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Note 9 - Stockholders' Equity and Stock Incentive Plans | 9 Months Ended
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Notes to Financial Statements |
Shareholders' Equity and Share-based Payments [Text Block] | NOTE 9. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND STOCK INCENTIVE PLANS Share Repurchase Program On May 2, 2017 the Company announced that its Board of Directors had reaffirmed the Company's existing share repurchase program (the "2008 Plan"). On December 12, 2018, our Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program of $100 million which is in addition to the existing repurchase authorization (the "2018 Plan"). As of September 30, 2019, the 2008 Plan was fully depleted and $72.5 million remained under the 2018 Plan. The Company intends to make purchases of its common stock from time to time under this program 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. The following table provides information regarding share repurchases during the referenced periods.(1)
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
(In thousands, except per share data) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Shares repurchased (2) |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 413 |  |  |  | 1,087 |  |  |  | 1,273 |
Total cost, including brokerage fees |  | $ | 284 |  |  | $ | 14,489 |  |  | $ | 28,044 |  |  | $ | 44,822 |
Average repurchase price per share (3) |  | $ | 25.01 |  |  | $ | 35.08 |  |  | $ | 25.81 |  |  | $ | 35.21 |
(1) Shares repurchased reflect repurchases settled during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. These amounts exclude repurchases traded but not yet settled on or before September 30, 2019 and 2018. (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. Dividends The dividends declared by the Board of Directors and reflected in the periods presented are:
Declaration date |  | Record date |  | Payment date |  | Amount per share |
December 7, 2017 |  | December 28, 2017 |  | January 15, 2018 |  | $ | 0.05 |
March 2, 2018 |  | March 16, 2018 |  | April 15, 2018 |  |  | 0.05 |
June 8, 2018 |  | June 29, 2018 |  | July 15, 2018 |  |  | 0.06 |
September 14, 2018 |  | September 28, 2018 |  | October 15, 2018 |  |  | 0.06 |
December 7, 2018 |  | December 28, 2018 |  | January 15, 2019 |  |  | 0.06 |
March 4, 2019 |  | March 15, 2019 |  | April 15, 2019 |  |  | 0.06 |
June 7, 2019 |  | June 17, 2019 |  | July 15, 2019 |  |  | 0.07 |
September 17, 2019 |  | September 27, 2019 |  | October 15, 2019 |  |  | 0.07 |
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 provides classification detail of the total costs related to our share-based employee compensation plans reported in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |
|  | September 30, |  |  | September 30, |
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Gaming |  | $ | 127 |  |  | $ | 123 |  |  | $ | 488 |  |  | $ | 426 |
Food & beverage |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 81 |
Room |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 39 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 644 |  |  |  | 627 |  |  |  | 2,481 |  |  |  | 2,168 |
Corporate expense |  |  | 2,752 |  |  |  | 4,583 |  |  |  | 18,319 |  |  |  | 17,602 |
Total share-based compensation expense |  | $ | 3,559 |  |  | $ | 5,367 |  |  | $ | 21,426 |  |  | $ | 20,316 |
Performance Shares Our stock incentive plan provides for the issuance of Performance Share Unit ("PSU") grants which may be earned, in whole or in part, upon passage of time and the attainment of performance criteria. We periodically review our estimates of performance against the defined criteria to assess the expected payout of each outstanding PSU grant and adjust our stock compensation expense accordingly. The PSU grants awarded in fourth quarter 2015 and 2014 vested during first quarter 2019 and 2018, respectively. Common shares were issued based on the determination by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of our actual achievement of net revenue growth, Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("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 October 2015 resulted in a total of 395,964 shares being issued during first quarter 2019, representing approximately 1.67 shares per PSU. Of the 395,964 shares issued, a total of 125,004 were surrendered by the participants for payroll taxes, resulting in a net issuance of 270,960 shares due to the vesting of the 2015 grant. The actual achievement level under the award metrics equaled the estimated performance as of year-end 2018; therefore, the vesting of the PSUs did not impact compensation costs in our 2019 condensed consolidated statement of operations. The PSU grant awarded in December 2014 resulted in a total of 486,805 shares being issued during first quarter 2018, representing approximately 1.57 shares per PSU. Of the 486,805 shares issued, a total of 149,268 were surrendered by the participants for payroll taxes, resulting in a net issuance of 337,537 shares due to the vesting of the 2014 grant. The actual achievement level under the award metrics equaled the estimated performance as of year-end 2017; therefore, the vesting of the PSUs did not impact compensation costs in our 2018 condensed consolidated statement of operations.

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