Related Affiliates and Joint Ventures	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Affiliates and Joint Ventures	Note 12. Related Affiliates and Joint Ventures C.S. &Y. Associates The Company has a lease agreement with C.S. &Y. Associates (“CS&Y”) which is an entity partially owned by Recreational Enterprises, Inc. (“REI”), which is owned by members of the Carano family, including Gary L. Carano, and various trusts of which members of the Carano family are beneficiaries. In addition, each of Gary L. Carano and Thomas R. Reeg serve as members of the board of directors of REI. The Company owns the entire parcel on which Eldorado Reno is located, except for approximately 30,000 square feet which is leased from CS&Y. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company made lease payments to CS&Y totaling $150,000 and $450,000, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company made lease payments to CS&Y totaling $150,000 and $392,000, respectively. No amounts were due to or due from CS&Y as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. Hampton Inn & Suites The Company holds a 42.1% variable interest in a partnership with other investors that developed a 118-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel at Scioto Downs that opened in March 2017. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company contributed $1.0 million of cash and 2.4 acres of a leasehold immediately adjacent to The Brew Brothers microbrewery and restaurant at Scioto Downs. The partnership constructed the hotel at a cost of $16.0 million and other investors operate the hotel. As of September 30, 2018, the Company’s receivable from the partnership totaled $187,000 and the Company’s payable to the partnership totaled $19,000. These amounts are reflected on the accompanying balance sheet under “due from affiliates” and “due to affiliates.” Pompano Joint Venture The Company formed a joint venture in April 2018 with Cordish Companies (“Cordish”) to master plan and develop a mixed use entertainment and hospitality destination expected to be located on unused land adjacent to the casino and racetrack at our Pompano property. No amounts were due to or due from Cordish as of September 30, 2018. As the managing member, Cordish will operate the business and manage the development, construction, financing, marketing, leasing, maintenance and day-to-day operation of the various phases of the project. Additionally, Cordish will be responsible for the development of the master plan for the project with input from the Company and submit it for review and approval from the Company. The Company and Cordish have made initial cash contributions of $250,000 each, and could be required to make additional contributions to a maximum of $2.0 million ($1.0 million per member) at the request of the managing member. The Company has agreed to donate land to the joint venture for the project. The Company will participate evenly with Cordish in the profits and losses of the joint venture. William Hill On September 5, 2018 the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which, subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, William Hill US will become the Company’s exclusive sports betting operator for a period of 25 years at its properties in jurisdictions where sports betting is legal. The Company will also work with William Hill US to leverage its licenses to operate mobile and online sports wagering operations in the United States. At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the agreement, the Company will receive a 20% equity stake in William Hill US as well as ordinary shares of William Hill PLC with a value of $50.0 million (based on the 60 day volume-weighted average trading price of William Hill PLC shares ending on September 4, 2018). Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company will have the opportunity to sell its equity in William Hill US following a public offering of William Hill US or through a conversion of the 20% equity stake to William Hill PLC shares or cash at William Hill’s discretion after five years. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019.

Note 12. Related Affiliates and Joint Ventures

C.S. &Y. Associates

The Company has a lease agreement with C.S. &Y. Associates (“CS&Y”) which is an entity partially owned by Recreational Enterprises, Inc. (“REI”), which is owned by members of the Carano family, including Gary L. Carano, and various trusts of which members of the Carano family are beneficiaries. In addition, each of Gary L. Carano and Thomas R. Reeg serve as members of the board of directors of REI. The Company owns the entire parcel on which Eldorado Reno is located, except for approximately 30,000 square feet which is leased from CS&Y. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company made lease payments to CS&Y totaling $150,000 and $450,000, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, the Company made lease payments to CS&Y totaling $150,000 and $392,000, respectively. No amounts were due to or due from CS&Y as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Hampton Inn & Suites

The Company holds a 42.1% variable interest in a partnership with other investors that developed a 118-room Hampton Inn & Suites hotel at Scioto Downs that opened in March 2017. Pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement, the Company contributed $1.0 million of cash and 2.4 acres of a leasehold immediately adjacent to The Brew Brothers microbrewery and restaurant at Scioto Downs. The partnership constructed the hotel at a cost of $16.0 million and other investors operate the hotel. As of September 30, 2018, the Company’s receivable from the partnership totaled $187,000 and the Company’s payable to the partnership totaled $19,000. These amounts are reflected on the accompanying balance sheet under “due from affiliates” and “due to affiliates.”

Pompano Joint Venture

The Company formed a joint venture in April 2018 with Cordish Companies (“Cordish”) to master plan and develop a mixed use entertainment and hospitality destination expected to be located on unused land adjacent to the casino and racetrack at our Pompano property. No amounts were due to or due from Cordish as of September 30, 2018.

As the managing member, Cordish will operate the business and manage the development, construction, financing, marketing, leasing, maintenance and day-to-day operation of the various phases of the project. Additionally, Cordish will be responsible for the development of the master plan for the project with input from the Company and submit it for review and approval from the Company. The Company and Cordish have made initial cash contributions of $250,000 each, and could be required to make additional contributions to a maximum of $2.0 million ($1.0 million per member) at the request of the managing member. The Company has agreed to donate land to the joint venture for the project. The Company will participate evenly with Cordish in the profits and losses of the joint venture.

William Hill

On September 5, 2018 the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which, subject to receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, William Hill US will become the Company’s exclusive sports betting operator for a period of 25 years at its properties in jurisdictions where sports betting is legal. The Company will also work with William Hill US to leverage its licenses to operate mobile and online sports wagering operations in the United States. At the closing of the transactions contemplated by the agreement, the Company will receive a 20% equity stake in William Hill US as well as ordinary shares of William Hill PLC with a value of $50.0 million (based on the 60 day volume-weighted average trading price of William Hill PLC shares ending on September 4, 2018). Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company will have the opportunity to sell its equity in William Hill US following a public offering of William Hill US or through a conversion of the 20% equity stake to William Hill PLC shares or cash at William Hill’s discretion after five years. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019.