Basis Of Presentation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014 D	Mar. 31, 2013 D	Dec. 31, 2013
Promotional Allowance [Line Items]
Live Racing Days	92	56
Promotional Allowances	$ 7,626,657	$ 7,300,000
Estimated Cost Of Providing Promotional Allowances	2,312,272	2,345,572
Customer Loyalty Program Liability, Current	2,100,000		2,100,000
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	100,000	100,000
Racing Operations Segment [Member]
Promotional Allowance [Line Items]
Promotional Allowances	150,000	163,250
Online Operations
Promotional Allowance [Line Items]
Promotional Allowances	2,744,066	2,378,827
Gaming Segment [Member]
Promotional Allowance [Line Items]
Promotional Allowances	$ 4,732,591	$ 4,716,674

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Live Racing Days

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Value of deferred revenue or cost to provide products or services, which is expected to be recognized in income or incurred within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, resulting from customer loyalty program. Excludes liability associated with frequent flier programs. Includes liability associated with customer loyalty programs for other businesses, for example, but is not limited to, hotels, supermarkets, credit card companies, automobile rental companies, and book sellers.

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Amount of income (loss) from a disposal group, net of income tax, reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items after deduction or consideration of the amount allocable to noncontrolling interests. Includes, net of tax, income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 810

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 19

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This element represents the estimated retail value of accommodations, food and beverage, and other services furnished to guests without charge.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 924

-SubTopic 605

-Section 45

-Paragraph 2

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