El Cortez Hotel & Casino September 2016 Promotions and Events
New Casino Promotions
STN Mobile App
Guests who sign up for the STN Mobile app at El Cortez and make their first $25 wager receive 50,000 Club Cortez points.
Gridiron Glory Football Contest
Up to $15,000 is paid out weekly in the Gridiron Glory $750,000 football contest. Guests can win $10,000 cash by picking the winners of each weekly game.
New Players Sign Up
Earn 600 slot points in the first 24 hours and draw an envelope from the “Free Play Frenzy Barrel” for $10-$1,000 in free slot play guaranteed.
Life is Beautiful 3-Day Pass Drawing
El Cortez is giving away six three-day Life is Beautiful festival passes during the first weekend in September. The drawings occur at 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3. Each night, three winners receive one three-day pass to the festival.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2: One virtual drawing ticket will be issued to any Club Cortez member* who swipes his or her players card at the rewards kiosk after 7 p.m. The virtual drum closes at 11 p.m. and the drawing will immediately begin. Winners must be present and will have two minutes to present their players card and photo ID at Club Cortez. Contestants must be 21 years of age or older and members of Club Cortez*.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3: One virtual drawing ticket will be issued for every slot base point earned from 12 a.m. Friday through 11 p.m. Saturday. Virtual tickets must be dropped beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday night. The virtual drum will close at 11 p.m. and the drawing will immediately begin. Winners must be present and will have two minutes to present their players card and photo ID at Club Cortez. Contestants must be 21 years of age or older and members of Club Cortez*.
*Club Cortez Membership is free and only requires photo ID. Guests should visit Club Cortez for more details.
75th Anniversary $75,000 Drawing*
Celebrate El Cortez’s 75th anniversary and try your hand at winning 2,000,000 points every Thursday at 7 p.m. now through October. Deposit your virtual tickets in the barrel starting at 8 a.m. Thursdays. Eighteen winners will win each week. One winner will receive 500,000 points; two winners will receive 250,000 points; five winners will receive 100,000 points; and 10 winners will receive 50,000 points. Players will earn one virtual drawing ticket for every 100 slot based points earned every day of the week – with the ability to earn three times the amount of entries on Thursdays. El Cortez will hold a 3,750,000 bonus drawing on Thursday, November 3, 2016, where one winner will receive 1,000,000 points; one winner will receive 500,000 points; four winners will receive 250,000 points; five winners will receive 100,000 points; and 15 winners will receive 50,000 points. *All prizes are awarded in points.
New Casino Events
Yes You Can’t
Love (or hate) Tony Robbins, Dr. Phil and self-help books? Comedian and “World’s Leading Expert on Failure,” Tom Rubin hilariously tells it like it is. Now featuring his one-man show in the Fiesta Room, Tom Rubin will perform Yes You Can’t every Thursday through Monday at 9 p.m. for $39.95. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.yesyoucant.vegas/.
UFC Viewing Party
Catch all the face smashing action of UFC 203 in the El Cortez Fiesta Room on September 10, 2016. Doors open at 5 p.m. Admission is $20.
New Food and Beverage Promotions
Drink of the Month
Throughout September, enjoy a refreshing Melon Rita for $5 at all El Cortez bars.
Free White Castle Cheeseburgers
Guests actively gaming on Labor Day, September 5, 2016 receive free White Castle cheeseburgers.
Race and Sports Book Specials
Guests can cheer on their teams with $2 Budweiser and $2 hot dogs every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the El Cortez race and sports book.
El Cortez News
Enjoy the Classics
It’s El Cortez’s 75-year Diamond Anniversary. To celebrate its 1941 opening, El Cortez is displaying a beautiful vintage 1941 Cadillac convertible in the lobby.
Cash in your loose change!
Bring those piggy banks and change collections that have been growing in your cup holders. El Cortez now offers free change redemption for pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters!
Best Blackjack Odds in Las Vegas
Certified “Best Odds in Las Vegas,” Blackjack at El Cortez is by far the best place to try your luck in Downtown, Las Vegas and even the country.
Newly Renovated Rooms
Guests can book a Pavilion Room now with newly renovated bathrooms and amenity upgrades!
Life is Beautiful – Friday, September 23 to Sunday, September 25
Dates have been announced for Downtown Las Vegas’ three-day music festival. Book your rooms now for prime festival location before they are gone.
Ongoing Casino Promotions
Jackpot Bonus
Qualifying jackpots of $200 or more will receive a bonus gift. Gifts range from free slot play, gift cards, or the chance to win the monthly prize!
Quarter Roulette
Casino players can enjoy $0.25 entry to roulette with $1 minimums. Available any day of the week!
Paycheck Cashing Special
Club Cortez members who cash any Government Check or Payroll check from any Clark County Gaming property will receive 5 percent of their check in free play, up to $50.
Spinning and Winning
The El Cortez is always introducing new ways to win, and now players can spin and win right at its Club Cortez Kiosks. Players who earn 300 points in a day can activate the wheel on the kiosk, where they can win one of nine great prizes including up to $1,000 in free play.
Saturday Point Fever – The 1,000,000 Point Giveaway at El Cortez
Club Cortez gives away one million points every Saturday. Ten Club Cortez members are randomly selected for the opportunity to win 100,000 points every Saturday. Players receive one virtual drawing ticket for every 200 points earned each day during the week. Club Cortez members can also earn entry multipliers at the Club Cortez kiosks. Players must activate their virtual drawing tickets at the kiosks beginning at 10 a.m. each Saturday.
Wednesday Point Madness
Every Monday from 12 a.m. to Wednesday at 6 p.m., players can earn one entry ticket for each slot base point earned, and be one of 10 lucky winners to receive 50,000 points each week! Earning period is from Monday 12 a.m. to Wednesday 6 p.m. Drawings occur every Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.
Touch Screen Kiosks for Club Cortez Members
In an effort to continue providing innovative ways for Club Cortez members to access account information, El Cortez offers four new touch screen kiosks throughout the casino floor. Members can use the kiosks to find promotional offers and play exciting kiosks games. El Cortez is currently offering these promotions at the new kiosks:
Don’t Miss Instant Action at the El Cortez
Instant Action allows players to turn earned points into free play without ever having to leave the machines. Instant Action also allows players to activate promotional free play without having to visit the slot club.
Friends of The Smith Center Enjoy Benefits at El Cortez
El Cortez Hotel & Casino welcomes friends of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts to downtown Las Vegas by extending on-property benefits to show-goers. Individuals who show an official “Friends of the Smith Center” card or Smith Center show tickets and stubs on the same date as a performance can receive 25 percent off an entire meal at Siegel’s 1941 and a complimentary additional night’s stay after booking a one-night stay at El Cortez.
Ongoing Casino Events
Weekly Entertainment inside The Parlour Bar
Join The Parlour Bar for live entertainment every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Joey Ugarte & The Jazz Vibrations (Fridays from 7-10 p.m.) and The Howard Baker Trio Featuring Ronnie Shandell (Saturdays and Sundays from 8-11 p.m.)
Ongoing Food and Beverage Promotions
The Breakfast Muffin Supreme
El Cortez offers guest a daily English Muffin Sandwich and cup of coffee special for $5 from 11 p.m. to 11 a.m. The English muffin sandwich includes Canadian bacon, smoky bacon, fried egg topped with cheddar and jack cheeses
Daily Double Happy Hour at The Parlour Bar
Happy Hour enthusiasts can now add The Parlour Bar to the list of downtown hotspots with a daily happy hour available from 4 to 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Guests can throw back $5 appetizers, half-priced drinks and 2-for-1 draft beers.
Late Night $8 Jackie Burger and Beer Special
El Cortez guests can enjoy an $8 Jackie Burger, including chips and a 12-ounce domestic draft beer. The Jackie Burger special is available late night from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., unless you have a voucher from the MGT kiosk.
Meal Deals
Every Wednesday at El Cortez diners ages 50 and up get 50 percent off orders from the restaurant’s special menu. Age brings wisdom but wisdom is better with a side of fries. Available for dine-in only.
Half-Off Wine Thursdays
Every Thursday guests who purchase two entrees can receive 50 percent off any bottle of wine.
Game-Side Dining Available at El Cortez Hotel & Casino
El Cortez players can enjoy the luxury of Gambling Gourmet, game-side dining, which allows guests to no longer worry about deciding between dinner and winning. Guests can enjoy the great food El Cortez has to offer without ever leaving the casino floor. Gambling Gourmet is available every day from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The Parlour Bar Offers Exclusive Dining Menu
El Cortez serves a special nightly dining menu exclusively available at The Parlour Bar from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Free Ice Cream Bars for Club Cortez Players
El Cortez Hotel & Casino is helping Club Cortez members satisfy their sweet tooth by giving away free ice cream bars for players who hit a jackpot of $25 or more every Wednesday. Players can also spin and win ice cream after earning 300 points every day. Ice cream winnings are redeemable any day of the week.
New Casino Promotions
STN Mobile App
Guests who sign up for the STN Mobile app at El Cortez and make their first $25 wager receive 50,000 Club Cortez points.
Gridiron Glory Football Contest
Up to $15,000 is paid out weekly in the Gridiron Glory $750,000 football contest. Guests can win $10,000 cash by picking the winners of each weekly game.
New Players Sign Up
Earn 600 slot points in the first 24 hours and draw an envelope from the “Free Play Frenzy Barrel” for $10-$1,000 in free slot play guaranteed.
Life is Beautiful 3-Day Pass Drawing
El Cortez is giving away six three-day Life is Beautiful festival passes during the first weekend in September. The drawings occur at 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3. Each night, three winners receive one three-day pass to the festival.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 2: One virtual drawing ticket will be issued to any Club Cortez member* who swipes his or her players card at the rewards kiosk after 7 p.m. The virtual drum closes at 11 p.m. and the drawing will immediately begin. Winners must be present and will have two minutes to present their players card and photo ID at Club Cortez. Contestants must be 21 years of age or older and members of Club Cortez*.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 3: One virtual drawing ticket will be issued for every slot base point earned from 12 a.m. Friday through 11 p.m. Saturday. Virtual tickets must be dropped beginning at 7 p.m. on Saturday night. The virtual drum will close at 11 p.m. and the drawing will immediately begin. Winners must be present and will have two minutes to present their players card and photo ID at Club Cortez. Contestants must be 21 years of age or older and members of Club Cortez*.
*Club Cortez Membership is free and only requires photo ID. Guests should visit Club Cortez for more details.
75th Anniversary $75,000 Drawing*
Celebrate El Cortez’s 75th anniversary and try your hand at winning 2,000,000 points every Thursday at 7 p.m. now through October. Deposit your virtual tickets in the barrel starting at 8 a.m. Thursdays. Eighteen winners will win each week. One winner will receive 500,000 points; two winners will receive 250,000 points; five winners will receive 100,000 points; and 10 winners will receive 50,000 points. Players will earn one virtual drawing ticket for every 100 slot based points earned every day of the week – with the ability to earn three times the amount of entries on Thursdays. El Cortez will hold a 3,750,000 bonus drawing on Thursday, November 3, 2016, where one winner will receive 1,000,000 points; one winner will receive 500,000 points; four winners will receive 250,000 points; five winners will receive 100,000 points; and 15 winners will receive 50,000 points. *All prizes are awarded in points.
New Casino Events
Yes You Can’t
Love (or hate) Tony Robbins, Dr. Phil and self-help books? Comedian and “World’s Leading Expert on Failure,” Tom Rubin hilariously tells it like it is. Now featuring his one-man show in the Fiesta Room, Tom Rubin will perform Yes You Can’t every Thursday through Monday at 9 p.m. for $39.95. Tickets can be purchased at http://www.yesyoucant.vegas/.
UFC Viewing Party
Catch all the face smashing action of UFC 203 in the El Cortez Fiesta Room on September 10, 2016. Doors open at 5 p.m. Admission is $20.
New Food and Beverage Promotions
Drink of the Month
Throughout September, enjoy a refreshing Melon Rita for $5 at all El Cortez bars.
Free White Castle Cheeseburgers
Guests actively gaming on Labor Day, September 5, 2016 receive free White Castle cheeseburgers.
Race and Sports Book Specials
Guests can cheer on their teams with $2 Budweiser and $2 hot dogs every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the El Cortez race and sports book.
El Cortez News
Enjoy the Classics
It’s El Cortez’s 75-year Diamond Anniversary. To celebrate its 1941 opening, El Cortez is displaying a beautiful vintage 1941 Cadillac convertible in the lobby.
Cash in your loose change!
Bring those piggy banks and change collections that have been growing in your cup holders. El Cortez now offers free change redemption for pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters!
Best Blackjack Odds in Las Vegas
Certified “Best Odds in Las Vegas,” Blackjack at El Cortez is by far the best place to try your luck in Downtown, Las Vegas and even the country.
Newly Renovated Rooms
Guests can book a Pavilion Room now with newly renovated bathrooms and amenity upgrades!
Life is Beautiful – Friday, September 23 to Sunday, September 25
Dates have been announced for Downtown Las Vegas’ three-day music festival. Book your rooms now for prime festival location before they are gone.
Ongoing Casino Promotions
Jackpot Bonus
Qualifying jackpots of $200 or more will receive a bonus gift. Gifts range from free slot play, gift cards, or the chance to win the monthly prize!
Quarter Roulette
Casino players can enjoy $0.25 entry to roulette with $1 minimums. Available any day of the week!
Paycheck Cashing Special
Club Cortez members who cash any Government Check or Payroll check from any Clark County Gaming property will receive 5 percent of their check in free play, up to $50.
Spinning and Winning
The El Cortez is always introducing new ways to win, and now players can spin and win right at its Club Cortez Kiosks. Players who earn 300 points in a day can activate the wheel on the kiosk, where they can win one of nine great prizes including up to $1,000 in free play.
Saturday Point Fever – The 1,000,000 Point Giveaway at El Cortez
Club Cortez gives away one million points every Saturday. Ten Club Cortez members are randomly selected for the opportunity to win 100,000 points every Saturday. Players receive one virtual drawing ticket for every 200 points earned each day during the week. Club Cortez members can also earn entry multipliers at the Club Cortez kiosks. Players must activate their virtual drawing tickets at the kiosks beginning at 10 a.m. each Saturday.
Wednesday Point Madness
Every Monday from 12 a.m. to Wednesday at 6 p.m., players can earn one entry ticket for each slot base point earned, and be one of 10 lucky winners to receive 50,000 points each week! Earning period is from Monday 12 a.m. to Wednesday 6 p.m. Drawings occur every Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.
Touch Screen Kiosks for Club Cortez Members
In an effort to continue providing innovative ways for Club Cortez members to access account information, El Cortez offers four new touch screen kiosks throughout the casino floor. Members can use the kiosks to find promotional offers and play exciting kiosks games. El Cortez is currently offering these promotions at the new kiosks:
- Smoke, Sizzle, Slices or Sub: Earn 1,941 points in a day and receive a choice of a free pack of cigarettes, a free Jackie Burger Special, two slices of pizza and a soft drink at Pizza Lotto, or a $6 Subway voucher. Voucher expires in 24 hours of issuance; limit of one redemption per day.
- Birthday Revealer: Direct mail free slot play offer for qualified Club Cortez members.
Don’t Miss Instant Action at the El Cortez
Instant Action allows players to turn earned points into free play without ever having to leave the machines. Instant Action also allows players to activate promotional free play without having to visit the slot club.
Friends of The Smith Center Enjoy Benefits at El Cortez
El Cortez Hotel & Casino welcomes friends of The Smith Center for the Performing Arts to downtown Las Vegas by extending on-property benefits to show-goers. Individuals who show an official “Friends of the Smith Center” card or Smith Center show tickets and stubs on the same date as a performance can receive 25 percent off an entire meal at Siegel’s 1941 and a complimentary additional night’s stay after booking a one-night stay at El Cortez.
Ongoing Casino Events
Weekly Entertainment inside The Parlour Bar
Join The Parlour Bar for live entertainment every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Joey Ugarte & The Jazz Vibrations (Fridays from 7-10 p.m.) and The Howard Baker Trio Featuring Ronnie Shandell (Saturdays and Sundays from 8-11 p.m.)
Ongoing Food and Beverage Promotions
The Breakfast Muffin Supreme
El Cortez offers guest a daily English Muffin Sandwich and cup of coffee special for $5 from 11 p.m. to 11 a.m. The English muffin sandwich includes Canadian bacon, smoky bacon, fried egg topped with cheddar and jack cheeses
Daily Double Happy Hour at The Parlour Bar
Happy Hour enthusiasts can now add The Parlour Bar to the list of downtown hotspots with a daily happy hour available from 4 to 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Guests can throw back $5 appetizers, half-priced drinks and 2-for-1 draft beers.
Late Night $8 Jackie Burger and Beer Special
El Cortez guests can enjoy an $8 Jackie Burger, including chips and a 12-ounce domestic draft beer. The Jackie Burger special is available late night from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., unless you have a voucher from the MGT kiosk.
Meal Deals
Every Wednesday at El Cortez diners ages 50 and up get 50 percent off orders from the restaurant’s special menu. Age brings wisdom but wisdom is better with a side of fries. Available for dine-in only.
Half-Off Wine Thursdays
Every Thursday guests who purchase two entrees can receive 50 percent off any bottle of wine.
Game-Side Dining Available at El Cortez Hotel & Casino
El Cortez players can enjoy the luxury of Gambling Gourmet, game-side dining, which allows guests to no longer worry about deciding between dinner and winning. Guests can enjoy the great food El Cortez has to offer without ever leaving the casino floor. Gambling Gourmet is available every day from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
The Parlour Bar Offers Exclusive Dining Menu
El Cortez serves a special nightly dining menu exclusively available at The Parlour Bar from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
- Steak Fries ($6), house-seasoned thick-cut fries served with chipotle ranch dressing.
- Artichoke Spinach Dip ($7), spinach, marinated artichoke hearts mixed with melted cheddar and jack cheeses topped with seasoned bread crumbs and served with fresh crostini.
- Fish Tacos ($, fried cod filets served on flour tortillas and topped with shredded lettuce and Crème Fraiche.
- Lollipop Wings ($, fried chicken drumettes served with bleu cheese dressing.
- Pulled Pork Slider ($9), slow-braised pork shoulder served on a dollar roll with Creole mayo.
- Barbecue Chicken Slider ($9), served with fresh coleslaw and Jack Daniel’s barbecue sauce.
- Parlour Melt ($9), grilled hamburger patty with Swiss cheese and grilled onions served on a dollar roll.
- Grilled Shrimp ($11), seasonal grilled Gulf shrimp served with a spicy teriyaki sauce.
Free Ice Cream Bars for Club Cortez Players
El Cortez Hotel & Casino is helping Club Cortez members satisfy their sweet tooth by giving away free ice cream bars for players who hit a jackpot of $25 or more every Wednesday. Players can also spin and win ice cream after earning 300 points every day. Ice cream winnings are redeemable any day of the week.