Organization (Details) (USD $)								0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014 table_game hotel_room property restaurant subsidiary golf_course slot_machine	Aug. 31, 2014 Newport employee	Aug. 31, 2014 Eldorado	Aug. 31, 2014 Eldorado Tamarack Junction Casino and Restaurant	Aug. 31, 2014 Eldorado 96% owned subsidiary	Aug. 31, 2014 Eldorado Silver Legacy Resort Casino	Dec. 14, 2007 Eldorado Level 2	Aug. 01, 2011 Mesquite	Aug. 31, 2014 Mesquite	Aug. 01, 2011 Mesquite NGOF	Aug. 01, 2011 Mesquite NGCF	Aug. 31, 2014 Silver Legacy Resort Casino	Sep. 19, 2014 Subsequent Event Eldorado
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of wholly owned subsidiaries	2
Ownership percentage in equity method investment (percent)			17.0359%						40.00%			50.00%	8.60%
Value of mortgage bonds and preferred equity interest							$ 38,314,863
Cash payment to acquire equity method investment								$ 8,222,222		$ 7,222,222	$ 1,000,000
Common stock issued (shares)													3,978,573
Par value (usd per share)													$ 0.00001
Equity method investee percentage ownership in JV (percent)				21.00%		50.00%
Number of properties owned and operated (properties)	5
Number of properties with controlling interest (properties)	6
Number of hotel rooms	3,300
Number of table games	280
Number of restaurants	32
Number of slot machines	10,000
Number of championship golf courses	2
Equity investee ownership interest in subsidiary (percent)					96.00%
Number of employees		10