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As a bettor and full time RVer, Laughlin has been a long time fav. But
the casinos have deteriorated to such a degree I'm forced to look for
other winter havens.
The combo of RV options, shopping, warm weather, and convenience is exceptional. You don't find many small towns with the amenities of the Laughlin/Bullhead area. But like most small towns entertainment options are limited. Which brings us to
The casinos. How bad is it? Don't take my word for it. Carl Icahn's Tropicana almost had the River Palms sold for 7 mil, but the outfit headed by former Stations exec backed out at the last minute. That's right 7 Mil for a Colorado riverfront property. The Riverside just removed 9/6 Jcks video poker. Just before the onset of peak snowbird and tourism season. A trivial loss leader at worst. Especially when you consider the people who don't play max coins, or play correctly or don't use or forget to use players cards.
These casinos are being operated like clip joints and they still can't make money. The service? Well they still try to fake it. They aren't very good at it though, and when they aren't doing a canned routine, they have the demeanor of Gitmo guards.
I think most of them would prefer to simply kill people and take the money.
The combo of RV options, shopping, warm weather, and convenience is exceptional. You don't find many small towns with the amenities of the Laughlin/Bullhead area. But like most small towns entertainment options are limited. Which brings us to
The casinos. How bad is it? Don't take my word for it. Carl Icahn's Tropicana almost had the River Palms sold for 7 mil, but the outfit headed by former Stations exec backed out at the last minute. That's right 7 Mil for a Colorado riverfront property. The Riverside just removed 9/6 Jcks video poker. Just before the onset of peak snowbird and tourism season. A trivial loss leader at worst. Especially when you consider the people who don't play max coins, or play correctly or don't use or forget to use players cards.
These casinos are being operated like clip joints and they still can't make money. The service? Well they still try to fake it. They aren't very good at it though, and when they aren't doing a canned routine, they have the demeanor of Gitmo guards.
I think most of them would prefer to simply kill people and take the money.
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