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	Apr. 26, 2015	Apr. 27, 2014	Apr. 28, 2013	Oct. 27, 2013 item	Jan. 26, 2014	Jan. 26, 2014	Feb. 01, 2013
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2016	$ 11,508
2017	11,023
2018	10,751
2019	10,692
2020	8,123
Thereafter	144,348
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Contingent rentals	3,012	2,926	3,315
Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation accrual reversal		16,953
Operating expense	(892,471)us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	(1,022,165)us-gaap_OperatingExpenses	(880,944)us-gaap_OperatingExpenses
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Tower JV
Commitments and Contingencies
Amount loaned in the form of stand-by letter of credit							25,000
Sub Contractor Vs I O C Cape Girardeau L L C And Other Defendants
Commitments and Contingencies
Amount of damages sought				3,800
Number of defendants				2
Riverboat Corporation of Mississippi - Vicksburg vs. Mississippi by Silver Land, Inc.
Commitments and Contingencies
Damages awarded					1,979	1,979
Litigation accrual reversal					2,223	2,223
Operating expense					1,979	1,979
Interest expense					244	244
Lady Luck Gaming Corporation and several joint venture partners vs. country of Greece
Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation accrual reversal						14,730
Operating expense						7,351
Interest expense				$ 7,379		$ 7,379