Laughlin Nevada Casino Map
Laughlin has about eight resort casinos, nearly all lined up along Casino Drive on the west bank of the Colorado River. This Laughlin Nevada casino map runs them north to south along that single riverfront strip, from Don Laughlin’s Riverside near downtown to Harrah’s at the south end, with the tribal Avi a short drive further south. It is a lower key, lower cost river town across the water from Bullhead City, Arizona, and the legal age to gamble is 21 across Nevada, with no exceptions.
Illustration An illustrated overview, not to scale. See the interactive map below for exact locations.
Where the casinos cluster in Laughlin
Laughlin is one of the simplest casino towns to picture, because almost everything sits on one street. Casino Drive runs along the west bank of the Colorado River, and the resorts line up facing the water, so the whole town reads as a single riverfront strip. Don Laughlin’s Riverside anchors the north end near the small downtown, the Aquarius and Edgewater fill the busy center, and Harrah’s sits at the south end with its own sand beach on the river. You can walk a good stretch of it along the river or ride between the far ends.
The one casino set apart is the Avi, run by the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, which sits south of the main strip out at Big Bend rather than on Casino Drive. Across the river is Bullhead City, Arizona, where many visitors stay and where the airport is, connected to the Nevada side by river taxis and a bridge.
Laughlin grew up as a value alternative to Las Vegas, about 90 miles north, and it still draws an older, budget minded, drive in crowd from Las Vegas, Phoenix, and Southern California. One landmark is missing from the current map: the riverboat themed Colorado Belle has stayed closed since 2020. This page covers the Laughlin strip and the Avi, and links up to the wider map of casinos in Nevada.
Laughlin casinos on the map
Pins Verified locations along Casino Drive, with the Avi south at Big Bend.
The open resort casinos on Casino Drive plus the tribal Avi. Rosters drift with openings and closures; dated May 2026.
§ Casinos by area
Along Casino Drive the riverfront strip · west bank
The whole strip in one line. From the north, Don Laughlin’s Riverside and Laughlin River Lodge sit near downtown, the Tropicana and the small western themed Pioneer follow, and the center holds the Aquarius, the largest floor in town, with the Edgewater and the Golden Nugget beside it. Harrah’s caps the south end with its beach. The resorts face the water and run close enough together to walk between the neighbors.
South to the Avi Big Bend · off the strip
The Fort Mojave Indian Tribe’s Avi Resort sits on its own at Big Bend, a short drive south of Casino Drive, with a beach, a golf course, and a quieter setting away from the main strip. It is one of the very few tribal casinos in Nevada.
Planning a visit to Laughlin
- Getting there
- About 90 miles south of Las Vegas, roughly an hour and a half by car. Laughlin/Bullhead International (IFP) sits just across the river in Arizona.
- Getting around
- Casino Drive is a single riverfront strip; walk between neighbors or use the seasonal river taxis. A car or rideshare helps for the far ends and the Avi.
- Minimum age
- 21 to gamble, statewide in Nevada, with no exceptions. Verify at the property before a visit.
- Hours & parking
- Casino floors run 24/7, and self parking is generally free in Laughlin. Check the resort for restaurant and amenity hours.
The town Don Laughlin built
Laughlin is one of the few American towns named for the man who built its first casino. Don Laughlin bought a small riverside motel and bait shop on this bend of the Colorado in the 1960s and opened the Riverside, and the settlement that grew up around it took his name. He kept running the Riverside for the rest of his life and shaped the town around it, including the bridge he paid to build across the river to Arizona. That history is why Laughlin feels less like a planned resort destination than like one founder’s river town that filled in with casinos over the decades.
The Avi and tribal gaming
The Avi Resort and Casino is the rare tribal casino in a state where gaming is otherwise commercial. The Fort Mojave Indian Tribe opened it south of Laughlin at Big Bend, on tribal land along the river, with a casino floor, a hotel, a beach, and a golf course. Because Nevada legalized commercial gambling long before tribal gaming spread, the Avi is one of only a handful of tribal venues in the state, and it gives the Laughlin area a quieter option a few minutes off the main strip.
The Colorado River and Bullhead City
The river is the whole setting. The casinos face east across the Colorado to Bullhead City, Arizona, and many Laughlin visitors actually sleep, park, and fly in on the Arizona side, crossing by bridge or by the small river taxis that ferry people to the casino docks. One quirk catches people out: Arizona does not observe daylight saving time, so for part of the year the two banks of the river sit an hour apart even though they are a few hundred feet from each other. The water also makes Laughlin a boating and jet ski town in summer, with the casino beaches doubling as river access.
Laughlin casino questions
Q. How many casinos are in Laughlin?
Around eight resort casinos line Casino Drive along the Colorado River, plus the tribal Avi a short drive south of town. One riverfront landmark, the Colorado Belle, has stayed closed since 2020 and is not counted. The number drifts with openings and closures, so treat it as a snapshot dated 2026.
Q. What is the gambling age in Laughlin?
It is 21, the legal age across Nevada, with no exceptions at any casino, sportsbook, or slot machine. Under state law anyone under 21 may not play or even loiter on a casino floor. Confirm at the venue, since policies can change.
Q. Where are the casinos in Laughlin?
Nearly all of them line Casino Drive on the west bank of the Colorado River, a single riverfront strip you can walk or ride between. The Riverside sits at the north end near downtown and Harrah's at the south end with its own beach. The tribal Avi is on its own at Big Bend, south of the main strip.
Q. What is the largest casino in Laughlin?
The Aquarius Casino Resort has the largest floor in town, with around 1,200 slot machines and dozens of table games. Don Laughlin's Riverside is the other big property and the oldest. Size figures shift over time, so they are dated rather than fixed here.
Q. How far is Laughlin from Las Vegas?
About 90 miles, roughly an hour and a half south by car. Laughlin draws heavily from the Las Vegas and Phoenix drive markets and from Bullhead City, Arizona, right across the river, as a lower key and lower cost alternative to the Strip.
Q. Is there a tribal casino in Laughlin?
Yes. The Avi Resort and Casino, owned and run by the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, sits at Big Bend south of the main Casino Drive strip. It is one of the few tribal casinos in Nevada, where gaming is otherwise almost entirely commercial.
Q. How do you get around Laughlin?
Casino Drive is a single riverfront strip, so many visitors walk between neighboring resorts or use the seasonal river taxis that run along the Colorado. Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport sits just across the river in Arizona, a few minutes away by car or ferry.
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Editorial note
Reviewed by the CasinosMap editorial desk. The Laughlin roster, the riverfront layout, the operating companies and the tribe behind the Avi, and the legal and age facts were checked against current authoritative sources, not prior knowledge. The Colorado Belle is excluded as closed since 2020. Counts are dated and treated as a snapshot.
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Sources
- Nevada Gaming Control Board regulator, minimum age, sports betting framework
- Nevada Revised Statutes 463.350 minimum gambling age of 21, no exceptions
- Operator and tribal sites Don Laughlin's Riverside, Golden Entertainment, Caesars, Fort Mojave Tribe (Avi)
- Las Vegas Review-Journal Colorado Belle closure status