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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In accordance with ASU No. 2016-09, the Company records any excess tax benefits or deficiencies from its equity awards in its Consolidated Statements of Income in the reporting periods in which vesting occurs. As a result, the Company’s income tax expense and associated effective tax rate are impacted by fluctuations in stock price between the grant dates and vesting dates of equity awards.

Reported stock-based compensation expense was classified as follows (in thousands):


		Three months ended						Nine months ended
		September 30,						September 30,
		2021			2020			2021			2020
Casino		$	83		$	46		$	196		$	102
Food and beverage			32			45			100			114
Hotel			50			33			122			88
Selling, general and administrative			407			773			2,681			2,447
Total stock-based compensation, before taxes			572			897			3,099			2,751
Tax benefit			(120)			(189)			(651)			(578)
Total stock-based compensation, net of tax		$	452		$	708		$	2,448		$	2,173