Riverside Lanes

05/27/2024

For all those brave men and women who gave their all for our country, we salute and honor you. Thank you.
Happy Memorial Day everyone.

03/27/2024

Congratulations to Rick Gray Sr. on his first perfect 300 game!
Rick had tried and come close before, but on March 27th in the Midweek Madness league he managed to close up that elusive 12th strike for a PERFECT GAME.

GRATS!

03/05/2024

Prepping new Cosmic lighting...

01/30/2024

Bowling Ball not performing as well as you'd like?

Visit our Pro Shop (open daily) to roll your best game!

01/10/2024

Shared from David Allen / JBT page. Boom! The JBT schedule is now open for reservations through the end of the season in July! Email us at [email protected] to reserve your spots. Please email as opposed to any other method so it’s all in one place. Remember, we will need squad time choices, partners, and division choices where applicable or your reservation will be incomplete (and not useful to either of us). No need to reserve for invites since you qualify for those, and you can’t do TPC yet because details aren’t out. We are so excited about the ‘second half’ of the season- spread the word and see you soon!
Time for our Las Vegas Youth Bowlers to get signed up for the tournament in Laughlin at Riverside Lanes the last weekend of January. This tournament fills up fast so don't delay.

Additional details for each event are linked-  click those links for details . to make sure we haven't updated anything!

09/10/2023

A Pillar Finally Achieves Perfection; Erik McNair shoots 300
By Dustin J. Markowitz

The sport of bowling has always been one to feature a variety of tragedy and triumph. The world loves a good story and more often than not, it’s the horrors of the bowling community come to light. From centers being shut down, the loss of our heroes in the game and questions about the future of the sport, a day hardly goes by where one doesn’t get bombarded with despair and darkness. It’s with this fact that the stories of triumph mean so much more in these trying times. On August 29th, 2023, one of these stories occurred.

Erik McNair is a staple of bowling in Laughlin, Nevada. A competitive bowler originally from Southern California, Erik grew up from the junior program and learned the value of bowling both on and off the lanes. Upon moving to the area, Erik worked hard to help bring together the bowling community. Through his business 928 Powersports, Erik has donated thousands of dollars for causes such as the growth of the Youth and community outreach programs all the way to helping bring the PBA back to Laughlin. He is also the current president of the Colorado River United States Bowling Congress and has volunteered countless hours of his time in effort to bring together a stable and successful association for those who bowl in it.

However, for all of his successes off the lanes, one thing had eluded him on the lanes and that was a perfect 300 game as an adult.

“The last 300 game I shot was when I was 17 years old,” explained Erik. “I was bowling the JAT at the time and I’m now 52. Over the last couple of years, I’ve been struggling so bad I just figured my chances were long gone.”

August 29th was a hot and balmy night in Laughlin when the Quickdraw Trios league took to the floor. A full house filled the summer league as Erik prepared to bowl on the end pair of 33 and 34. Jokes were always abound about the struggles on the end pair and Erik himself was no exception bemoaning the night ahead. However, there were no jokes in the air as Erik took out his Motiv Pride Empire and began the 2nd game with the front 10 strikes. While most bowlers would be excited to be in this position, a small sense of dread came over those who knew Erik. “I had the front 10 twice over the last several years and both times I ditched it on the 11th shot,” reflected Erik. “The mental part just got to me and I felt the same way here.”

This time would be different though as Erik buried the 11th strike and eventually shot his coveted 300 game.

While 35 years between perfect games may not be a record, the impact of this one certainly felt record breaking to those who saw it. The roar of those in attendance defined a moment as this pillar of the community finally achieved the goal he so often sought. For someone who loves the game as much Erik does, it was also a moment of relief and reflection on his view of the game. “The older I get, the more these things mean to me. Bowling is just such a wonderful sport and I’m happy I can continue to be part of it. I love this game and I love the people involved with it too.”

06/28/2023

Riverside Lanes wishes a very Happy Birthday to our own Lillian Custis turning 21 today!

06/21/2023

Hey there Bowlers, we have a couple of updates for you.

Firstly, we want to wish a hearty Congratulations to Kyle Loe for bowling yet another perfect 300 game on our Monday night league this week.

Second, a note for those looking forward to our next Friday Funtime Trios league. The Funtime Trios league will be starting July 7th at 6:30pm rather than June 30th. Please update your calendars. As always, you can contact the Bowling Center for more info: (702)298=2677

Third, we want to let our early bird bowlers know that we have a $2 Special ($2 games and $2 shoe rental) running Sunday thru Thursday between 6:AM and 9:AM. Come on in for some sweet morning exercise at a great rate!

06/01/2023

Riverside Lanes Snack Bar now offers Italian hoagies. We tried the Meatball Marinara and the Chicken Parmesan... they're bomb!
Swing on by and try the Snackbars Italian menu, then work it off with some bowling.

03/16/2023

Double Rainbow over the Riverside Resort and Casino...
Pot of Gold?

02/23/2023

Congratulations to Dustin Markowitz for bowling yet another perfect 300 game on the closing night of the Wednesday Diamond Elite Scratch league (last night, last game). Great bowling Dustin!