Stockholders Equity Stockholders' Equity (Details)						3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 14, 2015 USD ($) shares	May. 05, 2015 USD ($) executive_officer shares	Nov. 03, 2014 shares	Apr. 02, 2014 USD ($) shares	Aug. 19, 2009 USD ($) tranche shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 09, 2015 USD ($) shares	Feb. 07, 2015 shares	Jan. 05, 2015 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Feb. 19, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Equity [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation | $						$ 121,000		$ 144,000	$ 391,000	$ 427,000
Deferred Compensation Share-based Arrangements, Liability, Current and Noncurrent | $						$ 226,000			$ 226,000
Number of Executive Officers with Restricted Stock | executive_officer		4
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights							416,668
Exercise price of warrants or rights | $ / shares							$ 6.00
Proceeds from Warrant Exercises | $							$ 2,500,000
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)						150,000,000			150,000,000					150,000,000
Common Stock Dividends on Series B Preferred Stock Shares Authorized											25,509				30,833
Proceeds from rights offering, net of expenses | $									$ 49,528,000	$ 13,180,000
Series E Preferred Stock
Equity [Line Items]
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Shares	26,667
Stock Redeemed or Called During Period, Value | $	$ 533,000
Series B Preferred Stock
Equity [Line Items]
Common Stock Dividends, Declared And Undeclared, Value | $											$ 159,000				$ 218,000
Common Stock Dividends, Undeclared, Value | $														$ 159,000		$ 218,000
Class of Warrant or Right
Equity [Line Items]
Stock issued during period, shares, new issues				2,138,881
Stock issued during period, value, new issues | $				$ 13,400,000
Proceeds from issuance of stock, rights issue, net | $				$ 13,200,000
January 2015 Rights Offering
Equity [Line Items]
Common stock, shares authorized (shares)													7,042,254
January 2015 Rights Offering | Common Stock
Equity [Line Items]
Price per share | $ / shares													$ 7.10
Shares, Issued													53,291
Kien Huat Realty Limited | Standby Purchase Agreement | Common Stock
Equity [Line Items]
Shares, Issued												2,667,165
Kien Huat Realty Limited | January 2015 Rights Offering | Common Stock
Equity [Line Items]
Shares, Issued												31,191,035	4,321,798
Expiring May 10, 2020
Equity [Line Items]
Exercise price of warrants or rights | $ / shares						$ 6			$ 6
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding						666,667			666,667
Restricted Stock [Member] | Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period		525,000
Stock Granted, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures | $		$ 2,700,000
Casino Project | Monticello Harness Horsemen's Association Agreement [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Agreement, Contractual Term			2 years
Agreement, Contractual Term Extension			7 years
Casino Project | Monticello Harness Horsemen's Association Agreement [Member] | Common Stock
Equity [Line Items]
Sale of Stock, Number of Shares Issued in Transaction			1,000,000
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights			300,000
Kien Huat Realty Limited | Investment Agreement [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Proceeds from rights offering, net of expenses | $					$ 55,000,000
Sale of Stock, Number of Tranches | tranche					2
Sale of Stock, Number of Units Exercised for Purchase Right to be Valid					1,000,000
Sale of Stock, Exercise Notification Period					5 days
Sale of Stock, Notification Period of Intent to Match					10 days
Sale of Stock, Number of Securities to be Called by Rights					1,032,000
Sale of Stock, Number of Additional Rights Possible					154,000