New Year’s Eve: Party, dine and celebrate at Southern California casinos However, the pandemic affected many companies the resort that provided items such as furniture and carpet, so speeding up the timeline did not work as planned Laughlin wrote. Even as the casino closed last March for 77 days, it tried to continue the upgrades in the hopes of finishing ahead of schedule, Matt Laughlin, chief operating officer for the resort, said in an email. The resort started a $22 million hotel room renovation of its 1,350 rooms in spring 2020. The casino resort property that was started by Don Laughlin, (which is where the city of Laughlin draws its name), has grown immensely since opening in 1966. Here’s a look at what’s coming to two casinos and a river tour company in the near future.ĭon Laughlin’s Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino

Casinos in the Colorado River-adjacent city shuttered for months in the early part of the pandemic and long-term projects that the casinos and other businesses started were put on the back burner.īut those businesses are hoping that 2021 will be the year that they can either resume or complete those projects. Like Las Vegas and Southern California, the gambling destination of Laughlin, Nevada, was hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic.