| LEASES (Tables)
 | 9 Months Ended | 
| Sep. 30, 2021 | 
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| LEASES |  | 
| Components of Lease Expense | The components of lease expense are as follows: 
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| (In thousands) |      |  |      | Three Months Ended  |      | Nine Months Ended  |  
|  |  |  |  | September 30,  |  | September 30,  |  
| Lease Costs |  | Classification within Statement of Operations |  | 2021 |   | 2020 |  | 2021 |   | 2020 |  
| Operating leases: |   |    |   |  |    |  |  |    |   |  |    |  |  |    |  
| Fixed/base rent |   | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  | $ |  1,112 |  | $ |  1,156 |  | $ |  3,357 |  | $ |  3,478 |  
| Short-term payments |  | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  |  |  29 |  |  |  — |  |  |  29 |  |  |  — |  
| Variable payments |   | Selling, General and Administrative Expenses |  |   |  385 |  |   |  219 |  |   |  1,254 |  |   |  442 |  
| Finance lease: |   |    |  |   |    |  |   |  |  |   |    |  |   |    |  
| Amortization of leased assets |   | Depreciation and Amortization |  |   |  39 |  |   |  39 |  |   |  118 |  |   |  118 |  
| Interest on lease liabilities |   | Interest Expense, Net |  |   |  38 |  |   |  45 |  |   |  122 |  |   |  139 |  
| Total lease costs |  |  |  | $ |  1,603 |  | $ |  1,459 |  | $ |  4,880 |  | $ |  4,177 |   | 
| Balance Sheet Information For Leases | Leases recorded on the balance sheet consist of the following:  
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| (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |  |  |  | September 30,  |  | December 31,  |  
| Leases |      | Balance Sheet Classification |      | 2021 |  | 2020 |  
| Assets |   |    |   |  |    |  |  |    |  
| Operating lease assets |     | Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets, Net |     | $ |  16,619 |  | $ |  17,361 |  
| Finance lease assets |   | Property and Equipment, Net(1) |  |   |  4,762 |  |   |  4,879 |  
| Total lease assets |   |    |  | $ |  21,381 |  | $ |  22,240 |  
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| Liabilities |   |    |  |   |    |  |   |    |  
| Current |   |    |  |   |    |  |   |    |  
| Operating |   | Current Portion of Operating Lease Obligations |  | $ |  3,492 |  | $ |  3,283 |  
| Finance |   | Current Portion of Finance Lease Obligation |  |   |  508 |  |   |  491 |  
| Noncurrent |   |    |  |   |  |  |   |  |  
| Operating |   | Operating Lease Obligations, Net of Current Portion |  |   |  13,813 |  |   |  14,914 |  
| Finance |   | Finance Lease Obligation, Net of Current Portion |  |   |  2,914 |  |   |  3,298 |  
| Total lease liabilities |   |    |  | $ |  20,727 |  | $ |  21,986 |  __________ 
| (1) | Finance lease assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $3.0 million and $2.8 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. | 
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| Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
| (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |      | Operating |      | Financing |  
| Years Ending December 31,  |  | Leases |  | Lease(1) |  
| 2021 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2021) |  | $ |  1,234 |  | $ |  108 |  
| 2022 |  |   |  4,852 |  |   |  652 |  
| 2023 |  |   |  3,539 |  |   |  652 |  
| 2024 |  |   |  1,663 |  |   |  652 |  
| 2025 |  |   |  1,466 |  |   |  652 |  
| Thereafter |  |   |  30,105 |  |   |  1,195 |  
| Total future minimum lease payments |  |   |  42,859 |  |   |  3,911 |  
| Less: Amount representing interest |  |   |  (25,554) |  |   |  (489) |  
| Present value of lease liabilities |  |   |  17,305 |  |   |  3,422 |  
| Less: Current lease obligations |  |   |  (3,492) |  |   |  (508) |  
| Long-term lease obligations |  | $ |  13,813 |  | $ |  2,914 |  __________ (1)The Company’s only material finance lease is at Rising Star Casino Resort for a 104-room hotel. | 
| Finance Lease, Liability, Maturity |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
| (In thousands) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
|  |      | Operating |      | Financing |  
| Years Ending December 31,  |  | Leases |  | Lease(1) |  
| 2021 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2021) |  | $ |  1,234 |  | $ |  108 |  
| 2022 |  |   |  4,852 |  |   |  652 |  
| 2023 |  |   |  3,539 |  |   |  652 |  
| 2024 |  |   |  1,663 |  |   |  652 |  
| 2025 |  |   |  1,466 |  |   |  652 |  
| Thereafter |  |   |  30,105 |  |   |  1,195 |  
| Total future minimum lease payments |  |   |  42,859 |  |   |  3,911 |  
| Less: Amount representing interest |  |   |  (25,554) |  |   |  (489) |  
| Present value of lease liabilities |  |   |  17,305 |  |   |  3,422 |  
| Less: Current lease obligations |  |   |  (3,492) |  |   |  (508) |  
| Long-term lease obligations |  | $ |  13,813 |  | $ |  2,914 |  __________ (1)The Company’s only material finance lease is at Rising Star Casino Resort for a 104-room hotel. | 
| Other Information Related To Lease Term And Discount Rate | Other information related to lease term and discount rate is as follows: 
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| Lease Term and Discount Rate |  | September 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020 |  
| Weighted-average remaining lease term |   |    |  |  |    |  |  
| Operating leases |   | 20.8  | years |  | 20.4  | years |  
| Finance lease |   | 6.0  | years |  | 6.8  | years |  
| Weighted-average discount rate |   |    |  |  |    |  |  
| Operating leases |   | 9.28 | % |  | 9.41 | % |  
| Finance lease |   | 4.50 | % |  | 4.50 | % |  | 
| Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related To Leases | Supplemental cash flow information related to leases is as follows: 
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| (In thousands) |      | Nine Months Ended  |  
|  |  | September 30,  |  
| Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  
| Operating cash flows for operating leases |  | $ |  3,652 |  | $ |  3,250 |  
| Operating cash flows for finance lease |  | $ |  122 |  | $ |  139 |  
| Financing cash flows for finance lease |  | $ |  367 |  | $ |  369 |  |