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Exhibit 99.1

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2012

 

CONTACT:    Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.
   Stephen R. Roark, President
   303-215-5201

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. Reports Second Quarter and Six Months Results

Golden, Colorado – Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. (“JEI”), an owner and operator of multiple gaming properties, today announced unaudited financial results for its second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2012.

Net revenues for the second quarter of 2012 were $99.2 million compared to $100.3 million for the second quarter of the previous year. Net income for the second quarter of 2012 was $2.2 million compared to a net loss of $8.2 million for the same quarter of the previous year.

Net revenues for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 were $198.7 million compared to $193.3 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. Net income for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 was $6.4 million compared to a net loss of $6.6 million for the same period of the previous year.

Jacobs Entertainment, Inc. will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter and six-month 2012 operating results. The conference call will be held at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, and will be hosted by Stephen R. Roark, President of JEI, and Ian M. Stewart, President of Pari-Mutuel Wagering Operations, along with other members of the JEI management team.

To participate in the JEI conference call on Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, please dial 866-226-1792 and a live operator will put you through. Please call 5-7 minutes before the call is to begin.

If you are unable to join the JEI conference call, you may access a replay of the call starting Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. To access the replay, please dial 800-408-3053 and reference the confirmation code 1302190. The replay will continue until midnight Eastern Time, Tuesday, August 21, 2012.

About Jacobs Entertainment

Based in Golden, CO, Jacobs Entertainment is the owner and operator of The Lodge Casino at Black Hawk and the Gilpin Hotel Casino, both located in Black Hawk, Colorado; the Gold Dust West-Reno in Reno, Nevada; the Gold Dust West-Carson City in Carson City, Nevada; the Gold Dust West-Elko in Elko, Nevada; Colonial Downs Racetrack in Virginia and ten related off-track wagering facilities located in Virginia; and 22 video poker truck stops located in Louisiana with a share in the gaming revenues of an additional video poker truck stop located in Louisiana.

 

 

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Our business and financial performance are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might adversely affect our operating results in the future in a material way, such as the intensity of competition, our ability to meet debt obligations, regulatory compliance, taxation levels, effects of national and regional economic and market conditions, labor and marketing costs, success of our diversification plan and the successful integration of our operations.

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JACOBS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT DATA

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Revenues:

        

Total revenues

   $ 108,684      $ 109,712      $ 217,898      $ 211,942   

Promotional allowances

     (9,471     (9,399     (19,225     (18,692
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net revenues

     99,213        100,313        198,673        193,250   

Costs and expenses

     90,612        101,569        179,092        185,767   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     8,601        (1,256     19,581        7,483   

Interest expense, net

     (6,439     (6,905     (13,165     (14,070
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     2,162        (8,161     6,416        (6,587

Net income of subsidiary attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     —          (9     —          (13
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Jacobs Entertainment, Inc.

   $ 2,162      $ (8,170   $ 6,416      $ (6,600
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SELECTED BALANCE SHEET DATA

 

     June 30,
2012
     December  31,
2011
 
     

Total assets

   $ 341,614       $ 333,885   

Total liabilities

   $ 323,239       $ 333,035   

Stockholder’s equity

   $ 18,375       $ 850   

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EBITDA represents earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and is a non-GAAP financial measure that management believes is useful because it allows holders of our debt and management to evaluate and compare the Company’s operating results from continuing operations from period to period in a meaningful and consistent manner in addition to standard GAAP financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus expenses that we do not consider representative of our ongoing operations and that could result in comparison distortions. Management internally evaluates the performance of its segments using EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA measures as do most analysts following the gaming industry. EBITDA is also a key component of certain financial covenants in the Company’s debt agreements. This information should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance as promulgated under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, such as net income (loss), nor should it be considered as an indicator of our overall financial performance. Our calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be different from the calculation used by other companies and comparability may be limited.

EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(dollars in thousands)

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
    
     2012      2011     2012     2011  

Net income (loss) as reported above

   $ 2,162       $ (8,161   $ 6,416      $ (6,587

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Interest expense, net

     6,439         6,905        13,165        14,070   

Depreciation and amortization

     4,798         5,704        9,913        11,378   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 13,399       $ 4,448      $ 29,494      $ 18,861   

Unrealized loss (gain) on change in fair value of investment in equity securities

     130         (333     (2,344     (813

Impairment of long-lived assets

     —           10,065        —          10,065   

Costs incurred for 2012 Credit Agreement Amendment

     119         —          539        —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ADJUSTED EBITDA

   $ 13,648       $ 14,180      $ 27,689      $ 28,113   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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