SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Number of reportable segments									2
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Total net revenue	$ 43,648,567	$ 47,861,711	$ 44,216,594	$ 34,630,092	$ 34,012,130	$ 36,174,386	$ 37,159,873	$ 33,285,816	$ 170,356,964	$ 140,632,205	$ 142,030,027
Total adjusted EBITDA before corporate expenses									40,741,470	33,310,003
Total Adjusted EBITDA									36,157,250	29,262,180
Expenses:
Stock based compensation									(1,367,967)	(1,619,652)	(1,741,084)
Depreciation and amortization									(16,650,604)	(13,379,538)	(13,281,396)
Acquisition expense									(2,155,521)	(973,607)
Building demolition expense										(3,519,148)	(414,099)
Interest expense									(2,023,957)	(914,308)	(1,457,865)
Provision for income taxes									(5,048,353)	(3,180,073)	(4,338,924)
Net income	1,339,643	4,137,080	1,792,758	1,641,367	567,293	11,279	3,558,136	1,539,146	8,910,848	5,675,854	8,236,261
Capital expenditures and Assets:
Total capital expenditures									10,329,000	5,231,000
Total assets	248,119,955				179,599,604				248,119,955	179,599,604
Atlantis
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Total net revenue									140,928,245	140,632,205
Total adjusted EBITDA before corporate expenses									31,111,370	33,310,003
Capital expenditures and Assets:
Total capital expenditures									3,530,000	5,231,000
Total assets	147,645,000				168,922,000				147,645,000	168,922,000
Riviera Black Hawk
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Total net revenue									29,428,719
Total adjusted EBITDA before corporate expenses									9,630,100
Capital expenditures and Assets:
Total capital expenditures									6,799,000
Total assets	91,192,000								91,192,000
Corporate and other
SEGMENT INFORMATION
Total Adjusted EBITDA									(4,584,220)	(4,047,823)
Capital expenditures and Assets:
Total assets	$ 9,283,000				$ 10,678,000				$ 9,283,000	$ 10,678,000