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Note 19 - Assets and Operations of Report Segments (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($)
Operating Segments [Member] | Distributed Gaming [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Net | $ 103,610 |  |  |  |
Management fee revenue (expense) |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Recoveries |  |  |  |  |
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gain (Loss) |  |  |  |  |
Impairments and other losses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | $ (5,315) |  |  |  |
Income from operations | 8,560 |  |  |  |
Interest expense | (69) |  |  |  |
Assets | 221,596 |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures (1) | 4,595 | [1] |  |  |
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement |  |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Gain on modification of debt |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated investee |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segments [Member] | Casinos [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Net | 73,245 |  | $ 55,021 | $ 30,934 |
Management fee revenue (expense) | $ (1,798) |  | $ (1,571) | $ (718) |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Recoveries |  |  |  |  |
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gain (Loss) |  |  |  |  |
Impairments and other losses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense | $ (4,928) |  | $ (3,283) | $ (2,069) |
Income from operations | 7,655 |  | 3,203 | (5,202) |
Interest expense | (626) |  | (1,198) | (748) |
Assets | 112,962 |  | 35,688 | 34,364 |
Capital expenditures (1) | 2,594 | [1] | $ 4,345 | $ 20,605 | [1]
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement |  |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Gain on modification of debt |  |  |  | $ 1,658 |
Investment in unconsolidated investee |  |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Net | $ (1,798) |  | $ (1,571) | $ (718) |
Management fee revenue (expense) |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Recoveries |  |  |  |  |
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gain (Loss) |  |  |  |  |
Impairments and other losses |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |
Income from operations |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures (1) |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement |  |  |  |  |
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities |  |  |  |  |
Gain on modification of debt |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated investee |  |  |  |  |
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenue, Net | $ 1,985 |  | $ 1,722 | $ 8,574 |
Management fee revenue (expense) | 1,798 |  | 1,571 | 718 |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Recoveries | 23,590 |  |  | 17,382 |
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gain (Loss) | 750 |  | 2,391 |  |
Impairments and other losses | (682) |  | (20,997) | (3,356) |
Depreciation and amortization expense | (555) |  | (230) | (920) |
Income from operations | 2,148 |  | (27,154) | 18,611 |
Interest expense | (2,115) |  | (11) | (496) |
Assets | 44,226 |  | 86,341 | 112,897 |
Capital expenditures (1) | 757 | [1] | 171 | 90 | [1]
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement |  |  | (2,530) |  |
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities |  |  |  | $ 3,752 |
Gain on modification of debt |  |  |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated investee |  |  |  | $ 20,997 |
Revenue, Net | $ 177,042 |  | $ 55,172 | $ 38,790 |
Management fee revenue (expense) |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Recoveries | $ 23,590 |  |  | $ 17,382 |
Cost-method Investments, Realized Gain (Loss) | 750 |  | $ 2,391 |  |
Impairments and other losses | (682) |  | (20,997) | $ (3,356) |
Depreciation and amortization expense | (10,798) |  | (3,513) | (2,989) |
Income from operations | 18,363 |  | (23,951) | 13,409 |
Interest expense | (2,810) |  | (1,209) | (1,244) |
Assets | 378,784 |  | 122,029 | 147,261 |
Capital expenditures (1) | $ 7,946 | [1] | 4,516 | $ 20,695 | [1]
Gain (Loss) Related to Litigation Settlement |  |  | $ (2,530) |  |
Gain on extinguishment of liabilities |  |  |  | $ 3,752 |
Gain on modification of debt |  |  |  | 1,658 |
Investment in unconsolidated investee |  |  |  | $ 20,997 |
[1] | Capital expenditures exclude non-cash purchases of property and equipment of approximately $2.8 million in the Distributed Gaming segment for the year ended December 31, 2015 and approximately $0.5 million in the Casinos segment for the year ended December 29, 2013.

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