Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Oct. 26, 2017
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	Elite Data Services, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000704366
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current	No
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		150,018,799
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016