Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Schedule of Goodwill Balances by Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2021
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 84,325	$ 158,396
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	158,396
Goodwill acquired during the year	3,574
Ending balance	84,325
Held for sale
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	(69,452)
Sale of Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	(8,193)
Nevada Casino Resorts
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	22,105	22,105
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	22,105
Goodwill acquired during the year	0
Ending balance	22,105
Nevada Casino Resorts \| Held for sale
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	0
Nevada Casino Resorts \| Sale of Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	0
Nevada Locals Casinos
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	38,187	38,187
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	38,187
Goodwill acquired during the year	0
Ending balance	38,187
Nevada Locals Casinos \| Held for sale
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	0
Nevada Locals Casinos \| Sale of Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	0
Nevada Taverns
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	24,033	20,459
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	20,459
Goodwill acquired during the year	3,574
Ending balance	24,033
Nevada Taverns \| Held for sale
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	0
Nevada Taverns \| Sale of Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	0
Distributed Gaming
Goodwill And Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Goodwill	0	$ 77,645
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	77,645
Goodwill acquired during the year	0
Ending balance	0
Distributed Gaming \| Held for sale
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	(69,452)
Distributed Gaming \| Sale of Business
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill related to	$ (8,193)

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