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TBA, [1][2] deferred from 2020 [3] Attendance. 70,000 (2005) [4] Website. laughlinriverrun.com. 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.
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]
0856066. Laughlin (/ ˈlɔːf.lɪn /) 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]
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]
The River Run Riot occurred on April 27, 2002, at the Harrah's Casino & Hotel in Laughlin, Nevada. Members of the Hells Angels and the Mongols motorcycle clubs fought each other on the casino floor. As a result, Mongol Anthony Barrera, 43, was stabbed to death, and two Hells Angels, Jeramie Bell, 27, and Robert Tumelty, 50, were shot to death.
In 1970, Bullhead City was the name of the six blocks that ran north–south along Highway 95 across the river from Don Laughlin's casino. About a thousand people lived in the original Bullhead City at that time, with about 3,000 people in Riviera. In 1984, the small communities of Bullhead City, Riviera, and Holiday Shores voted to incorporate ...
The victim. Cynthia Garcia was a 44-year old impoverished woman who had been married as a teenager and was divorced in her 20s. [1] She had six children by various men ranging in age from 26 for her oldest child, Bianca, to 11 for her youngest child, Angelina. [1] Angelina Garcia told the Canadian journalists Julian Sher and William Marsden ...
The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, the 5th longest in the United States, drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states.