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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Thousands					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 22, 2024 USD ($) location	Jan. 10, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 13, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 property location shares	Jun. 30, 2023 shares	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) property segment location shares	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares
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Number of resort casino properties \| property					8		8
Number of reportable segments \| segment							3
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred							$ 204,066	$ 0
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired							$ 7,250	$ 0
Anti-dilutive potential common share equivalents excluded (in shares) \| shares					441,814	74,231	0	4,408
Great American Pub
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of tavern locations \| location	2
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired	$ 7,300
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
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
Nevada Taverns
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of tavern locations \| location					71		71