Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 3,511,490	$ 1,773,313
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	1,866,975	1,738,900
Stock-based compensation expense	179,141	224,921
Deferred income taxes	1,215,433	(96,700)
Stock appreciation rights		141,686
Gain on disposal of assets		(347,348)
Gain sale of land	(3,990,519)
Gain on insurance proceeds	(592,276)	(120,090)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock-based awards	1,050	(4,060)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in restricted cash	(574,208)	(115,456)
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable	(260,259)	277,145
(Increase) decrease in other current assets	62,183	(412,962)
Decrease (increase) in income taxes (payable) receivable	560,029	(433,252)
Increase in due from Minnesota horsemen associations	(1,101,444)	(476,524)
Increase in accounts payable	1,633,682	1,104,482
Increase in Card Casino accruals	791,329	540,097
Increase in accrued wages and payroll taxes	(420,952)	296,418
Increase in accrued property taxes	(181,060)	160,895
Increase in payable to horsepersons	(158,032)	(109,523)
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,542,562	4,141,942
Investing Activities:
Additions to buildings and equipment	(3,777,239)	(3,841,087)
Proceeds from sale of RV Park		99,441
Proceeds from insurance claims		120,091
Purchase of investments	(213)	(465)
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,777,452)	(3,622,020)
Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	371,564	109,540
Principle payments on capital lease obligations	(1,887,349)
Cash dividends to shareholders	(1,072,470)	(1,055,720)
Tax benefit from exercise of stock-based awards	(1,015)	4,060
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(2,589,270)	(942,120)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(3,824,160)	(422,198)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	8,274,112	8,761,925
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	4,449,952	8,339,727
Schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities
Additions to buildings and equipment funded through accounts payable	65,000	87,000
Dividend declared	215,000
Issuance of promissory notes receivable	3,191,000
Insurance recoveries proceeds receivable	592,000
Proceeds from land sale remitted to qualified intermediary	1,051,000
Principal payments of capital lease obligation remitted from qualified intermediary	1,051,000
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	$ 2,121,000	$ 1,852,000