Need info about laughlin please

Hey guys, i have a trip comped for laughlin for 4 days airfare and hotel. It is at harrahs. My question is is laughlin any good or fun to go to? I have been to vegas and love that but who does not. I have been to tunica but did not really care for that to much. Just seeing if anyone knows anything about laughlin.  Like are there  things to do other than gamble , is food good etc. As i know nothing about it. Debating on going.Thanks for any help you can give.  

Laughlin is not even close to Vegas. Way older crowd average age is 60 plus. Sportsbooks are a joke. One window no tvs. I would try to use my comps in Vegas.

 

Good Luck  

we used to go to laughlin because we had a free condo to stay and used to take the boat and jet skis out on the lake or party down on the river but never stayed at a hotel.  i know there is one bar out there called the losers lounge and gets crowded sometimes but is nothing close to anything like vegas.  ate a steakhouse once and that was pretty good but usually just out on the lake all day getting wasted

It pretty much sucks, believe me.

i have a house in bullhead city which is across the river from laughlin.   laughlin has two seasons......golf and water sports.  and they draw two types of crowds...............golfing means a  whole lot of retirees.............summer heat...........drunken boaters and hell raisers.      you can't compare laughlin with las vegas..........but there are some good points..............no traffic jams,  hotel rooms  $28  per night,  you can gamble all you want ...................river,  lake mohave, ,  jet boat rides............ .....rodeos,  off road rallies.........pick up a copy of the "entertainer"  at one of the casinos.......  that should keep you busy ...............temps are a milder than las vegas by about 8 degrees in the winter............kind of like the way las vegas used to be................low minimums at the tables...........not the place for picking up the ladies except during spring break.   an o.k. alternative............looking forward to getting back there next fall.

 

oh,  while there,  check out the town of oatman (in the early afternoon)  and route 66 which goes through there

Laughlin is not bad, its a poor mans vegas.

Living in vegas sometimes you want to get the

hell out of here and laughlin is ok.

 

The books are ok, the RIVERSIDE is the best one

and most of the others are leroys books and you know

ther are weak.

I hit Laughlin on the way down and Vegas on the way back visiting my Mom every March (Spring Training)

 

I've stayed at every place on Casino Drive except Ramada/Tropicana.

 

Harrah's is the best place (check out Casino Player magazine for this vote, too)

 

I'm a blackjack player, and almost every game is either single deck or 6-deck shoe, which sucks. Only decent double deck game is the $25/hand at Harrah's. Pioneer will open up a double if all the singles are full. Pioneer the worst for shuffling up. 3 consecutive hands are a rarity, even with only two people at the table!

Edgewater has a rartiy, $2 tables, which makes for a great practice facility!

Have not been to the Flamingo (now called Aquius or something) since they've closed.

It's right on the Colorado River (Arizona is across the river) and you can take what they call the "water taxi" from any casino to another if you're too hammered to drive.

All the sportsbooks suck. Just place your bet and go. Best place to watch sports, imho, would be the Boiler Room at the Colorado Belle.

Best steak? I'll take The Lodge at River Palms. You should be able to get a river view seat there no problem.

This place literally brings in retirees by the busload. And if I hear one more WWII story...........I love my country..............but, jesus...............................

Most of the old folks won't bother you. I was at The Palms once and they were lined up at the door at 9 for.....................bingo. Yep, it's that kind of place...........

Once you're off the river and out of the casinos, if you need some clothes, head over to the Horizon Center, a kind of mini outlet mall. I scored some great deals at Izod for golf shirts and slacks, the the Reebok place has a buy 2 pair, get the third pair free all the time.

 

Which is nice.

 

Last thing. You stay any place ONCE, they want you back. Free rooms at practically every place once you stay there once. I got a room for $1 on New Years Eve. Okay, it's not Vegas. You want to go to Vegas, be 1 in a million. In Laughlin, bartenders/dealers will remember you by name. That only happens if you're a whale in Vegas.....................