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Related Party Transactions (Details Textual) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | $ 133,863,000 | $ 86,179,000 |
Gaming expenses | 77,688,000 | 58,996,000 |
Mr. Sartini [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Reimbursement expense paid | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Due to related parties | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Revenues | 300,000 | 300,000 |
Gaming expenses | $ 200,000 | 300,000 |
Lyle A. Berman [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Consulting agreement expiry date | Jul. 31, 2018 |  |
Lyle A. Berman [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Due to related parties | $ 100,000 | 100,000 |
Lyle A. Berman [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Selling General and Administrative Expenses [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Consulting agreement expenses, related party | $ 100,000 | 100,000 |
Office Headquarters and Tavern Lease [Member] | Mr. Sartini [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of counterparty ownership by related party | 33.00% |  |
Office Headquarters and Tavern Lease [Member] | Mr. Sartini's Immediate Family Members [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of counterparty ownership by related party | 5.00% |  |
Office Headquarters and Tavern Lease [Member] | Stephen Arcana [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of counterparty ownership by related party | 3.00% |  |
Office Headquarters [Member] | Mr. Sartini [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction | $ 300,000 | 300,000 |
Rent expense payable to related party | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Tavern Leases [Member] | Mr. Sartini [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Related party transaction, amounts of transaction | 100,000 | 300,000 |
Rent expense payable to related party | 0 |  | $ 0
Office Headquarters Lease [Member] | Mr. Sartini [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Due from related parties | 0 |  | $ 0
Office Headquarters Lease [Member] | Mr. Sartini [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Related Party Transaction [Line Items] |  |  |
Rental income for sublet portion | $ 100,000 | $ 100,000 |

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