Riverside Poker Room

702.298.2535

1 2 NLH no max buy
2 10 spread limit

To:	dl <email address not displayed>
Your Name:
Email address:
Subject:
Message:	dl wrote on the message board: > Donald J. "Don" Laughlin (born May 4, 1931) is an American gambling > entrepreneur, hotelier and rancher for whom the town of Laughlin, > Nevada, is named. > > A native of Owatonna, Minnesota, Laughlin worked winters during his > youth as a fur trapper. He took the profits and used them to purchase > slot machines for installation in hunting lodges. The young > businessman was making $500 a week when his school principal gave him > an ultimatum: get out of slots or get out of school. Since he was > making more than three times what the principal was, he got out of > school. > > Laughlin moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in the late 1950s and purchased > his first casino, the "101 Club." By 1964, Laughlin had sold the 101 > Club. That same year, Laughlin was flying his private plane over the > California/Arizona/Nevada tri-state area near the Colorado River. > Growth in the area, specifically in Bullhead City and Kingman in > Arizona, and Needles in California, was spurred by the construction > of > nearby Davis Dam, completed in 1951. The area was also a major stop > along Route 66. It was during that flight that Laughlin envisioned > the > potential of the area as a resort destination. Soon after, he > purchased a shuttered, eight-room riverfront motel on 6.5 acres (2.6 > ha) for US$250,000. Though the landowner had several offers, he > decided to sell the property to Laughlin because of his previous > casino background.
Code:	Enter the following code: (required)

Consider sharing your comments with the other readers of the message board. They may benefit from your insights If you decide not to send email, post a follow up instead, or return to the original message

oOo