Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 21, 2011 item	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2005 a	Oct. 31, 2004 a	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Capital Lease
Capital Lease Obligations					$ 681		$ 681		$ 817
Operating Lease
GAIN ON SALE OR DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY					(836)	$ 3	(765)	$ 4
Ohio Gaming Referendum Challenge
Number of racetracks in Ohio | item	4
Environmental Remediation
Amount of Environmental Risk Insurance Policy purchased		$ 10,000
MTR Gaming
Environmental Remediation
Area of real property sold (in acres) | a			205
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Estimated total obligation for assessments					4,100		4,100		4,300
Estimated total obligation residual amount, current and noncurrent							2,000		2,200
Obligations paid							200
Renewal Period of Environmental Risk Insurance Policy		1 year
MTR Gaming | Initial funding by Pennsylvania General Fund
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Estimated total obligation for assessments					2,000		2,000		$ 2,100
MTR Gaming | Additional funding by Pennsylvania Property Tax Relief Reserve Fund
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Estimated total proportionate share of assessment upon gaming facilities					4,100		$ 4,100
Period for quarterly payments of proportionate share of funding for assessments							10 years
Presque Isle Downs
Operating Lease
GAIN ON SALE OR DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY					100		$ 100
Environmental Remediation
Area of real property acquired (in acres) | a				229
Scioto Downs
Operating Lease
Renewal Term							2 years
The borrowers
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Borrowings to fund initial development of gaming					99,900		$ 99,900
The borrowers | Initial funding by Pennsylvania General Fund
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Borrowings to fund initial development of gaming					36,100		$ 36,100
Number of licensees operational after which repayment of borrowing from General Fund would commence | item							14
The borrowers | Additional funding by Pennsylvania Property Tax Relief Reserve Fund
Regulatory Gaming Assessments
Borrowings to fund initial development of gaming					$ 63,800		$ 63,800