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Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation (Details) $ in Thousands						3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 22, 2024 USD ($) location	Jan. 10, 2024 USD ($)	Nov. 21, 2023 USD ($) location	Sep. 13, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 location property shares	Sep. 30, 2023 shares	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment location property shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) shares
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of resort casino properties \| property						8		8
Number of reportable segments \| segment								3
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred to buyer								$ 204,066	$ 365,046
Anti-dilutive potential common share equivalents excluded (in shares) \| shares						110,137	68,239	0	0
Lucky’s Lounge & Restaurant
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of tavern locations \| location			4
Great American Pub
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of tavern locations \| location	2
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 to buyer					$ 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 to buyer				$ 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 to buyer		$ 213,500
Nevada Taverns
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of tavern locations \| location						72		72
Nevada Taverns \| Lucky’s Lounge & Restaurant \| Nevada
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred to buyer			$ 10,000
Nevada Taverns \| Great American Pub \| Nevada
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash transferred to buyer	$ 7,300