Excluding the impact of these charges, income from operations in the first quarter 2019 increased $6.0 million, or 19.5%, to $36.7 million, compared to the first quarter 2018. Income from operations for the first quarter 2019 includes the negative impact of $6.4 million of merger and going public expenses and the first quarter 2018 includes a $5.9 million disposal loss from the sale of the Newport Grand Casino (“Newport Grand”).
Income from operations in the first quarter 2019 increased $5.4 million, or 21.8%, year-over-year to $30.3 million.
