10-Q 1 a5542797.htm BLACK GAMING, LLC 10-Q a5542797.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
 
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
 
OR
 
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from                        to                     
 
Commission File Number 333-123179
   
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Nevada
 
20-8160036
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 
 
 
10777 West Twain Avenue, Las Vegas, NV
 
89135
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(702)  318-6860
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý  No  o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One)
                                                                                                                                           
Large Accelerated Filer o Accelerated Filer o Non-accelerated filer ý
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  o No  ý
 
Number of shares of common stock outstanding of Virgin River Casino Corporation as of November 1, 2007:  100 shares of common stock.

Number of shares of common stock outstanding of B & B B, Inc. as of November 1, 2007: 16.75 shares of common stock.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
   
(unaudited)
       
             
Assets
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $
10,496
    $
11,118
 
Accounts receivable, net
   
1,934
     
2,788
 
Related party receivables
   
172
     
384
 
Inventories
   
1,753
     
1,655
 
Property held for vacation interval sales
   
336
     
420
 
Prepaid expenses
   
4,885
     
5,060
 
Current assets held for sale
   
314
     
244
 
Current portion of notes receivable
   
40
     
349
 
Total current assets
   
19,930
     
22,018
 
Property and equipment, net
   
126,035
     
122,163
 
Assets held for sale, net of current
   
9,238
     
9,116
 
Notes receivable, less current portion
   
761
     
880
 
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net
   
36,695
     
39,294
 
Deferred financing fees
   
6,659
     
7,860
 
Other assets
   
833
     
363
 
Total assets
  $
200,151
    $
201,694
 
                 
Liabilities and Members’ Deficit
               
Current liabilities:
               
Bank overdraft
  $
    $
1,770
 
Current portion of gaming equipment financing
   
2,238
     
4,933
 
Accounts payable
   
4,031
     
2,105
 
Current liabilities held for sale
   
273
     
252
 
Accrued liabilities
   
18,303
     
18,995
 
Total current liabilities
   
24,845
     
28,055
 
Gaming equipment financing, less current portion
   
29
     
723
 
Long-term debt
   
190,780
     
176,298
 
Commitments and contingencies
   
     
 
Members’ deficit
    (15,503 )     (3,382 )
Total liabilities and members’ deficit
  $
200,151
    $
201,694
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
Revenues
                       
Casino
  $
24,940
    $
25,298
    $
81,673
    $
78,916
 
Food and beverage
   
9,746
     
10,412
     
31,497
     
32,655
 
Hotel
   
7,226
     
7,667
     
27,028
     
26,435
 
Other
   
3,914
     
3,834
     
12,975
     
13,388
 
Total revenues
   
45,826
     
47,211
     
153,173
     
151,394
 
Less—promotional allowances
    (9,028 )     (8,824 )     (30,026 )     (26,193 )
Net revenues
   
36,798
     
38,387
     
123,147
     
125,201
 
Operating expenses:
                               
Casino
   
13,685
     
11,970
     
40,668
     
35,769
 
Food and beverage
   
4,977
     
6,395
     
16,798
     
19,497
 
Hotel
   
1,609
     
1,479
     
4,808
     
5,579
 
Other
   
1,789
     
2,442
     
7,146
     
7,307
 
General and administrative
   
13,090
     
13,021
     
37,974
     
36,452
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
4,097
     
4,095
     
12,366
     
12,875
 
Loss on sale and disposal of assets
   
2
     
     
100
     
232
 
Total operating expenses
   
39,249
     
39,402
     
119,860
     
117,711
 
Operating (loss) income
    (2,451 )     (1,015 )    
3,287
     
7,490
 
Other (expense) income:
                               
Interest expense, net
    (5,178 )     (4,919 )     (15,394 )     (14,891 )
Other
   
     
264
     
     
484
 
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps
   
     
     
     
195
 
Loss from continuing operations
    (7,629 )     (5,670 )     (12,107 )     (6,722 )
Loss from operations of discontinued Oasis Recreational Properties
    (398 )     (491 )     (14 )     (301 )
Loss before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and minority interest
    (8,027 )     (6,161 )     (12,121 )     (7,023 )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   
     
     
      (196 )
Loss before minority interest
    (8,027 )     (6,161 )     (12,121 )     (7,219 )
Minority interest
   
     
38
     
      (42 )
Net loss
  $ (8,027 )   $ (6,123 )   $ (12,121 )   $ (7,261 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited)
(in thousands)
 
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net loss
  $ (12,121 )   $ (7,261 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
   
     
196
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
12,366
     
13,103
 
Minority interest
   
     
42
 
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps
   
      (195 )
Loss on sale and disposal of assets
   
103
     
232
 
Amortization of deferred financing fees
   
1,201
     
1,206
 
Accretion of senior subordinated notes
   
4,982
     
4,403
 
Interest expense on gaming equipment financing
   
3
     
74
 
Cost of vacation intervals sales
   
84
     
41
 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts and related party receivables, net
   
1,066
      (952 )
Inventories
    (126 )    
8
 
Prepaid expenses
   
133
      (223 )
Notes receivable                                                         
   
428
     
586
 
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
   
1,255
      (1,083 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
9,374
     
10,177
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Proceeds received from sale of assets
   
324
     
54
 
Capital expenditures                                                         
    (13,782 )     (6,603 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (13,458 )     (6,549 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
   
15,500
     
5,000
 
Payment of gaming equipment financing
    (3,644 )     (3,065 )
Payment of long-term debt                                                         
    (6,000 )     (7,747 )
Decrease in bank overdraft                                                         
    (1,770 )     (548 )
Change in other assets                                                         
    (624 )     (1,342 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
   
3,462
      (7,702 )
                 
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (622 )     (4,074 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
11,118
     
15,632
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $
10,496
    $
11,558
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
1.       Basis of Presentation and Background
 
The accompanying are the condensed consolidated financial statements of Black Gaming, LLC, (“BG LLC”) which includes the accounts of its wholly owned subsidiaries B & B B, Inc. (doing business as Virgin River Hotel/Casino/Bingo) (“B&BB”) and Virgin River Casino Corporation (“VRCC”) and its wholly owned subsidiary RBG, LLC (doing business as CasaBlanca Resort/Casino/Golf/Spa) (“RBG”) and its wholly owned subsidiary CasaBlanca Resorts, LLC (doing business as Oasis Resort & Casino) (“Resorts LLC”) (collectively, the “Company”).  Significant intercompany items and transactions of the Company have been eliminated.

BG LLC was organized in Nevada on August 4, 2006 in anticipation of modifying B&BB’s and VRCC’s organizational structure through a holding company reorganization (“Reorganization”) for VRCC and B&BB.  The Reorganization, which included a transfer of B&BB and VRCC shares for membership interests in BG LLC, was completed on December 31, 2006.  As a result of the reorganization, the Robert R. Black, Sr. Gaming Properties Trust (the “Black Trust”) owns 99.03% of the membership interests and Glenn Teixeira owns .97% of the membership interests.  The members’ liability is limited to the amount of capital contributions they are required to make pursuant to BG LLC’s operating agreement.
 
Immediately prior to the Reorganization, VRCC acquired, directly and indirectly, an additional aggregate 11.2% ownership in RBG as a result of the following transaction:
 
VRCC received 100 shares of R. Black, Inc. (“RBI”) from the Black Trust. The Black Trust owns 100% of the outstanding shares of VRCC. The 100 shares of RBI, representing 100% of the outstanding capital stock of RBI, were exchanged for 3.68 shares of VRCC held by the Black Trust, representing 3.68% of the outstanding capital stock of VRCC.  RBI does not have any material operations, liabilities or assets other than a 5.47% ownership in RBG.  The transfer of shares of RBI to VRCC was accounted for at the historical cost of RBG as RBI and VRCC were under common control.
 
VRCC received a 3.8% membership interest in RBG from the Black Trust in exchange for 2.57 shares of VRCC held by the Black Trust, representing 2.57% of the outstanding capital stock of VRCC.  The transfer of membership interests of RBG to VRCC was accounted for at historical cost as the Black Trust and VRCC were under common control.
 
VRCC received a 1.92% membership interest in RBG from Glenn Teixeira in exchange for 1.29 shares of VRCC held by the Black Trust, representing 1.29% of the outstanding capital stock of VRCC.  The acquisition of the membership interests in RBG from Glenn Teixeira was accounted for at fair value as it was considered an acquisition of a minority interest of a subsidiary. Based upon an internal analysis the fair value of Glenn Teixeira’s interest approximated book value.
 
The accompanying balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 include the accounts of the Company and all of its majority-owned subsidiaries and are maintained in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  The transfer of shares of B&BB and VRCC for membership interests in BG LLC and the presentation in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control in a manner similar to a pooling-of-interests.  Accordingly, the contributed assets and assumed liabilities were recorded at VRCC’s and B&BB’s historical cost basis. Since VRCC and B&BB were under common control, no adjustments in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were necessary to conform to similar accounting policies. The financial statements have been prepared as though the reorganization of entities under common control took place as of the beginning of the periods presented.  The acquisition of Glenn Teixeira’s interest was presented as of the date the exchange occurred on December 31, 2006.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions as of December 31, 2006 and for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2007 and 2006 have been eliminated.
 
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Black Gaming, LLC and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
 
1.       Basis of Presentation and Background (continued)
 
Interim Financial Statements – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management of the Company, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation are included and are of a normal recurring nature. Our results of operations tend to be seasonal in nature and operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2007.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2006 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
Reclassifications – Certain previously reported amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period’s presentation.
 
2.       Discontinued Operations
 
As part of a strategic plan to dispose of non-core hotel assets, during the fourth quarter of 2006 the Company began marketing for sale approximately 350 acres of land owned by RBG LLC’s subsidiary, Oasis Recreational Properties, Inc. (“OARI”) located in the state of Arizona immediately adjacent to the city of Mesquite, Nevada. OARI includes the land underlying the Company’s Palms Golf Course and Oasis Gun Club. The Company anticipates it will operate and generate operating cash flows from the golf course and gun club until its disposition.  In anticipation of the marketing of the golf course property, on August 17, 2006 Resorts LLC entered into several agreements with WSR, Inc, the former owners of the Oasis Hotel & Casino, to terminate WSR’s remaining rights in the golf course property, among other matters, in exchange for approximately $1.1 million.  Pursuant to the agreements, the funds paid to WSR will be used by WSR to remediate the existing environmental liability at the Oasis Hotel & Casino which continues to be an obligation of WSR.  The 350 acres of land and certain other assets of OARI met the “held for sale” and “discontinued operations” criteria in accordance with SFAS 144.
 
The following sets forth the discontinued operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 related to OARI’s assets held for sale (in thousands):

   
For the three months ended
 September 30,
   
For the nine months ended
September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2006
   
2007
   
2006
 
                         
Operating revenues
  $
164
    $
232
    $
2,137
    $
2,304
 
Operating expenses
   
559
     
686
     
2,148
     
2,377
 
Depreciation
   
-
     
37
     
-
     
228
 
Loss on sale and disposal of assets
   
3
     
-
     
3
     
-
 
                                 
Loss from discontinued operations
  $ (398 )   $ (491 )   $ (14 )   $ (301 )
 
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Black Gaming, LLC and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
 
2.       Discontinued Operations (continued)
 
The following sets forth the assets that are held for sale that are related to the discontinued operations (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
ASSETS
           
Inventory
  $
121
    $
93
 
Prepaid expenses
   
193
     
151
 
Land     6,701       6,701  
Property and equipment, net
   
1,437
     
1,315
 
Other assets
   
1,100
     
1,100
 
Total assets of discontinued operations
  $
9,552
    $
9,360
 
                 
LIABILITIES
               
Accounts payable
  $
58
    $
31
 
Accrued liabilities
   
215
     
221
 
Total liabilities of discontinued operations
  $
273
    $
252
 

 
3.       Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment (excluding such assets held for sale) consists of the following (in thousands):

   
September 30, 2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
             
Land
  $
26,110
    $
26,110
 
Buildings
   
77,667
     
74,849
 
Land and leasehold improvements
   
17,897
     
16,637
 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
   
80,035
     
75,340
 
Construction in progress
   
6,124
     
3,050
 
     
207,833
     
195,986
 
Less: accumulated depreciation
    (81,798 )     (73,823 )
Property and equipment, net
  $
126,035
    $
122,163
 
 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
 
4.       Notes Receivable
 
Notes receivable consist of the following (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
             
Vacation interval notes receivable
  $
1,038
    $
1,571
 
Allowance for possible credit losses
    (237 )     (342 )
Total notes receivable
   
801
     
1,229
 
Less: current portion
    (40 )     (349 )
Non-current notes receivable
  $
761
    $
880
 
 

Notes generated from the sale of vacation intervals generally bear interest at annual rates ranging from 12.75% to 14.75% and have terms of 5 to 7 years. The vacation interval notes receivable are collateralized by the right to use and deeds of trust on the vacation interval sold.
 
In January of 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 152, “Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions.” SFAS 152 amends existing accounting guidance to reference the financial accounting and reporting guidance for real estate time-sharing transactions provided in AICPA Statement of Position 04-02, “Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions.” In determining the allowance for possible credit losses, the Company, in accordance with SFAS 152, uses a technique referred to as static pool analysis, which tracks uncollectible notes receivable based on each year’s sales over the entire life of those notes.  The Company considers whether the historical economic conditions are comparable to current economic conditions.  If current economic conditions differ from the economic conditions in effect when the historical experience was generated, the Company adjusts the allowance for possible credit losses to reflect the expected effects of current economic conditions on uncollectibility.  The Company groups all notes receivables in one pool for analytical purposes based on historical collectibility and customer demographics.  As a result of the change in accounting for the allowance for possible credit losses, the Company has recorded in the accompanying statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, a cumulative effect of a change in accounting principle of $196,000 to increase the allowance for possible credit losses.
 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
 
5.       Gaming Equipment Financing
 
Gaming equipment financing consists of the following (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
             
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 478 games, no payments for one
  year and monthly payments of $251 for 24 months beginning February 2006
  $
983
    $
3,139
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 68 games, no payments for one
  year and monthly payments of $43 for 24 months beginning January 2006
   
169
     
534
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 70 games, no payments for one
  year and monthly payments of $39 for 24 months beginning March 2006
   
152
     
550
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 80 games, monthly payments of $27 for 36 months beginning April 2005
   
162
     
393
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 64 games, no payments for one
  year and monthly payments of $26 for 24 months beginning February 2006
   
103
     
326
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 38 games, monthly payments of $13 for 36 months beginning April 2005
   
79
     
200
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 85 games, monthly payments of $35 for 6 months beginning October 2007 with a lump sum payment of $169 due in April 2008
   
408
     
-
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 55 games, no payments for one
  year and monthly payments of $16 for 24 months beginning January 2006
   
-
     
171
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 20 games, no payments for one
  year and monthly payments of $7 for 36 months beginning April 2005
   
22
     
87
 
Gaming equipment financing, monthly payments of $1 for 36 months beginning January 2005
   
4
     
25
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 4 games, monthly payments of $1 for 36 months beginning April 2005
   
8
     
18
 
Gaming equipment financing to purchase 6 games, no payments for one year and monthly payments of $6 for 24 months beginning February 2007
   
44
     
66
 
Gaming equipment financing, monthly payments of $1 for 36 months beginning July 2006
   
21
     
29
 
Gaming equipment financing, no payments for 18 months and monthly payments of $1 for 36 months beginning July 2006
   
8
     
90
 
Gaming equipment financing, no payments for 36 months and a lump sum payment of $95 due January 2008
   
104
     
28
 
     
2,267
     
5,656
 
 Less: current portion
    (2,238 )     (4,933 )
Gaming equipment financing, long-term portion
  $
29
    $
723
 
 
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Black Gaming, LLC and Subsidiaries
 
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
 
6.       Long-term Debt
 
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2007
   
December 31, 2006
 
             
Revolving credit facility totaling $15 million with Wells Fargo Foothill at a margin above prime or LIBOR, as defined; collateralized by substantially all assets of the Company as defined.
  $
9,500
    $
 
9% senior secured notes, interest payable semiannually, principal due January 15, 2012, callable January 15, 2009
   
125,000
     
125,000
 
12 ¾ % senior subordinated notes, non-cash interest will accrue at an annual rate of 12 ¾ % in the form of increased accreted value until January 15, 2009. Beginning January 15, 2009, interest payable semiannually, principal due January 15, 2013, callable January 15, 2009
   
56,280
     
51,298
 
Total long-term debt
  $
190,780
    $
176,298
 

 
Revolving Facility
 
The Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. credit facility (“Foothill Facility”) is secured by substantially all the assets of the Company. During the life of the Foothill Facility, the Company may borrow up to the lesser of (1) $15.0 million less the Letter of Credit Usage, as defined, less the Bank Product Reserve, as defined, or (2) the Borrowing Base, as defined, less the Letter of Credit Usage. At September 30, 2007, $9.5 million was drawn under the Foothill Facility.  Accordingly, the availability under the Foothill Facility at September 30, 2007 was limited to approximately $5.5 million.
 
Under the terms of the Foothill Facility, interest accrues on the outstanding principal balance at LIBOR plus the LIBOR Rate Margin, which is 3.5%, or the Base Rate, as defined, plus the Base Rate Margin, which is 2%.  LIBOR was approximately 5.5% and prime was 7.75% at September 30, 2007. The Foothill Facility also contains certain financial and other covenants. These include a minimum trailing twelve-month Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) of $15,000,000 for the Company and limitations on other indebtedness and capital expenditures, as defined.  On September 30, 2007, the Company obtained a waiver for the Foothill Facility which allowed the Company to exceed the previously defined capital expenditure limit of $8,000,000 but not to exceed $14,500,000 for the waiver period from September 30, 2007 through October 30, 2007.  As a result of obtaining the waiver, the Company was in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.  Subsequent to September 30, 2007, the Company amended the Foothill Facility capital expenditure limits and other provisions of the Foothill Facility as outlined in Note 8.  The outstanding balance on the Foothill Facility is a joint and several obligation of the Company.
 
Senior Secured and Senior Subordinated Notes
 
In December 2004, VRCC, RBG and B&BB (the “Issuers”) issued $125.0 million of 9% senior secured notes (“Senior Notes”) due on January 15, 2012 and $39.9 million in gross proceeds of 12¾% senior subordinated notes (“Senior Sub Notes”) due January 15, 2013 (collectively the “Notes”). The Notes are joint and several obligations of the Issuers and all current and future subsidiaries of the Issuers.  The Guarantors are all the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Issuers.
 
The Senior Notes pay interest semiannually while the Senior Sub Notes accrue interest in the form of increased accreted value until January 15, 2009, when the carrying book value of the Senior Sub Notes will be $66.0 million. At that point the Senior Sub Notes will pay interest semiannually on the same dates as the Senior Notes.
 
The indentures governing the Notes (the “Indentures”) contain certain customary financial and other covenants, which limit the Company’s ability to incur additional debt. The Indentures provide that the Company may not incur additional indebtedness, other than specified types of indebtedness, unless the Consolidated Coverage Ratio, as defined, on a pro-forma basis after the
 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
 
6.       Long-term Debt (continued)
 
incurrence of the additional indebtedness is at least 2.00 to 1.00. As of September 30, 2007, the Company has a Consolidated Coverage Ratio that is less than 2.00 to 1.00 and accordingly has incurred $0 of additional indebtedness as defined.
 
The Indentures also contain other covenants which limit the ability of the Issuers and Guarantors, as defined, to pay dividends, redeem stock, or make other distributions, make investments, create certain liens, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, utilize proceeds from asset sales, transfer or sell assets, issue or sell equity interests of subsidiaries and enter into certain mergers and consolidations, as defined in the Indentures. There are no restrictions related to the transfer of funds between the Issuers, Guarantors and their respective subsidiaries.  The Issuers were in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
 
The Senior Notes are secured by substantially all existing and future assets of the Issuers and the Guarantors, as well as the equity interest of the Guarantors and the equity interests of the Black Trust in the Issuers.
 
The Senior Notes are subordinated to the security interests of the Foothill Facility.  The Senior Sub Notes are subordinate to the Senior Notes and all other indebtedness of the Company.
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
The Company’s interest rate swaps terminated effective June 30, 2006.
 
7.       Related Party Transactions
 
Virgin River Foodmart, Inc., a Nevada corporation, (“Foodmart”) is owned by Mr. Black and former shareholders of VRCC.  Participants in the Company’s slot club program are able to redeem their points for gasoline at the Foodmart.  Foodmart charges the Company the retail amount of gas purchased with player points.  Charges associated with the point redemption for gasoline at the Foodmart were $9,000, $27,000, $10,000 and $37,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Black & LoBello is a law firm managed by the daughter of Mr. Black. The Company retains Black & LoBello as outside legal counsel, and has paid legal fees for legal services in the amount of $38,000, $82,000, $104,000 and $186,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Pursuant to the Indenture, Mr. Black is entitled to a management fee for his management of the Company business of up to 5% of EBITDA.  The Company expensed $216,000, $799,000, $332,000 and $990,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, associated with this management fee.
 
Gaming Research is a consulting firm retained to perform marketing research for the Company.  The principal of Gaming Research is the father of the Company’s then chief operating officer.  Gaming Research received consulting fees of $44,000, $133,000, $48,000 and $139,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Resorts LLC provided management and other services to two related parties that manage and operate the home owners associations of the vacation intervals sold at the property.  Included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, is a receivable for $172,000 and $384,000, respectively, related to amounts owed for those services.

MDW, LLC (“MDW”) is a Nevada limited-liability company in which Mr. Black has an interest.  On December 15, 2004, pursuant to a termination agreement, the Company terminated its lease with MDW and entered into an arrangement with MDW to sell condominiums.  During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company recorded approximately $0 and $0 in other income, respectively, and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company recorded approximately $0.3 million and $0.5 million in other income, respectively, related to the Company’s investment with MDW.
 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) (continued)
 
8.       Subsequent Events
 
On October 26, 2007, the Company entered into a First Amendment to the Foothill Facility.  The First Amendment, filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2007, increases the Company’s allowable Capital Expenditures from $8,000,000 to $18,000,000 in fiscal year 2007 and from $8,000,000 to $19,000,000 in fiscal year 2008.  The First Amendment also modifies the definition of “EBITDA” and changes some of the Company’s reporting obligations.
 
 
 
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You should read the following discussion and analysis together with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. This discussion contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our expected financial position, business and financing plans. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” or other comparable terms. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statement, including those discussed herein and elsewhere in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, particularly under the heading “Risk Factors.” We caution readers not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Unless the context indicates otherwise, all references to the “Company”, “Black Gaming”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Black Gaming, LLC and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, Virgin River Casino Corporation, RBG, LLC, B & B B, Inc., Casablanca Resorts, LLC, Oasis Interval Ownership, LLC, Oasis Interval Management, LLC, Oasis Recreational Properties, Inc. and R. Black, Inc.

 
Overview
 
We own and operate the CasaBlanca Hotel & Casino (the “Casablanca”), the Oasis Hotel and Casino (the “Oasis”) and the Virgin River Hotel & Casino (the “Virgin River”) in Mesquite, Nevada, which is located approximately 80 miles north of Las Vegas. We own three of the four casinos operating in Mesquite and collectively our properties have a dominant market share in Mesquite. Our properties are well established, each having been in operation for at least ten years, and serve as significant drive-in gaming and resort destinations. Our properties collectively feature over 2,200 slot machines, 72 table games, and 2,200 deluxe hotel rooms, and offer extensive amenities, including championship golf courses, full service spas, a bowling center, movie theaters, restaurants, and banquet and conference facilities. With each of our properties, we leverage our extensive value-oriented amenities and emphasis on slot play to target middle market gaming customers.
 
Our revenues are primarily derived from gaming revenues, which include revenues from slot machines, table games, live keno, race and sports book wagering and bingo. Gaming revenues are generally defined as gaming wins less gaming losses. In addition, we derive a significant amount of revenue from our hotel rooms and our food and beverage outlets. We also derive revenues from our golf courses, spa facilities, timeshare units, bowling center and other amenities. Promotional allowances consist primarily of free hotel rooms or food and beverages furnished gratuitously to customers. The retail value of such services is included in the respective revenue classifications and is then deducted as promotional allowances. We calculate operating income as net revenues less total operating costs and expenses. Operating income represents only those amounts that relate to our operations and excludes interest income, interest expense, and other non-operating income and expenses.
 
We are classified as a “flow-through” entity under the partnership or Subchapter S provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Under those provisions, our owners pay or are responsible for reporting our taxable income on their separate returns. Accordingly, a provision for income taxes is not included in our financial data.
 
We were organized in Nevada on August 4, 2006 in anticipation of modifying B & B B, Inc.’s (“B&BB”) and Virgin River Casino Corporation’s (“VRCC”) organizational structure through a holding company reorganization (“Reorganization”) for VRCC and B&BB. The Reorganization, which included a transfer of B&BB and VRCC shares for membership interests in us, was completed on December 31, 2006. As a result of the reorganization, the Robert R. Black, Sr. Gaming Properties Trust (the “Black Trust”) owns 99.03% of our membership interests and Glenn Teixeira owns .97% of our membership interests. The transfer of shares of B&BB and VRCC for our membership interests has been accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control in a manner similar to a pooling-of-interests. Accordingly, the contributed assets and assumed liabilities were recorded at VRCC’s and B&BB’s historical cost basis.
 
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Immediately prior to the Reorganization, VRCC acquired, directly and indirectly, an additional aggregate 11.2% ownership in RBG, LLC (“RBG”) as a result of the following transaction:
 
VRCC received 100 shares of R. Black, Inc. (“RBI”) from the Black Trust. The Black Trust owns 100% of the outstanding shares of VRCC. The 100 shares of RBI, representing 100% of the outstanding capital stock of RBI, were exchanged for 3.68 shares of VRCC held by the Black Trust, representing 3.68% of the outstanding capital stock of VRCC. RBI does not have any material operations, liabilities or assets other than a 5.47% ownership in RBG. The transfer of shares of RBI to VRCC was accounted for at the historical cost of RBG as RBI and VRCC were under common control.
 
VRCC received a 3.8% membership interest in RBG from the Black Trust in exchange for 2.57 shares of VRCC held by the Black Trust, representing 2.57% of the outstanding capital stock of VRCC. The transfer of membership interests of RBG to VRCC was accounted for at historical cost as the Black Trust and VRCC were under common control.
 
VRCC received a 1.92% membership interest in RBG from Glenn Teixeira in exchange for 1.29 shares of VRCC held by the Black Trust, representing 1.29% of the outstanding capital stock of VRCC. The acquisition of the membership interests in RBG from Glenn Teixeira was accounted for at fair value as it was considered an acquisition of a minority interest of a subsidiary. Based upon an internal analysis the fair value of Glenn Teixeira’s interest approximated book value.
 
On December 20, 2004, VRCC, RBG and B&BB entered into a series of transactions whereby they issued $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes due 2012 and $66.0 million aggregate principal amount at maturity ($39.9 million in gross proceeds) of Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013, and received a $16.0 million equity contribution from the Black Trust and RBI. The proceeds from the above offering were used to purchase the interests held by certain affiliated and unaffiliated shareholders (collectively known as the “Buyout”) for $101.4 million pursuant to the Agreement for Purchase and Sale or Redemption of Equity Interests (“Agreement for Purchase of Equity Interests”) between James A. Black Gaming Properties Trust, Gary W. Black Gaming Properties Trust, Michael T. Black Gaming Properties Trust, Jorco, Inc., Marcus A. Hall, James Ritchie and Barry Moore as Sellers and Robert R. Black, VRCC, and B&BB as Purchasers. As a result of the Buyout, the Black Trust obtained the remaining 80.97% interest in B&BB and 75.0% interest in VRCC. VRCC along with RBI obtained 32.69% of the membership interest in RBG that was being purchased. The remaining proceeds were utilized to repay $64.0 million owed under the then existing credit facility and the $2.0 million promissory note payable to a selling shareholder. As a result of these transactions, the Black Trust and RBI control VRCC, RBG and B&BB. In addition, VRCC, RBG and B&BB are co-issuers on the Senior Secured and Senior Subordinated Notes and all three entities are jointly managed and share resources.
 
RBG was formed in February 1997 for the purpose of acquiring the assets of Player’s Island Resort in Mesquite, Nevada, currently operating as the CasaBlanca. RBG acquired the CasaBlanca for $30.5 million. In February 2001, RBG formed a subsidiary, Casablanca Resorts, LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company, in order to purchase the assets of the Oasis. RBG acquired the Oasis for $31.7 million. Currently, RBG directly owns and operates the CasaBlanca, and through its wholly-owned subsidiary, owns and operates the Oasis. In May 2001, Casablanca Resorts, LLC formed three subsidiaries—Oasis Interval Ownership, LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company; Oasis Recreational Properties, Inc., a Nevada corporation; and Oasis Interval Management, LLC, a Nevada limited-liability company. Oasis Interval Ownership, LLC and Oasis Interval Management, LLC were formed in connection with the operation and management of time share operations. Oasis Recreational Properties, Inc. owns the recreational facility that is associated with the Oasis.
 
B&BB was formed in December 1989 in connection with the construction and development of the Virgin River. B&BB operates the hotel casino and owns certain personal property including furniture and fixtures, leasehold improvements and gaming equipment within the casino. VRCC was formed in July 1988 in connection with the construction of the Virgin River. VRCC currently owns the land and buildings associated with the Virgin River as well as the Virgin River Convention Center. VRCC generates income from rents received from B&BB, which operates the Virgin River.
 
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The Virgin River Convention Center is currently a non-operating casino, which we acquired out of bankruptcy for $6.3 million in November 2000. The Virgin River Convention Center has 12,000 square feet of potential gaming space and 210 hotel rooms. We are presently using the property as a special events facility and for overflow hotel traffic from our other properties. We believe that the Virgin River Convention Center gives us a competitive advantage in the Mesquite market because it allows us the flexibility of opening the casino to meet market demand and to maintain our market share in the future on a cost-effective basis.
 
 
Key Performance Indicators
 
Our operating results are highly dependent on the volume of customers at our properties, which in turn impacts the price we can charge for our hotel rooms and other amenities. We generate a significant portion of our operating income from the gaming and hotel portions of our operations. Key performance indicators in our gaming and hotel operations are as follows:
 
Gaming revenue indicators – table games drop and slot handle (volume indicators); “win” or “hold” percentage, which is not fully controllable by us. Our normal table games win percentage is in the range of 15% to 18% of table games drop and our normal slot win percentage is in the range of 5% to 7% of slot handle.
 
Hotel revenue indicators – hotel occupancy (volume indicator); average daily rate (“ADR,” price indicator); revenue per available room (“REVPAR”), a summary measure of hotel results, combining ADR and occupancy rate.
 
Most of our revenue is essentially cash-based, through customers wagering with cash or paying for non-gaming services with cash or credit cards. Our industry is capital intensive and we rely heavily on the ability of our properties to generate operating cash flow to repay debt financing, fund maintenance capital expenditures and provide excess cash for future development.
 
Our results of operations tend to be seasonal in nature. During the year ended December 31, 2006, approximately 38% of our operating income (less depreciation and amortization and other non-cash items) was generated in the first quarter and approximately 32% was generated in the second quarter with the remainder being generated during the final half of the year.
 
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Financial Highlights of Black Gaming, LLC and Subsidiaries
 
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited) (in thousands)
 
   
Three months ended
September 30,
         
Nine months ended
September 30,
       
   
2007
   
2006
   
%
Change
   
2007
   
2006
   
%
Change
 
Casino revenues
  $
24,940
    $
25,298
      (1.4 )%   $
81,673
    $
78,916
      3.5 %
Casino expenses
   
13,685
     
11,970
      14.3 %    
40,668
     
35,769
      13.7 %
Profit margin
    45.1 %     52.7 %    
      50.2 %     54.7 %    
 
                                                 
Food and beverage revenues
  $
9,746
    $
10,412
      (6.4 )%   $
31,497
    $
32,655
      (3.5 )%
Food and beverage expenses
   
4,977
     
6,395
      (22.2 )%    
16,798
     
19,497
      (13.8 )%
Profit margin
    48.9 %     38.6 %    
      46.7 %     40.3 %    
 
                                                 
Hotel revenues
  $
7,226
    $
7,667
      (5.8 )%   $
27,028
    $
26,435
      2.2 %
Hotel expenses
   
1,609
     
1,479
      8.8 %    
4,808
     
5,579
      (13.8 )%
Profit margin
    77.7 %     80.7 %    
      82.2 %     78.9 %    
 
                                                 
Other revenues
  $
3,914
    $
3,834
      2.1 %   $
12,975
    $
13,388
      (3.1 )%
Other expenses
   
1,789
     
2,442
      (26.7 )%    
7,146
     
7,307
      (2.2 )%
                                                 
Promotional allowances
  $
9,028
    $
8,824
      2.3 %   $
30,026
    $
26,193
      14.6 %
Percent of gross revenues
    19.7 %     18.7 %    
      19.6 %     17.3 %    
 
                                                 
General and administrative expenses
  $
13,090
    $
13,021
      0.5 %   $
37,974
    $
36,452
      4.2 %
Percent of net revenues
    35.6 %     33.9 %    
      30.8 %     29.1 %    
 

 
Three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006
 
Consolidated Net Revenues. Consolidated net revenues decreased by 4.1% to $36.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $38.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease was primarily due to a $0.4 million decrease in casino revenues, a $0.7 million decrease in food and beverage revenues, a $0.4 million decrease in hotel revenues and a $0.2 million increase in promotional allowances.
 
Consolidated net revenues decreased by 1.6% to $123.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $125.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease was primarily due to a $2.8 million increase in casino revenues, a $0.6 million increase in hotel revenues offset by a $1.2 million decrease in food and beverage revenues, a $0.4 million decrease in other revenues and a $3.8 million increase in promotional allowances.
 
Consolidated Operating Income/Loss. Consolidated operating loss increased to $2.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to an operating loss of $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. In addition, our operating loss margin increased to 6.7% of net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to an operating loss margin of 2.6% of net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The main reason for the decrease in operating income was primarily due to a decrease in consolidated net revenues of $1.6 million, a $1.7 million increase in casino expenses, a $0.1 million increase in hotel expenses, a $0.1 million increase in general and administrative expenses offset by a $1.4 million reduction in food and beverage expenses and a $0.7 million reduction in other expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006.
 
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Consolidated operating income decreased to $3.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to operating income of $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. In addition, our operating income margin decreased to 2.7% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to an operating income margin of 6.0% of net revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The main reason for the decrease in operating income was primarily due to a $4.9 million increase in casino expenses, a $1.5 million increase in general and administrative expenses offset by a $2.7 million reduction in food and beverage expenses, a $0.8 million reduction in hotel expenses, a $0.2 million decrease in other expenses and a $0.5 million decrease in depreciation and amortization expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
 
Casino. Casino revenues decreased 1.4% to $24.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $25.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The decrease in casino revenues was due to a decrease in slot revenues of $0.2 million between periods, a decrease of $0.2 million in table games revenues offset by a slight increase in other gaming revenues, specifically in our Keno play, as compared to the same period in the prior year. Casino profit margin decreased to 45.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 52.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  Casino expenses increased 14.3% to $13.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $12.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The increase was mostly attributable to increased advertising and promotional expenses attributable to servicing casino guests.
 
Casino revenues increased 3.5% to $81.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $78.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase in casino revenues was due to a $3.1 million increase in slot revenues in the first nine months of 2007 compared to the same period in the prior year and a $0.3 million increase in other gaming revenues, primarily driven by Keno play. Table games revenues decreased $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the same period in the prior year. Casino profit margin decreased to 50.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 54.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  Casino expenses increased 13.7% to $40.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $35.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase was primarily attributable to increased advertising and promotional expenses related to servicing casino guests, increased credit services fees and an increase in salaries and benefits for casino employees.
 
Food and Beverage. Food and beverage revenues decreased by 6.4% to $9.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $10.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Revenues decreased due to a reduction in covers primarily due to the closure of the Oasis coffee shop which we converted into a Denny’s Restaurant.  Food and beverage expenses decreased by 22.2% to $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $6.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The decrease in food and beverage expenses was mainly attributable to a reduction in salaries and benefits and a reduction in direct food costs associated with decreases in covers.  Food and beverage profit margin increased to 48.9% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 38.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in food and beverage profit margin is primarily due to increased pricing.
 
Food and beverage revenues decreased by ­­3.5% to $31.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $32.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Revenues decreased primarily due to a reduction in covers caused by construction disruption, including the Virgin River casino remodel, and additionally due to the closure of the Oasis coffee shop in the first half of the year.  Food and beverage expenses decreased by 13.8% to $16.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $19.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The decrease in food and beverage expenses was mainly due to a reduction in salaries and benefits and a reduction in direct food costs associated with decreases in covers.  Food and beverage profit margin increased to 46.7% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 40.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in food and beverage profit margin is primarily due to increased pricing.
 
Hotel. Hotel revenues decreased by ­­5.8% to $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $7.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The decrease in revenues was due primarily to the Company converting to the usage of a standardized room rate for recognition of promotional room stays which in prior periods was accounted for utilizing rack room rates. Additionally, the decrease in revenues was affected by a decrease in occupied rooms.  Hotel expenses increased 8.8% to $­1.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 primarily due to increases in salaries and benefits in addition to higher temporary labor expenditures.  Hotel profit margin decreased to 77.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 from 80.7% in the prior three month period ended September 30, 2006.
 
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Hotel revenues increased 2.2% to $27.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $26.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Hotel revenues primarily increased due to increases in ADR on reduced occupancy.  Hotel expenses decreased 13.8% to $4.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily due to a decrease in laundry and utility charges associated with decreased occupancy.  As a result of the higher ADR on decreased expenses, hotel profit margin increased to 82.2% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 from 78.9% in the prior nine month period ended September 30, 2006.
 
Other Revenues. Other revenues increased 2.1% to $3.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006.  The increase in other revenues was due mainly to an increase in entertainment revenues associated with additional concerts and events for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006.  Other expenses decreased 26.7% to $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $2.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 mainly due to a decrease in costs of sales related to retail items as well as a reduction in salaries and benefits.
 
Other revenues decreased 3.1% to $13.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $13.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 due mainly to a bulk time share sale that occurred in the prior year that did not occur in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 in addition to decreases in spa and golf revenues.   Other expenses decreased 2.2% to $7.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 due mainly to reduced salaries and benefits as well as reduced direct costs associated with declines in utilization.
 
Promotional Allowances. Promotional allowances increased by 2.3% to $9.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $8.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. As a percent of gross revenues, promotional allowances increased to 19.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 18.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2006 primarily due to increased expenses attributable to servicing casino guests.
 
Promotional allowances increased by 14.6% to $30.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $26.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. As a percent of gross revenues, promotional allowances increased to 19.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 17.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 primarily due to increased expenses attributable to servicing casino guests.
 
General and Administrative (“G&A”). G&A expenses increased by 0.5% to $13.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $13.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. As a percent of net revenues, G&A expenses increased to 35.6% of net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 33.9% of net revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006.
 
G&A expenses increased by 4.2% to $38.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $36.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. As a percent of net revenues, G&A expenses increased to 30.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to 29.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. G&A expenses increased primarily due to an increase in salaries and benefits, property taxes, repair and maintenance and utilities costs.
 
Depreciation and Amortization.  Depreciation and amortization expense remained flat at $4.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2006.
 
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Depreciation and amortization expense decreased slightly to $12.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to $12.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 due to a reduction in the depreciable asset base.
 
Interest Expense. Interest expense increased to $5.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006. The increase was due to an increase in the amount of outstanding debt.
 
Interest expense increased to $15.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $14.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The increase was due to an increase in the amount of outstanding debt.
 
Change in Fair Value of Swaps. The interest rate swaps terminated on June 30, 2006.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2006 the change in fair value of swaps resulted in income of $0.2 million.
 
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle. We adopted the provisions of SFAS 152, "Accounting for Real Estate Time-Sharing Transactions." The adoption of SFAS 152 resulted in an increase in our allowance for possible credit losses of $0.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Cash Flows and Credit Facility
 
Our primary sources of liquidity and capital resources have been cash flow from operations and our credit facility with Wells Fargo Foothill (the “Foothill Facility”).  As of September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, cash and cash equivalents were $10.5 million and $11.1 million, respectively.  Additionally, approximately $5.5 million is available under the Foothill Facility.
 
Operating Activities
 
Cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $9.4 million compared to $10.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The $0.8 million decrease was primarily due to a $5.2 million decrease in operating income (excluding depreciation and amortization expense and other non-cash charges) offset by changes in operating assets and liabilities of $4.2 million during the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to the same period in the prior year.
 
Investing Activities
 
Cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $13.5 million compared to $6.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The majority of cash used for the period ended September 30, 2007 was related to the Virgin River casino floor renovations, Casablanca buffet remodel and other exterior hotel improvements, Oasis room remodels and purchases related to the Casablanca Event Center and our temporary concert space. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the majority of cash used in investing activities consisted of capital expenditures for our centralized laundry projects and for the property management and back office computer systems.
 
Financing Activities
 
Cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $3.5 million compared to cash used in financing activities of $7.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, $1.8 million represented a decrease in the bank overdraft balance, $3.6 million related to payments on gaming equipment financing, $6.0 million related to payments of long term debt and $0.6 million related to changes in other assets.  These financing outflows were offset by $15.5 million of borrowings on the Foothill Facility.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, $0.5 million represented a decrease in the bank overdraft balance, $7.7 million related to payments on long-term debt associated with the Foothill Facility, equipment financing and time share financing, $3.1 million related to payments on gaming equipment financing and $1.3 million related to changes in other assets. These financing outflows were offset by $5.0 million of borrowings on the Foothill Facility.
 
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Contractual Obligations and Commitments for Black Gaming, LLC
 
A description of our contractual obligations and commitments can be found in Item 7 of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
Critical Accounting Policies for Black Gaming, LLC
 
A description of our critical accounting policies can be found in Item 7 of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
 
The following table provides information about our long-term debt at September 30, 2007 (in thousands):
 
 
Maturity
Date
 
Face
Amount
   
Carrying
Value
   
Estimated
Fair Value
 
                     
9% senior secured notes
January 2012
  $
125,000
    $
125,000
    $
121,875
 
12 ¾ % senior subordinated notes
January 2013
   
66,000
     
56,280
     
50,081
 
Foothill Facility at an interest rate of 8.33%
December 2008
   
15,000
     
9,500
     
9,500
 
Total
    $
206,000
    $
190,780
    $
181,456
 

 
We are also exposed to market risk in the form of fluctuations in interest rates and their potential impact upon our debt. Historically, this market risk was managed by utilizing derivative financial instruments in accordance with established policies and procedures. We evaluate our exposure to market risk by monitoring interest rates in the marketplace, and do not utilize derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Our derivative financial instruments consisted exclusively of interest rate swap agreements. Interest differentials resulting from these agreements were recorded on an accrual basis as an adjustment to interest expense. As of June 30, 2006, the interest rate swaps contracts ended.
 
The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates (dollars in thousands):
 
   
As of September 30,
 
   
2007
   
2008
   
2009
   
2010
   
2011
   
Thereafter
   
Total
 
       
Long-term debt (including current portion):
                                         
Fixed-rate
  $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
191,000
    $
191,000
 
Average interest rate
    10.16 %     10.16 %     10.30 %     10.30 %     10.30 %     10.30 %     10.16 %
Variable-rate
  $
9,500
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
-
    $
9,500
 
Average interest rate
    8.33 %    
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
      8.33 %

 
The gaming equipment financing are agreements that because of their long-term nature we impute interest expense for accounting purposes.  Contractually these agreements carry no interest, therefore we believe that there is no exposure to interest rate risk and therefore have excluded those contracts from the presentation above.
 
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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls
 
We evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2007.  This evaluation was done with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
 
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
 
Our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures prevent all error and all fraud.  A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the objectives of a control system are met.  Further, any control system reflects limitations on resources, and the benefits of a control system must be considered relative to its costs.  Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within us have been detected.  These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of a control.  Because the design of a control system is based upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions as over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and may not be detected.
 
Conclusions
 
Based on this evaluation, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of September 30, 2007, and has concluded that they are effective.
 
Changes in Internal Controls
 
There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter, i.e., the quarter ended September 30, 2007, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 
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None.
 
 
None.
 
 
None.
 
 
None.
 
 
None.
 
 
None.
 
 
10.1           Separation Agreement dated September 28, 2007 made by Black Gaming, LLC with Jonathan Lowenhar, incorporated by reference to registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2007
 
10.2           Separation Agreement dated September 28, 2007 made by Black Gaming, LLC with Scott DeAngelo, incorporated by reference to registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2007.
 
31.1           Certification pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Robert R. Black, Sr.
 
31.2           Certification pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Jason A. Goudie
 
32.1           Certification pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Robert R. Black, Sr.
 
32.1           Certification pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Jason A. Goudie
 
 
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
BLACK GAMING, LLC
   
     
     
     
By:
/s/ Jason A. Goudie
 
November 13, 2007
 
Jason A. Goudie
   
 
Chief Financial Officer
   
 
(Principle Financial Officer)
   
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit
     
Page
Number
 
Description
 
Number
         
10.1
 
Separation Agreement dated September 28, 2007 made by Black Gaming, LLC with Jonathan Lowenhar, incorporated by reference to registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2007
  __
         
10.2
 
Separation Agreement dated September 28, 2007 made by Black Gaming, LLC with Scott DeAngelo, incorporated by reference to registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 1, 2007
  __
         
31.1
 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  26
         
31.2
 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  27
         
32.1
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  28
         
32.2
 
Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
  29
 
 
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