on substantially all of their real and personal property (other than gaming licenses and subject to certain other exceptions) as additional security for the performance of the secured obligations under the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement includes an accordion feature which permits the incurrence of one or more new tranches of revolving credit commitments or term loans and increases to the Revolving Credit Facility and Term A Loan in an aggregate amount up to the sum of (i) $1,000.0 million, (ii) the amount of certain voluntary prepayments of senior secured indebtedness of the Company, and (iii) the maximum amount of incremental commitments which, after giving effect thereto, would not cause the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to exceed 3.00 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis, in each case, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Financial and Other Covenants
The Credit Agreement contains certain financial and other covenants, including, without limitation, various covenants (i) requiring the maintenance of a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio on a quarterly basis of 2.50 to 1.00, (ii) requiring the maintenance of a maximum Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio on a quarterly basis, (iii) imposing limitations on the incurrence of indebtedness and liens, (iv) imposing limitations on transfers, sales and other dispositions, and (v) imposing restrictions on investments, dividends and certain other payments.
The maximum permitted Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio is calculated as Consolidated Net Indebtedness to twelve-month trailing Consolidated EBITDA, as defined by the Credit Agreement. The maximum Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2022 through the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023 must be no higher than 5.00 to 1.00 and for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023 and each fiscal quarter thereafter, 4.50 to 1.00.
Current Maturities of Our Indebtedness
We classified certain non-extending balances under our Credit Facility as a current maturity, as such amounts come due within the next twelve months.
Senior Notes
4.750% Senior Notes due June 2031
On June 8, 2021, we issued $900.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% senior notes due June 2031 (the "4.750% Senior Notes due 2031"). The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 require semi-annual interest payments on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 will mature on June 15, 2031 and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of our current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, all of which are 100% owned by us. The net proceeds from the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 and cash on hand were used to finance the redemption of our outstanding 6.375% senior notes due April 2026 ("6.375% Senior Notes") and 6.000% senior notes due August 2026 ("6.000% Senior Notes").
In conjunction with the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031, we incurred approximately $13.5 million in debt financing costs that have been deferred and are being amortized over the term of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 using the effective interest method.
The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 contain covenants that, subject to exceptions and qualifications, among other things, limit the Company’s ability and the ability of its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture governing the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031, the "4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 Indenture") to (i) incur additional indebtedness or liens; (ii) pay dividends or make distributions or repurchase the Company’s capital stock; (iii) make certain investments; and (iv) sell or merge with other companies. Upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 Indenture), the Company will be required, unless certain conditions are met, to offer to repurchase the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031, plus any accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, up to, but not including, the date of purchase. If the Company sells assets, it will be required under certain circumstances to offer to purchase the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031.
At any time prior to June 15, 2026, we may redeem the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date, plus a make whole premium. In addition, at any time prior to June 15, 2024, we may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 at a redemption price (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) equal to 104.750%, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
4.750% Senior Notes due December 2027
On December 3, 2019, we issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.750% senior notes due December 2027 (the " 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027"). The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 require semi-annual interest payments on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 will mature on December 1, 2027 and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by certain of our current and future domestic restricted subsidiaries, all of which are 100% owned by us. The net proceeds from the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 were used to finance the redemption of all of our outstanding 6.875% senior notes due in 2023 and prepay a portion of our Prior Refinancing Term B Loan.
In conjunction with the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027, we incurred approximately $15.7 million in debt financing costs that have been deferred and are being amortized over the term of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 using the effective interest method.
The 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 contain certain restrictive covenants that, subject to exceptions and qualifications, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the indenture governing the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027, the " 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 Indenture") to incur additional indebtedness or liens, pay dividends or make distributions or repurchase our capital stock, make certain investments, and sell or merge with other companies. In addition, upon the occurrence of a change of control (as defined in the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 Indenture), we will be required, unless certain conditions are met, to offer to repurchase the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest (as defined in the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 Indenture), if any, to, but not including, the date of purchase. If we sell assets, we will be required under certain circumstances to offer to purchase the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027.
At any time after December 1, 2022, we may redeem all or a portion of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027 at redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) ranging from 102.375% to 100% in 2024 and thereafter, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Additional Interest.
In connection with the private placement of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027, we entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers in which we agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to permit the holders to exchange or resell the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027. We filed the required registration statement and commenced the exchange offer in July 2020. The exchange offer was completed on August 20, 2020 and our obligations under the registration agreement have been fulfilled.
Redemption of 8.625% Senior Notes due June 2025
On November 5, 2021, we redeemed $300.0 million of our 8.625% Senior Notes due June 2025 (the "8.625% Senior Notes") at a redemption price that was calculated pursuant to the formula set forth in the 8.625% Indenture governing the 8.625% Senior Notes. The redemption including the redemption premium, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and commissions related to this redemption, was funded with cash on hand. On June 1, 2022, we redeemed the remaining $300.0 million outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes at a redemption price of 104.313% plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The redemptions, including the redemption premium, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and commissions related to this redemption, was funded through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility.
Redemption of 6.000% Senior Notes due August 2026
On June 9, 2021, we redeemed all our $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.000% senior notes due 2026 ("6.000% Senior Notes") at a redemption price of 103.993% plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The redemption was funded through the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031 and cash on hand. The Company used operating cash to pay the redemption premium, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and commissions related to this redemption.
Redemption of 6.375% Senior Notes due April 2026
On June 9, 2021, we redeemed all our $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes due 2026 ("6.375% Senior Notes") at a redemption price of 103.188% plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The redemption was funded through the issuance of the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031. The Company used operating cash to pay the redemption premium, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, expenses and commissions related to this redemption.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Loss on Early Extinguishments and Modifications of Debt
The components of the loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt are as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
6.375% Senior Notes premium fees paid
$ - $ 23,910 $ -
6.375% Senior Notes deferred finance charges written off
- 6,370 -
6.000% Senior Notes premium fees paid
- 27,953 -
6.000% Senior Notes deferred finance charges written off
- 7,240 -
8.625% Senior Notes premium fees paid
12,939 25,873 -
8.625% Senior Notes deferred finance charges written off
3,570 3,732 -
Prior Credit Facility deferred finance charges written off
3,306 - -
Prior Credit Facility debt modification fees paid
77 1,791
Total loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt
$ 19,815 $ 95,155 $ 1,791
Covenant Compliance
As of December 31, 2022, we were in compliance with the financial and other covenants of our debt instruments.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The indentures governing the notes issued by the Company contain provisions that allow for the incurrence of additional indebtedness, if after giving effect to such incurrence, the coverage ratio (as defined in the respective indentures, essentially a ratio of the Company's consolidated EBITDA to fixed charges, including interest) for the Company's trailing four quarter period on a pro forma basis would be at least 2.0 to 1.0. Should this provision prohibit the incurrence of additional debt, the Company may still borrow under its existing credit facility. At December 31, 2022, the available borrowing capacity under our Credit Facility was $1,095.4 million.
Scheduled Maturities of Long-Term Debt
The scheduled maturities of long-term debt are as follows:
(In thousands)
Total
For the year ending December 31,
$ 44,275
44,399
44,000
44,000
2,011,800
Thereafter
900,000
Total outstanding principal of long-term debt
$ 3,088,474
NOTE 8. INCOME TAXES
Deferred Income Tax Assets and Liabilities
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are provided to record the effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of an asset or liability and its amount as reported in our consolidated balance sheets. These temporary differences result in taxable or deductible amounts in future years.
The components comprising our deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
December 31,
(In thousands)
Deferred income tax assets
State net operating loss carryforwards
$ 53,889 $ 73,884
Operating lease liability
178,014 189,180
Share-based compensation
13,119 13,811
Other
40,144 66,378
Gross deferred income tax assets
285,166 343,253
Valuation allowance
(59,398 ) (67,525 )
Deferred income tax assets, net of valuation allowance
225,768 275,728
Deferred income tax liabilities
Difference between book and tax basis of property and intangible assets
328,062 307,194
State tax liability
32,720 40,216
Right-of-use asset
174,373 185,691
Other
9,222 7,539
Gross deferred income tax liabilities
544,377 540,640
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
$ 318,609 $ 264,912
At December 31, 2022, we have state income tax net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $906.2 million, which may be used to reduce future state income taxes. The majority of the state net operating loss carryforwards will expire in various years ranging from 2023 to 2041, if not fully utilized, and the remaining may be used indefinitely.
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets
Management assesses available positive and negative evidence to estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to use the existing deferred tax assets. In evaluating our ability to recover deferred tax assets, we consider whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies and results of recent operations.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
We have maintained a valuation allowance against certain federal and state deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2022 due to uncertainties related to our ability to realize the tax benefits associated with these assets. The balance of this valuation allowance is $59.4 million as of December 31, 2022. This is a decrease of $8.1 million from the prior year primarily due to a reduction in state tax rates which lowered our underlying state tax deferred assets in certain states. In assessing the need to establish a valuation allowance, we consider, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of profitability and taxable income, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, our experience with the utilization of operating loss and tax credit carryforwards before expiration and tax planning strategies. Valuation allowances are evaluated periodically and subject to change in future reporting periods as a result of changes in the factors noted above.
Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes
A summary of the provision (benefit) for income taxes is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Current
Federal
$ 129,424 $ - $ -
State
10,843 6,100 (58 )
Total current taxes provision (benefit)
140,267 6,100 (58 )
Deferred
Federal
44,115 122,796 (35,231 )
State
5,047 11,197 (1,025 )
Total deferred taxes provision (benefit)
49,162 133,993 (36,256 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
$ 189,429 $ 140,093 $ (36,314 )
The following table provides a reconciliation between the federal statutory rate and the effective income tax rate, expressed as a percentage of income (loss) before income taxes:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Tax at federal statutory rate
21.0 % 21.0 % 21.0 %
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
1.5 % 2.3 % 0.5 %
Compensation-based credits
(0.3 )% (0.1 )% 0.6 %
Nondeductible expenses
0.2 % 0.1 % (0.4 )%
Tax exempt interest
- % (0.1 )% 0.2 %
Company provided benefits
0.4 % (0.1 )% (1.3 )%
Other, net
0.1 % 0.1 % 0.6 %
Effective tax rate
22.9 % 23.2 % 21.2 %
Our tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2022 was unfavorably impacted by state taxes and certain nondeductible expenses, including nondeductible compensation and employee benefit expenses, which were partially offset by tax credits and the inclusion of excess tax benefits related to equity compensation as a component of the provision for income taxes.
Our tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2021 was favorably impacted by benefits related to equity compensation and tax credits and unfavorably impacted by state taxes, nondeductible expenses including nondeductible compensation and employee benefit expenses.
Our tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2020 was favorably impacted by state audit settlements in connection with our Louisiana tax examinations and the realization of certain unrecognized tax benefits, inclusive of the reversal of related accrued interest. Our tax benefit was also favorably impacted by benefits related to equity compensation and tax credits and unfavorably impacted by nondeductible expenses.
Status of Examinations
We generated net operating losses on our federal income tax returns for years 2011 through 2013 and in 2020. These returns remain subject to federal examination until the statute of limitations expires for the year in which the net operating losses are utilized. We utilized all our federal net operating losses in 2021.
As it relates to our material state tax returns, we are subject to examination for tax years ended on or after December 31, 2013. The statute of limitations will expire over the period October 2023 through November 2026.
We believe that we have adequately reserved for any tax liability; however, the ultimate resolution of these examinations may result in an outcome that is different than our current expectation. We do not believe the ultimate resolution of these examinations will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Other Long-Term Tax Liabilities
The impact of an uncertain income tax position taken in our income tax return is recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position is not recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. Our liability for uncertain tax positions is recorded as other long-term tax liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Unrecognized tax benefit, beginning of year
$ - $ - $ 2,482
Additions:
Tax positions related to current year
- - -
Reductions:
Tax positions related to prior years
- - (2,482 )
Unrecognized tax benefit, end of year
$ - $ - $ -
During the third quarter of 2020, we settled our Louisiana tax audits for the years ended 2001 through 2009. As a result of the resolution of theses audits, we reduced our unrecognized tax benefits by $2.5 million of which $2.0 million impacted our effective tax rate. We reversed the accrual of interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in our income tax provision. There is no accrual required for interest and penalties at both December 31, 2022 and 2021 in our consolidated balance sheets.
We do not anticipate any material changes to our unrecognized tax benefits over the next twelve-month period.
NOTE 9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Commitments
Capital Spending and Development
We continually perform on-going refurbishment and maintenance at our facilities to maintain our standards of quality. Certain of these maintenance costs are capitalized, if such improvement or refurbishment extends the life of the related asset, while other maintenance costs that do not so qualify are expensed as incurred. The commitment of capital and the related timing thereof are contingent upon, among other things, negotiation of final agreements and receipt of approvals from the appropriate regulatory bodies. We must also comply with covenants and restrictions set forth in our debt agreements.
Kansas Management Contract
As part of Kansas Star's Contract to Serve as Lottery Gaming Facility Manager for the South Central Gaming Zone on behalf of the Kansas Lottery (the "Kansas Management Contract"), approved by the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission on January 11, 2011, Kansas Star committed to donate $1.5 million each year to support education in the local area in which Kansas Star operates for the duration of the Kansas Management Contract. We have made all distributions under this commitment as scheduled and such related expenses are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated statements of operations.
Mulvane Development Agreement
On March 7, 2011, Kansas Star entered into a Development Agreement with the City of Mulvane ("Mulvane Development Agreement") related to the provision of water, sewer, and electrical utilities to the Kansas Star site. This agreement sets forth certain parameters governing the use of public financing for the provision of such utilities, through the issuance of general obligation bonds by the City of Mulvane, paid for through the imposition of a special tax assessment on the Kansas Star site payable over 15 years in an amount equal to the City’s full obligations under the general obligation bonds.
All infrastructure improvements to the Kansas Star site under the Mulvane Development Agreement are complete and the City of Mulvane issued $19.7 million in general obligation bonds related to these infrastructure improvements. At both December 31, 2022 and 2021, under the Mulvane Development Agreement, Kansas Star recorded $1.6 million, which is included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and at December 31, 2022 and 2021, $4.1 million, net of a $1.1 million discount, and $5.0 million, net of a $1.6 million discount, respectively, which is recorded as a long-term obligation in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Interest costs are expensed as incurred and the discount will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the special tax assessment ending in 2028. Kansas Star's special tax assessment related to these bonds is approximately $1.6 million annually. Payments under the special tax assessment are secured by irrevocable letters of credit of $5.0 million issued by the Company in favor of the City of Mulvane, representing an amount equal to three times the annual special assessment tax imposed on Kansas Star.
Minimum Assessment Agreement
In 2007, Diamond Jo Dubuque entered into a Minimum Assessment Agreement with the City of Dubuque (the "City"). Under the Minimum Assessment Agreement, Diamond Jo Dubuque and the City agreed to a minimum taxable value related to the new casino of $57.9 million. Diamond Jo Dubuque agreed to pay property taxes to the City based on the actual taxable value of the casino, but not less than the minimum taxable value. Scheduled payments of principal and interest on the City Bonds will be funded through Diamond Jo Dubuque's payment obligations under the Minimum Assessment Agreement. Diamond Jo Dubuque is also obligated to pay any shortfall should property taxes be insufficient to fund the principal and interest payments on the City Bonds.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Interest costs under the Minimum Assessment Agreement obligation are expensed as incurred. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the remaining obligation under the Minimum Assessment Agreement was $1.9 million at each date, which was recorded in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets and $11.7 million, net of a $1.8 million discount, and $12.2 million, net of a $2.0 million discount, respectively, which was recorded as a long-term obligation in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The discount will be amortized to interest expense over the life of the Minimum Assessment Agreement. Total minimum payments by Diamond Jo Dubuque under the Minimum Assessment Agreement are approximately $1.9 million per year through 2036.
Public Parking Facility Agreement
Diamond Jo Dubuque has an agreement with the City for use of the public parking facility adjacent to Diamond Jo Dubuque's casino and owned and operated by the City (the "Parking Facility Agreement"). The Parking Facility Agreement calls for: (i) the payment by the Company for the reasonable and necessary actual operating costs incurred by the City for the operation, security, repair and maintenance of the public parking facility; and (ii) the payment by the Company to the City of $80 per parking space in the public parking facility per year, subject to annual increases based on any increase in the Consumer Price Index, which funds will be deposited into a special sinking fund and used by the City for capital expenditures necessary to maintain the public parking facility. Operating costs of the parking facility incurred by Diamond Jo Dubuque are expensed as incurred. Deposits to the sinking fund are recorded as other assets. When the sinking fund is used for capital improvements, such amounts are capitalized and amortized over their remaining useful life.
Iowa Qualified Sponsoring Organization Agreements
Diamond Jo Dubuque and Diamond Jo Worth are required to pay their respective qualified sponsoring organization, who hold a joint gaming license with Diamond Jo Dubuque and Diamond Jo Worth, a certain percentage of the casino’s adjusted gross receipts on an ongoing basis. Diamond Jo Dubuque pays 4.50% on slot and table game revenues and 0.75% on sports wagering revenue. Diamond Jo Worth pays 5.76% on slot and table game revenues and 0.75% on sports wagering revenue. Diamond Jo Dubuque expensed $3.3 million, $3.5 million and $2.3 million, during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to its agreement. Diamond Jo Worth expensed $5.9 million, $6.0 million and $3.8 million during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, related to its agreement. The Diamond Jo Dubuque agreement expires on December 31, 2030. The Diamond Jo Worth agreement expires on March 31, 2025, and is subject to automatic ten-year renewal periods.
Development Agreement
In September 2011, the Company acquired the membership interests of a limited liability company (the "LLC") for a purchase price of $24.5 million. The primary asset of the LLC was a previously executed development agreement (the "Development Agreement") with Wilton Rancheria. The purchase price was allocated primarily to an intangible asset associated with the Company's rights under the agreement to assist Wilton Rancheria in the development and management of a gaming facility on Wilton Rancheria's land.
In July 2012, the Company and Wilton Rancheria amended and replaced the agreement with a new development agreement and a management agreement (the "Agreements"). The Agreements obligate us to fund certain pre-development costs, which were estimated to be approximately $1 million to $2 million annually, and to assist Wilton Rancheria in its development and oversight of the gaming facility construction. In the current year, pre-development costs were approximately $0.7 million. In addition, in 2022, the Company funded the construction of a parking lot associated with the project totaling $6.5 million. In January 2017, the Company funded the acquisition of land that is the site of the Wilton Rancheria casino and, in February 2017, the land was placed into trust by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs for the benefit of Wilton Rancheria. The pre-development costs financed by us, the cost of the land and the cost of the parking lot are to be repaid under the terms of a note receivable with Wilton Rancheria bearing interest at 12.5% and payment timing and the amount are subject to an excess cash flow waterfall payment prioritization and maintenance of a certain leverage ratio, among other restrictions under Wilton Rancheria's third-party credit agreement that provided funding for the construction project. Given the significant barriers of the project, a majority of advances made during the 10-year period were historically reserved in full when advanced.
The Agreements provide that the Company will receive future revenue for its services to Wilton Rancheria contingent upon successful development of the gaming facility and based on future revenues of the gaming facility. In September 2017, the California State Legislature unanimously approved, and the Governor of California executed, a tribal-state gaming compact with Wilton Rancheria allowing the development of the casino. In October 2018, the National Indian Gaming Commission approved the Company's management contract with Wilton Rancheria. On August 15, 2022, Sky River Casino opened and we began earning a management fee. In 2022, we recognized revenue of $31.9 million, inclusive of a one-time $5.0 million development fee, which is included in other revenue on the consolidated statement of operations.
With the opening of Sky River Casino and cash flow from operations, the Company evaluated its expected losses on the note receivable and reduced its allowance by $35.1 million. The allowance on the note represented a reserve on both the development advances and interest on the note. As such, the allowance reduction is allocated accordingly and $20.4 million is recorded in project development, preopening and writedowns and $14.7 million in interest income, both reflected in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2022. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the net note receivable balance was $83.8 million and $31.8 million, respectively.
Master Lease Agreements
A Boyd subsidiary, Boyd TCIV, entered into the Master Lease pursuant to which the landlord agreed to lease to Boyd TCIV the facilities associated with Ameristar Kansas City, Ameristar St. Charles, Belterra Resort and Ogle Haus, LLC, commencing on October 15, 2018 and ending on April 30, 2026 as the initial term, with options for renewal. The term of this Master Lease may be extended for five separate renewal terms of five years each. The monthly lease payment consists of the following, (i) the building base rent, as defined in the Master Lease agreement, plus (ii) the land base rent, as defined in the Master Lease agreement, plus (iii) the percentage rent, as defined in the Master Lease agreement. Each and every other lease year commencing with the third lease year, the percentage rent will reset based on a calculation defined in the Master Lease agreement.
On May 6, 2020 we entered into an agreement with Gold Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of GLPI, for its acquisition of Boyd PropCo (the "Merger"), the entity that owns the Belterra Park real estate, with the Merger consummated and the transaction closed at the time of the execution of the merger agreement. That agreement provided that Gold Merger Sub would acquire Boyd PropCo via a merger, which would be treated for income tax purposes as a taxable asset acquisition consisting of the exchange of the real estate by us in satisfaction of the $57.7 million mortgage executed in connection with GLPI’s initial financing of our acquisition of the real estate in October 2018.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended Decemb
er 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Prior to the Merger, PNK (Ohio), LLC ("BP OpCo"), which owns the business operations of Belterra Park, leased the real estate from Boyd PropCo pursuant to a master lease that is the same in all material respects as the Master Lease between Boyd TCIV, LLC and Gold Merger Sub (the "BP Master Lease" and "GLPI Master Lease," respectively). Rent paid under the BP Master Lease to Boyd PropCo by BP OpCo was then paid by Boyd PropCo to Gold Merger Sub as interest on the mortgage. As a result of the Merger, Gold Merger Sub has become the Landlord under the BP Master Lease and now receives rent payable under the BP Master Lease (equal to, and in lieu of, the interest payments on the mortgage received prior to consummation of the Merger).
Contingencies
Legal Matters
We are parties to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that all pending claims, if adversely decided, would not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.
Hurricane Laura Insurance Recovery
On August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura made landfall in Vinton, Louisiana, which caused the closure of our Delta Downs property for approximately three weeks. The Company maintains insurance, subject to certain deductibles, that covers business interruption, including lost profits. As the Company deemed it probable that insurance recoveries would exceed any loss incurred, the Company accounted for the proceeds in excess of the loss incurred as a gain contingency in the period received in accordance with authoritative accounting guidance. During third quarter 2022, we settled our business interruption and lost profits claim with our insurance carriers and received payments totaling $13.2 million. After consideration of expenses incurred related to the claim, included in other operating items, net for the year ended December 31, 2022, is a $12.6 million gain representing business interruption insurance for lost profits from the closure of Delta Downs in 2020 due to Hurricane Laura.
NOTE 10. LEASES
We have operating and finance leases primarily for four casino hotel properties, corporate offices, parking ramps, gaming and other equipment. Our leases have remaining lease terms of one year to 54 years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to 63 years, and some of which include options to terminate the leases within one year. Certain of our lease agreements, including the Master Leases, include provisions for variable lease payments, which represent lease payments that vary due to changes in facts or circumstances occurring after the commencement date other than the passage of time. Such variable lease payments are expensed in the period in which the obligation for these payments is incurred. Variable lease expense recognized in the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was $22.4 million and $20.1 million, respectively.
As part of our annual 2021 impairment test, the Company recorded impairment charges of $5.8 million for operating lease right-of-use assets related to our Las Vegas Locals segment.
The components of lease expense were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Operating lease cost
$ 153,961 $ 125,693
Short-term lease cost
(685 ) (1,667 )
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$ 155,085 $ 129,053
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases
32,080 55,673
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:
December 31,
(In thousands, except lease term and discount rate)
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets, including favorable lease rates asset
$ 830,345 $ 884,241
Current lease liabilities (included in accrued liabilities)
$ 88,776 $ 84,884
Operating lease liabilities
758,440 815,974
Total operating lease liabilities
$ 847,216 $ 900,858
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term
Operating leases (in years)
15.5 16.1
Weighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leases
8.7 % 8.6 %
Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:
(In thousands)
Operating Leases
For the period ending December 31,
$ 152,487
152,398
120,710
120,833
119,928
Thereafter
910,315
Total lease payments
1,576,671
Less imputed interest
(729,455 )
Less current portion (included in accrued liabilities)
(88,776 )
Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities
$ 758,440
Future minimum rental income, which is primarily related to retail and restaurant facilities located within our properties, is as follows:
(In thousands)
Minimum Rental Income
For the Year Ended December 31,
$ 3,260
2,417
1,018
Thereafter
Total
$ 8,208
NOTE 11. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS
Share Repurchase Program
We have in the past, and may in the future, acquire our equity securities through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers, exchange offers, redemptions or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine from time to time. On December 12, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of $100.0 million (the "2018 Program"). On March 16, 2020, at which time $61.4 million remained available under the 2018 Program, the Company suspended share repurchases under the program in order to preserve liquidity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 21, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized an additional share repurchase program of $300.0 million (the "Share Repurchase Program") and repurchases under this program and the 2018 Program resumed. On June 1, 2022, our Board of Directors authorized a $500.0 million increase to the Share Repurchase Program. There were 9.4 million shares, 1.3 million shares and 0.7 million shares repurchased during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The 2018 Program was fully depleted in 2021. As of December 31, 2022, $239.0 million remained available under the Share Repurchase Program.
We are not obligated to repurchase any shares under these programs. Repurchases of common stock may also be made under Rule 10b5-1 plans, which would permit common stock to be repurchased when the Company might otherwise be precluded from doing so under insider trading laws. The timing, volume and nature of share repurchases will be at the sole discretion of management, dependent on market conditions, applicable securities laws and other factors, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The following table provides information regarding share repurchases during the referenced periods.(1)
For the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)
Shares repurchased (2)
9,424 1,310 683
Total cost, including brokerage fees
$ 541,642 $ 80,782 $ 11,121
Average repurchase price per share (3)
$ 57.48 $ 61.67 $ 16.29
(1) Shares repurchased reflect repurchases settled during the twelve months ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. These amounts exclude repurchases, if any, traded but not yet settled on or before December 31 of each year.
(2) All shares repurchased have been retired and constitute authorized but unissued shares.
(3) Amounts in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding. Average repurchase price per share is calculated based on unrounded numbers.
Subject to applicable corporate securities laws, repurchases under our stock repurchase program may be made at such times and in such amounts as we deem appropriate. Repurchases can be discontinued at any time that we feel additional purchases are not warranted. We intend to fund the repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program with existing cash resources, cash flow from operations and availability under our Credit Facility. We are subject to certain limitations regarding the repurchase of common stock, such as restricted payment limitations under the indentures to our outstanding senior notes and in our Credit Agreement.
Dividends
Dividends are declared at the discretion of our Board of Directors. We are subject to certain limitations regarding the payment of dividends, such as restricted payment limitations contained in our Credit Agreement and the indentures for our outstanding senior notes.
On May 2, 2017, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the reinstatement of the Company’s cash dividend program. On March 25, 2020, the Company announced that the cash dividend program had been suspended to help mitigate the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 3, 2022, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized the reinstatement of the Company’s cash dividend program. The dividends declared by the Board of Directors under this program as of December 31, 2022 are:
Declaration date
Record date
Payment date
Amount per share
December 17, 2019
December 27, 2019
January 15, 2020
$ 0.07
February 3, 2022
March 15, 2022
April 15, 2022
0.15
June 1, 2022
June 30, 2022
July 15, 2022
0.15
September 15, 2022
September 30, 2022
October 15, 2022
0.15
December 8, 2022
December 19, 2022
January 15, 2023
0.15
Stock Incentive Plan
In April 2020, the Company's stockholders approved the 2020 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2020 Plan"), which amended and restated the Company's 2012 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2012 Plan") to (a) provide for a term ending ten years from the date of stockholder approval at the Annual Meeting, (b) state the number of shares of the Company's common stock authorized for issuance over the term of the 2020 Plan to be 3.3 million shares plus the aggregate number of shares remaining available for future awards under the 2012 Plan and the number of shares subject to outstanding awards under the 2012 Plan that would have again become available for issuance pursuant to new awards under the 2012 Plan, whether because the outstanding awards under the 2012 Plan are forfeited or canceled, expire or are settled in cash, or because the shares covered by such awards under the 2012 Plan are surrendered or withheld in payment of the award exercise or purchase price in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations, (c) remove the individual award limit and set an annual grant limit for non-employee directors, and (d) make certain other changes. Under our 2020 Plan, approximately 7.1 million shares remain available for grant at December 31, 2022. The number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock under this 2020 Plan as of December 31, 2022 was approximately 9.5 million shares.
Grants made under the 2020 Plan include provisions that entitle the grantee to automatic vesting acceleration in the event of a grantee’s separation from service (including as a result of retirement, death or disability), other than for cause (as defined), after reaching the defined age and years of service thresholds. These provisions result in the accelerated recognition of the stock compensation expense for those grants issued to employees who have met the stipulated thresholds.
Stock Options
Options granted under the 2020 Plan generally become exercisable ratably over a three-year period from the date of grant. Options that have been granted under the 2012 Plan and will be granted under the 2020 Plan have an exercise price equal to the market price of our common stock on the date of grant and will expire no later than ten years after the date of grant. The Company did not issue any stock option grants in 2022, 2021 and 2020.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Summarized stock option plan activity is as follows:
Weighted-
Weighted-
Average
Average
Remaining
Aggregate
Options
Option Price
Term
Intrinsic Value
(In years)
(In thousands)
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
887,728 $ 12.48
Granted
- -
Canceled
(2,000 ) 8.34
Exercised
(240,380 ) 8.23
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
645,348 14.07
Granted
- -
Canceled
- -
Exercised
(371,016 ) 11.88
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
274,332 17.02
Granted
- -
Canceled
- -
Exercised
(165,951 ) -
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
108,381 $ 14.58 2.3 $ 4,329
Exercisable at December 31, 2021
274,332 $ 17.02 4.0 $ 13,318
Exercisable at December 31, 2022
108,381 $ 14.58 2.3 $ 4,329
Share-based compensation costs related to stock option awards are calculated based on the fair value of each option grant on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model.
The following table summarizes the information about stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2022:
Options Outstanding
Options Exercisable
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Weighted-
Weighted-
Number
Contractual
Average
Number
Average
Range of Exercise Prices
Outstanding
Life (Years)
Exercise Price
Exercisable
Exercise Price
$9.86 32,000 0.9 $ 9.86 32,000 $ 9.86
11.57 23,431 1.9 11.57 23,431 11.57
17.75 28,708 3.9 17.75 28,708 17.75
19.98 24,242 2.8 19.98 24,242 19.98
$9.86-$19.98
108,381 2.3 14.58 108,381 14.58
The total intrinsic value of in-the-money options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $6.8 million, $17.9 million, and $5.7 million, respectively. No options vested during the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 and there were no unrecognized share-based compensation costs related to unvested stock options as of December 31, 2022.
Restricted Stock Units
Our 2020 Plan provides for the grant of Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"). An RSU is an award that may be earned in whole, or in part, upon the passage of time, and that may be settled for cash, shares, other securities or a combination thereof. The RSUs do not contain voting rights and are not entitled to dividends. The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions contained in the applicable award agreement and the 2020 Plan. Share-based compensation costs related to RSU awards are calculated based on the market price on the date of the grant.
We grant RSUs to certain members of management of the Company, which represents a contingent right to receive one share of our common stock upon vesting. An RSU generally vests on the third anniversary of its issuance and the share-based compensation expense is amortized to expense over the requisite service period.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
We also annually award RSUs to certain members of our Board of Directors. RSU grants issued in 2020 and prior years are to be paid in shares of common stock upon the director’s cessation of service to the Company. Commencing with the 2021 grant, the shares are issued to the director when the RSU is granted. These RSUs are issued for past service; therefore, they are expensed on the date of issuance.
Summarized RSU activity is as follows:
Weighted-
Restricted
Average Grant
Stock Units
Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
1,768,757
Granted
45,150 $ 29.17
Canceled
(54,752 )
Awarded
(531,402 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
1,227,753
Granted
456,492 $ 52.59
Canceled
(27,782 )
Awarded
(466,633 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
1,189,830
Granted
259,030 $ 67.73
Canceled
(29,273 )
Awarded
(501,339 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
918,248
As of December 31, 2022, there was approximately $6.8 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation costs related to unvested RSUs, which is expected to be recognized over approximately 1.7 years.
Performance Stock Units
Our 2020 Plan provides for the grant of Performance Stock Units ("PSUs"). A PSU is an award which may be earned in whole, or in part, upon the passage of time, and the attainment of performance criteria, and which may be settled for cash, shares, other securities or a combination thereof. The PSUs do not contain voting rights and are not entitled to dividends. The PSUs are subject to the terms and conditions contained in the applicable award agreement and our 2020 Plan. We annually award PSUs to certain members of management.
Each PSU represents a contingent right to receive a share of Boyd Gaming Corporation common stock; however, the actual number of common shares awarded is dependent upon the occurrence of: (i) a requisite service period; and (ii) an evaluation of specific performance conditions. The performance conditions are based on Company metrics such as net revenue growth, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization and Rent ("EBITDAR") growth, EBITDAR margin growth and return on invested capital, all of which are determined over a period of time as defined in the grant agreement. Based upon actual and combined achievement, the number of shares awarded could range from zero, if no conditions are met, a 50% payout if only threshold performance is achieved, a payout of 100% for target performance, or a payout of up to 200% of the original award for achievement of maximum performance. Each condition weighs equally and separately in determining the payout and, based upon management's estimates at the service inception date, the Company is expected to meet the target for each performance condition. Therefore, the related compensation cost of these PSUs assumes all units granted will be awarded. Share-based compensation costs related to PSU awards are calculated based on the market price on the date of the grant.
These PSUs will vest three years from the service inception date, during which time achievement of the related performance conditions is periodically evaluated, and the number of shares expected to be awarded, and resulting compensation expense, is adjusted accordingly.
Performance Shares Vesting
The PSU grants awarded in fourth quarter 2018, 2017 and 2016 vested during first quarter 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Common shares under the 2018 grant were issued based on the determination by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of our actual achievement of net revenue growth and EBITDAR growth for the three-year performance of the grant. Common shares under the 2017 and 2016 grants were issued based on the determination by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of our actual achievement of net revenue growth, EBITDA growth and customer service scores for the three-year performance period of each grant. As provided under the provisions of our stock incentive plan, certain of the participants elected to surrender a portion of the shares to be received to pay the withholding and other payroll taxes payable on the compensation resulting from the vesting of the PSUs.
The PSU grant awarded in December 2018 resulted in a total of 408,609 shares being issued during first quarter 2022, representing approximately 1.58 shares per PSU. Of the 408,609 shares issued, a total of 114,265 were surrendered by the participants for payroll taxes, resulting in a net issuance of 294,344 shares due to the vesting of the 2018 grant. The actual achievement level under the award metrics equaled the estimated performance as of year-end 2021; therefore, the vesting of the PSUs did not impact compensation costs in our 2022 consolidated statement of operations.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The PSU grant awarded in November 2017 resulted in a total of 90,444 shares being issued during first quarter 2021, representing approximately 0.33 shares per PSU. Of the 90,444 shares issued, a total of 30,129 were surrendered by the participants for payroll taxes, resulting in a net issuance of 60,315 shares due to the vesting of the 2017 grant. The actual achievement level under the award metrics equaled the estimated performance as of year-end 2020; therefore, the vesting of the PSUs did not impact compensation costs in our 2021 consolidated statement of operations.
The PSU grant awarded in November 2016 resulted in a total of 364,810 shares being issued during first quarter 2020, representing approximately 1.53 shares per PSU. Of the 364,810 shares issued, a total of 126,465 were surrendered by the participants for payroll taxes, resulting in a net issuance of 238,345 shares due to the vesting of the 2016 grant. The actual achievement level under the award metrics equaled the estimated performance as of the year-end 2019; therefore, the vesting of the PSUs did not impact compensation costs in our 2020 consolidated statement of operations.
Summarized PSU activity is as follows:
Weighted-
Performance
Average Grant
Stock Units
Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
1,069,809
Granted
- $ -
Performance Adjustment
126,375
Canceled
(11,328 )
Awarded
(388,611 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
796,245
Granted
127,250 $ 55.25
Performance Adjustment
(180,861 )
Canceled
(2,071 )
Awarded
(92,774 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
647,789
Granted
128,003 $ 68.41
Performance Adjustment
150,009
Canceled
(2,466 )
Awarded
(409,045 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
514,290
As of December 31, 2022, there was approximately $2.4 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation costs related to unvested PSUs, which is expected to be recognized over approximately 1.7 years. Based on the current estimates of performance compared to the targets set for the respective PSU grants, the Company estimates that approximately 0.9 million shares will be issued to settle the PSUs outstanding at December 31, 2022.
Career Shares
Our Career Shares Program is a stock incentive award program for certain executive officers to provide for additional capital accumulation opportunities for retirement. The program incentivizes and rewards executives for their period of service. Our Career Shares Program was adopted in December 2006, and modified in October 2010, as part of the overall update of our compensation programs. The Career Shares Program rewards eligible executives with annual grants of Boyd Gaming Corporation stock units, to be paid out at retirement. The payout at retirement is dependent upon the executive's age at such retirement and the number of years of service with the Company. Executives must be at least 55 years old and have at least 10 years of service to receive any payout at retirement. Career Shares do not contain voting rights and are not entitled to dividends. Career Shares are subject to the terms and conditions contained in the applicable award agreement and our 2020 Plan. The Career Share awards are tranched by specific term, in the following periods: 10 years, 15 years and 20 years of service. These grants vest over the remaining period of service required to fulfill the requisite years in each of these tranches, and compensation expense is recorded in accordance with the specific vesting provisions. Share-based compensation costs related to Career Shares awards are calculated based on the market price on the date of the grant.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Summarized Career Shares activity is as follows:
Weighted-
Restricted
Average Grant
Stock Units
Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2020
1,062,311
Granted
51,262 $ 30.05
Canceled
(5,816 )
Awarded
(70,437 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2020
1,037,320
Granted
36,123 $ 42.12
Canceled
(1,295 )
Awarded
(23,510 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2021
1,048,638
Granted
24,388 $ 64.93
Canceled
(2,251 )
Awarded
(138,954 )
Outstanding at December 31, 2022
931,821
As of December 31, 2022, there was approximately $1.4 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation costs related to unvested Career Shares.
Share-Based Compensation
We account for share-based awards exchanged for employee services in accordance with the authoritative accounting guidance for share-based payments. Under the guidance, share-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date, based on the estimated fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense, net of estimated forfeitures, over the employee's requisite service period.
The following table summarizes our share-based compensation costs by award type:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Restricted Stock Units
$ 16,210 $ 21,599 $ 11,131
Performance Stock Units
16,432 14,883 (3,166 )
Career Shares
1,424 1,291 1,237
Total share-based compensation costs
$ 34,066 $ 37,773 $ 9,202
The PSU share based compensation credit for the year ended December 31, 2020 is due to a decline in the estimated achievement level as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic on Company performance.
The following table provides classification detail of the total costs related to our share-based employee compensation plans reported in our consolidated statements of operations:
For the Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Gaming
$ 909 $ 873 $ 539
Food & beverage
174 167 103
Room
82 79 49
Selling, general and administrative
4,618 4,437 2,738
Corporate expense
28,283 32,217 5,773
Total share-based compensation expense
$ 34,066 $ 37,773 $ 9,202
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
NOTE 12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
We have adopted the authoritative accounting guidance for fair value measurements, which does not determine or affect the circumstances under which fair value measurements are used, but defines fair value, expands disclosure requirements around fair value and specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to those valuation techniques are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Company's market assumptions.
These inputs create the following fair value hierarchy:
Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.
Level 3: Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.
As required by the guidance for fair value measurements, financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Thus, assets and liabilities categorized as Level 3 may be measured at fair value using inputs that are observable (Levels 1 and 2) and unobservable (Level 3). Management's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy levels.
Balances Measured at Fair Value
The following tables show the fair values of certain of our financial instruments:
December 31, 2022
(In thousands)
Balance
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 283,472 $ 283,472 $ - $ -
Restricted cash
11,593 11,593 - -
Investment available for sale
13,670 - - 13,670
December 31, 2021
(In thousands)
Balance
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 344,557 $ 344,557 $ - $ -
Restricted cash
12,571 12,571 - -
Investment available for sale
15,822 - - 15,822
Liability
Contingent payments
$ 62 $ - $ - $ 62
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The fair values of our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, classified in the fair value hierarchy as Level 1, are based on statements received from our banks at December 31, 2022 and 2021.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Investment Available for Sale
We have an investment in a single municipal bond issuance of $17.8 million aggregate principal amount of 7.5% Urban Renewal Tax Increment Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2007 that is classified as available for sale with a maturity date of June 1, 2037. We are the only holder of this instrument and there is no quoted market price for this instrument. As such, the fair value of this investment is classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. The estimate of the fair value of such investment was determined using a combination of current market rates and estimates of market conditions for instruments with similar terms, maturities, and degrees of risk and a discounted cash flows analysis as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The fair value of the investment is estimated using a discounted cash flows approach and the significant unobservable input used in the valuation as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 is a discount rate of 12.4% and 10.1%, respectively. Unrealized gains and losses on this instrument resulting from changes in the fair value of the instrument are not charged to earnings, but rather are recorded as other comprehensive income (loss) in the stockholders' equity section of the consolidated balance sheets and in the statement of other comprehensive income (loss). At December 31, 2022 and 2021, $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of the carrying value of the investment available for sale is included as a current asset in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and at December 31, 2022 and 2021, $13.0 million and $15.2 million, respectively, is included in other assets, net on the consolidated balance sheets. The discount associated with this investment of $2.2 million and $2.3 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, is netted with the investment balance and is being accreted over the life of the investment using the effective interest method. The accretion of such discount is included in interest income on the consolidated statements of operations.
Contingent Payments
In connection with securing the Kansas Management Contract, Kansas Star agreed to pay a former casino project promoter 1% of Kansas Star’s EBITDA each month for a period of 10 years, which ended December 20, 2021. The liability was recorded at the estimated fair value of the contingent payments using a discounted cash flows approach. There was no liability at December 31, 2022 and at December 31, 2021, there was a current liability of $0.1 million, related to this agreement, which was recorded in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.
The following tables summarize the changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 assets and liabilities:
December 31, 2022
Asset
Liability
(In thousands)
Investment Available for Sale
Contingent Payments
Balance at beginning of reporting period
$ 15,822 $ (62 )
Total gains (losses) (realized or unrealized):
Included in interest income (expense)
167 -
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
(1,684 ) -
Included in other items, net
- -
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements:
Settlements
(635 ) 62
Balance at end of reporting period
$ 13,670 $ -
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
December 31, 2021
Asset
Liability
(In thousands)
Investment Available for Sale
Contingent Payments
Balance at beginning of reporting period
$ 16,692 $ (924 )
Total gains (losses) (realized or unrealized):
Included in interest income (expense)
161 (29 )
Included in other comprehensive income (loss)
(441 ) -
Included in other items, net
- 52
Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements:
Settlements
(590 ) 839
Balance at end of reporting period
$ 15,822 $ (62 )
We are exposed to valuation risk on our Level 3 financial instruments. We estimate our risk exposure using a sensitivity analysis of potential changes in the significant unobservable inputs of our fair value measurements. Our Level 3 financial instruments are most susceptible to valuation risk caused by changes in the discount rate. If the discount rate in our fair value measurements increased or decreased by 100 basis points, the change would not cause the value of our fair value measurements to change significantly.
The fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets, classified in the fair value hierarchy as Level 3, is utilized in performing the Company's impairment analyses (see Note 4, Intangible Assets).
Balances Disclosed at Fair Value
The following tables provide the fair value measurement information about our note receivable, our obligation under minimum assessment agreements and other financial instruments:
December 31, 2022
Outstanding Face Carrying Estimated Fair Value
(In thousands)
Amount
Value
Fair Value
Hierarchy
Asset
Note receivable
$ 118,162 $ 83,791 $ 82,338 Level 3
Liabilities
Obligation under assessment arrangements
22,293 19,304 25,738 Level 3
December 31, 2021
Outstanding Face Carrying Estimated Fair Value
(In thousands)
Amount
Value
Fair Value
Hierarchy
Asset
Note receivable
$ 103,574 $ 31,766 $ 35,108 Level 3
Liabilities
Obligation under assessment arrangements
$ 24,306 $ 20,734 $ 26,908 Level 3
The following tables provide the fair value measurement information about our long-term debt:
December 31, 2022
Outstanding Face Carrying Estimated Fair Value
(In thousands)
Amount
Value
Fair Value
Hierarchy
Credit Facility
$ 1,187,800 $ 1,169,935 $ 1,183,565 Level 2
4.750% senior notes due 2027
1,000,000 990,260 928,750 Level 1
4.750% senior notes due 2031
900,000 888,540 784,125 Level 1
Other
674 674 674 Level 3
Total debt
$ 3,088,474 $ 3,049,409 $ 2,897,114
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
December 31, 2021
Outstanding Face Carrying Estimated Fair Value
(In thousands)
Amount
Value
Fair Value
Hierarchy
Prior Credit Facility
$ 867,897 $ 859,106 $ 866,812 Level 2
4.750% senior notes due 2027
1,000,000 988,312 1,023,750 Level 1
8.625% senior notes due 2025
300,000 295,934 320,250 Level 1
4.750% senior notes due 2031
900,000 886,746 915,750 Level 1
Other
1,496 1,496 1,496 Level 3
Total debt
$ 3,069,393 $ 3,031,594 $ 3,128,058
The estimated fair values of our note receivable and our obligation under assessment arrangements are based on a discounted cash flow approach after giving consideration to the changes in market rates of interest, creditworthiness of both parties and credit spreads. The estimated fair values of our Credit Facility and the Prior Credit Facility are based on a relative value analysis performed on or about December 31, 2022 and 2021. The estimated fair values of our senior notes are based on quoted market prices as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The other debt is fixed-rate debt consisting of: (i) finance leases with various maturity dates from 2024 to 2025, and (ii) a purchase obligation that matured in July 2022. These other debt obligations are not traded and do not have observable market inputs; therefore, we have estimated fair value to be equal to the carrying value for these obligations.
Other than the retirement of the 8.625% Senior Notes (Level 1) in June 2022, that was funded through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Credit Facility (Level 2), there were no transfers between Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 measurements during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.
NOTE 13. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
We contribute to multiemployer pension defined benefit plans under terms of collective-bargaining agreements that cover our union-represented employees. Contributions, based on wages paid to covered employees, totaled approximately $1.2 million, $0.9 million and $1.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. These aggregate contributions were not individually significant to any of the respective plans. Our share of the unfunded vested liability related to multi-employer plans, if any, is not determinable and our participation is not individually significant on an individual multiemployer plan basis.
We have retirement savings plans under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code covering our non-union employees. The plans allow employees to defer up to the lesser of the Internal Revenue Code prescribed maximum amount or 100% of their income on a pre-tax basis through contributions to the plans. The expense of our voluntary contributions to the 401(k) profit-sharing plans and trusts, net of realized forfeitures, was $5.1 million, $3.4 million and $4.0 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
NOTE 14. SEGMENT INFORMATION
We view each gaming entertainment property as an operating segment and have aggregated these operating segments in order to present three Reportable Segments: (i) Las Vegas Locals; (ii) Downtown Las Vegas; and (iii) Midwest & South. The table in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, lists the classification of each of our 28 gaming entertainment properties.
Results of Operations - Total Reportable Segment Revenues and Adjusted EBITDAR
We evaluate each of our property's profitability based upon Property Adjusted EBITDAR, which represents each property's earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, deferred rent, share-based compensation expense, project development, preopening and writedowns expenses, impairments of assets, other operating items, net, gain or loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt, other items, net and master lease rent expense, as applicable. Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR is the aggregate sum of the Property Adjusted EBITDAR for each of the gaming entertainment properties included in our Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, and Midwest & South segments. We aggregate non-reportable segments and other business activities with our Reportable Segments. Results for our Downtown Las Vegas segment include the results of our Hawaii-based travel agency and captive insurance company as our Downtown Las Vegas properties cater to the Hawaiian market. Our Midwest & South segment includes the results of the following non-reportable segments and business activities: (i) Lattner, our Illinois distributed gaming operator, whose operations were suspended on March 16, 2020, resumed on July 1, 2020, temporarily closed on November 20, 2020 and subsequently reopened on January 16, 2021; (ii) online gaming operations, which includes the operations of Pala Interactive, the online gaming technology company we acquired on November 1, 2022, and through our partnership with FanDuel Group and market access agreements with other operators, includes online operations in New Jersey, and as of December 31, 2022, six of the nine states in the Midwest & South segment where we operate our gaming entertainment properties; and (iii) management fees from our management agreement with Wilton Rancheria.
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, departmental revenues for our Reportable Segments:
Year Ended December 31, 2022
Food &
Gaming Beverage Room Other Total
(In thousands)
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Revenues
Las Vegas Locals
$ 700,230 $ 88,219 $ 87,726 $ 54,555 $ 930,730
Downtown Las Vegas
139,115 41,578 24,950 9,689 215,332
Midwest & South
1,835,385 146,182 76,395 351,353 2,409,315
Total Revenues
$ 2,674,730 $ 275,979 $ 189,071 $ 415,597 $ 3,555,377
Year Ended December 31, 2021
Food &
Gaming Beverage Room Other Total
(In thousands)
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Revenues
Las Vegas Locals
$ 695,635 $ 74,771 $ 71,586 $ 44,062 $ 886,054
Downtown Las Vegas
105,539 28,149 15,042 7,076 155,806
Midwest & South
1,904,349 127,125 67,552 228,924 2,327,950
Total Revenues
$ 2,705,523 $ 230,045 $ 154,180 $ 280,062 $ 3,369,810
Year Ended December 31, 2020
Food &
Gaming Beverage Room Other Total
(In thousands)
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Revenue
Revenues
Las Vegas Locals
$ 430,303 $ 59,564 $ 45,446 $ 26,676 $ 561,989
Downtown Las Vegas
58,468 18,647 9,369 8,019 94,503
Midwest & South
1,286,587 100,667 50,153 84,591 1,521,998
Total Revenues
$ 1,775,358 $ 178,878 $ 104,968 $ 119,286 $ 2,178,490
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
The following table reconciles, for the periods indicated, Total Reportable Segment Adjusted EBITDAR to net income, as reported in our accompanying consolidated statements of operations:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Adjusted EBITDAR
Las Vegas Locals
$ 481,643 $ 473,187 $ 198,744
Downtown Las Vegas
86,049 51,300 1,075
Midwest & South
911,541 926,955 480,446
Corporate expense
(88,724 ) (85,457 ) (70,371 )
Adjusted EBITDAR
1,390,509 1,365,985 609,894
Other operating costs and expenses
Deferred rent
768 828 888
Master lease rent expense
106,616 104,702 101,907
Depreciation and amortization
258,179 267,787 281,031
Share-based compensation expense
34,066 37,773 9,202
Project development, preopening and writedowns
(18,936 ) 31,815 (661 )
Impairment of assets
40,775 8,200 174,700
Other operating items, net
(12,183 ) 14,776 28,564
Total other operating costs and expenses
409,285 465,881 595,631
Operating income
981,224 900,104 14,263
Other expense (income)
Interest income
(21,530 ) (1,819 ) (1,900 )
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
151,249 199,442 230,484
Loss on early extinguishments and modifications of debt
19,815 95,155 1,791
Other, net
2,884 3,387 (45,098 )
Total other expense, net
152,418 296,165 185,277
Income before income taxes
828,806 603,939 (171,014 )
Income tax provision
(189,429 ) (140,093 ) 36,314
Net income
$ 639,377 $ 463,846 $ (134,700 )
For purposes of this presentation, corporate expense excludes its portion of share-based compensation expense. Corporate expense represents unallocated payroll, professional fees, aircraft expenses and various other expenses not directly related to our casino and hotel operations.
Total Reportable Segment Assets
The Company's assets by Reportable Segment consisted of the following amounts:
December 31,
December 31,
(In thousands)
Assets
Las Vegas Locals
$ 1,613,553 $ 1,641,409
Downtown Las Vegas
265,876 228,161
Midwest & South
4,040,681 3,947,076
Total Reportable Segment Assets
5,920,110 5,816,646
Corporate
391,017 407,523
Total Assets
$ 6,311,127 $ 6,224,169
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - (Continued)
as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Capital Expenditures
The Company's capital expenditures by Reportable Segment consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)
Capital Expenditures
Las Vegas Locals
$ 37,339 $ 24,724 $ 23,936
Downtown Las Vegas
52,423 36,954 15,150
Midwest & South
114,041 90,994 68,933
Total Reportable Segment Capital Expenditures
203,803 152,672 108,019
Corporate
67,874 49,953 66,767
Total Capital Expenditures
271,677 202,625 174,786
Change in Accrued Capital Expenditure Additions
(2,522 ) (3,173 ) 244
Cash-Based Capital Expenditures
$ 269,155 $ 199,452 $ 175,030
The Company utilizes the Corporate entities to centralize the development of major renovation and other capital development projects that are included as construction in progress. After the project is complete, the corporate entities transfer the projects to the segment subsidiaries.
NOTE 15. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Boyd Percentage Ownership
William S. Boyd, our Co-Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, together with his immediate family, beneficially owned approximately 27% of our outstanding shares of common stock as of December 31, 2022. As such, the Boyd family has the ability to significantly influence our affairs, including the election of members of our Board of Directors and, except as otherwise provided by law, approving or disapproving other matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, including a merger, consolidation or sale of assets. For each of the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, there were no related party transactions between the Company and the Boyd family other than compensation, including salary and equity incentives.
NOTE 16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
We have evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after December 31, 2022. During this period, up to the filing date, other than the payment of the cash dividend disclosed in Note 11, Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans, and the $0.16 per share cash dividend declared by the Board of Directors on February 14, 2023 and payable April 15, 2023 to shareholders of record on March 15, 2023, we did not identify any additional subsequent events, the effects of which would require disclosure or adjustment to our financial position or results of operations.

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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
ITEM 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
There were no changes in or disagreements with accountants on accounting and financial disclosures during the two years in the period ended December 31, 2022.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 9A. Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")). Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information we are required to disclose in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this Report.
Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we include a report of management's assessment of the design and effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Our independent registered public accounting firm also reported on the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting. Management's report and the independent registered public accounting firm's attestation report are located below.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the most recent fiscal year, December 31, 2022, utilizing the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013).
On November 1, 2022, Boyd Interactive Gaming, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd Gaming, completed the acquisition of Pala Interactive, LLC ("Pala Interactive"), including its Canadian subsidiary Pala Interactive Canada, Inc. ("Pala Canada"), pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities of these entities are included in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 and the results of its operations and cash flows are reported in our consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2022 from the date of acquisition. However, we have elected to exclude Pala Interactive and Pala Canada from the scope of our annual report on internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022. The combined financial position of Pala Interactive and Pala Canada represented approximately 11.0% of our total net assets and 2.9% of our total assets as of December 31, 2022, and its results of operations increased our total revenues by 0.1% and decreased our operating income by 0.1% during the year ended December 31, 2022.
Based on our evaluation under the framework set forth in Internal Control - Integrated Framework, as discussed above, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2022, the end of our most recent fiscal year.
Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, which report follows below.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the stockholders and the Board of Directors of Boyd Gaming Corporation
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Boyd Gaming Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB"), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022, of the Company and our report dated February 24, 2023, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
As described in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting, management excluded from its assessment the internal control over financial reporting at Pala Interactive, LLC (“Pala Interactive”), which was acquired on November 1, 2022 and whose financial statements constitute 11.0% and 2.9% of net and total assets, respectively, 0.1% of revenues, and 0.1% of net income of the consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022. Accordingly, our audit did not include the internal control over financial reporting at Pala Interactive.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Las Vegas, Nevada
February 24, 2023

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 9B. Other Information
None

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information required by this item regarding the members of our board of directors and our audit committee, including our audit committee financial experts, is set forth under the captions Board Committees - Audit Committee, Director Nominees, and Section 16(a) Reporting Compliance in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
The following table sets forth the non-director executive officers of Boyd Gaming Corporation as of February 24, 2023:
Name
Age
Position
Josh Hirsberg
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
Theodore A. Bogich
Executive Vice President, Operations
Uri Clinton
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Stephen S. Thompson
Executive Vice President, Operations
Lori M. Nelson
Senior Vice President Financial Operations and Reporting and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
Josh Hirsberg joined the Company as our Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective January 1, 2008 and was promoted to Executive Vice President effective January 13, 2016. Prior to his position with the Company, Mr. Hirsberg served as the Chief Financial Officer for EdgeStar Partners, a Las Vegas-based resort development company. He previously held several senior-level finance positions in the gaming industry, including Vice President and Treasurer for Caesars Entertainment and Vice President, Strategic Planning and Investor Relations for Harrah's Entertainment.
Theodore A. Bogich was appointed an Executive Vice President, Operations on January 13, 2016. Mr. Bogich joined Boyd Gaming in 2004 as Vice President and General Manager of Sam’s Town Tunica, and was named Vice President and General Manager of Blue Chip Casino Hotel in Michigan City, Indiana, in 2007. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations in 2012.
Uri Clinton joined the Company as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary effective March 2021. In that role he oversees Boyd Gaming’s Legal, Corporate Governance and Regulatory Compliance functions. Immediately prior to joining Boyd Gaming, Mr. Clinton worked for six years with MGM Resorts International and one year as a partner with Sorelle Capital. In both of his immediate prior roles, Mr. Clinton provided legal, regulatory, and strategic advice and counsel as part of the business development teams in the areas of hospitality, lodging and gaming. With nearly 20 years of experience in the gaming industry, Mr. Clinton has an extensive background in leading both law departments and property operations, having served as President and Chief Operating Officer of a major East Coast casino, as well as General Counsel for a gaming equipment supplier and international holding company.
Stephen S. Thompson was appointed an Executive Vice President, Operations on January 13, 2016. Prior to his being appointed this position, Mr. Thompson served in numerous senior executive positions with Boyd Gaming since joining the Company in 1983, including Senior Vice President, Operations for Boyd Gaming’s Nevada region since 2004.
Lori M. Nelson was appointed to Senior Vice President Financial Operations and Reporting on January 1, 2022 and additionally to Chief Accounting Officer on February 14, 2023 after serving in an interim capacity since March 31, 2022. Prior to her being appointed this position, Ms. Nelson served in numerous leadership positions with Boyd Gaming since joining the Company in 2012, including Vice President of Financial Operations.
Code of Ethics. We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics ("Code of Ethics") that applies to each of our directors, executive officers and employees. Our Code of Ethics is posted on our website at www.boydgaming.com. Any waivers or amendments to our Code of Ethics will be posted on our website.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item is set forth under the captions Director Compensation, Compensation Discussion and Analysis, Compensation Tables, Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation, and Compensation Committee Report in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by this item is set forth under the captions Ownership of Principal Stockholders and Management and Equity Compensation Plan Information in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this item is set forth under the captions Transactions with Related Persons and Director Independence in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
Information about principal accounting fees and services billed to us by our principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (PCAOB ID No. 34), as well as the audit committee's pre-approval policies appears under the captions Audit and Non-Audit Fees and Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services in our Definitive Proxy Statement to be filed in connection with our 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
ITEM 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
1.
Financial Statements
Financial statements of the Company (including related notes to consolidated financial statements) filed as part of this report are listed below:
Page No.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
2.
Financial Statement Schedules
All schedules have been omitted because they are not applicable, not required or the information required to be set forth therein is included in Consolidated Financial Statements or Notes thereto included in this Report.
3.
Exhibit List
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
Method of Filing
2.1†
Purchase Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 28, 2022, by and among Boyd Interactive, Boyd Phoenix Acquisition, LLC, Boyd Phoenix Canada Inc., Pala Interactive, Pala Canada Holdings, LLC and Shareholder Representative Services LLC as representative of the holders of the membership interests of Pala Interactive.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on May 6, 2022.
3.1
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 24, 2006.
3.2
Amended and Restated By-Laws of Boyd Gaming Corporation, effective February 13, 2020.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on February 27, 2020.
4.1
Form of Indenture relating to senior debt securities
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Automatic Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR dated May 1, 2015.
4.2
Form of Indenture relating to subordinated debt securities
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Automatic Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR dated May 1, 2015.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
Method of Filing
4.3
Indenture governing the Company's 4.750% Senior Notes due 2027, dated December 3, 2019, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 3, 2019.
4.4
Form of 4.750% Senior Note due 2027.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 3, 2019.
4.5
Description of Registrant's Securities
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 filed with the SEC on February 27, 2020.
4.6
Indenture governing the Company's 4.750% Senior Notes due 2031, dated June 8, 2021, by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 8, 2021.
4.7
Form of 4.750% Senior Note due 2031.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 8, 2021.
10.1
Ninety-Nine Year Lease dated June 30, 1954, by and among Fremont Hotel, Inc., and Charles L. Ronnow and J.L. Ronnow, and Alice Elizabeth Ronnow
Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-51672, of California Hotel and Casino and California Hotel Finance Corporation, which was declared effective on November 18, 1992.
10.2
Lease Agreement dated October 31, 1963, by and between Fremont Hotel, Inc. and Cora Edit Garehime
Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-51672, of California Hotel and Casino and California Hotel Finance Corporation, which was declared effective on November 18, 1992.
10.3
Lease Agreement dated December 31, 1963, by and among Fremont Hotel, Inc., Bank of Nevada and Leon H. Rockwell, Jr.
Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-51672, of California Hotel and Casino and California Hotel Finance Corporation, which was declared effective on November 18, 1992.
10.4
Lease Agreement dated June 7, 1971, by and among Anthony Antonacci, Margaret Fay Simon and Bank of Nevada, as Co-Trustees under Peter Albert Simon's Last Will and Testament, and related Assignment of Lease dated February 25, 1985 to Sam-Will, Inc. and Fremont Hotel, Inc.
Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-51672, of California Hotel and Casino and California Hotel Finance Corporation, which was declared effective on November 18, 1992.
10.5
Lease Agreement dated July 25, 1973, by and between CH&C and William Peccole, as Trustee of the Peter Peccole 1970 Trust
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1995.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
Method of Filing
10.6
Lease Agreement dated July 1, 1974, by and among Fremont Hotel, Inc. and Bank of Nevada, Leon H. Rockwell, Jr. and Margorie Rockwell Riley
Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-51672, of California Hotel and Casino and California Hotel Finance Corporation, which was declared effective on November 18, 1992.
10.7
Ninety-Nine Year Lease, dated December 1, 1978, by and between Matthew Paratore, and George W. Morgan and LaRue Morgan, and related Lease Assignment dated November 10, 1987, to Sam-Will, Inc., d.b.a. Fremont Hotel and Casino
Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-51672, of California Hotel and Casino and California Hotel Finance Corporation, which was declared effective on November 18, 1992.
10.8
Form of Indemnification Agreement
Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-64006, which was declared effective on October 15, 1993.
10.9
401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust
Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 33-51672, of California Hotel and Casino and California Hotel Finance Corporation, which was declared effective on November 18, 1992.
10.10*
Annual Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.
10.11*
The Boyd Gaming Corporation Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan for the Board of Directors and Key Employees
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.39 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.
10.12*
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement pursuant to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
10.13*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Notice of Award pursuant to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
10.14*
Boyd Gaming Corporation's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan (as amended and restated on May 15, 2008)
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 2, 2008.
10.15*
Amended and Restated 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 24, 2006.
10.16*
Form of Award Agreement for Restricted Stock Units under 2002 Stock Incentive Plan for Non-Employee Directors
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006.
10.17*
Form of Award Agreement for Restricted Stock Units under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plans
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 24, 2006.
10.18*
Form of Career Restricted Stock Unit Award Unit Agreement under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 13, 2006.
10.19*
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement and Notice of Award Pursuant to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007.
10.20*
Form of Performance Share Unit Agreement and Notice of Award Pursuant to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
Method of Filing
10.21*
Amendment Number 1 to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.
10.22*
Amendment Number 2 to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.
10.23*
Amendment Number 3 to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.
10.24*
Amendment Number 4 to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004.
10.25*
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement Under the Registrant's Directors' Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005.
10.26*
Amendment Number 5 to the Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
10.27*
Amended and Restated 2000 Executive Management Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 24, 2006.
10.28*
Change in Control Severance Plan for Tier I, II and III Executives
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
10.29
Offer to Purchase Real Estate, Acceptance and Lease, dated September 27, 2006, between Diamond Jo, LLC and Dubuque County Historical Society
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Peninsula Gaming, LLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2006.
10.30
Closing Agreement, dated September 27, 2006, between Diamond Jo, LLC and Dubuque County Historical Society
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Peninsula Gaming, LLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2006.
10.31
Real Estate Ground Lease, dated September 27, 2006, between Diamond Jo, LLC and Dubuque County Historical Society
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Peninsula Gaming, LLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2006.
10.32
Minimum Assessment Agreement, dated October 1, 2007, among Diamond Jo, LLC, the City of Dubuque, Iowa and the City Assessor of the City of Dubuque, Iowa
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.63 of Peninsula Gaming, LLC's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 28, 2008.
10.33
Amended and Restated Port of Dubuque Public Parking Facility Development Agreement, dated October 1, 2007, between the City of Dubuque, Iowa and Diamond Jo, LLC
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.65 of Peninsula Gaming, LLC's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed March 28, 2008.
10.34
Lottery Gaming Facility Management Contract, dated October 19, 2010
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Peninsula Gaming, LLC's Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 4, 2011.
10.35*
2012 Stock Incentive Plan (As amended and restated effective May 17, 2012) (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 2, 2012).
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 2, 2012.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
Method of Filing
10.36†
Real Estate Ground Lease, dated September 22, 2006, as Amended between NP Land LLC and Nevada Palace, LLC
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 21, 2017.
10.37
Master Lease, dated October 15, 2018, by and between Gold Merger Sub, LLC and Boyd TCIV, LLC.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 18, 2018.
10.38
Master Lease, dated October 15, 2018, by and between Boyd (Ohio) PropCo, LLC and PNK (Ohio), LLC
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020 filed with the SEC on August 6, 2020.
10.39*
2020 Stock Incentive Plan
Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form S-8 filed September 29, 2020.
10.40
Credit Agreement, dated as of March 2, 2022, among the Company, the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent and letter of credit issuer, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as swingline lender, and certain other financial institutions party thereto as lenders.
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 filed with the SEC on May 6, 2022.
21.1
Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
Filed electronically herewith.
List of Guarantor Subsidiaries of Boyd Gaming Corporation
Filed electronically herewith.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Filed electronically herewith.
Power of Attorney (included in Part IV to this Annual Report on Form 10-K).
Filed electronically herewith.
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
Filed electronically herewith.
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a).
Filed electronically herewith.
32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a - 14(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.
Furnished electronically herewith.
32.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a - 14(b) and 18 U.S.C. § 1350.
Furnished electronically herewith.
99.1
Governmental Gaming Regulations
Filed electronically herewith.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
Method of Filing
The following materials from Boyd Gaming Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, (iv) Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020; and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
Filed electronically herewith.
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).
Filed electronically herewith.
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* Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.
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Exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.