Full House Resorts (FLL) 3 Nov 192019 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Good day and welcome to the Full House Resorts Third Quarter Earnings Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time, I would like to turn the conference over to Lewis Fanger, Chief Financial Officer of Full House Resorts.

You may begin.

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