Amongst the bikers who arrived in Laughlin were the members of the Hells Angels and Mongols. Every April about 100, 000 people arrive in Laughlin for the River Run. Laughlin is a town just 80 miles south of Las Vegas that in 2002 had 9 casinos and 8, 000 people.
The River Run riot was a violent confrontation between the Hells Angels and Mongols motorcycle clubs that occurred on April 27, 2002, in Laughlin, Nevada during the Laughlin River Run.
