Golden Nugget Laughlin
{{Short description|Casino hotel in Nevada, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox casino
|name=Golden Nugget Laughlin
|logo=Golden Nugget Laughlin.svg
|logo_size=100
|image=Golden Nugget Laughlin 2018.jpg
|image_size=300
|caption=The property as seen from the Colorado River in 2018
|location=Laughlin, Nevada, U.S.
|address=2300 South Casino Drive
|date_opened={{Start date and age|1967}}
|rooms=300
|space_gaming={{convert|34023|sqft|abbr=on}}{{cite report|title=Nonrestricted Square Footage Report|page=5|publisher=Nevada Gaming Control Board|date=January 7, 2016|url=http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|accessdate=2016-04-01|archive-date=2018-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620232017/https://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|url-status=dead}}
|shows=
|attractions=
|notable_restaurants=Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
Claim Jumper
Saltgrass Steak House
|owner=Landry's, Inc.
|names_pre=Nevada Club
|website={{URL|goldennugget.com/laughlin}}
}}
The Golden Nugget Laughlin (formerly the Nevada Club) is a hotel and casino located on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Landry's, Inc.{{cite web|url=http://www.goldennugget.com/laughlin/default.asp |title=Laughlin Hotels | Golden Nugget Hotels and Casinos |publisher=Goldennugget.com |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}} It offers a number of restaurants, 300 guest rooms and suites, a casino floor, and meeting spaces. The Golden Nugget offers water taxi service from Bullhead City, Arizona, on the opposite side of the river.{{cite web|url=http://business.laughlinchamber.org/list/member/golden-nugget-laughlin-laughlin-1090.htm |title=Golden Nugget - Laughlin | Weddings | Casino Resorts/Gaming | Convention & Meeting Planning |publisher=Business.laughlinchamber.org |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}}{{cite web|url=http://riverpassagewatertaxi.com/ |title=Enjoy the View |publisher=River Passage Water Taxi |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}}
Restaurants at the Golden Nugget include Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Claim Jumper, Saltgrass Steak House and Bean and Bread.{{cite web|author=LV Woman |url=http://lvwomanmagazine.com/2013/golden-nugget-laughlin-revs-up-for-annual-river-run/ |title=Golden Nugget Laughlin Revs Up For Annual River Run | Las Vegas Woman Magazine |publisher=Lvwomanmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}}
History
File:Golden Nugget Laughlin.jpg at the front of the property]]
The property was previously known as the Nevada Club.{{cite web|url=https://www.visitlaughlin.com/visitor-info/about-laughlin/ |title=Laughlin History | History of Laughlin, Nevada |publisher=Visitlaughlin.com |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}} In 1986, the resort underwent a major renovation.{{citation needed|date=May 2016}} In 1988, the Del Webb Corporation sold the Nevada Club to Golden Nugget Inc. for $40 million, and it was renamed as the Golden Nugget Laughlin.{{cite news|title=Del Webb casino to Golden Nugget|newspaper=New York Times|date=May 24, 1988|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/24/business/company-news-del-webb-casino-to-golden-nugget.html|accessdate=2018-09-10}}{{cite news|title=Golden Nugget heads to Laughlin|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|agency=AP|date=October 5, 1988|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB72E89EFAC6073&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}{{cite news|title=Weekender |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C9dPAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13|newspaper=Mohave Daily Miner|date=October 4, 1988|page=11|quote=The latest difference is the transition of the Nevada Club to the Golden Nugget Laughlin (at right) which took place October 1.}} The 300-room hotel was added to the property in 1992, along with a parking garage, new restaurants, and tropical theming, including an indoor rainforest.{{cite news|title=Larger Nugget in Laughlin: Casino adds 300 rooms, elegance|newspaper=The Press-Enterprise|location=Riverside, CA|author1=David Rush|author2=Darrell Santschi|date=December 18, 1992|url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EAF8406A8013CD8&rft_id=info%3Asid%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&svc_dat=AWNB&req_dat=1028A39C75C2B899|via=NewsBank}}
In 2004, it was acquired by Poster Financial Group.{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040412005292/en/Poster-Financial-Group-Golden-Nugget-Group-Report |title=Poster Financial Group and the Golden Nugget Group Report Full Year 2003 Results |publisher=Businesswire.com |date=2004-04-12 |accessdate=2017-06-11}} On May 31, 2005, it was acquired by Landry’s, which was purchasing the Golden Nugget Las Vegas at the same time.{{cite web|url=http://dpwpr.com/the-latest-word/landrys-latest-golden-nugget-closer-to-home |title=News | Landry's latest Golden Nugget closer to home |publisher=Dpwpr.com |date=2013-07-26 |accessdate=2017-06-11}} Rooms underwent renovation in 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.lodgingdevelopment.com/News/View/121 |title=Golden Nugget Owner to Acquire Isle Casino Hotel Biloxi |publisher=Lodgingdevelopment.com |date=2012-03-06 |accessdate=2017-06-11}}
In the years since Landry’s acquired Golden Nugget Las Vegas and Laughlin, three additional Golden Nugget resorts have been developed in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Biloxi, Mississippi and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
References
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External links
- {{Official website}}
- {{Commons category-inline}}
{{Laughlin casinos}}
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