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Description of Business - Additional Information (Details) slot_machine in Thousands, $ in Millions							3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 09, 2019 USD ($) a	Mar. 08, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 06, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 25, 2019	Jan. 11, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) numberOfTableGames state segment	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) segment numberOfTableGames slot_machine state	Mar. 04, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
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Number of table games \| numberOfTableGames							200	200
Number of states in which entity operates \| state							8	8
Number of reportable segments \| segment							3	3
Deferred tax liability							$ 212.8	$ 212.8		$ 78.2
Area of land sold \| a	197
Stock split, conversion ratio					3
Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Proceeds from new credit facilities			$ 300.0	$ 300.0
Presque Isle Downs & Casino And Lady Luck Casino
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Payments to acquire business						$ 178.9
Presque Isle
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Payments to acquire business						178.9
Working capital and other purchase price adjustments						$ 1.6
Lady Luck Nemacolin
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Payments to acquire business		$ 0.1
Turfway Park
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Payments to acquire business	$ 36.0
Working capital and other purchase price adjustments	0.9
Total consideration	46.0
Purchase and sale agreement rights	10.0
Turfway Park \| Maximum \| Scenario, Plan
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Total consideration	$ 150.0
Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage				42.00%			61.30%	61.30%
Aggregated cash consideration paid at closing of the Sale Transaction				$ 406.6
Deferred tax liability				103.2					$ 103.2
Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC \| High Plaines
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage							36.00%	36.00%
Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC \| Midwest Gaming and Casino Investors
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Equity method investment, ownership percentage							2.70%	2.70%
Miami Valley Gaming LLC
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity method investment, ownership percentage							50.00%	50.00%
Clairvest Group Inc.
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Transaction costs and working capital adjustments				$ 3.5