The Laughlin River Lodge (formerly Sam's Town Gold River , Gold River and River Palms ) is a hotel and casino on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin , Nevada . It is owned and operated by Richard Craig Estey ( Nevada Restaurant Services ). The property includes a 41,000 sq ft (3,800 m) casino and 1,000 hotel rooms in a 25-story tower. The resort has 653 slot machines and a bingo parlor.
8-545: 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 in May 1990, and the gaming facilities were also expanded. Boyd Gaming operated the property until their contract was ended in March 1991. Gold River filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1996. Businessman Allen Paulson took ownership of
16-641: Is a casino brand owned by Boyd Gaming , named after its founder, Sam Boyd (1910–1993). Five properties have carried the Sam's Town name; three remain owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. The first Sam's Town opened in the Las Vegas Valley in Sunrise Manor, Nevada , on April 1, 1979. Branded as Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Las Vegas , it has undergone several expansions, including an 18-screen theatre added in 2000. As of November 2020 ,
24-608: The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , the Sam's Town 250 was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 1998, and the Sam's Town 400 was held at Texas Motor Speedway from 2006 to 2008. In the NASCAR Busch Series , the Sam's Town 300 was held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from 1998 to 2013, and the Sam's Town 250 was held at Memphis International Raceway from 1999 to 2007. In ten-pin bowling ,
32-586: The Sam's Town Invitational was an event on the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour (now the Professional Women's Bowling Association ) from 1979 into the 1990s. In the mid-1990s, a Boeing 737-300 operated by Western Pacific Airlines , tail number N955WP, was painted in the Sam's Town color scheme, also listing its casino locations (Las Vegas, Kansas City, Tunica). Sam%27s Town 300 Too Many Requests If you report this error to
40-718: The company's casinos, including the River Palms. In May 2013, Tropicana agreed to sell the River Palms for $ 7 million to M1 Gaming, owner of Boomtown Reno , but the sale never went through. In September 2014, Tropicana sold the River Palms for $ 6.75 million to Nevada Restaurant Services , and it was renamed as the Laughlin River Lodge. 35°09′02″N 114°34′29″W / 35.150563°N 114.574844°W / 35.150563; -114.574844 Sam%27s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall , commonly shortened to Sam's Town ,
48-609: The facility includes 645 hotel rooms. The second Sam's Town opened in 1984 in Laughlin, Nevada . Originally branded as Sam's Town Gold River, it was later shortened to Gold River and was operated by Boyd Gaming until March 1991. Since then, the facility has changed names and owners; as of November 2020 , it operates as Laughlin River Lodge . The third Sam's Town opened in 1994 in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi . It
56-515: 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 in March 2010 with most of
64-832: Was expanded after Boyd Gaming bought an adjacent property in 2002. Branded as Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Tunica , as of November 2020 it has over 700 hotel rooms. The fourth Sam's Town was a riverboat casino that operated in Kansas City, Missouri , from September 1995 until July 1998. It was branded as Sam's Town Gambling Hall, Kansas City . The fifth Sam's Town opened in May 2004 after Boyd Gaming acquired an existing property in Shreveport, Louisiana , from Harrah's Entertainment . Branded as Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Shreveport , as of November 2020 it has over 500 hotel rooms. Boyd Gaming has sponsored several NASCAR races with Sam's Town branding. In
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