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Laughlin is a town just 80 miles south of Las Vegas that in 2002 had 9 casinos and 8,000 people. [1] Every April about 100,000 people arrive in Laughlin for the River Run. [1] Amongst the bikers who arrived in Laughlin were the members of the Hells Angels and Mongols. [1]
Laughlin River Run was an annual motorcycle rally held in Laughlin, Nevada. It was the largest gathering of bikes and bikers in the Western United States . [ 5 ] The event drew an estimated 70,000 motorcycle enthusiasts in 2005.
Harrah's Laughlin was the site of the River Run riot, a fight between the Hells Angels and the Mongols during the annual Laughlin River Run. 3 people were killed during the fighting. In July 2020, Eldorado Resorts acquired Caesars Entertainment, taking over operations of the property. [ 2 ]
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Laughlin (/ ˈ l ɔː f. l ɪ n /) is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States. [2] Laughlin lies 90 miles (140 km) south of Las Vegas, in the far southern tip of Nevada. As a resort town, it is known for its gaming and water recreation. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,658. [3]
On April 27, 2002, between 60 and 70 members of the Mongols and the Hells Angels took part in a brawl and shoot-out on the casino floor at Harrah's Laughlin during the 20th annual Laughlin River Run in Laughlin, Nevada, leaving three bikers dead.
The largest expansion came in 1994 with the addition of 792 more rooms in a 30-story hotel tower, which remains the tallest of the hotel towers in Laughlin. The expansion cost more than $70 million. A 34-lane bowling center, only one of two in Laughlin since the addition of a bowling center at the Laughlin River Lodge, was constructed in 1999.
The Edgewater opened in 1981. [1] It initially ran into licensing difficulties when the Nevada Gaming Control Board raised concerns about alleged connections between some partners in the ownership group and members of the Detroit crime family; the rest of the group was forced to buy out their shares.