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 Income (Loss) Per Share

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Amortization period of cost capitalized in obtaining or fulfilling contract with customer, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126905575&loc=SL49131251-203054

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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 finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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
	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Service Life
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Decrease to depreciation expense	$ 1,228		$ 3,685
Decrease to amortization expense	2,770		8,215
Increase to net income	$ 2,859		$ 8,511
Increase to net income per share	$ 0.03		$ 0.09
Customer Acquisition Costs
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Amortization period of capitalized contract costs		18 years		12 years 4 months 24 days
Location Contracts
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Expected useful life of intangibles (in years)		15 years		10 years
Gaming terminals and equipment \| Service Life
Change in Accounting Estimate [Line Items]
Useful life (in years)		13 years		10 years