Location Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. Theme Rustic lodge | Address 2700 Casino Drive No. of rooms 1,000 | |
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Opening date 1984; 33 years ago (1984) Total gaming space 87,178 sq ft (8,099.1 m) | ||
Laughlin River Lodge (formerly Sam's Town Gold River, Gold River and River Palms) is a hotel and casino located in Laughlin, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Nevada Restaurant Services. The property includes a 87,178 sq ft (8,099.1 m2) casino and more than 1,000 hotel rooms in a 25-story tower. The resort has approximately 1,100 slot machines, a poker room, and a bingo club.
this information is outdated...it is owned by dottys casino and being renovated since last year and currently making lots of additions and upgrades. this casino is truly amazing. the have a little casino hidden inside the big casino called dottys. in dottys they have complimentary fancy nuts and candy etc. on the counter for you to help yourself and they sell alcohol by the bottle super cheap and cigarettes also super cheap. the casino is beautiful and clean. all the chairs are executive black leather chairs that adjust with a lever. it's just one thing after another with this place. they just put in an arcade for adults who like video games and a sports bar (bourbon st.) new Orleans style and will be putting in a Mexican casino and General store along with a bowling alley and Chinese restaurant downstairs. the rooms are great with comfortable beds and massaging showers. good place to visit in the best casino town in the world. on the Colorado river. there is a boardwalk along the river called the river walk . you can access all casinos from the river walk except harrahs and Tropicana. there's also a water taxi that takes to all casinos except the Tropicana. and lucky cab takes you anywhere.
History
The resort was created by Las Vegas real estate developer John Midby. It opened in 1984 as Sam's Town Gold River, later shortened to Gold River. A 25-story, 778-room hotel tower was opened on May 22, 1990. It was operated by Boyd Gaming until their contract was ended on March 31, 1991.
Gold River filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1996. Businessman Allen Paulson took ownership of the reorganized company a year later, having paid an estimated $28 million for the property's $90 million in debt. It was quietly renamed as the River Palms in June 1998 and held a grand opening that October. The hotel underwent a major renovation in 1999.
Paulson died in 2000 and Columbia Sussex bought the property from his estate in 2004. After Columbia's gaming businesses went into bankruptcy, Tropicana Entertainment emerged on March 8, 2010 with most of the company's casinos, including the River Palms.
On May 1, 2013, Tropicana agreed to sell the River Palms for $7 million to M1 Gaming, owner of Boomtown Reno, but the sale never went through. On July 2, 2014, Tropicana agreed to sell the River Palms for $6.75 million to the owners of Dotty's.