Town of Laughlin Named for Businessman Don Laughlin

Trivia
on April 25, 2004

The town of Laughlin (pop. 7,076) is named for its major investor, businessman Don Laughlin, who flew over the property, then named South Pointe, in 1964 and offered to buy it. Within two years, he had created the Riverside Resort, and today nearly 5 million people visit annually for the casinos and water sports.

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