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	Dec. 23, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions		$ 13,237	$ 10,900	$ 6,844
Restructuring expense		20	1,268	0
Total acquisition, integration and restructuring expense		13,257	12,168	6,844
Bally’s Atlantic City
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions		4,373	0	0
Eldorado Resort Casino Shreveport
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions	$ 3,100	3,108	0	0
Casino KC and Casino Vicksburg
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions		1,828	1,293	0
MontBleu
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions		1,052	0	0
Black Hawk Casinos
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions		1,021	1,724	208
Jumer’s Hotel & Casino
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions		1,003	0	0
Tropicana Evansville
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions		661	0	0
Centre County, PA
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions		132	0	0
Dover Downs merger and going public expenses
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Acquisition costs for other recently announced and pending acquisitions		$ 59	$ 7,883	$ 6,636