Editing 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|Laughlin]], [[Nevada]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|address=2300 South Casino Drive
|date_opened={{Start date and age|1967}}
|theme=[[Gold rush]] and [[Tropics|Tropical]]
|rooms=300
|space_gaming={{convert|34023|sqft|abbr=on}}<ref>{{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}}</ref>
|shows=
|attractions=
|notable_restaurants=[[Bubba Gump Shrimp Company]]<br>[[Claim Jumper]]<br>[[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.|Landry's, Inc]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goldennugget.com/laughlin/default.asp |title=Laughlin Hotels &#124; Golden Nugget Hotels and Casinos |publisher=Goldennugget.com |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://business.laughlinchamber.org/list/member/golden-nugget-laughlin-laughlin-1090.htm |title=Golden Nugget - Laughlin &#124; Weddings &#124; Casino Resorts/Gaming &#124; Convention & Meeting Planning |publisher=Business.laughlinchamber.org |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://riverpassagewatertaxi.com/ |title=Enjoy the View |publisher=River Passage Water Taxi |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref>

Restaurants at the Golden Nugget include [[Bubba Gump Shrimp Company]], [[Claim Jumper]], [[Saltgrass Steak House]] and [[Bean and Bread]].<ref>{{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 &#124; Las Vegas Woman Magazine |publisher=Lvwomanmagazine.com |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Golden Nugget Laughlin.jpg|thumb|The [[porte cochere]] at the front of the property]]
The property was previously known as the Nevada Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visitlaughlin.com/visitor-info/about-laughlin/ |title=Laughlin History &#124; History of Laughlin, Nevada |publisher=Visitlaughlin.com |date= |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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.}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In 2004, it was acquired by [[Golden Nugget, Inc.|Poster Financial Group]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> On May 31, 2005, it was acquired by Landry’s, which was purchasing the [[Golden Nugget Las Vegas]] at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dpwpr.com/the-latest-word/landrys-latest-golden-nugget-closer-to-home |title=News &#124; Landry's latest Golden Nugget closer to home |publisher=Dpwpr.com |date=2013-07-26 |accessdate=2017-06-11}}</ref> Rooms underwent renovation in 2006.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In the years since Landry’s acquired Golden Nugget Las Vegas and Laughlin, three additional Golden Nugget resorts have been developed in [[Golden Nugget Atlantic City|Atlantic City, New Jersey]], [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] and [[Golden Nugget Lake Charles|Lake Charles, Louisiana]].

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
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