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Summary of Property and Equipment Acquired (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016
Building and improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		5 years
Building and improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		40 years
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		1 year
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		28 years
Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		1 year
Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life		15 years
Sartini Gaming [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 83,173
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Land [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	12,470
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Land improvements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 4,030
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Land improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	5 years
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Land improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	14 years
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Building and improvements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 21,310
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Building and improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	19 years
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Building and improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	25 years
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Leasehold improvements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 20,793
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Leasehold improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	1 year
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Leasehold improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	28 years
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 21,935
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	1 year
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Furniture, fixtures and equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquired property, plant, and equipment, remaining useful life	11 years
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Construction in process [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property and Equipment	$ 2,635

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 805
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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-Section 55
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