Change In Accounting Estimate, Increase (Decrease) Amortization Expense

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Change In Accounting Estimate, Increase (Decrease) Depreciation Expense

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Change In Accounting Estimate, Increase (Decrease) Net Income (Loss)

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Change In Accounting Estimate, Increase (Decrease) To Net Loss Per Share

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Change in estimate (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Service life
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Decrease to depreciation expense			$ 1,232
Decrease to amortization expense			2,688
Increase to net income			$ 3,920
Increase to income per share/decrease to loss per share (in usd per share)			$ 0.04
Customer Acquisition Costs
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)	18 years	12 years 4 months 24 days
Location Contracts \| Minimum
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)	10 years
Location Contracts \| Maximum
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)	15 years
Gaming terminals and equipment
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)			13 years
Gaming terminals and equipment \| Service life
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)	13 years	10 years