Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Nov. 24, 2015	Jul. 27, 1995
Deferred tax assets, write off		$ 8,100,000
State tax expense due to change in status from partnership to C corp.			$ 700,000
Recognition of West Virginia deferred tax assets resulted in an income tax benefit	$ 1,400,000	$ 80,300,000
Alternative minimum tax credit carryforwards	1,100,000
Federal jobs credit carryforwards	$ 1,400,000
Federal jobs credit carryforwards, expiration year	2026
Operating loss carryforwards, limitations	Utilization of net operating loss, credit, and other carryforwards are subject to annual limitations due to ownership changes as provided by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and similar state provisions. An ownership change is defined as a greater than 50% change in ownership by 5% stockholders in any threeyear period. Under Sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the Company had a “change in ownership” event that limits the utilization of net operating loss, credit, and other carryforwards that were previously available to MTR Gaming Group to offset future taxable income. The “change in ownership” event occurred on September 19, 2014 in connection with the merger with MTR Gaming Group. This limitation resulted in no significant loss of federal attributes, but did result in significant loss of state attributes. The federal and state net operating loss credit and other carryforwards are stated net of limitations.
Limitation of loss carryforwards, minimum percentage for ownership change	50.00%
Percentage of shareholders holding change in ownership	5.00%
Change in ownership period by the stockholders	3 years
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	$ 0
Federal
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 102,300,000
Net operating loss, expiration year	2030
State
Net operating loss, expiration year	2018
Silver Legacy Joint Venture
Ownership interest (as a percent)	50.00%			50.00%	48.10%