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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Details Textual)			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 14, 2019	Oct. 20, 2017	Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Derivative instrument, notional amount			$ 650,000,000
Derivative instrument, purchase price			$ 3,100,000
Derivative instrument, expiration date			Dec. 31, 2020
Finite-lived Gaming Licenses [Member] | Maryland [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Years)				15 years
Laughlin Acquisition [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Royalty rate	0.75%
Laughlin Acquisition [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Royalty rate	1.00%
ACEP Holdings [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Leasehold Interest [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, 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, 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, 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, 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		0.110
ACEP Holdings [Member] | Trade Names [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Royalty rate		1.00%
Discount Rate		0.145
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Player and Customer Relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Discount Rate				0.110
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Player and Customer Relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Discount Rate				0.140
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Laughlin Acquisition [Member] | Player and Customer Relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Years)	2 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Laughlin Acquisition [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Years)	5 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | ACEP Holdings [Member] | Player and Customer Relationships [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Years)		3 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | American Acquisition [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Leasehold Interest [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Years)		3 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | 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, Useful Life (Years)		3 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | American Acquisition [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Leasehold Interest [Member]
Fair Value Assets And Liabilities Measured On Recurring And Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Intangible Assets, Useful Life (Years)		80 years
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | 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, 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, notional amount				$ 650,000,000
Derivative instrument, purchase price				$ 3,100,000
Derivative instrument, expiration date				Dec. 31, 2020
Fair value liability				$ 0
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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