Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenues
Gaming	$ 717,925	$ 656,077
Food, beverage and other	121,860	112,908
Management service fee	3,047	3,443
Revenues	842,832	772,428
Less promotional allowances	(44,586)	(36,369)
Net revenues	798,246	736,059
Operating expenses
Gaming	362,018	340,169
Food, beverage and other	90,265	87,804
General and administrative	135,577	115,997
Depreciation and amortization	77,071	53,337
Insurance recoveries, net of deductible charges		(3,863)
Total operating expenses	664,931	593,444
Income from operations	133,315	142,615
Other income (expenses)
Interest expense	(27,924)	(18,043)
Interest income	262	219
Gain from unconsolidated affiliates	1,721	1,685
Other	664	(1,003)
Total other expenses	(25,277)	(17,142)
Income from operations before income taxes	108,038	125,473
Taxes on income	42,767	46,854
Net income	$ 65,271	$ 78,619
Earnings per common share:
Basic earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.83
Diluted earnings per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.63	$ 0.74