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Organization of Company (Details Narrative) - Number	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of venues		2,639
Percentage of entertainment network		56.00%
Number of venues declined	1,440
Number of venues declined percentage	26.00%

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