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Note 2 - Merger with Sartini Gaming, Inc. (Details Textual) - USD ($)			2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
		Jul. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Post-Closing Adjustment [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		388,637
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | Claims for Indemnifiable Losses [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		777,274
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member] | Common Stock [Member] | To Holders of Warrants [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		457,172
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares		7,772,736
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	[1]			8,453,565
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred				$ 77,400,000
Business Acquisition, Share Price				$ 9.15
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued, Additional Number of Shares				223,657
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Adjustment				$ 2,100,000
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member] | Sartini Gaming [Member]
Assets			$ 295,600,000		$ 295,600,000		$ 295,600,000
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		13 years
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life		16 years
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life
Sartini Gaming Acquisition [Member]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs					9,300,000	$ 0	10,600,000	$ 0
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	[1]	8,229,908
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred		$ 75,300,000
Business Acquisition, Share Price		$ 9.15
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired, Goodwill, and Liabilities Assumed, Net		$ 75,304,000
Revenue, Net			45,500,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent			$ 2,300,000
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants		$ 3,400,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Increase Resulting from Acquisition					12,700,000		$ 12,700,000
Issued to Sartini Gaming [Member] | Lakes Group [Member]
Common Stock, Shares, Issued		457,172
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned		$ 4,400,000
Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life							13 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life							16 years
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life							10 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life							2 years
Term Loan [Member] | Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		120,000,000
Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 40,000,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs					$ 9,300,000		$ 10,600,000
Common Stock, Shares, Issued			21,624,000		21,624,000		21,624,000		13,389,000
Revenue, Net					$ 62,512,000	15,930,000	$ 90,607,000	42,347,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent					3,018,000	$ (23,076,000)	1,114,000	$ (24,787,000)
Assets			$ 345,378,000		$ 345,378,000		345,378,000		$ 122,029,000
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants							$ 3,435,000
[1] Includes 457,172 shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued to certain former holders of warrants issued by a subsidiary of Sartini Gaming upon the closing of the Merger.

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