▁Lanc aster , ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 8 7 ▁death s ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Montreal ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁male ▁sail ors ▁( s port ) ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁sail ors ▁of ▁Canada ▁Category : S ail ors ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁m 2 ▁Sh arp ie <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁L augh lin ▁River ▁L odge ▁( former ly ▁Sam ' s ▁Town ▁Gold ▁River , ▁Gold ▁River ▁and ▁River ▁Pal ms ) ▁is ▁a ▁hotel ▁and ▁cas ino ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Colorado ▁River ▁in ▁L augh lin , ▁Nev ada . ▁It ▁is ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁Richard ▁Craig ▁Est ey ▁( N ev ada ▁R estaur ant ▁Services ). ▁The ▁property ▁includes ▁a ▁ ▁cas ino ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁hotel ▁rooms ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 5 - story ▁tower . ▁The ▁resort ▁has ▁ 6 5 3 ▁slot ▁machines ▁and ▁a ▁b ingo ▁par lor . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁resort ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁real ▁estate ▁developer ▁John ▁Mid by . ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁as ▁Sam ' s ▁Town ▁Gold ▁River , ▁later ▁short ened ▁to ▁Gold ▁River . ▁A ▁ 2 5 - story , ▁ 7 7 8 - room ▁hotel ▁tower ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Bo yd ▁G aming ▁operated