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Note 17 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			31 Months Ended
	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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