New Casino Promotions and Events

Club Cortez Points in Live Keno
Club Cortez members will now earn points on live keno play. One point will be earned with each dollar bet with a 5X point multiplier for the entire month.

High Table Limits
El Cortez recently raised the Blackjack table limits from a $500 max bet to $1,000. The casino also raised the limits on the high limit table to $2,000. The casino received this year’s Las Vegas Review-Journal Best Of 2017 Award for Best Table Games in Las Vegas and Best Downtown Table Games.

Thursday & Friday Night Drawing
We produce winners at El Cortez! Every Thursday and Friday night at 7 p.m., 16 lucky winners will spin the We Produce Winners Wheel at Club Cortez for up to 300,000 points each. Earn an entry with every 100 slot base points each day of the week. Monday, Tuesday and drawing day play gets triple entries. See Club Cortez for details.

Saturday Double Diamond drawing: Every Saturday night at 8 p.m., 15 lucky winners will play the Double Diamond slots at Club Cortez for a chance to win up to $1,000 each. Players earn an entry with every 100 slot base points each day of the week. Monday, Tuesday and Saturday play get triple entries. See Club Cortez for details.

Floor-wide Bonus Point Multiplier
Get 2X points on video poker, 5X points on classic reels and keno and 10X points on video reels every Saturday, Sunday and Monday in April there is NO LIMIT to bonus points earned.

New Food and Beverage Promotions

Ike’s Happy Hour “Late Night with Ike”
There’s a new happy hour in town. Enjoy 2-for-1 drinks including Jameson, Wild Turkey, Bacardi, Jose Cuervo Especial Silver, Sky Vodka, New Amsterdam Gin and half off draft beer from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. seven days a week only at the new Ike’s.

Drink of the Month
Throughout July, enjoy a refreshing Patron Margarita for $5 at all El Cortez bars.

Pasta for Players
El Cortez players who earn 1,000 slot base points on Mondays and/or Tuesdays will receive the Siegel’s 1941 daily pasta special complimentary.

Redeem those Comps
El Cortez players can now redeem their comps at numerous eateries including Eureka!, Siegel’s 1941, Naked City Pizza, Rachel’s Kitchen, El Buen Pastor and Subway.

El Cortez News

Double Roulette
The same game, double the fun. El Cortez’ new double roulette tables, the only ones of their kind in downtown Las Vegas, have room for you and 11 of your closest friends and offer 25 cent chips and $1 minimum bets on weekdays.

Catch the Superfight Action
Join us July 7th inside the Fiesta Room for our UFC 226 Watch Party. $10 for Club Cortez Members and $20 for General Admission.

Weekly Entertainment inside The Parlour Bar
Join us in The Parlour Bar for live entertainment every Friday with Joey Ugarte & The Jazz Vibrations featuring Rita Lim (Fridays from 7:30-11:30 p.m.).

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! 5% fee for mixed coins.

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. Single deck 3/2 full pay with $5 minimum bets on most tables. Official certification is available for viewing at the casino cage.

Loosest Slots
Certified 43% looser than Las Vegas strip and 35% looser than the Clark County average. Certification by CDC Gaming reports available at casino cage.

Ongoing Casino Promotions

Free Beer on Ice
Players enjoy free beer on ice in the pit every day of the week!

Tax Season Check 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.

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.

New Players Sign Up
Earn 600 slot base 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.

Gift of the Month
Slot players will now receive a gift of the month ticket for every $10 slot comp dollars earned. Gifts range from $10-$1,000 in free slot play, gift cards and El Cortez apparel!

.50 cent Roulette
Casino players can enjoy $0.50 chip roulette with $2 minimums on weekdays.

Triple 7 Saturday Pit Drawing
Every Saturday at 7 p.m. seven lucky winners are drawn for their share of $1,800 in promotional chips. Players receive 100 virtual drawing tickets for every pit comp dollar earned on a Club Cortez players card Saturday to Saturday. The top prize is $700 and players must check in between 12 to 7 p.m. the day of the drawing.

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. For a limited time, El Cortez will be rolling a pair of dice on Wednesdays for a bonus number of winners (two -12) for a total of up to 22 winners.

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:

  • Prize Is Right Daily Kiosk Game Earn 300 Club Cortez points and play the Prize Is Right kiosk game for up to $100 in free slot play every day! This is a once per day promotion available to all Club Cortez slot players. Prizes include free slot play, food and drawing tickets.


  • 1941 Players Choice: Earn 1,941 points in a day and receive your choice of a free pack of cigarettes, a $10 dining voucher at Siegel’s 1941, two slices of pizza and a soft drink from Naked City Pizza, a $6 Subway voucher or $10 in free slot play. Limit of one redemption per day.


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.


NV SPA at El Cortez
Unwind with a world class massage at an affordable price! Full Body one-hour combo massage is only $49 for Club Cortez members and hotel guests.

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 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. The English muffin sandwich includes Canadian bacon, smoky bacon, fried egg topped with cheddar and jack cheeses.

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. Guests can throw back $5 appetizers, 2-for-1 drinks and half-priced draft beer.

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.

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. Ice cream winnings are redeemable any day of the week.


About El Cortez Hotel & Casino:
El Cortez Hotel & Casino is the longest continuously operating hotel-casino in Las Vegas and celebrates its 76th year of operation this year. The iconic property can be found in historic downtown Las Vegas at 600 East Fremont St. and is the only casino in the city’s burgeoning Fremont East Entertainment District. With over 300 remodeled hotel rooms, including 10 uniquely themed suites that resulted from the 2010-2011 Design A Suite Downtown Contest, El Cortez offers some of the best accommodations in downtown Las Vegas. In May 2009, the property opened the El Cortez Cabana Suites, a 64-room boutique hotel offering vintage South Beach style in the heart of downtown. In February 2013, the historic hotel was named to the National Register of Historic Places.

The El Cortez casino features full-pay 3-2 single deck blackjack, 10 times odds on craps, state-of-the-art roulette and just under 1,000 slot machines. El Cortez also offers a full range of sports betting options and is proudly affiliated with the Station Casinos Sports Book. The Las Vegas Review-Journalvoted El Cortez "Best Video Poker" in 2008 and 2014, "Best Keno in Las Vegas" from 2008-2014, “Best Locals Hotel”, “Best Locals Casino” in 2014, “Best Table Games in Las Vegas” and “Best Downtown Table Games” in 2017. Dining options at El Cortez include: Siegel’s 1941 and The Parlour, featuring an exclusive “Morning Noon and Night” menu and live entertainment, Naked City Pizza and Eureka. The property's other amenities include: Subway featuring Seattle’s Best Coffee, El Cortez Gift Shop, a full-service beauty salon and a barber shop and Happy Feet Massage. For more information, please call 1-800-634-6703 or 702-385-5200, or visit http://www.elcortezhotelcasino.com/.

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