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Note 19 - Segment Information (Details Textual) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($)
Distributed Gaming [Member]
Other Significant Noncash Transaction, Value of Consideration Given	$ 2.8
Casinos [Member]
Other Significant Noncash Transaction, Value of Consideration Given		$ 0.5
Number of Reportable Segments	2

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+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4304-108586

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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