CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jan. 22, 2012	Jan. 23, 2011	Jan. 22, 2012	Jan. 23, 2011
Revenues:
Casino	$ 251,371	$ 240,205	$ 760,428	$ 754,007
Rooms	8,464	8,400	29,868	29,924
Food, beverage, pari-mutuel and other	33,672	31,082	100,525	99,170
Insurance recoveries	1,867		1,978
Gross revenues	295,374	279,687	892,799	883,101
Less promotional allowances	(53,126)	(47,680)	(157,273)	(152,522)
Net revenues	242,248	232,007	735,526	730,579
Operating expenses:
Casino	41,385	38,529	123,290	118,117
Gaming taxes	61,069	58,331	183,550	182,951
Rooms	1,893	2,002	6,918	7,496
Food, beverage, pari-mutuel and other	10,386	10,557	32,113	32,848
Marine and facilities	14,956	14,602	46,681	44,558
Marketing and administrative	63,863	61,152	192,993	188,580
Corporate and development	7,892	8,719	29,548	32,180
Depreciation and amortization	21,405	21,822	64,739	66,934
Total operating expenses	222,849	215,714	679,832	673,664
Operating income	19,399	16,293	55,694	56,915
Interest expense	(21,737)	(21,506)	(65,439)	(68,711)
Interest income	185	431	624	1,372
Derivative income (expense)	223	974	252	(1,256)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(1,930)	(3,808)	(8,869)	(11,680)
Income tax benefit	748	1,151	3,907	4,555
Loss from continuing operations	(1,182)	(2,657)	(4,962)	(7,125)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes				794
Net loss	$ (1,182)	$ (2,657)	$ (4,962)	$ (6,331)
Loss per common share-basic and dilutive:
Loss from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.22)
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (in dollars per share)				$ 0.03
Net loss (in dollars per share)	$ (0.03)	$ (0.08)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.19)
Weighted average basic shares (in shares)	38,982,281	32,929,965	38,670,827	32,720,532
Weighted average diluted shares (in shares)	38,982,281	32,929,965	38,670,827	32,720,532