Byer’s Byways: How Laughlin turned from a dream into a gambling mecca, resort paradise

John R. Beyer  |  Guest Columnist In 1964, Don Laughlin flew in a small plane over the Colorado River near the area where the Nevada, Arizona and California borders met. He liked what he saw. “Hey,” Laughlin may have suggested, “let’s skim across the river’s blue waters and scare the heck out of those fishermen in […]