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Related Parties	12 Months Ended
Related Parties	Dec. 31, 2021
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	Related Parties REI As of December 31, 2021, Recreational Enterprises, Inc. (“REI”) owned approximately 4.0% of outstanding common stock of the Company. The directors of REI are the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board, Gary L. Carano, its Chief Executive Officer and Board member, Thomas R. Reeg, and its former Senior Vice President of Regional Operations, Gene Carano. In addition, Gary L. Carano also serves as the Vice President of REI and Gene Carano also serves as the Secretary and Treasurer of REI. Members of the Carano family, including Gary L. Carano and Gene Carano, own the equity interests in REI. For each of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, there were no related party transactions between the Company and the Carano family other than compensation, including salary and equity incentives and the CSY Lease listed below. C. S. & Y. Associates The Company owns the entire parcel on which Eldorado Reno is located, except for approximately 30,000 square feet which is leased from C. S. & Y. Associates (“CSY”) which is an entity partially owned by REI (the “CSY Lease”). The CSY Lease expires on June 30, 2057. Annual rent pursuant to the CSY Lease is currently $0.6 million, paid quarterly. Annual rent is subject to periodic rent escalations through the term of the lease. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020 there were no amounts due to or from CSY. Transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore The Company held an interest in Horseshoe Baltimore of approximately 44.3%, which was accounted for as an equity method investment, prior to our acquisition of an additional interest and subsequent consolidation on August 26, 2021. These related party transactions included items such as casino management fees, reimbursement of various costs incurred on behalf of Horseshoe Baltimore, and the allocation of other general corporate expenses. Transactions with NeoGames The Company holds an interest in NeoGames (see Note 5). NeoGames provides the player account management system to our wholly-owned Liberty platform. We have a dedicated team of programmers at NeoGames working on enhancements to our player account management system on our behalf, for which NeoGames is compensated under a services agreement. Due from/to Affiliates Amounts due from or to affiliates for each counterparty represent the net receivable or payable as of the end of the reporting period primarily resulting from the transactions described above and settled on a net basis by each counterparty in accordance with the legal and contractual restrictions governing transactions by and among the Company’s consolidated entities. As of December 31, 2020, Due from affiliates, net was $44 million, and represented transactions with Horseshoe Baltimore and William Hill. Amounts due from/to William Hill and Horseshoe Baltimore eliminate upon consolidation. See Note 3.