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Operating leases, annual rental escalation percentage

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Term of lessor's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash inflow from the sale of formerly productive land held for sale, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it, and so forth.

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Business and Operations - Morgantown, Casino Queen, Rockford and Tioga Leases (Details)											3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 20, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 03, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2024 USD ($) renewaloption	Sep. 06, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 06, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 25, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2020 renewaloption	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2021	Dec. 17, 2021	Jun. 03, 2021 renewaloption	Oct. 01, 2018
Rockford Loan \| Secured Debt
Business and Operations
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					$ 150,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage					10.00%
Debt Instrument, Term Including Extension					6 years
Debt instrument, term					5 years
Debt Instrument, Extension Term					1 year
Long-term Line of Credit												$ 150,000,000
Ione Loan \| Secured Debt
Business and Operations
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 110,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage	11.00%
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Long-term Line of Credit												$ 13,700,000
Casino Queen Marquette
Business and Operations
Payments to acquire real estate, excluding transaction costs				$ 32,720,000
Rockford, IL
Business and Operations
Payments to acquire real estate, excluding transaction costs					$ 100,000,000
The Cordish Companies
Business and Operations
Payments to acquire real estate, excluding transaction costs								$ 1,810,000,000
ARE's Tioga Downs
Business and Operations
Payments to acquire real estate, excluding transaction costs			$ 175,000,000
Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge
Business and Operations
Proceeds from Sale of Property Held-for-sale									$ 28,200,000
Morgantown Lease
Business and Operations
Asset Acquisition, Rent Credits Transferred											$ 30,000,000
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)										20 years
Operating leases, number of renewal options \| renewaloption										6
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)										5 years
Operating Lease, Rent Escalator, Year 1 through 3										1.50%
Operating lease covenant, CPI increase										0.50%
Operating lease covenant, rent increase										1.25%
No rent increase CPI covenant										0.50%
Annual rent escalator, percentage										1.50%
Casino Queen Master Lease
Business and Operations
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)														15 years
Operating leases, number of renewal options \| renewaloption															4
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)																5 years
Operating lease covenant, CPI increase									0.25%
Operating lease covenant, rent increase									1.25%
No rent increase CPI covenant									0.25%
Operating Lease, Rent Escalator, Year 1 through 6									0.50%			50.00%
Yield		9.00%							8.25%
Casino Queen Master Lease \| Marquette, IA
Business and Operations
Maximum funding commitment				12,500,000
Casino Queen Master Lease \| Baton Rouge, LA [Member]
Business and Operations
Maximum funding commitment		$ 111,000,000
Amount funded												$ 15,000,000
Casino Queen Master Lease- Marquette
Business and Operations
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator				$ 2,700,000
Tioga Downs Lease
Business and Operations
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)			30 years
Operating leases, number of renewal options \| renewaloption			2
Operating lease, renewal term (in years)			10 years
Operating Lease, Rent Escalator, Years 1 through 14			1.75%
Operating Lease, Rent Escalator, Years 15 and After			2.00%
Rockford Lease
Business and Operations
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)					99 years
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator						$ 8,000,000
Annual rent escalator, percentage					2.00%
PA Live! Master Lease
Business and Operations
Payments to acquire real estate, excluding transaction costs							$ 689,000,000
Annual rent escalator, percentage												175.00%
Live! Casino Maryland Lease
Business and Operations
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)													39 years
Annual rent escalator, percentage												1.75%
Live! Casino Maryland Lease \| Maximum
Business and Operations
Operating lease, initial term of contract (in years)													60 years
Live! Casino Maryland and PA Leases
Business and Operations
Annual rent escalator, percentage							1.75%
ARE Tioga Downs Master Lease
Business and Operations
Amount of rent available upon annual rent escalator			$ 14,500,000