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Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 31 Months Ended |
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Mar. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) a | Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) a | Oct. 01, 2015 USD ($)
Revenue Share and Participation Arrangements [Member] | Immediate Family Member of Management or Principal Owner [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction |  |  | $ 700,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |
Revenue Share and Participation Arrangements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casino Expenses |  |  | 41,700,000 | 0 | 0 |  |
Immediate Family Member of Management or Principal Owner [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Casino Expenses |  |  | 460,000 |  |  |  |
Rocky Gap State Park [Member] | Maryland DNR [Member] | Surcharge Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leases, Rent Expense |  |  | $ 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | $ 150,000 |
Operating Lease, LeaseTerms, Base Revenue |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000 |
Rocky Gap State Park [Member] | Maryland DNR [Member] | Per Room Per Night [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leases, Surcharge Revenue, Per Unit |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Rocky Gap State Park [Member] | Maryland DNR [Member] | Per Round Of Golf [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leases, Surcharge Revenue, Per Unit |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 |
Rocky Gap State Park [Member] | Maryland DNR [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of Real Estate Property | a |  |  | 270 |  |  | 270 |
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Renewal Term |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |
Operating Leases, Rent Expense |  |  | $ 300,000 | 300,000 | 400,000 | $ 275,000 |
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Percent Revenue, Percent |  |  |  |  |  | 0.90% |
Mr. Sartini [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability Contingency, Estimated Severance Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,200,000
Stephen Arcana [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability Contingency, Estimated Severance Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,800,000
Matthew W. Flandermeyer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability Contingency, Estimated Severance Payments |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000
Pahrump, Nevada [Member] | Gold Town Casino [Member] | Sublease to Unrelated Third Party [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Sublease Revenue |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |
Pahrump, Nevada [Member] | Gold Town Casino [Member] | Sublease to Unrelated Third Party [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Area of Land | a |  |  | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Pahrump, Nevada [Member] | Gold Town Casino [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Leased Parcels |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |
Area of Land | a |  |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |
Office Headquarters [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Leases, Income Statement, Sublease Revenue |  |  | $ 100,000 |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Renewal Term |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract |  |  | 14 years |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Renewal Term |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Former CEO and CFO [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance Costs |  | $ 2,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Jerry Argovitz Litigation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |
Casino Expenses |  |  | 98,268,000 | 25,031,000 | 13,470,000 |  |
Operating Leases, Rent Expense |  |  | $ 21,759,000 | $ 339,000 | $ 390,000 |  |
Severance Costs |  | $ 2,800,000 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |

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