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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Promotional Allowances, Advertising Costs and Gaming Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Gaming Taxes |  |  |
Gaming taxes | $ 21,600 | $ 20,300 | $ 18,200
Food and beverage |  |  |
Promotional Allowances |  |  |
Estimated departmental costs of providing promotional allowances | 26,025 | 25,743 | 23,761
Hotel |  |  |
Promotional Allowances |  |  |
Estimated departmental costs of providing promotional allowances | 3,375 | 3,039 | 3,157
Other |  |  |
Promotional Allowances |  |  |
Estimated departmental costs of providing promotional allowances | 2,128 | 1,943 | 2,070
Promotional allowances |  |  |
Promotional Allowances |  |  |
Estimated departmental costs of providing promotional allowances | 31,528 | 30,725 | 28,988
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |
Advertising Costs |  |  |
Advertising expense | $ 5,200 | $ 5,400 | $ 5,200

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- Definition Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 720 -SubTopic 35 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6420018&loc=d3e36677-107848 + Details
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