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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 10, 2017 USD ($) shares | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) Hotel Machine Game Room Property Location | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) Hotel Machine Game Room Property Location | Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gaming Expenses |  | $ 64,946,000 | $ 63,541,000 | $ 127,833,000 | $ 119,032,000
Other Operating Expenses |  | 3,484,000 | 1,167,000 | $ 6,684,000 | 1,946,000
Class action lawsuits filed by former employees |  |  |  | February and April 2017 |
Number of class action lawsuits filed by former employees |  |  |  | 2 |
Mr. Sartini [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Liability Contingency, Estimated Severance Payments |  | 6,100,000 |  | $ 6,100,000 |
Stephen Arcana [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Liability Contingency, Estimated Severance Payments |  | 1,900,000 |  | 1,900,000 |
Charles H. Protell [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Liability Contingency, Estimated Severance Payments |  | 1,900,000 |  | 1,900,000 |
Sean T. Higgins [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Liability Contingency, Estimated Severance Payments |  | 1,600,000 |  | 1,600,000 |
Blake L. Sartini II [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Liability Contingency, Estimated Severance Payments |  | 700,000 |  | 700,000 |
Gary A. Vecchiarelli [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Liability Contingency, Estimated Severance Payments |  | 400,000 |  | 400,000 |
Participation and Revenue Share Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gaming Expenses |  | 36,700,000 | 32,700,000 | 71,500,000 | 60,900,000
Participation and Revenue Share Agreements [Member] | Related Party Transaction, Revenue Share and Participation Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gaming Expenses |  | 300,000 | 300,000 | 600,000 | 800,000
Revenue Share Agreements [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Other Operating Expenses |  | 400,000 | $ 300,000 | $ 800,000 | $ 300,000
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Original Terms of Current Branded Tavern Location Leases Range |  |  |  | 1 year |
Operating Leases Renewal Term |  |  |  | 1 year |
Capital Leases Term |  |  |  | 3 years |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Original Terms of Current Branded Tavern Location Leases Range |  |  |  | 15 years |
Operating Leases Renewal Term |  |  |  | 15 years |
Capital Leases Term |  |  |  | 4 years |
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 900,000,000 |  |  |  |
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility [Member] | Term Loan Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 800,000,000 |  |  |  |
Senior Secured First Lien Credit Facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Senior Secured Second Lien Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |
American [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Membership interest purchase agreement date |  |  |  | Jun. 10, 2017 |
Business Acquisition, consideration transaction price | 850,000,000 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, consideration transaction price, cash | $ 781,000,000 |  |  |  |
Purchase agreement termination fee |  | $ 20,000,000 |  | $ 20,000,000 |
American [Member] | Pro Forma [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of distributed gaming locations | Location |  | 1,000 |  | 1,000 |
American [Member] | Pro Forma [Member] | Eight Casino Properties [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of slot machines | Machine |  | 15,800 |  | 15,800 |
Number of table games | Game |  | 114 |  | 114 |
Number of casino properties | Property |  | 8 |  | 8 |
American [Member] | Pro Forma [Member] | Eight Casino Properties [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of hotel rooms | Room |  | 5,100 |  | 5,100 |
American [Member] | Nevada [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of owned and operating casino hotel properties | Hotel |  | 4 |  | 4 |
American [Member] | Common Stock [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Commitments And Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Value of Shares | shares | 4,046,494 |  |  |  |

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