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	Apr. 22, 2024 USD ($) location	Jan. 10, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 13, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) location segment property shares	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| segment					3
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred					$ 204,858	$ 0
Cash and cash equivalents					$ 404,338	$ 156,203	$ 197,600	$ 142,034
Anti-dilutive potential common share equivalents excluded (in shares) \| shares					0	51,819
Disposed of by Sale \| Distributed Gaming- Nevada
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred		$ 213,500
Disposed of by Sale \| Rocky Gap Property
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred				$ 260,000
Disposed of by Sale \| Distributed Gaming- Montana
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred			$ 109,000
Subsequent Event \| Great American Pub
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired	$ 7,300
Nevada
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of resort casino properties \| property					8
Number of tavern locations \| location					69
Nevada \| Subsequent Event \| Great American Pub
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of tavern locations \| location	2
Nevada \| Nevada Taverns
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of tavern locations \| location					71
Nevada \| Nevada Taverns \| Subsequent Event
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of tavern locations \| location	71