Condensed Consolidated Guarantor Data (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 157,779	$ 135,175	$ 140,857	$ 126,873
Restricted cash	608	608
Accounts receivable, net	3,217	3,516
Income tax receivable	16	171
Prepaid expense	10,079	10,134
Inventory	2,798	2,666
Total current assets	174,497	152,270
Property and equipment, net	251,908	261,111
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	5,000	5,738
Intangibles, net	124,042	126,543
Goodwill	48,287	68,516
Total assets	603,734	614,178
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	13,220	12,902
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accrued interest	2,327	2,353
Accrued expense	24,158	22,510
Deferred income taxes	1,663	1,438
Current maturities of long-term debt	11,383	0
Other current liabilities	23	30
Total current liabilities	52,774	39,233
Long-term debt, less current portion	365,674	374,701
Other liabilities	1,932	1,708
Deferred income taxes	13,095	16,081
Total liabilities	433,475	431,723
Owners' equity
Common stock	20	20
Other equity	170,239	182,435
Total owners’ equity	170,259	182,455	204,519	207,130
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	603,734	614,178
Affinity Gaming, LLC [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	106,384	88,737	98,296	89,063
Restricted cash	469	469
Accounts receivable, net	220	916
Income tax receivable	16	171
Prepaid expense	1,813	1,086
Inventory	0	0
Total current assets	108,902	91,379
Property and equipment, net	2,002	3,016
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	551,953	548,541
Other assets, net	3,444	4,223
Intangibles, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total assets	666,301	647,159
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	3,483	1,737
Intercompany payables	110,150	82,764
Accrued interest	2,327	2,353
Accrued expense	1,455	1,152
Deferred income taxes	53	108
Current maturities of long-term debt	11,383
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	128,851	88,114
Long-term debt, less current portion	365,674	374,678
Other liabilities	1,397	1,207
Deferred income taxes	120	705
Total liabilities	496,042	464,704
Owners' equity
Common stock	20	20
Other equity	170,239	182,435
Total owners’ equity	170,259	182,455
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	666,301	647,159
Affinity Gaming Finance Corp. [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Income tax receivable	0	0
Prepaid expense	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total assets	0	0
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued expense	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	0	0
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Owners' equity
Common stock	0	0
Other equity	0	0
Total owners’ equity	0	0
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	0	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	51,395	46,438	$ 42,561	$ 37,810
Restricted cash	139	139
Accounts receivable, net	2,997	2,600
Income tax receivable	0	0
Prepaid expense	8,266	9,048
Inventory	2,798	2,666
Total current assets	65,595	60,891
Property and equipment, net	249,906	258,095
Intercompany receivables	110,150	82,764
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Other assets, net	1,556	1,515
Intangibles, net	124,042	126,543
Goodwill	48,287	68,516
Total assets	599,536	598,324
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	9,737	11,165
Intercompany payables	0	0
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued expense	22,703	21,358
Deferred income taxes	1,610	1,330
Current maturities of long-term debt	0
Other current liabilities	23	30
Total current liabilities	34,073	33,883
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	23
Other liabilities	535	501
Deferred income taxes	12,975	15,376
Total liabilities	47,583	49,783
Owners' equity
Common stock	0	0
Other equity	551,953	548,541
Total owners’ equity	551,953	548,541
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	599,536	598,324
Consolidating/Eliminating Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Income tax receivable	0	0
Prepaid expense	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Total current assets	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Intercompany receivables	(110,150)	(82,764)
Investment in subsidiaries	(551,953)	(548,541)
Other assets, net	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Total assets	(662,103)	(631,305)
LIABILITIES AND OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany payables	(110,150)	(82,764)
Accrued interest	0	0
Accrued expense	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	(110,150)	(82,764)
Long-term debt, less current portion	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Total liabilities	(110,150)	(82,764)
Owners' equity
Common stock	0	0
Other equity	(551,953)	(548,541)
Total owners’ equity	(551,953)	(548,541)
Total liabilities and owners’ equity	$ (662,103)	$ (631,305)