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Merger and Acquisitions (Details Textual)					3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		10 Months Ended
		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
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