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Paddleboat Shaped Casino

In Laughlin, Nevada, sitting on the Colorado River between Nevada and Arizona is a large 19th century style six deck Mississippi River paddle boat or steamship bearing the name the Colorado Belle. But the Colorado Belle is not an actual riverboat, instead it's actually a casino and resort consisting of 1,168 rooms and over 42,000 square feet of gaming space. The replica paddleboat comes complete with several decks overlooking the river, a replica paddlewheel, and several smokestacks. The casino also has three restaurants, two pools, and even a koi pond. It is one of the eleven Laughlin casinos.

The Colorado Belle opened on November 10th, 1980. The casino has passed through several corporations' hands including MGM Mirage and is now owned by Golden Entertainment who owns three of the eleven Laughlin casinos and ten total casinos. They have owned the Colorado Belle since January 2019.

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Comments:

• Jeff Hornsby of Bullhead City, AZ on 2023-05-05 said:
  During the Covid shutdown of 2020, The Belle, as well all of Laughlin was closed. The Belle never re-opened and has remained closed permanently. As a Slot Tech, I helped remove the slot machines , as well as other items which were dispersed between the other 2 casinos owned by Golden.

First Created: 2020-11-25
Last Edited: 2020-11-25