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	Sep. 13, 2023 USD ($)	Jul. 25, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) property location shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) property segment location shares	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
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Number of reportable segments \| segment						4
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold						$ 365,046,000	$ 0
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 295,855,000	$ 177,658,000	295,855,000	177,658,000	$ 142,034,000	$ 220,540,000
Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale				$ 34,694,000	$ 7,172,000	$ 34,694,000	$ 7,172,000
Anti-dilutive potential common share equivalents excluded (in shares) \| shares				68,239	205,699	0	141,350
Rocky Gap Property \| Disposed of by Sale
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Aggregate consideration		$ 260,000,000
Rocky Gap Property \| Disposed of by Sale \| Century Casinos, Inc.
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold		56,100,000
Rocky Gap Property \| Disposed of by Sale \| VICI Properties, L.P.
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold		$ 203,900,000
Distributed Gaming \| Held-for-sale \| J&J Gaming
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Aggregate consideration			$ 322,500,000
Distributed Gaming – Nevada \| Held-for-sale \| J&J Gaming
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold			213,500,000
Distributed Gaming – Montana \| Disposed of by Sale
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold	$ 109,000,000
Distributed Gaming – Montana \| Disposed of by Sale \| J&J Gaming
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold	$ 109,000,000
Distributed Gaming – Montana \| Held-for-sale \| J&J Gaming
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business, net of cash sold			$ 109,000,000
Nevada and Maryland
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of resort casino properties \| property				8		8
Nevada \| Nevada Taverns
Nature Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of tavern locations \| location				65		65