Location Laughlin, Nevada, U.S. No. of rooms 1,498 | Address 2121 Casino Drive Total gaming space 52,840 sq ft (4,909 m) | |
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Opening date June 1988; 28 years ago (June 1988) Owner Tropicana Entertainment | ||
Tropicana Laughlin (formerly Ramada Express and Tropicana Express) is a hotel and casino located in Laughlin, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Tropicana Entertainment. The hotel has 1,498 guest rooms and suites, located in both the 12-story Casino Tower and the 24-story Promenade Tower. The casino has 1,050 slot machines, and 21 table games. The Tropicana includes the restaurants: The Roundhouse Buffet, The Steakhouse, Carnegie's Dining Car, Taqueria Del Rio Mexican Food, The Sushi Bar, and Poolside Cafe.
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History
In June 1988, the Tropicana Laughlin opened under the name Ramada Express. In 1993, an expansion that included the Promenade Tower, the Town Square area, additional casino space and restaurants, and a parking garage was completed. In May 2007, Columbia Sussex Hotels announced that the Ramada Express would be changing its name to the Tropicana Express. The hotel opened as the Tropicana Express on July 28, 2007.
The hotel has been operating under the name "Tropicana Laughlin" since 2010.
Entertainment
The Tropicana Laughlin has the Pavilion Theater, a 9,000-square-foot (840 m2) indoor entertainment venue. It also has the Caboose Lounge, which has live entertainment, the Eclipse Bar with attached Sushi Bar and a premium slot lounge, the Grand Junction.
Railroad
The Tropicana Express formerly operated a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge train in a loop in the grounds that could be ridden for free. Rolling stock consisted of open passenger cars, a 4-4-0 locomotive replica of the Virginia & Truckee No. 12 Genoa named No. 7 Gambler powered by a diesel engine inside its tender, and a Plymouth Locomotive Works engine named No. 11 Lucky Lady used as a spare.
In April 2012, the casino donated the rolling stock to the Las Vegas Railroad Society. All equipment was trucked from Laughlin to an undisclosed location in or near Las Vegas for storage until a new track is installed in the society's proposed park.