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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION  
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

NOTE 3. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

In accordance with ASC 718, 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, 

    

2024

    

2023

    

2024

    

2023

 

Casino

$

135

 

$

111

 

$

394

 

$

262

 

Food and beverage

 

60

 

59

 

101

 

88

Hotel

 

88

 

80

 

219

 

213

Selling, general and administrative

 

1,755

 

1,896

 

4,875

 

4,333

Total stock-based compensation, before taxes

 

2,038

 

2,146

 

5,589

 

4,896

Tax benefit

 

(428)

 

(450)

 

(1,173)

 

(1,028)

Total stock-based compensation, net of tax

$

1,610

 

$

1,696

 

$

4,416

 

$

3,868