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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 01, 2022 USD ($) venue	Sep. 26, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill				$ 899.9	$ 723.8
Ellis Park
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration		$ 79.0
Working capital and other purchase price adjustments		$ 3.5
Cash acquired in the acquisition				1.4
Property and equipment				19.3
Goodwill				9.3
Net working capital				1.5
P2E Transaction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration	$ 2,835.9
Cash acquired in the acquisition	126.4
Property and equipment	611.2
Total intangible assets	1,941.5
Goodwill	$ 347.8
Number of HRM entertainment venues \| venue	6
Number of online market access licenses \| venue	5
P2E Transaction \| Gaming
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 129.1
P2E Transaction \| Live and Historical Racing
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	218.7
Chasers Poker Room
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gaming rights intangible asset			$ 82.2
Gaming Rights \| Ellis Park
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total intangible assets				47.4
Trademark \| Ellis Park
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total intangible assets				$ 3.6
Trademark \| P2E Transaction
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total intangible assets	$ 75.9