Condensed Consolidated Guarantor Data (Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 39,986	$ 22,771	$ 36,787
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale to Truckee Gaming, LLC	0	0	17,447
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	22	365	70
Purchases of property and equipment	(17,303)	(17,241)	(31,720)
Net cash used in investing activities	(17,281)	(16,876)	(14,203)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in intercompany accounts	0	0	0
Payments on long-term debt	(30)	(8,717)	(11,744)
Proceeds from long term debt	0	0	4,314
Loan origination fees	0	(2,860)	(852)
Repurchases of vested share-based awards	(71)	0	(318)
Net cash used in financing activities	(101)	(11,577)	(8,600)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	22,604	(5,682)	13,984
Beginning of period	135,175	140,857	126,873
End of period	157,779	135,175	140,857
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Cash flows from operating activities	0	0	36
Cash flows from investing activities	0	0	(4,695)
Cash flows from discontinued operations	0	0	(4,659)
Affinity Gaming, LLC [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(40,957)	(74,174)	(30,366)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale to Truckee Gaming, LLC			17,447
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	14	0	20
Purchases of property and equipment	(3,611)	(973)	(1,127)
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,597)	(973)	16,340
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in intercompany accounts	62,272	76,949	31,683
Payments on long-term debt	0	(8,501)	(11,568)
Proceeds from long term debt		0	4,314
Loan origination fees		(2,860)	(852)
Repurchases of vested share-based awards	(71)		(318)
Net cash used in financing activities	62,201	65,588	23,259
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	17,647	(9,559)	9,233
Beginning of period	88,737	98,296	89,063
End of period	106,384	88,737	98,296
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Cash flows from operating activities			0
Cash flows from investing activities			0
Cash flows from discontinued operations			0
Affinity Gaming Finance Corp. [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	0	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale to Truckee Gaming, LLC			0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	0	0
Purchases of property and equipment	0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities	0	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in intercompany accounts	0	0	0
Payments on long-term debt	0	0	0
Proceeds from long term debt		0	0
Loan origination fees		0	0
Repurchases of vested share-based awards	0
Net cash used in financing activities	0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Beginning of period	0	0	0
End of period	0	0	0
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Cash flows from operating activities			0
Cash flows from investing activities			0
Cash flows from discontinued operations			0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	80,943	96,945	67,153
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale to Truckee Gaming, LLC			0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	8	365	50
Purchases of property and equipment	(13,692)	(16,268)	(30,593)
Net cash used in investing activities	(13,684)	(15,903)	(30,543)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in intercompany accounts	(62,272)	(76,949)	(31,683)
Payments on long-term debt	(30)	(216)	(176)
Proceeds from long term debt		0	0
Loan origination fees		0	0
Repurchases of vested share-based awards	0		0
Net cash used in financing activities	(62,302)	(77,165)	(31,859)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,957	3,877	4,751
Beginning of period	46,438	42,561	37,810
End of period	$ 51,395	$ 46,438	42,561
Cash flows from discontinued operations:
Cash flows from operating activities			36
Cash flows from investing activities			(4,695)
Cash flows from discontinued operations			$ (4,659)