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Jan 29, 2019

Riverwalk Festivals in Laughlin - February and March 2019

Laughlin, Nevada    LaughlinBuzz.Com

These Riverwalk Festivals are outdoors on the scenic Riverwalk between the Colorado Belle and Edgewater Casinos overlooking the Colorado River. 





Sweetheart Festival
February 15-17
The Sweetheart Festival on the Riverwalk features free live entertainment outdoors on the Loading Dock Stage by the Colorado Belle.

Entertainment by two great country bands:
The Jimi Nelson Band and 15 South.  

Vendors will have food and drinks available for purchase.  Menu to include entrees such as Chicken Cordon Bleu, Hot Roast Beef Sandwich with Cheese Sauce, and Cheese Nachos for Two (add taco meat for $2 more).  Desserts: Strawberry Sweet Tarts or Chocolate Cake.

Festival hours are
2-10 PM Friday and Saturday
Noon to 7 PM on Sunday



Rockin' Country Festival 
February 22nd-24th
The all country weekend with free live country music on the Loading Dock Stage
Featuring live music by
Whiskey Tango  
Dynamite Draw

Vendors will have food and drinks available for purchase. Menu to include Fried Chicken with country gravy and ‘smashed’ potatoes, watermelon cole slaw and caramel mini bundt cakes and cream cheese pretzels for dessert.

Festival hours are
2-10 PM Friday and Saturday
Noon to 7 PM on Sunday.



Coinciding with the Rockin' Country Festival,
Tim McGraw will be in concert at the Laughlin Event Center
on February 23rd.  Showtime is 8pm, gates open at 6:30pm



Mardi Gras Festival
March 1st - March 3rd
Featuring live zydeco/blues/jazz music by two great bands on the Loading Dock stage.  Bands will be the ‘Howlin' King Crawdad’ and ‘Zydeco Mud Bugs featuring Madame Laroux’  

Vendors will have food and drinks available for purchase. Menu to include a variety of southern style entrees including Creole Seafood Jambalaya, Sausage, and Chicken Gumbo, Cajun Fried Chicken, Red Beans and Rice, Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese Cornbread.  Desserts: Beignets and Bananas Foster with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. A variety of beverages will be available including Pints’ Microbrewery What the Puck IPA, Pints Golden Ale, Pints Rehab Red. Hurricane cocktails will also be available.

Festival hours are
2-10 PM Friday and Saturday
Noon to 7 PM on Sunday.



Shamrocks & Shenanigans 
March 15-17
Free live entertainment will feature Celtic music by two great bands on the Loading Dock stage by the Colorado Belle.
‘Paddy’s Pig’ will return to headline at the festival.

Vendors will have food and drinks available for purchase, such as Corned Beef and Cabbage, Red Skin Potatoes with Parsley, Bangers and Mash, Fish and Chips and Guinness Chocolate Bundt Cake for dessert.

Among the beer that will be offered will be Pints’ Microbrewery’s Pints Rehab Red, Pints Golden Ale, and Pints Wild Card Ale.  Shamrock Juice Cocktails will also be available.

Festival hours are
2-10 PM Friday and Saturday
Noon to 7 PM on Sunday.



Coinciding with the Shamrocks & Shenanigans festival the
Zac Brown Band will be in concert at  the Laughlin Event Center
on March 16th.  Showtime is 8pm, gates open at 6:30pm


The Riverwalk Festivals are held outdoors the Riverwalk between the Colorado Belle and Edgewater Casino Resorts. Entertainment is free, food and beverage available for purchase.  All details are subject to change by the property hosting the events. 




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Jan 21, 2019

The Brew Brothers Tap House at the Tropicana Laughlin

 

Laughlin, Nevada





After attending CES in Vegas earlier in the week, I headed over to Laughlin to spend a couple of nights in my favorite gambling destination.  I discovered the new Brew Brothers Tap House is open and decided to give it a try.  The restaurant is positioned toward the front of the Tropicana property on the south end of the building.  If you recall where the former video poker bar was in the penny slot area, you'll be familiar where this new place is.





The entrance is quite open and brightly lit.  A decent sized bar with loads of taps and TVs greets you straight away. Further in, are seating areas that are flanked by large windows looking out at Casino Drive.

I sat at the bar to play some video poker while I ate.  Three-quarters of the horseshoe-shaped bar has video poker machines with the remaining quarter dedicated to those who want to sip and talk.



The menu has a number of items that represent standard pub food.  The prices are not terribly high although the portion for my meal was a bit small but still enjoyable.



I ordered the Papa Don's meat lovers flatbread.  I would compare it to a Chili's flatbread albeit a tad smaller.  It was tasty but could have been hotter.  I imagine they were still working out the kinks of the restaurant on day 2 of being open.

The bartenders were friendly but a bit overwhelmed getting used to serving food at a busy bar.  I'm sure they will be pros in no time.  The restaurant was packed at 6pm on that Friday after opening.  I stayed for about an hour, gambling, eating and watching sports.



Overall I had a good time and will certainly be back.


P.s. Don't expect to be comped tap beers while playing.  They only comp a few bottled domestics.

Laughlin Buzz Contributor, Todd Carnes, shared these photos and observations from a recent visit to the new Brew Brothers Tap House at the Tropicana Laughlin. 




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Jan 5, 2019

Brew Brothers Tap House to Open January 10, 2019 at Tropicana Laughlin

Laughlin, NV
Tropicana Laughlin

photo credit. R.Carter on Laughlin Buzz FB group

It isn't very often that a new place opens in Laughlin.  After several months of construction at the Tropicana in Laughlin, The Brew Brothers Tap House will be having a Grand Opening on Thursday, January 10th.

The Ribbon Cutting is at 2:30pm and it will open to the public at 3pm.





According to the Tropicana Laughlin Website:

The Brew Brothers® offers 16 bar taps, a variety of brews and a creative menu including great appetizers, gourmet flatbreads, salads, burgers, sandwiches and more.


Source: TropicanaLaughlin.Com
The Brew Brothers® has also been voted “Best Microbrew” and “Best Beer Selection” and named the highest selling brewpub in North America.

Restaurant Hours of Operation
Friday & Saturday – 12pm – 11pm
Sunday – Thursday – 12pm – 9pm

Bar Hours of Operation
Friday & Saturday – 11am – 12am
Sunday – Thursday – 11am – 11pm

No menu (as of January 5th) has been posted.

Based on a photo shared on our FB group it looks like they will have gaming on the bar in the Brew Brothers Tap House.

Photo by R. Carter on Laughlin Buzz FB Group



See more pictures and a review from a visit to 
The Brew Brothers Tap House here. 



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Jan 1, 2019

Laughlin Visitor Numbers Down 5% in November, Gaming Revenue down 0.24%

Laughlin, NV

Visitor numbers reported by the LVCVA showed Laughlin Visitor Numbers Down -5% in November 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.

For the Year through Nov. 2018, there were 1,775,300 compared to 1,811,000 in 2017.  This is a visitor decrease of ‐2.0%

Gaming Revenue in Laughlin was also down slightly by -0.24%

Source:  LVCVA.Com  https://www.lvcva.com/stats-and-facts/visitor-statistics/

Other statistics released show that the Average Daily Room Rate was up 12.1%.  Nov. 2018 was $45.13 compared to $40.27 in Nov. 2017 

For the year through Nov 2018, the Average Daily Room Rate was  $49.52 compared to $46.23 in Nov. 2017,  This is an increase of 7.1%





Laughlin visitor numbers by month for 2018:

January         3.8%
February       -0.2%
March            0.7%
April -1.5%
May               -2.2%
June              1.8%
July              -4.4%
August -1.2%
September -6.3%
October    -6.5%
November    -5.0%
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Year to Date    -2.0%



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