6. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt and the weighted average interest rates as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 consisted of the following:



Amounts in thousands	March 31, 2018			December 31, 2017
Credit agreement - Bank of Montreal	$	35,881	4.36%	$	38,203	4.19%
Credit agreement - SCCL		2,808	2.11%		2,704	4.94%
Financing obligation - CDR land lease		15,120	13.09%		15,541	13.44%
Capital leases		380	6.43%		523	6.89%
Total principal	$	54,189	6.68%	$	56,971	6.67%
Deferred financing costs		(220)			(258)
Total long-term debt	$	53,969		$	56,713
Less current portion		(5,568)			(5,697)
Long-term portion	$	48,401		$	51,016

Credit Agreement - Bank of Montreal

In May 2012, the Company, through its Canadian subsidiaries, entered into the CAD 28.0 million credit agreement with the Bank of Montreal (“BMO”). In August 2014, the Company, through its Canadian subsidiaries, entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with BMO that increased the Company’s borrowing capacity to CAD 39.1 million. In September 2016, the Company, through its Canadian subsidiaries, entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement with BMO (the “BMO Credit Agreement”) to finance CSA’s acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of several entities that collectively owned and operated the Apex Casino in St. Albert, Edmonton, Canada, as well as the related real property (the “Apex Acquisition”). Under the BMO Credit Agreement, the Company’s borrowing capacity was increased to CAD 69.2 million with an interest rate of BMO’s floating rate plus a margin. As discussed further below, the Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate paid related to a portion of the outstanding balance on the BMO Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had borrowed CAD 63.9 million, of which the outstanding balance was CAD 46.3 million ($35.9 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) and the Company had approximately CAD 6.5 million ($5.0 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) available under the BMO Credit Agreement. In addition, the Company is using CAD 3.0 million ($2.3 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) from Credit Facility E for the interest rate swap agreements discussed below.

The BMO Credit Agreement consists of the following five credit facilities:

Credit Facility A is a CAD 1.1 million revolving credit facility with a term of five years that expires in August 2019. Credit Facility A may be used for general corporate purposes, including for the payment of costs related to the BMO Credit Agreement, ongoing working capital requirements and operating regulatory requirements. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had CAD 1.1 million ($0.9 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) available for borrowing under Credit Facility A.

Credit Facility B is an approximately CAD 24.1 million committed, non-revolving, reducing standby facility with a term of five years that expires in August 2019. The Company used borrowings under Credit Facility B primarily to repay the Company’s mortgage loan related to CRA, pay for the additional 33.3% investment in CPL, pay for development costs related to CDR and for working capital and general corporate purposes. Once the principal amount of an advance has been repaid, it cannot be re-borrowed. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had no additional available borrowings under Credit Facility B.

Credit Facility C is a CAD 11.0 million revolving credit facility with a term of five years that expires in August 2019. Credit Facility C may be used as additional financing for the development of CDR. The Company may re-borrow the principal amount within the limits described in the BMO Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had CAD 5.3 million ($4.1 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) available for borrowing under Credit Facility C.

Credit Facility D is a CAD 30.0 million committed, reducing term credit facility with a term of five years that expires in September 2021. The Company used CAD 30.0 million to pay for the Apex Acquisition. Once the principal amount of an advance has been repaid, it cannot be re-borrowed. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had no additional available borrowings under Credit Facility D.

Credit Facility E is a CAD 3.0 million treasury risk management facility. The Company may use this facility to hedge interest rate risk or currency exchange rate risk. Credit Facility E has a term of five years. The Company is currently utilizing Credit Facility E to hedge interest rate risk as discussed below.

Any funds not drawn down under the BMO Credit Agreement are subject to standby fees ranging from 0.50% to 0.75% payable quarterly in arrears. Standby fees of less than CAD 0.1 million (less than $0.1 million based on the exchange rates in effect on March 31, 2018 and 2017) were recorded as interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. The shares of the Company’s Canadian subsidiaries that own CRA, CAL and CSA and the Company's 75% interest in CDR are pledged as collateral for the BMO Credit Agreement. The BMO Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants applicable to the Canadian subsidiaries, including covenants restricting their incurrence of additional debt, a debt to EBITDA ratio less than 3:1, a fixed charge coverage ratio greater than 1.2:1, maintenance of a CAD 50.0 million equity balance and a capital expenditure limit of CAD 4.0 million per year. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants of the BMO Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2018.

The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to partially hedge the risk of future increases in the variable rate debt under the BMO Credit Agreement. The interest rate swap agreements are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes. As a result, changes in fair value of the interest rate swaps are recognized in interest expense on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of earnings. As of March 31, 2018, the Company had the following interest rate swap agreements set at a Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”):

Notional amount of CAD 7.5 million ($5.8 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) with a rate of 4.17% expiring in August 2019;

Notional amount of CAD 7.5 million ($5.8 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) with a rate of 4.14% expiring in August 2019; and

Notional amount of CAD 12.8 million ($9.9 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) with a rate of 4.33% expiring in December 2021.

Deferred financing costs consist of the Company’s costs related to the financing of the BMO Credit Agreement. Amortization expenses relating to deferred financing charges were less than $0.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. These costs are included in interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.

Casinos Poland

As of March 31, 2018, CPL had a short-term line of credit with BPH Bank used to finance current operations. The line of credit bears an interest rate of WIBOR plus 1.85% with a borrowing capacity of PLN 13.0 million, of which PLN 2.0 million may only be used to secure bank guarantees. The credit facility is secured by a building owned by CPL in Warsaw, Poland and terminates on March 20, 2019. The credit facility had no outstanding balance as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 and approximately PLN 11.0 million ($3.2 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) was available for borrowing as of March 31, 2018. The credit facility contains a number of covenants applicable to CPL, including covenants that restrict the incurrence of additional debt and require CPL to maintain certain debt to EBITDA ratios. CPL was in compliance with all financial covenants of this credit facility as of March 31, 2018.

In addition, under Polish gaming law, CPL is required to maintain PLN 3.6 million in the form of deposits or bank guarantees for payment of casino jackpots and gaming tax obligations. mBank issued guarantees to CPL for this purpose totaling PLN 3.6 million ($1.1 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018). The mBank guarantees are secured by land owned by CPL in Kolbaskowo, Poland as well as a deposit of PLN 1.2 million ($0.4 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) with mBank that terminates on October 31, 2019. In addition, CPL is required to maintain deposits or provide bank guarantees for payment of additional prizes and giveaways at the casinos. The amount of these deposits varies depending on the value of the prizes. CPL maintained PLN 0.4 million ($0.1 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018) in deposits for this purpose as of March 31, 2018. These deposits are included in deposits and other on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Saw Close Casino Ltd.

In August 2017, the Company’s subsidiary SCCL entered into a GBP 2.0 million term loan with UniCredit Bank Austria AG (“UniCredit”). The loan matures in September 2023 and bears interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.625%. Proceeds from the loan will be used for construction and fitting out of the Company’s Bath casino project. As of March 31, 2018, the amount outstanding on the loan was GBP 2.0 million ($2.8 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018). SCCL has no further borrowing availability under the loan agreement. Repayment of the loan will begin in December 2018. The loan is guaranteed by a $0.6 million cash guarantee by CRM. This guarantee is included in restricted cash on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Century Downs Racetrack and Casino

CDR’s land lease is a financing obligation of the Company. Prior to the Company’s acquisition of its ownership interest in CDR, CDR sold a portion of the land on which the REC project is located and then entered into an agreement to lease back a portion of the land sold. The Company accounts for the lease using the financing method by accounting for the land subject to lease as an asset and the lease payments as interest on the financing obligation. Under the land lease, CDR has four options to purchase the land. The first option date is July 1, 2023. Due to the nature of the CDR land lease financing obligation, there are no principal payments due until the Company exercises its option to purchase the land. Lease payments are applied to interest only, and any change in the outstanding balance of the financing obligation relates to foreign currency translation. As of March 31, 2018, the outstanding balance on the financing obligation was CAD 19.5 million ($15.1 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018).

Capital Lease Agreements

As of March 31, 2018, the Company had the following capital leases:

CRA had two capital lease agreements for surveillance and general equipment with an outstanding balance of CAD 0.1 million ($0.1 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018);

CAL had two capital lease agreements for general equipment with an outstanding balance of CAD 0.1 million (less than $0.1 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018);

CDR had four capital lease agreements for racing-related equipment with an outstanding balance of CAD 0.2 million ($0.1 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018);

CSA had a capital lease agreement for general equipment with an outstanding balance of less than CAD 0.1 million (less than $0.1 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018); and

the Century Mile project had a capital lease agreement for trailers with an outstanding balance of CAD 0.1 million ($0.1 million based on the exchange rate in effect on March 31, 2018).

As of March 31, 2018, scheduled maturities related to long-term debt were as follows:


Amounts in thousands	Bank of Montreal		Saw Close Casino Ltd. Credit Agreement		Century Downs Land Lease		Capital Leases		Total
2018	$	3,812	$	140	$	—	$	182	$	4,134
2019		16,363		562		—		129		17,054
2020		2,327		562		—		50		2,939
2021		13,379		562		—		18		13,959
2022		—		562		—		1		563
Thereafter		—		420		15,120		—		15,540
Total	$	35,881	$	2,808	$	15,120	$	380	$	54,189