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Note 2 - Merger and Acquisitions (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 29, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Mar. 29, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2015 USD ($)
Initial Montana Acquisition [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles | $ 9,800 |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 15 years |  |  |  |  |
Initial Montana Acquisition [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles | $ 3,900 |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Initial Montana Acquisition [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 4 years |  |  |  |  |
Initial Montana Acquisition [Member] | Preopening Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs | $ 200 |  |  |  |  |
Initial Montana Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | 20,100 |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned | $ 500 |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares | 50,252 |  |  |  |  |
Shares Issued, Price Per Share | $ / shares | $ 9.95 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Number of Periodic Payment | 4 |  | 4 |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents | $ 1,700 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment | 2,400 |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill | 14,200 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 1,900 |  |  |  |  |
Sartini Trust [Member] | To Holders of Warrants [Member] | At Closing of Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  | 7,772,736 |  |  |  |
Sartini Trust [Member] | To Holders of Warrants [Member] | Post-closing of Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  | 223,657 |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  | 16 years | 16 years |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  | 13 years | 13 years |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | $ 59,200 |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  |  | 2 years |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | To Holders of Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Value Assigned |  | $ 4,200 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  | 457,172 |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Decrease to Acquired Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  | $ 1,600 |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Third Quarter, 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Purchase Accounting Adjustments, Reversal of Amortization Expense |  |  |  | 200 |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  | $ 100 |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Gaming Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  | $ 224,100 |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Casino Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  | $ 78,800 |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  | $ 77,400 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares | shares |  | 8,453,565 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents |  | $ 25,539 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment |  | 84,104 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  | 80,760 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 96,342 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |
Business Acquisition, Share Price | $ / shares |  | $ 9.15 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares Held in Escrow | shares |  |  | 777,274 |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares Released from Escrow | shares |  |  |  | 388,637 |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  |  |  | $ 2,100 |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent |  | $ 14,687 |  | 14,700 |  |
Revenue, Net |  |  | $ 73,300 |  |  |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |  |  | 7,100 |  |  |
Payments for Repurchase of Warrants |  | $ 3,400 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 98,222 | 96,288 |  |
Revenue, Net |  |  | 91,034 |  |  | $ 12,766
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |  |  | 2,239 |  |  | (1,725)
Assets |  |  | $ 400,619 | $ 378,784 | $ 378,784 | $ 378,784

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