Free turn around bus trips to Laughlin from Phoenix

Question

Is there a company that works with the casinos that offers free bus rides to Laughlin and back to Phoenix

Answer

Short answer: I could *not* find any reliable, up-to-date operator that offers a truly “free” round-trip bus ride from Phoenix, AZ → Laughlin, NV (to be used freely by anyone) that’s verified to be running now. The old “casino-bus” / “junket-bus” offers appear to have largely disappeared or require payment (or a package). So if you plan a trip you’ll probably need to pay a fare or charter a bus.

Here’s a breakdown of what I found — and what to watch out for — so you can decide what makes sense for you.

No clear free shuttle currently: A long-running thread on a major travel forum concluded “there is no free bus from Phoenix to Laughlin.” One recent forum user wrote exactly that. More recent transport-planning resources and route databases for Phoenix → Laughlin list only regular intercity buses (with fare), not a free casino-sponsored bus.
Regular bus + transfer is available (for fare): You *can* get from Phoenix to Laughlin by bus using common carriers (e.g. a connection via Kingman, AZ, then an Amtrak-Thruway or similar link to Laughlin). That route takes about 6 hours+ including transfers. So it’s possible without driving — but it’s not free.
There are charter or “package-trip” bus operators offering paid trips to Laughlin (or from Phoenix → Laughlin): For instance, All Aboard America runs casino-bus/charter-bus trips to Laughlin from parts of Arizona. Such trips are often advertised as “casino bus trips,” not free rides — meaning you or your group pay (or gamble enough to “earn” certain perks) to ride.
Local public transport in Laughlin is cheap, but only serves within Laughlin area: Once in Laughlin, there *is* a transit system — Silver Rider Transit — that runs local buses around Laughlin (residential areas ↔ casinos), but that is not a shuttle from Phoenix.

In short — the “free bus from Phoenix to Laughlin and back” seems to be mostly a myth these days (or at least not publicly offered). What once may have been a casino-sponsored junket bus appears to no longer run as a free public-facing shuttle. If you want to visit Laughlin from Phoenix without driving, your more realistic options are:

Purchase a regular bus ticket (with one or more transfers) via carriers connecting Phoenix → Kingman → Laughlin.
Book a charter / “casino-bus” / “group-trip” service to Laughlin via a charter company (e.g. All Aboard America) — but these are paid services, not free.
If you get to Laughlin, use Silver Rider (or local taxis/shuttles) for transport within Laughlin — but that does not help you get to/from Phoenix.

If I were you and planning a trip — I’d look into a paid charter bus or regular bus route; if you see any “free shuttle” claims, treat them skeptically and double-check directly with the casino or operator (not just third-party travel threads). Casinos do sometimes offer “bus + room + play package deals,” but those almost always involve some form of payment or gambling-commitment, not a free unconditional ride.