COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	12 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	Dec. 31, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES Litigation The Company is a party to various legal and administrative proceedings which have arisen in the ordinary course of its business. Estimated losses are accrued for these proceedings when the loss is probable and can be estimated. The current liability for the estimated losses associated with these proceedings is not material to the Company’s consolidated financial condition and those estimated losses are not expected to have a material impact on results of operations. Although the Company maintains what it believes is adequate insurance coverage to mitigate the risk of loss pertaining to covered matters, legal and administrative proceedings can be costly, time-consuming and unpredictable. Although no assurance can be given, the Company does not believe that the final outcome of these matters, including costs to defend itself in such matters, will have a material adverse effect on the company’s consolidated financial statements. Further, no assurance can be given that the amount or scope of existing insurance coverage will be sufficient to cover losses arising from such matters. Hard Rock License Agreement Under the Hard Rock License agreement which runs through September 2025, with the option to renew for two successive ten-year terms, the Company is obligated to pay an annual fee plus fees based on non-gaming revenues. The Company will pay a “Continuing Fee” equal to 3% of the Licensing Fee Revenues and a marketing fee equal to 1% of the Licensing Fee Revenues during the term of the agreement. Fee expense under the license agreement for each of the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $2.2 million, $3.0 million and $3.0 million, respectively and is included in “Advertising, general and administrative” expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, $0.2 million had been accrued and recorded in “Accrued liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets. Bally’s Trade Name On October 13, 2020, the Company announced we had acquired the Bally’s brand from Caesars. Total cost to acquire the brand was $20.0 million which is payable in cash in two equal installments of $10.0 million on the first and second anniversary of the purchase date. The present value of these amounts due are recorded within “Accrued liabilities” in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020. Acquisition Commitments As noted in Note 5. “Acquisitions,” the Company had multiple pending acquisition agreements as of December 31, 2020, each of which, if terminated in certain circumstances as a result of the failure of the Company to obtain regulatory approvals, the Company may be obligated to pay a termination fee. The associated fee for MontBleu is $5.4 million, for Jumer’s is $4.0 million, in addition to the deposit already paid of $4.0 million, the fee for Tropicana Evansville is $16.8 million, and the fee for Bet.Works is $5.0 million. Master Video Lottery Terminal Contract The current term for the Twin River Casino Hotel contract with the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue ends July 17, 2025, with one additional five-year option subject to Twin River Casino Hotel meeting minimum employment requirements. The current term for the Tiverton Casino Hotel contract with the Division of Lotteries of the Rhode Island Department of Revenue ends November 23, 2025, with one additional five-year option subject to meeting minimum employment requirements. The contract was automatically assigned, pursuant to Rhode Island law, from Newport Grand to Tiverton Casino Hotel upon commencement of gaming operations at the new facility. Capital Expenditure Commitment - Bally’s Atlantic City As part of the regulatory approval process with the State of New Jersey, the Company committed to spend $90 million in capital expenditures over a five year period to invest in and improve the property. The commitment calls for expenditures of $25 million each in 2021, 2022, and 2023, $10 million in 2024, and $5 million in 2025. To help defray some of these committed costs, the Company entered into a separate agreement with Caesars whereby Caesars would be responsible for $30 million of the committed capital spend. The fair value of this agreement with Caesars was recorded as a reduction to the purchase price paid. Refer to Note. 5 “Acquisitions” for further information. Master Lease In connection with the acquisition of the Tropicana Evansville casino operations, an affiliate of Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc. (“GLPI”) has agreed to acquire the real estate associated with the Tropicana Evansville Casino from the seller for $340.0 million and lease it back to the Company for $28.0 million per year, subject to escalation. GLPI has also agreed to acquire the real estate associated with our Dover Downs casino for a purchase price of $144.0 million and lease it back to the Company for $12.0 million per year, subject to escalation. Both leases are governed by a master lease agreement with GLPI which has an initial term of 15 years and includes four five-years options. Collective Bargaining Agreements As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately 5,455 employees. Most of our employees in Rhode Island and New Jersey are represented by a labor union and have collective bargaining agreements with us. As of such date, we had 19 collective bargaining agreements covering approximately 2,281 employees. Three collective bargaining agreements are scheduled to expire in 2021, and we are currently renegotiating one collective bargaining agreement that has expired. There can be no assurance that we will be able to extend or enter into replacement agreements. If we are able to extend or enter into replacement agreements, there can be no assurance as to whether the terms will be on comparable terms to the existing agreements.