US Casino Advantage visited Laughlin, Nevada, in June 2024. The market has 10 casinos. Nine are along Casino Drive. Avi is the other. It is over 10 miles south of the rest of the market’s casinos.
Seven Laughlin casinos deal table games. Two that don’t have live table games offer a few electronic ones. This page covers those games, video poker, poker rooms, bingo, and dining options in the Laughlin area.
There is no commercial airport near Laughlin. Junkets run out of Bullhead City, which is across the Colorado River. Most visitors from Arizona, California, and other parts of Nevada drive to Laughlin. Once there, guests can take the water taxi between eight of the casinos. This is a boat that carries passengers. The fee is $5 one way or $25 for a day pass.
The water taxi does not run as far as Avi. Tropicana is across from the Colorado River and also does not have a stop.
Colorado Belle was once a Laughlin casino. However, it closed in March 2020 and never reopened.
Laughlin Table Games
Seven Laughlin casinos deal live table games. All that have live games deal at least blackjack and roulette There are many types of poker pit games available. The first list is where to find each game. The second list shows each casino’s table game availability. Read more in our Laughlin Blackjack and Table Game Survey.
Laughlin Blackjack Survey
The Laughlin blackjack rules are universal at 3/2 games. The dealer hits soft 17. Double down before but not after splitting is permitted. No standard tables permit surrender or aces to be re-split. Super Fun 21 and Free Bet Blackjack have unique rules that permit actions not allowed at traditional Laughlin blackjack tables.
Electronic Table Games
Most Laughlin casinos offer at least one electronic table game. Options include baccarat, blackjack, craps, Pai Gow Poker, and roulette. Minimum bets start at $1. Read more in our Laughlin Electronic Table Game Guide.
Video Poker
All Laughlin casinos have video poker. Most offer at least one game with a return of at least 99%. Video poker options include Bonus Poker, Bonus Poker Deluxe, Deuces Wild, Double Bonus Poker, Double Double Bonus Poker, and Triple Double Bonus. Read more in our Laughlin Video Poker Guide.
Poker Rooms
Laughlin is home to two live poker rooms. These are at Harrah’s and Riverside, which are on opposite sides of the casino strip along the Colorado River.
Riverside Laughlin Poker Room
Riverside Laughlin has the larger and more active poker room in the market. It has 10 tables. The Riverside poker room opens daily at 8am. It closes when the last game breaks.
The main game is 2-10 spread limit hold’em. If there is a game running, it is that one. The minimum buy-in is $20. Busier hours have a 1/2 no-limit hold’em. The minimum buy-in is $100. It is uncapped. There may be a 2-6 spread limit Omaha hi/lo game on Saturdays.
Tournaments run daily at the Riverside poker room. All are no limit hold’em. There is a 10am tournament every day. It is a turbo with an $18 buy-in.
Poker Night Out happens at 7pm on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. The buy-in is $25 with a $10 add-on. The house adds $200 to the prize pool if 16 or more players enter.
The 7pm Friday tournament starts with a deep stack. The buy-in is $50 with a $10 add-on. The house adds $500 to the prize pool if 16 or more players enter.
The Saturday Night Classic has a $65 buy-in and $20 add-on. It starts at 7pm. The house adds $500 to the prize pool when 16 or more players register.
The Riverside poker room spreads many promotions. These involve high hands, aces cracked, and a bad beat jackpot. Players who win cash game promotions earn free entry into the King of Kings tournaments. These run three days a week and have a $1000 prize pool. Players who win a cash game hand with a club or diamond flush, or lose with pocket kings, also qualify.
Harrah’s Laughlin Poker Room
Harrah’s Laughlin is home to eight poker tables. The poker room is open 10am to 4am Thursday through Sunday. It is dark on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.
There are two main games dealt at the Harrah’s poker room. One is 3/6 fixed limit hold’em. The other is a short-stacked 2/5 no-limit game. The buy-in is $100 to $500. Other games are dealt upon request.
Several cash game promotions are available. These include high hands and aces cracked.
Harrah’s Laughlin deals poker tournaments Thursday through Sunday. On Thursdays and Sundays, the buy-in is $60. It is $80 on Fridays. On Saturdays, it is $95. Tournaments start at noon and 6pm on these days. All tournaments are no-limit Texas hold’em. There is a $5 dealer add-on for all events.
On the last Sunday of each month, the noon no-limit hold’em tournament has a $200 buy-in and $10 dealer add-on. Players who give 32 hours of cash game action during the month while clocked in with their Caesars Rewards card receive a free entry.
Bingo
More than half of Laughlin casinos once offered bingo rooms. Today, only three are left. These are at Edgewater, Riverside, and Tropicana. Each of these casinos offers daily bingo sessions. There are seven or eight daily sessions, depending on the casino.
Edgewater
Edgewater hosts eight bingo sessions each day. The times are 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm, 9pm, and 11pm. Cashback jackpots are available at all sessions. Play for $1 per card up to 30 cards. A $1 validation fee on color packs and $2 validation fee on rainbow packs applies.
Edgewater has a special bingo series during slow months. These offer massive prize pools in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, attracting bingo players from throughout the region.
Riverside
Riverside deals seven daily bingo sessions. The times are 9am, 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 7:30pm, and 11pm. All sessions have 12 games, except the 7:30pm one which has 17, and the 11pm one, which offers 13. Each session offers a different special including increased payouts for coveralls and perks for King of Clubs players card members.
Tropicana
Tropicana has seven daily bingo sessions. At 9am and 9pm, there is an odd-even coverall. The 11am and 7pm sessions pay 5 times the jackpot if a player makes a bingo in 18 or fewer numbers. There are other promotions on special days. The top three players in terms of sessions in a month share up to $500 in Caesars Rewards credits.
Dining
All Laughlin casinos have restaurants. These range from fast food to high-end options. US Casino Advantage has all the options in our Laughlin Dining Guide.