Laughlin is growing as a destination, and is already well-equipped to handle groups of all sizes, with a total of about 11,000 rooms (mostly in large casino hotels). Additionally, there are multiple golf courses and regular appearances by big-name acts, though, in general, the town has a more country twang than Las Vegas. Many visitors to Laughlin take at least one trip on a river tour boat, which can be chartered for an unusual meeting or special event.

Much of the meetings business in Laughlin is handled by the Las Vegas CVA, which recently launched a new ad campaign to promote meetings in Laughlin focused on the “SMERF” market (social, military, educational, religious and fraternal groups). For more information, see  visitlaughlin.com or lvcva.org. Some of the meeting places include:

Flamingo Laughlin - laughlin.acepllc.com 1,907 rms/30,000 sq. ft. Two 18-story hotel towers, the 3,000-seat Flamingo Outdoor Amphitheater, 2,000-seat Flamingo Ballroom and the 300-seat Las Vegas-style showroom.

Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort - riversideresort.com 1,400+ rooms
Laughlin's first hotel and casino turns 40 this year. Nightclubs, a cinema six-plex, 34-lane bowling center, classic car collection, multiple restaurants. Includes 93 executive rooms and one penthouse suite.

River Palms Resort Casino - river-palms.com 1,000 rms/10,450 sq. ft. 25-story tower with mountain or river views.

Harrah’s Laughlin - harrahs.com/our_casinos/lau 1,561 rms/7,000 sq. ft.
Rooms include 115 suites, in a south-of-the-border motif. The stage draws acts like Sinbad and Hall & Oates.

Getting There

At Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport (mccarran.com), the flights never seem to stop.