Laughlin,+NV



The city of Laughlin is believed to have received its name when a [|U.S. Postal Service] inspector asked Laughlin to give a name to the area post office in order to receive mail. Laughlin suggested the name "Riverside and Casino," but the postal inspector in turn suggested "Laughlin" because of their common Irish heritage (his name was O'Niell).
 * Donald J. Laughlin** (born May 4, 1931 in [|Owatonna], [|Minnesotta]) is a gambling entrepreneur, hotelier and rancher for whom the town of [|Laughlin], [|Nevada] is named.Laughlin moved to [|Las Vegas], [|Nevada] in the late 1950s and purchased his first casino, the "101 Club." By 1964, Laughlin had sold the 101 Club. Soon after, he purchased a shuttered, eight-room riverfront motel on 6.5 acres (26,000 m²) for US$250,000. Though the landowner had several offers, he decided to sell the property to Laughlin because of his previous casino background.In less than two years the [|Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino] Resort was entertaining guests not only with gambling but with all-you-can-eat chicken dinners for 98 cents. Play at the casino was on twelve slot machines and two live gaming tables. Accommodations at the Riverside were available in only four of the motel's eight rooms; Laughlin's family occupied the remaining four.



In April 2002, Laughlin was the scene of the [|River Run Riot], a major fight between two rival [|California] [|motorcycle gangs], the [|Hells Angels] and the [|Mongols]. Between 70 and 100 gang members were involved in the violence which resulted in three deaths and multiple gunshot and knife injuries.

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 * ~ ** hide] Weather data for Laughlin** ||
 * ~ Month ||~ Jan ||~ Feb ||~ Mar ||~ Apr ||~ May ||~ Jun ||~ Jul ||~ Aug ||~ Sep ||~ Oct ||~ Nov ||~ Dec ||~ Year ||
 * ~ Record high °F (°C) ||= 85
 * ~ Average high °F (°C) ||= 65
 * ~ Average low °F (°C) ||= 43
 * ~ Record low °F (°C) ||= 21
 * ~ [|Precipitation] inches (mm) ||= 0.74

I choose the Golden Nugget in Laughlin because on page 54, it is stated that "Alex" insisted on buying lunch for Franz there, also a waitress knew Alex there. The Golden Nugget Laughlin was known as the [|Nevada Club] before it was acquired by [|Golden Nugget Companies]. A brief history of the property: 1986—had a major renovation 1989—became a [|Mirage Resorts] property 2004—sold to [|Poster Financial Group, Inc.] May 31, 2005-a disagreement between Poster Financial and Barrick Gaming caused the purchase agreement of the Golden Nugget Laughlin to be terminated and as a result [|Landry's Restaurants], which was buying the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas was given control of the Laughlin property in exchange for taking on the property's debt. The sale to Landry's closed on September 27, 2005. Laughlin, Nevada 89109 ||
 * = **Golden Nugget Laughlin** ||
 * = [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/06/Golden_Nugget_Laughlin.svg/150px-Golden_Nugget_Laughlin.svg.png width="150" height="146" align="center" caption="Golden Nugget Laughlin" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Golden_Nugget_Laughlin.svg"]] ||
 * ~ Facts and statistics ||
 * ~ Address ||= 2300 South Casino Drive
 * ~ Address ||= 2300 South Casino Drive
 * ~ Opening date ||= 1984 ||
 * ~ Theme ||= Tropical ||
 * ~ No. of rooms ||= 300 ||
 * ~ Permanent shows ||= N/A ||
 * ~ Casino type ||= Land ||
 * ~ Owner ||= [|Landry's Restaurants] ||
 * ~ Previous names ||= The Nevada Club ||
 * ~ Years renovated ||= Guest Rooms remodeled in 2006 ||
 * ~ Website ||= [|www.goldennugget.com] ||