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Merger and Acquisitions (Details Textual) |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended
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Apr. 22, 2016 USD ($) Device | Jan. 29, 2016 USD ($) Device payment $ / shares shares | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) payment | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 105,655,000 | $ 96,288,000 |  | $ 105,655,000 |  |
Business Acquisition, Goodwill Amount, Expected to be Deductible for Tax |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  | 408,328,000 | $ 378,784,000 |  | 408,328,000 |  |
Payments for Warrant Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,435,000 |
Income tax benefit (provision) |  |  |  |  | (91,000) |  | $ 12,874,000 | $ (761,000) | 12,702,000 |
Initial Montana Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of gaming devices acquired | Device |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Consideration |  |  | $ 20,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares Issued |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares |  |  | 50,252 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares Issued, Price Per Share | $ / shares |  |  | $ 9.95 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Maximum |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Number of Periodic Payment | payment |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Business Combination Contingent Consideration Arrangements Quarterly Payments, Start date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2017-09 |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash |  |  | $ 1,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment |  |  | 2,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets |  |  | 14,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Montana Acquisition [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Amount Assigned to Intangible Assets |  |  | $ 9,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Montana Acquisition [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Amount Assigned to Intangible Assets |  |  | $ 3,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Montana Acquisition [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Amount Assigned to Intangible Assets |  |  | $ 500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second Montana Acquisition [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of gaming devices acquired | Device |  | 1,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Consideration |  | $ 25,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash |  | 300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment |  | 7,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets |  | 11,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 6,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second Montana Acquisition [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Prepaid Gaming License Fees |  | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second Montana Acquisition [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Amount Assigned to Intangible Assets |  | $ 9,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second Montana Acquisition [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Amount Assigned to Intangible Assets |  | $ 1,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Second Montana Acquisition [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preliminary Amount Assigned to Intangible Assets |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Montana Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Net Revenue related to the Acquiree |  |  |  |  | 15,100,000 |  |  | $ 32,000,000 |  |
Montana Acquisitions [Member] | Preopening Expenses [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction-Related Costs |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 200,000 |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Consideration |  |  |  | $ 77,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares | [1] |  |  | 8,453,565 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash |  |  |  | $ 25,539,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment |  |  |  | 83,173,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets |  |  |  | 80,460,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 97,462,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Net Revenue related to the Acquiree |  |  |  |  | 71,000,000 |  |  | 217,800,000 |  |
Transaction-Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,300,000 |  | $ 10,600,000 |
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Per Share | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 9.15 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest, Number of Shares Released from Escrow | shares |  |  |  | 777,274 |  | 388,637 |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liability |  |  |  | $ 14,576,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,700,000
Equipment Disposed Prior to Merger |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900,000
Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  | 4,800,000 |  |  | 19,300,000 |  |
Payments for Warrant Repurchase |  |  |  | $ 3,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit (provision) |  |  |  |  | 12,700,000 |  |  | 12,700,000 |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Distributed Gaming [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  | 235,500,000 |  |  | 235,500,000 |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Casinos [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  | $ 70,700,000 |  |  | $ 70,700,000 |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Decrease to Acquired Accounts Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,600,000
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Decrease In Player Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Reversal of Deferred Tax Liability [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (100,000)
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Post-closing of Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 8,453,565 |  | 233,657 |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Restatement Adjustment [Member] | Third Quarter, 2015 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Purchase Accounting Adjustments, Reversal of Amortization Expense |  |  |  |  |  | $ 200,000 |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Pre-Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 8,229,908 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Sartini Trust [Member] | At Closing of Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 7,772,736 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Sartini Trust [Member] | Post-closing of Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 223,657 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Holders of Warrants [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares Issued |  |  |  | $ 4,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 457,172 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Holders of Warrants [Member] | At Closing of Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 457,172 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Holders of Warrants [Member] | Post-closing of Merger [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares Issued |  |  |  | $ 2,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares |  |  |  | 223,657 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Increase In Accrued Taxes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 100,000
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets |  |  |  | $ 59,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  |  |  | 16 years |  |  |  | 16 years |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  |  |  | 13 years |  |  |  | 13 years |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 years |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Economic Life of Intangible Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |
[1] | Includes 457,172 shares of the Company’s common stock that were issued to certain former holders of warrants issued by a subsidiary of Sartini Gaming upon the closing of the Merger.

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