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Income Taxes | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Income Taxes | 9.INCOME TAXES The Company’s pre-tax income (loss), income tax expense (benefit) and effective tax rate by jurisdiction are summarized in the table below:
|  | For the three months |  | For the three months
Amounts in thousands |  | ended March 31, 2015 |  | ended March 31, 2014
|  | Pre-tax income (loss) |  | Income tax expense (benefit) |  | Effective tax rate |  | Pre-tax income (loss) |  | Income tax expense (benefit) |  | Effective tax rate
Canada |  | $ | 1,101 |  | $ | 186 |  |  | 16.9% |  | $ | 971 |  | $ | 233 |  |  | 24.0%
United States |  |  | (715) |  |  | 19 |  |  | (2.7%) |  |  | (567) |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0.0%
Mauritius* |  |  | (28) |  |  | (1) |  |  | 3.6% |  |  | 40 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2.5%
Austria |  |  | 170 |  |  | (18) |  |  | (10.6%) |  |  | (9) |  |  | 0 |  |  | (0.0%)
Poland |  |  | 1,403 |  |  | 248 |  |  | 17.7% |  |  | 6 |  |  | (19) |  |  | (316.7%)
Total |  | $ | 1,931 |  | $ | 434 |  |  | 22.5% |  | $ | 441 |  | $ | 215 |  |  | 48.8%
*Ship-based casinos |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized income tax expense of $0.4 million on pre-tax income of $1.9 million, representing an effective income tax benefit rate of 22.5% compared to an income tax expense of $0.2 million on pre-tax income of $0.4 million, representing an effective income tax rate of 48.8% for the same period in 201 4. The de crease in the effective tax rate compared to the same period in 201 4 is primarily the result of a lower effective tax rate for the Company’s Canadian operations due to exchange rate benefits and increased pre-tax income in Poland at a low pre-tax rate for the first quarter of 2015. In addition, the movement of exchange rates for intercompany loans denominated in U.S. dollars further impacts the Company’s effective income tax rate. Therefore, the Company’s overall effective income tax rate can be significantly impacted by foreign currency gains or losses. Since the Company maintains a full valuation allowance on all of its U.S. and Austrian deferred tax assets, income tax expense is recorded relative to the jurisdictions that recognize book earnings. Evaluating the need for and amount of a valuation allowance often requires significant judgment and extensive analysis of all the positive and negative evidence available. The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets in Austria continues to be monitored on a quarterly basis, and management may release the Austrian valuation allowance in 2015 in the event more positive evidence becomes available.

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