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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual) $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Oct. 20, 2017	Jan. 29, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Agreement
Finite-lived Gaming Licenses [Member] | Maryland [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)				15 years
ACEP Holdings [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Leasehold Interest [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)	3 years
ACEP Holdings [Member] | Minimum [Member] | In-Place Lease Value [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)	3 years
ACEP Holdings [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Leasehold Interest [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)	80 years
ACEP Holdings [Member] | Maximum [Member] | In-Place Lease Value [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)	4 years
ACEP Holdings [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Royalty rate	0.25%
Discount Rate	11.00%
ACEP Holdings [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Discount Rate	14.50%
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Player relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)			8 years
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)			13 years
Sartini Gaming [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Player relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Minimum [Member] | Player and Customer Relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Maximum [Member] | Player and Customer Relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)	3 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Montana Acquisitions [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)				15 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Montana Acquisitions [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)		5 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Montana Acquisitions [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)				4 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Sartini Gaming [Member] | Player relationships [Member] | Distributed Gaming [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)			8 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Sartini Gaming [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)			2 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Sartini Gaming [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Player relationships [Member] | Casinos [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)			12 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Sartini Gaming [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Distributed Gaming [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)			13 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Sartini Gaming [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Player relationships [Member] | Casinos [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)			14 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Sartini Gaming [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] | Distributed Gaming [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)			16 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | American Acquisition [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Leasehold Interest [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)	3 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | American Acquisition [Member] | Minimum [Member] | In-Place Lease Value [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)	3 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | American Acquisition [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Leasehold Interest [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)	80 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | American Acquisition [Member] | Maximum [Member] | In-Place Lease Value [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Remaining Useful Life (Years)	4 years
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Not Designated as Accounting Hedge [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instrument, number of outstanding agreement | Agreement				1
Derivative instrument, notional amount				$ 650.0
Derivative instrument, purchase price				$ 3.1
Derivative instrument, expiration date				Dec. 31, 2020
Interest Rate Swap [Member] | Level 2 [Member] | Not Designated as Accounting Hedge [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
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