Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	May 08, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001071255
Trading Symbol	gden
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		22,251,472
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false