• Pioneer Hotel And Gambling Hall Laughlin Nevada
• Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall Laughlin Nevada

Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall (formerly Colorado Club) is a hotel and casino located on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada. It is known for its neon cigarette-puffing 'River Rick' marque.^[2] It was a sister property of the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas until both properties were sold to separate parties.

History[edit]

What would become the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall initially opened in 1979 as the Colorado Club^[3] and was built by Tom Ward and Ed Nigro.^[2] In 1986, the casino had the distinction of being the first casino to open a players' club for slot players in Nevada.^[2]

The Hotel and Casino were purchased on January 9, 2004 by Archon Corporation.^[4] The current owners continue utilizing the western theme that has been the signature of The Pioneer Club since its inception.^[5] The casino added a new sports book, operated by Lucky's Race & Sports Book, in August 2009.

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Pioneer Hotel and Gambling Hall 2 Stars Hotel in Laughlin, Nevada Within US Travel Directory Settled on the bank of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Pioneer Hotel features a 24-hour casino and a. Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall is at 2200 S. Lovers of vintage neon signage should hit up this waterfront property—which boasts 400-plus guest rooms and more than 500 slot and video poker and keno machines—to see “River Rick,” a 1981 replica of the classic cigarette-puffing cowboy on Fremont Street in downtown Vegas.

A new owner, The New Pioneer, LLC, assumed ownership on May 1, 2018. The casino closed at that time for 'refurbishment', although no timetable for its reopening has been announced.^[1]

River Rick[edit]

River Rick is the name of the neon sign that resembles a cowboy that was erected at the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall in 1981. He is also referred to by some as Laughlin Lou,^[6] although the hotel itself calls him River Rick.^[7]

When Margaret Elardi, owner of the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas, bought the Pioneer Club Laughlin in 1981 she commissioned the River Rick neon sign to be built, which was an almost exact copy of Vegas Vic found at the Pioneer Club in Las Vegas at a cost of $1.5 million.

Pioneer Hotel And Gambling Hall Laughlin Nevada

River Rick was built by the same sign company (Young Electric Sign Company) that made Vegas Vic 30 years prior.

River Rick is one of three neon cowboys in Nevada, the others being Vegas Vic and Wendover Will.

Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall Laughlin Nevada

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abDenevan, Jennifer. 'Pioneer sold, new owner to take over May 1'. Mojave Valley Daily News. Retrieved 2018-06-30.
2. ^ ^abc'Week of October 16, 2001'. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
3. ^'Laughlin, Nevada History'. Archived from the original on 2007-08-17. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
4. ^'Archon Corporation buy Pioneer'. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
5. ^'Pioneer Club'. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
6. ^'Roadside Peek News'. Archived from the original on July 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-21.
7. ^'River Rick'. trademarkia.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Media related to Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall at Wikimedia Commons